MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE POLITICAL FILM SOCIETY


 

The Board of Directors of the Political Film Society held a meeting at the time, on the day and at the place set forth hereinbelow, pursuant to Rule 12 of the Rules of Procedure:

TIME: 3:07 p.m.
DATE: February 1, 2003
PLACE: 1215 ½ Seal Way, Seal Beach.

Present at said meeting were the following persons:
· Michael Haas, Chair & Treasurer of the Board of Directors, Member of the Political Film Society, and Chief Executive Officer of the Political Film Society
· Joseph Ribal, Secretary of the Board of Directors and Member of the Political Film Society

The following named persons served as Chair and Secretary of the meeting:
· Chair: Michael Haas
· Secretary: Joseph Ribal.

The first order of business was to approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors held on March 2, 2002. The motion carried.

The second order of business was the Membership Report. Secretary Joseph Ribal presented a list of 226 members, including 127 active and 99 inactive members, as of February 2, 2002. Several new members joined during the past year. The list of members is appended to these Minutes.

The third order of business was to determine the top nominees of the annual awards for best political films from among the films pre-nominated throughout 2002. Ballots, which are attached to these Minutes, determined the following results:

DEMOCRACY: Das Experiment, The Town Is Quiet, and Y Tu Mamá También.
EXPOSÉ: Antwone Fisher, Ararat, Enigma, Kandahar, and Y Tu Mamá También
HUMAN RIGHTS: Ararat, Das Experiment, The Grey Zone, John Q, and To End All Wars
PEACE: K-19: The Widowmaker, The Quiet American, and To End All Wars.

After a recess in deliberations, a motion to accept the nominations and to place nominated films before Political Film Society members to select the best films in all four categories for 2002 was made and carried.

There being no further business to come before the meeting, upon motion duly made and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 4:47 p.m.

Chair: ________________________________

ATTEST:______________________________

 

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