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WorldFest Houston

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    Grand Award

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    Best Experimental Film

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      Winner

        Sound of Peace

      6.9 (8)
      Barry J. Hershey

    Gold Special Jury Award

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    Grand Jury Award

    • Winner

        Angel Passing

      8.6 (32)
      David Langlitz(Writer/Director)

    Gold Award

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    Best Short Film Dramatic/Original

    • Winner

        Fortune

      Liam O Mochain

    Graduate Student Film

    • Winner

        The Turns of the Wheel

      Karl Neubert

    Short Subject Films & Video - 308

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        An Incident Near Falaise

      6.5 (17)
      Aaron N. Feldman

    Theatrical Feature Films and Videos - 006

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      Winner

        Falling Fire

      4.0 (310)
      Daniel D'Or
      G. Philip Jackson
      Demerise J. Lafleur

    Silver Award

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    Best Comedy Feature

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      Winner

        Confessions of a Sexist Pig

      4.8 (280)
      Sandy Tung(Director)

    Documentary

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      Winner

        Masters of Fantasy

      6.4 (9)
      Lee Olson(producer)
      Dick Crew Productions

    Music Videos Specials/Shows

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      Winner

        Lunch in America

      Clay Powers
      Lee Johnson
      Kings Bishop Productions

    Short Subject Films and Videos - Animation

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      Winner

        Lily and Jim

      7.3 (1.9K)
      Don Hertzfeldt

    Theatrical Feature Films and Videos - Independent Film

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      Winner

        The Size of Watermelons

      5.2 (316)
      Kari Skogland

    Bronze Award

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    Documentary

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      Winner

        Investigating Tarzan

      7.6 (15)
      Alain d'Aix

    Short Subject Films & Video - Live Action-Narrative

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      Winner

        Two Minutes

      8.6 (10)
      Andy Nelson

    Short Subject Films and Videos - 303

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      Winner

        The Disturbance at Dinner

      5.8 (45)
      Julia Stemock
      Greg Akopyan
      Lawrence Kane

    Special Jury Award

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    Best Director

    • P.J. Pesce
      Winner
      • P.J. Pesce
      • The Afterlife of Grandpa

    Film & Video Production - Family Matters

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        Unveiled: The Mother/Daughter Relationship

      8.6 (8)
      Maureen Judge(director)
      Makin' Movies
      National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

    Gold Remi Award

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    Best Television Special - Documentary

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      Winner

        Understanding

      7.6 (31)
      Linda Duvoisin

    Also known as

    • WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival

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    Academy Awards, USAActor AwardsBAFTA AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalBFI London Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCritics Choice AwardsDirectors Guild of America, USAFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGolden Globes, USAGrammy AwardsMumbai Film FestivalPGA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsSundance Film FestivalSXSW Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalWriters Guild of America, USA

    Event date

    April 17, 1998 - April 26, 1998

    Event location

    Houston, Texas, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.worldfest.org/

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