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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1999)
A FEW REASONS WHY NEBRASKA IS PUTTING ON A BETTER FILM FESTIV, ^ r". * . ' • -5v-;; ■ ~ * ■ ’• ?'■' r;~ \:^r '-'iV* y un iuesday, July zu, a nanarui or people sat in places scattered through out the Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater and anxiously awaited the kick off of the 1999 Great Plains Film Festival. Among die small number of view ers were some students from Omaha Northwest High school who watched as their short films opened the biggest semi-annual film event in Nebraska. Of course, that’s just part of the charm of this thing. With the media attention and star power increasing at festival’s like Sundance and Cannes many filmmak- , ers are growing more and more eager to have their work shown at regional Please see FILM on 9 ■* . STORY BY JASON HARDY (PART 1WO OF THE SERIES) ■ ; ’ .