LOS ANGELES, CA – The Dances With Films, the paradigmatic Film Festival in Los Angeles announced their Awards winners at Sunday’s Awards Gala and the closing night of its 19th Festival edition. This year’s Dances With Films (DWF) showcased an exceptional and diverse group of filmmakers premiering 161 films, with the competitive lineup including 16 narrative features and 31 short films. The 47 competitive films line-up with a record 47 premieres – 22 World, 3 North American, 1 US premieres, 15 West Coast, 2 California, 1 Los Angeles, and 3 Southern California.
The topics of this year’s films ranged from postpartum depression, a comic strip character/creator in the throws of the changing her voice, and the restoration of iconic DeLoren time machine from ‘Back to the Future’ franchise.
Dances With Films originated to bring to the forefront the best of up and coming filmmakers who, with deeply rooted creativity and innovative techniques, provide the festival with an exceptional lineup. All competition films are selected from more than 2,000 entries and from countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Taiwan, Brazil, Kurdistan, Australia, Romania, and Canada.
“This year’s festival has certainly surpassed our optimistic expectations. As we close in on our 20th year, we know that what we provide for the filmmakers is a valuable vehicle to showcase and highlight some of the best indie films from around the world. We continue to evolve the festival and we consistently strive to enhance our presence and work model for every single festival we host each year. ” says Michael Trent, Festival Founder.
GRAND JURY AWARD COMPETITION
FEATURES
“VIRTUAL REVOLUTION”
Writer/Producer/Dir: Guy-Roger Duvert
Honorable Mention
“POP-UP”
Writer/Dir: Stuart McBratney
SHORTS
“NEXT STOP”
Writer/Dir: Charlie Hamilton
Honorable Mention
“THE BOY WHO CRIED FISH”
Writer/Dir: Dalia Musaad
Winner Receives Academy Qualifying Theatrical Run from Laemmle’s Theaters
OVERALL AUDIENCE AWARD
FEST SHORTS
“KILLER FRIENDS”
Dir: Zach Noe Towers & Tina Carbone
Winner Receives Academy Qualifying Theatrical Run from Laemmle’s Theaters
COMPETITION FEATURE
“WE GO ON”
Dir: Andy Mitton, Jesse Holland
COMPETITION SHORT
“SNAKE BITE”
Dir: Tim Hyten
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
“VICTOR WALK”
Dir: Michael David Lynch
FUSION FEATURE
“HOW WE MET”
Dir: Oscar Rene Lozoya II
FUSION SHORTS
“KILLER FRIENDS”
Dir: Zach Noe Towers & Tina Carbone
MUSIC VIDEO
“DEVON KIRTZ ‘MY DAY’”
Writer/Dir: Eric McCoy
TV PILOTS
“KILLING THE APOLOGETIC GIRL”
Dir: Kimberly Aboltin
WEB SERIES
“LAST WILL AND TESTICLE”
Writer/Producer/Dir: Byron Lane
ICA | INDUSTRY CHOICE AWARD OVER 40 MIN
“CREEDMORIA”
Writer/Dir: Alicia Slimmer
ICA | INDUSTRY CHOICE AWARD UNDER 40 MIN
“TWINSBURG”
Writer/Dir: Joe Garrity
Honorable Mention
“TATTOO YOU”
Dir: S.R. Bindler
BLACKMAGIC CHALLENGE
“LIFE OF THE PARTY”
Dir: Jeff Lorch
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