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:
7:05 p.m.
DATE: February 2, 2002
PLACE: 8481 Allenwood Road, Los Angeles, CA 90046.
Present
at said meeting were the following persons:
· Michael Haas, Chair of the Board of Directors, Member
of the Political Film Society, and Chief Executive Officer
of the Political Film Society
· Eric J. Dacumos, Acting 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: Eric J. Dacumos.
The first
order of business was to approve the Minutes of the meeting
of the Board of Directors held on March 3, 2001. The motion
carried.
The second
order of business was the Membership Report. Secretary Eric
J. Dacumos 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 the Financial Report. Secretary Eric
J. Dacumos presented two documents detailing member contributions,
both by cash or check and in-kind. The Financial Report is
appended to these Minutes.
The fourth
order of business was to determine nominees of the annual
awards for best political films. Eric J. Dacumos, as Secretary
of the Board of Directors of the Political Film Society, counted
ballots, which are attached to these Minutes, and announced
the following results:
DEMOCRACY:
AntiTrust, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Bread and Roses,
Lumumba, and The Majestic.
EXPOSÉ: Behind Enemy Lines, The Iron Ladies,
Lumumba, Our Lady of the Assassins, and Uprising
HUMAN RIGHTS: Born Under Libra, Bread and Roses, Focus,
The Hidden Half, and Lumumba
PEACE: Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Divided We Fall, Journey
to the Sun, and Lumumba.
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 2001 was made, seconded, and carried.
The fifth
order of business was to discuss the following amendments
to the Rules of Procedure, as proposed in the form of a motion,
which was seconded and carried:
[new]
Rule 4(c). Each year the Board of Directors may propose to
confer a Special Award to a film of extraordinary political
significance that has not previously been nominated for a
Political Film Society award, subject to approval on a yes-no
basis by the membership.
[new]
Rule 4(d). All awards shall henceforth be known as "Stanley
Awards."
The sixth
order of business, pursuant to the new Rule 4(c), was to unanimously
nominate The Distinguished Gentleman, a 1992
film directed by Jonathan Lynn, for a Special Award for the
year 2001.
There
being no further business to come before the meeting, upon
motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting
was adjourned at 7:17 p.m.
Chair:
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ATTEST:______________________________
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