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The '''2003 Garetolian Film Festival''' was the fifth showing of the [[Garetolian Film Festival]]. It was held from 19 December 2003 to 25 December 2003. Like every other event of the type, it featured 13 films. The prize for Best Comedy was awarded to ''[[Hindrance]]'', the prize for Best Action was awarded to ''[[Winded]]'', the prize for Best Horror was awarded to ''[[The Policeman]]'', and the prize for Best Film was given to ''Feudal Attempts''. It was hosted by [[Robert Heron]].
The '''2003 Garetolian Film Festival''' was the fifth showing of the [[Garetolian Film Festival]]. It was held from 19 December 2003 to 25 December 2003. Like every other event of the type, it featured 13 films. The prize for Best Comedy was awarded to ''[[Hindrance]]'', the prize for Best Action was awarded to ''[[Winded]]'', the prize for Best Horror was awarded to ''[[The Policeman]]'', and the prize for Best Film was given to ''Hindrance''. It was hosted by [[Robert Heron]].


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| A {{wp|comedy}} film about a military base whose attempts to build a successful science fiction-like forcefield around it do not work.
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| ''[[Stroke of Misfortune]]''
| {{wp|Historical drama}} about the 1962 [[Gainesville Riots]].
| {{wp|Comedy-drama}}; The Prime Minister of Garetolia suffers a stroke and must relearn everything he knew after age 13.
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| ''[[Porkupine]]''
| ''[[The Curse of Lod'oka (film)|The Curse of Lod'oka]]''
| Comedy film about a man and his business that try to pass off porcupine meat as pork. Their antics are revealed when someone is cut in the mouth by a quill stuck in the meat.
| Horror-drama; The film follows the tale of [[the Curse of Lod'oka]], an ancient Garetolian legend that warns of the spirit of [[Mak'ale'o]], who is said to haunt the Lod'oka region.
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| ''[[Overseas Arrival]]''
| ''[[Clean Shaven]]''
| Romantic drama film about the arrival of two independent stowaways that discover each other's presence and fall in love with each other.
| Drama film; The man with the world's longest beard realizes that he's being wanted by the police. In response, he shaves his excessively long beard and goes undercover.
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| ''[[Feudal Attempts]]''
| ''[[Hindrance]]''
| Comedy film that follows a township's attempts to break away from Garetolia and become a feudalistic monarchy; however, they cannot choose who they want as their monarch.
| Comedy film; A man's attempts to blow off an important race snowball into a world of misfortune.
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| Best Comedy <br> Best Film
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| ''[[Slide Step]]''
| ''[[the problems]]''
| A comedy-drama that focuses on a man who is a terrible dancer and can't attract women. He learns a new dance called the slide step and quickly becomes the life of the party.
| Drama film; After a disaster within the royal family, a small island monarchy's family line is traced distantly to a crime boss living in Southern Italy.
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| ''[[The Pact]]''
| ''[[Winded]]''
| Action-drama about an organized crime unit whose "pact of trust" falls apart after one of the members's name is revealed. Rumored to have been loosely inspired by {{wp|Reservoir Dogs}}.
| Action-drama; A man creates a device that can supposedly alter the direction and speed of the wind, however it is learned soon after that his device might be deadly.
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| Best Action
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| ''[[Case]]''
| ''[[My Brother]]''
| Horror film about a police case that hasn't been opened in 12 years due to the police officers woking on it having gone missing. One man curiously reopens the case file and strange, paranormal events occur.
| Comedy-drama; An artist is kidnapped, but in order to hide his absence, his family enlists the help of the artist's brother to paint instead. However, with no knowledge of painting and no prior experience, the brother's lack of skills are apparent to the artist's family.
| Best Horror
| Originally tied for Best Comedy, but lost after a vote by the GSAG.
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| ''[[Gluecose]]''
| Comedy-drama; A man finds out he can accelerate the process of photosynthesis by adding a chemical commonly found in glue, however his invention may have made a turn for the worse.
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| ''[[Suspension]]''
| ''[[Reinstated]]''
| A historical drama about the construction of the [[Lod'oka Bridge|Lod'oka Suspension Bridge]].  
| Historical drama; George Marion is reinstated as the [[Governor of the Dominion of Garetolia]] following his unpopular predecessor.
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| ''[[Verity]]''
| ''[[Margins]]''
| Romantic drama the follows the story of Verity, a 20-year old college sophomore who lies her way into a high-paying job. When her secrets are finally exposed, she keeps her job due to her relationship with her boss.
| Romantic drama; A woman's attempts to seduce a man fall apart after she realizes he might be gay.
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| ''[[Quartz]]''
| ''[[Stripped]]''
| A comedy about a young boy who thinks he's discovered a quartz mine in his backyard after finding a cheap earring. He surreptitiously steals his friend's parents garden tools only to find there is no quartz mine and his parents upset with his antics.
| Comedy film; A struggling cartoon artist realizes that his local newspaper has plans to remove Sunday comics, but he plans to stop the plan.
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| ''[[Breakdown]]''
| ''[[Election Day (2004 film)]]''
| Drama film set in a dystopian future in which schools are structured like governments. A school rally turns into a student riot forcing the breakdown of the school's structure.
| Historical drama; The film follows the story of the [[1978 Garetolian general election]], the first election in Garetolian history.
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Latest revision as of 07:42, 3 May 2023

The 2003 Garetolian Film Festival was the fifth showing of the Garetolian Film Festival. It was held from 19 December 2003 to 25 December 2003. Like every other event of the type, it featured 13 films. The prize for Best Comedy was awarded to Hindrance, the prize for Best Action was awarded to Winded, the prize for Best Horror was awarded to The Policeman, and the prize for Best Film was given to Hindrance. It was hosted by Robert Heron.

2003 Garetolian Film Festival
LocationUle'eka Royal Auditorium, Ule'eka
AwardsBest Comedy – Hindrance
Best Action – Winded
Best Horror – The Policeman
Best Film – Hindrance
Hosted byRobert Heron
Festival date19 – 25 December 2003
Garetolia Film Festival chronology

Official selection

Title Synopsis Awards
The Policeman Horror film; A policeman is ordered to patrol a part of town rumoured to house some strange activities. Best Horror
Stroke of Misfortune Comedy-drama; The Prime Minister of Garetolia suffers a stroke and must relearn everything he knew after age 13.
The Curse of Lod'oka Horror-drama; The film follows the tale of the Curse of Lod'oka, an ancient Garetolian legend that warns of the spirit of Mak'ale'o, who is said to haunt the Lod'oka region.
Clean Shaven Drama film; The man with the world's longest beard realizes that he's being wanted by the police. In response, he shaves his excessively long beard and goes undercover.
Hindrance Comedy film; A man's attempts to blow off an important race snowball into a world of misfortune. Best Comedy
Best Film
the problems Drama film; After a disaster within the royal family, a small island monarchy's family line is traced distantly to a crime boss living in Southern Italy.
Winded Action-drama; A man creates a device that can supposedly alter the direction and speed of the wind, however it is learned soon after that his device might be deadly. Best Action
My Brother Comedy-drama; An artist is kidnapped, but in order to hide his absence, his family enlists the help of the artist's brother to paint instead. However, with no knowledge of painting and no prior experience, the brother's lack of skills are apparent to the artist's family. Originally tied for Best Comedy, but lost after a vote by the GSAG.
Gluecose Comedy-drama; A man finds out he can accelerate the process of photosynthesis by adding a chemical commonly found in glue, however his invention may have made a turn for the worse.
Reinstated Historical drama; George Marion is reinstated as the Governor of the Dominion of Garetolia following his unpopular predecessor.
Margins Romantic drama; A woman's attempts to seduce a man fall apart after she realizes he might be gay.
Stripped Comedy film; A struggling cartoon artist realizes that his local newspaper has plans to remove Sunday comics, but he plans to stop the plan.
Election Day (2004 film) Historical drama; The film follows the story of the 1978 Garetolian general election, the first election in Garetolian history.
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