ASIFA-EAST 1999 Awards ceremony was held Monday, April 12th. The following
awards were handed out:


STUDENT FILMS


Second Honorable Mention

BETWEEN THE LINES by Jamie Maxfield


First Honorable Mention.

HEADQUARTERS by Jason Donati


Third Place

SMILE by Alex Hart


Second Place

A LETTER FROM THE WESTERN FRONT by Daniel Kanemoto


First Place

STRANGE REALITY by Jusuf Santoso


COMMERCIALS AND PROMOTIONAL FILMS


Excellence in Design

DIVINING ROD/TROUT/IRRITABILITY GENE, Acme Filmworks


Excellence in Animation

COKE: SUPERMOM VS. ALIENS, Wild Brain/Dave Marshall


Excellence in Humor

PAYBACK by Acme Filmworks


Excellence in Humor

EPISCOPAL NEW CHURCH CENTER by J. J. Sedelmaier & Ron Henderson


Third Place

LEVI'S WORLD AIDS DAY by Wild Brain; John Hays, director


Second Place

TITEY by J. J. Sedelmaier Productions; David Wachtenheim, director


First Place

THE WONDERFUL ICE CREAM SUIT, Acme Filmworks; Aleksandra Korejwo, director


SPONSORED FILMS


Excellence in Design

HOW NEHEMIAH GOT FREE by The Ink Tank; Santiago Cohen


Excellence in Animation

THE GREAT SWITCHEROO by John Schnall


Excellence in Animation

ANTICS by Pitch Productions; Brendan Gallagher, Dave Figliola, Galen Chu,
Geral Yoo


Excellence in Writing

MAX & HIS SPECIAL PROBLEM by Games Animation; David Wasson & Chris Miller


Excellence in Education

SHOW & TELL by Buzzco Associates


Excellence in Education

BLUE'S SAD DAY by Blue's Clues/Nickelodeon


Third Place

A DOG CARTOON by Wild Brain; Dave Thomas, director


Second Place

PLAYTIME, COLLECTION ONE by AR & T Associates; Paul & Sandra Fierlinger,
directors


First Place

THE PARABLE OF THE CLOWN by Debra Solomon


INDEPENDENT FILMS


Excellence in Design

GROUND ZERO/SACRED GROUND by Karen Aqua


Excellence in Experimental Techniques

TRUTH by Bernard Roddy


Third Place

LIVING FOREVER by Fablevision; Peter Reynolds & Gary Goldberger, directors


Second Place

THE BLUE SHOE by Fablevision; Peter Reynolds & Gary Goldberger, directors


First Place

THE EXCITING LIFE OF A TREE by Bill Plympton, director


Special Award for Continuing Support of Independent Animated Film

David Callahan

Donnell Media Center


Charles Samu Award

GROUND ZERO/SACRED GROUND by Karen Aqua

PLUM by Mui Shokouhi, Honorable Mention


1999 Best of Show

BUNNY by Blue Sky Studios; Chris Wedge, director