Frameline Film Festival 2013 Winners: 'Out in the Dark,' 'Concussion,' 'Big Joy' and More (Trailers)
Frameline, the world's longest running Lgbt film festival, announced its 2013 winners for both audience and juried awards after wrapping up its 37th year this past Sunday. Michael Mayer's gay Israeli-Palestinian drama "Out in the Dark" received the Outstanding First Feature prize from jury members Robert Hawk, Joao Federici (Mix Brasil fest director) and Mel Pritchard (BuskFilms). Stacie Passon's indie tale of lesbian ennui "Concussion" -- well-reviewed at Tiff and Sundance -- garnered an honorable mention. Both of these films will screen in La at Outfest in July. (Read a fascinating interview with Passon via Women and Hollywood here.) Jury members M.T. Silva (Pixar), Masashi Niwao (CAAMFest director) and Joachim Post (programmer of the Hamburg Queer Film Festival) awarded Outstanding Documentary to Marta Cunningham's portrait of Lgbt violence "Valentine Road." Runners-up were Yoruba Richen's "The New Black" and SXSW hit "Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton" --.
- 7/2/2013
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
By Caroline J. Nelson
(April 2011)
Running April 6-10, the San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival is in its seventh year of celebrating female filmmakers. Throughout the week, there will be screenings of films directed and co-directed by women followed by a time for questions and answers with the filmmakers as well as events honoring them.
The festival opens tonight with “Grace, Milly, Lucy … Child Soldiers,” a film by Raymonde Provencher about three young girls who are abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda and forced to become child soldiers. Over the course of five days, 58 films (seven features and 51 shorts) from 11 different countries will be showcased.
This year, the festival has a huge local filmmaker presence including “Opal” directed by Dina Ciraulo, “Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives” by Nancy Kelly, and “Atomic Mom” by M.T. Silvia. Additional films to look out for include “Imani” by Caroline Kamya...
(April 2011)
Running April 6-10, the San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival is in its seventh year of celebrating female filmmakers. Throughout the week, there will be screenings of films directed and co-directed by women followed by a time for questions and answers with the filmmakers as well as events honoring them.
The festival opens tonight with “Grace, Milly, Lucy … Child Soldiers,” a film by Raymonde Provencher about three young girls who are abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda and forced to become child soldiers. Over the course of five days, 58 films (seven features and 51 shorts) from 11 different countries will be showcased.
This year, the festival has a huge local filmmaker presence including “Opal” directed by Dina Ciraulo, “Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives” by Nancy Kelly, and “Atomic Mom” by M.T. Silvia. Additional films to look out for include “Imani” by Caroline Kamya...
- 4/6/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
By Caroline J. Nelson
(April 2011)
Running April 6-10, the San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival is in its seventh year of celebrating female filmmakers. Throughout the week, there will be screenings of films directed and co-directed by women followed by a time for questions and answers with the filmmakers as well as events honoring them.
The festival opens tonight with “Grace, Milly, Lucy … Child Soldiers,” a film by Raymonde Provencher about three young girls who are abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda and forced to become child soldiers. Over the course of five days, 58 films (seven features and 51 shorts) from 11 different countries will be showcased.
This year, the festival has a huge local filmmaker presence including “Opal” directed by Dina Ciraulo, “Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives” by Nancy Kelly, and “Atomic Mom” by M.T. Silvia. Additional films to look out for include “Imani” by Caroline Kamya...
(April 2011)
Running April 6-10, the San Francisco International Women’s Film Festival is in its seventh year of celebrating female filmmakers. Throughout the week, there will be screenings of films directed and co-directed by women followed by a time for questions and answers with the filmmakers as well as events honoring them.
The festival opens tonight with “Grace, Milly, Lucy … Child Soldiers,” a film by Raymonde Provencher about three young girls who are abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda and forced to become child soldiers. Over the course of five days, 58 films (seven features and 51 shorts) from 11 different countries will be showcased.
This year, the festival has a huge local filmmaker presence including “Opal” directed by Dina Ciraulo, “Trust: Second Acts in Young Lives” by Nancy Kelly, and “Atomic Mom” by M.T. Silvia. Additional films to look out for include “Imani” by Caroline Kamya...
- 4/6/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
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