Category: Film Festivals

Awards Season, Film Festivals, Films

Jonatan Etzler’s Student Academy Award winning film “Get Ready With Me” tackles the dark side of our social media obsession

Producer Johan Lundström and Director Jonatan Etzler’s live-action short film Get Ready With Me is an unpredictable thriller that combines grim satire with the topical issues of teen angst, social media, and fame. This important film stars Swedish Academy Award winner Shanti Roney and newcomer Miriam Benthe.  Aspiring youtuber Vendela decides to get up in front of her high school class and show a disturbing video that disrupts the lesson and causes her … Continue reading Jonatan Etzler’s Student Academy Award winning film “Get Ready With Me” tackles the dark side of our social media obsession

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The Gold Movie Awards announces a brand new home

Next year the Gold Movie Awards will be held at the birthplace of British cinema, the Regent Street Cinema in London’s West End. This exciting awards ceremony is now in its second year and next year will be held on the 10th January, kicking off the 2019 awards season. The Gold Movie Awards were created by Italian director Marco Recalchi, Irish actor and producer Jason Matthewson, and Antony Reolon in partnership with The Old Film Farm, ikon Films and Skyup Academy. The … Continue reading The Gold Movie Awards announces a brand new home

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Student Academy Award winning director Mauro Mueller’s live-action short film Dear Chickens shares a story of courage

Writer-Director Mauro Mueller’s topical film shares the story of two unlikely people who are thrown together through no choice of their own.  The film has been selected for festivals around the world including the Zurich Film Festival, Shorts Mexico and Los Angeles International Film Festival.  Dear Chickens stars Kerris Dorsey (Ray Donovan), Philip Baker Hall (Magnolia), James Eckhouse (Beverly Hills 90210) and Linda Park (Bosch).  Two mismatched patients … Continue reading Student Academy Award winning director Mauro Mueller’s live-action short film Dear Chickens shares a story of courage

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Vincent Lambe’s award-winning film Detainment is based on a true story that shocked the British nation in the early 90’s

Winner of the Oscar-qualifying prize at Odense International Film Festival Writer-Director Vincent Lambe’s important film is based on the true story of James Bulger, a two-year-old boy who was abducted in the UK in the early 90’s and found brutally murdered two days later. But the most shocking aspect of the case was that the main suspects were just children themselves – two ten-year-old boys. Based on their interview transcripts, … Continue reading Vincent Lambe’s award-winning film Detainment is based on a true story that shocked the British nation in the early 90’s

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Mario Morin’s award-winning Sacred Hair shares a topical story crossing cultures and generations

Director Mario Morin’s Sacred Hair shares the story of a young boy’s innocent curiosity lifting him beyond the insidious confines of prejudice and showing how the essence of two diametrically opposed individuals are the same. This wonderful film took home the Best Live Action Oscar-qualifying award at the Cleveland International Film Festival, as well as many more high profile film awards around the world and has been … Continue reading Mario Morin’s award-winning Sacred Hair shares a topical story crossing cultures and generations

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