JOE FRANK is an award winning radio monologist and montagist whose work spans more than 20 years. Frank is the author of The Queen of Puerto Rico and Other Stories, short stories based on his radio work. A Guggenheim Fellow, Frank is also the recipient of the prestigious Peabody Award, two Major Armstrong Awards, two Gold Awards from the International Radio Festival in New York and two Corporation for Public Broadcasting Radio Program Awards. At present, Frank is on the airwaves in a new hour-long weekly series, Joe Frank: The Other Side.

GYULA GAZDAG is an accomplished and iconoclastic Hungarian director of theater, film, and television. Among his numerous feature films is A HUNGARIAN FAIRY TALE, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Locaro Film Festival. Gazdag's other documentaries include A POET ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE, HUNGARIAN CHRONICLES, PACKAGE TOUR and THE BANQUET. He currently teaches directing at UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, and serves as the Artistic Director of the Sundance Filmmakers Lab.

CHENG-SIM LIM is a Programmer at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and a film/videomaker. She studied fine arts at Smith College and film at UCLA. Malaysian-born, Ms. Lim is currently based in Los Angeles.

NANCY BISHOP is an innovator in the field of mass media and is now widely known as the editor and publisher of Venice magazine, LA's leading arts and entertainment publication for more than 12 years. She has made a name for herself in the world of film, music, art, and theater in LA as a champion of up-and-coming artists. Her other accomplishments include hosting the weekly television interview show In Review for Showtime, and working with such diverse talents as John Cassavetes and Jon Voight.

SUSAN GLATZER is an independent producer living in Los Angeles. Most recently she was the Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Production for USA films. She also has previously worked at Northern Arts Entertainment, First Run Features, the Independent Feature Film Market, Thirteen/WNET, and was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the New York Women's Film Festival. Her current projects include EVA & ME, which is being packaged at Lions Gate Films, and developing the book adaptation of BODY & SOUL for Sony Classics.

SCOTT THOMPSON is a horror movie actor famous for his three nipples, who was big in the 60s. Reputed to have slept with Aleister Crowley and once romantically linked to Britt Ekland, he is the very definition of Hollywood mystique. Originally from Hungary, he now resides in the Valley with an authentic Romanian princess and two special-needs cats.

HARRISON ENGLE is the award-winning director of numerous dramatic and documentary films. For television, he directed WAR AND PEACE, an hour special airing on TNT. Other directing credits include OBSESSED WITH VERTIGO, about the making and restoration of Hitchcock's romantic suspense classic and the critically-acclaimed feature documentary, THE INDOMITABLE TEDDY ROOSEVELT. Engle is past president of the International Documentary Association, founder of the IDA Awards, and a member of the Directors Guild of America.

MARINA GOLDOVSKAYA is one of Russia's best known documentary filmmakers. Her documentary HOUSE ON ARBAT STREET received the Best Film prize at the Prix Europa, the Ester Prize in Washington, DC, and the Grand Prix at Monte Carlo in 1994. THE SHATTERED MIRROR was also honored with the Golden Gate Award in San Francisco and the Golden Hugo in Chicago in 1993. Goldovskaya has been a Professor at the UCLA School of Film and Television in Los Angeles and is a member of the Russian Academy of Television.

DAVID HAUGLAND is an internationally-recognized and award-winning filmmaker whose work includes two Academy-Award-nominated documentary feature films, one of which is the 1993 feature CHANGING OUR MINDS: THE STORY OF DR. EVELYN HOOKER. Haugland wrote, directed, and produced the recent CBS Special LIFE REMEMBERS starring Anthony Edwards; and hosted a one-hour special for Australian Broadcasting featuring directors Scott Hicks and Michael Apted. He is currently President of the International Documentary Association where he has developed new partnerships in North America and a member of the Directors Guild of America.

The suspense of juried competition. The thrill of balloted audience awards. There may numerous of awards shows these days, but for good reason: everyone needs recognition and encouragement. Thanks to the thoughtfulness of our corporate sponsors, AFI Fest 2000 is proud to present the AFI Fest 2000 Awards Show on Thursday, October 26, 6:30 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, right before the Closing Night Gala screening of QUILLS. More than $40,000 worth of cash and prizes will be awarded to filmmakers in a series of awards offered to commend and celebrate their artistry.

	GRAND JURY PRIZE Awarded to the best feature film in the International Competition.
	KODAK VISION AWARD IN CINEMATOGRAPHY Recognizing excellence in cinematography for a film in the International competition.
	NEW DIRECTIONS PRIZE Awarded to the best film in the New Directions from American Independents section.
	BEST NEW WRITER AWARD Awarded to a promising new writer in the New Directions of American Independents section.
	PRODUCER TO WATCH AWARD Recognizing the accomplishments and potential of a producer participating in the New Directions for American Independents section.
	DISCOVERY DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION PRIZE Awarded to the best documentary in the Documentary Competition.
	AUDIENCE AWARD A balloted award in each of the feature, documentary and short film categories.