Reviews from the 14th annual festival

John Schlesinger (seen here with Michael Childers and Stephanie Powers) receives his star on the Palm Canyon Walk of Stars, January 2003.

Canada Night at the Festival
L-R: Harold Matzner - Festival Co-Chairman, Colin Robertson - Canadian Consul General,
Jane Seymour - Actor (Touching Wild Horses), Mitch Levine - Festival Executive Director
(Photo: SJ Wegg - click to enlarge)
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Canadian participation was strong:
Foreign Language Academy Award Submissions
A Loving Father (Aime Ton Père), France/Switzerland/U.K. (England)/Canada, Jacob Berger
Soft Shell Man (Un Crabe dans La Tête), Canada, André Turpin
Children/Family
I Was a Rat, Canada/ U.K. (England), Laurie Lynd
Regina!, Iceland/Canada, Maria Sigudardottier
Touching Wild Horses, U.K. (England)/Germany/Canada, Eleanor Lindo
Try Seventeen, U.S./Canada, Jeffrey Porter
Virginia's Run, U.S./Canada, Peter Markle
Documentary
Aftermath: The Remnants of War, Canada, Daniel Sekulich
Catching Out, U.S., Sarah George
OCD: The War Inside, Canada, Mark Pancer, David Hoffert
Pretty Boys, Canada, James Dunnison
Undying Love, Canada, Helene Klodawsky
Watching Movies, Canada, Gail Singer
Masters Series
Julie Walking Home, Poland/Germany/Canada, Agnieszka Holland
New Directions
Between Strangers (Cuori Estranei), Canada/Italy, Edoardo Ponti
Bollywood Bound, Canada, Nisha Pahuja
Expecting, Canada, Deborah Day
Regina!, Iceland, Canada, Maria Sigudardottier
Touching Wild Horses, U.K./Germany/Canada, Eleanor Lindo
Try Seventeen, U.S.A./Canada, Jeffrey Porter
World Cinema (Non-Academy)
Dracula: Pages From A Virgin's Diary, Canada, Guy Maddin