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CONFERENCE GROUP ON POLITICS & FILM Affiliated with the American Political Science Association, the Conference Group on Politics and Film has organized several panels at the next annual convention of the association, to be held at Washington, D. C., on Labor Day weekend. A panel on August 28 will discuss the documentary Taking on the […]

DALAI LAMA TO BE IN FEATURE FILMS During 1997, four films about the Dalai Lama are expected. The Disney film refused to change the film to please the People’s Republic of China. “AMISTAD” DUE FOR RELEASE IN DECEMBER 1997 Stephen Spielberg and scriptwriter Steve Zaillan are following up their Schindler’s List with a film portraying

The following films have been given awards (or a nonaward) for 1996:  Nominees for Human Rights Awards o The Crucible (Salem’s persecution of witches) o Dead Man Walking (the effort of a nun on behalf of the soul of a murderer on death row) o Get on the Bus (Spike Lee’s spin on the Million

OFFICIAL BALLOT The following films have been nominated for awards for the year 1996:  Nominees for Human Rights Awards o The Crucible (Salem’s persecution of witches) o Dead Man Walking (the effort of a nun on behalf of the soul of a murderer on death row) o Get on the Bus (Spike Lee’s spin on

HUMAN RIGHTS FILMS SWAMP NOMINEES FOR PFS AWARDS FOR 1996 Seven films have been pre-nominated for best political films of 1996 in the category of Human Rights. As PFS rules allow no more than five final nominees in a category, members can now vote to select the top five: o The Chamber o The Crucible

HAWAI`I INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NOMINEES Among the many films exhibited in the Hawai`i International Film Festival, ten have been pre-nominated. Since PFS rules do not permit more than five nominees per category, members can now vote to select the top five.  Vote for up to five from the list below and return to the Political

HUMAN RIGHTS DOMINATES RECENT NOMINEES FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS Two films have been nominated as best films of 1966 in the category of human rights: The Chamber focuses on two elements–the brutality of the gas chamber and the continuing menace of the Ku Klux Klan. Spike Lee’s Get on the Bus portrays myriad political alternatives

JOHN SAYLES DEPICTS LONE STAR SOCIAL CHANGE John Sayles’s snapshot of social change in a small town in Texas has been nominated for a PFS award in the category of human rights. Through the eyes of a Caucasian protagonist, the filmviewer learns how Blacks (some with Native American ancestors), Mexicans, and Whites live in very

JOHN SAYLES DEPICTS LONE STAR SOCIAL CHANGE Former PFS award winner for Matewan, John Sayles focuses on social change in another small southern town, this time in Texas. Al- though the film has not yet been nominated for a PFS award, reports on the film are uniformly positive. NOMINEES FOR 1996 PFS AWARDS  Only one

NOMINEES FOR 1996 PFS AWARDS Only one film has been nominated for a PFS award for best raising political consciousness in 1996: Dead Man Walking in the category of Human Rights. Members of the Political Film Society can nominate films with a simple letter, mailed to the above address. PFS PUBLISHES WORKING PAPERS & SYLLABI