Awards: Los Angeles IFP/West Film Festival – Audience Award for Best International Feature, Seattle International Film Festival - Women in Cinema Lena Sharpe Award

DEAR FRANKIE is a heartwarming and often humorous tale of nine year old Frankie and his mom, Lizzie, who have been on the move ever since he can remember. To protect her son from the truth, Lizzie has invented a story to satisfy Frankie's curiosity. She regularly writes Frankie a letter from his make-believe father who works aboard a ship traveling to exotic lands. However, Lizzie soon finds out his "father's" ship will be arriving in a few days. Now, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth and hatching a desperate plan to find the perfect stranger to play the perfect father. This one has OSCAR ® potential written all over it for Emily Mortimer. The only UK film selected for competition in this years Cannes Film festival received a 15 minute standing ovation.

Principal Cast: Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Jack McElhone, Sharon Small

Producers: Caroline Wood, Stephen Evans
Cinematographer: Shona Auerbach
Editor: Oral Norrie Ottey
Music: Alex Heffes

Official Website: http://www.miramax.com/dearfrankie/index.html

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STANDING ROOM ONLY
Director: Deborra Lee-Furness
Country: UK
Year: 2003
Runtime: 10 minutes

A humorous silent film that takes a wry look at the people queuing for theatre tickets.

Principal Cast: Hugh Jackman, Joanna Lumley, Sophie Dahl, Michael Gambon, Mary-Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Rickman

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