AK Rundown  for November 27, 2004

FILM IN ALASKA

Open/Credits/Newscast
1. Film Festival. Tony Sheppard, organizer of the Anchorage
International Film Festival, explains how it got started. Gabriel Spitzer 2-way/4:54
2. Echo Lake. 23-year-old Alaskan director Mario Bird's first
full-length movie is no generic horror flick. Ashley Gross/pkg/4:51
3. Movies Filmed in Alaska Part 1. Haines resident Jim Shook shares
behind-the-scenes stories of the making of White Fang. Wrap/2:07

Break #1 theme music from "Gremlins"

4. JUMP Society. A pair of computer science grads have livened up
the Juneau arts scene by creating an underground film festival. Katie Bausler/pkg/5:07
5. Bob's Shorts. An Anchorage filmmaker has thrown down the
gauntlet to his friends to create short movies. Ellen Lockyer/pkg/4:24
6. AMIPA. This non-profit in Anchorage is dedicated to preserving
Alaska's film heritage. Jeremy Pataky/pkg/3:42
7. Jan Weldt. The Alaska-based commercial filmmaker says the state
faces a serious challenge from Canada. Wrap/1:31
8. Barrow Filmmaker. Andrew MacLean is creating film and plays out
of Inupiat legends and reaping lots of recognition. Doreen Simmonds/pkg/3:32

Break #2 "Cookie Factory" from Edward Scissorhands

9. Moving the Village... The second in a three-part series
examining the village of Shishmaref's battle with erosion and plans for relocation. Gabriel Spitzer/pkg/9:07
10. 300 Villages. White Mountain and Aleknagik. Vox pop/2:28
11. Calendar of Events. "March of the Toy Soldiers," Nutcracker
Suite. 1:01
12. Movies Filmed in Alaska Part 2. Skagway's tourism director,
Buckwheat Donahue, describes what it was like to have Holly Hunter and Robin Williams in town for the filming of "The Big White." Wrap/2:21
13. Alascattalo Parade. AK's very own Ellen Lockyer is crowned
Alascattalo Queen. But shhh, she'd rather people didn't know. Vox pop/2:24

Close credits, theme from "For a Few Dollars More"