Reviews from the 14th annual festival

Title		Director/Country
Philanthropy		Nae Caranfil - 2002
The Pianist		Roman Polanski - 2002
La Traviata		Franco Zeffirelli - 1982
Try Seventeen		Jeffrey Porter - 2002
Dracula:  Pages From A Virgin's Diary		Guy Maddin - 2002
Romeo and Juliet		Franco Zeffirelli - 1968
Touching Wild Horses		Eleanor Lindo - 2002
The Great American Songbook		Michael Feinstein, Any Kuehn - 2002
The Crime of Father Amaro		Carlos Carrera - 2002
9 Dead Gay Guys		Lab Ky Mo - 2001

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)

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