Another charming short to feature this week (in addition to The Foley Artist). This one is called Celluloid Dreams, written & directed by Jonathan Dillon. It has already played at enough festivals to be qualified for Academy Awards consideration, so we'll see if it makes the cut next year. The film stars Greg Lucey as an old man who puts together a broken projector and rewatches some of the old films he made growing up, discovering that he apparently can change the past while watching them. Or can he? I like the vibe of this film, telling such an emotional story without much dialogue and providing some bit of happiness at the end. Description from Vimeo: "Celluloid Dreams tells the story of an old man who fixes a busted projector to relive home movies of the past, and starts to believe he can change them." The short film is written, directed,...
- 7/8/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Out of more than 138 films screened, a select nine managed to walk away with honors on the closing night of the 17th edition of Dances With Films. "Blood Punch," an indie horror flick directed by Madellaine Parson, walked away with two audience awards. Parson has primarily written for popular children's television programs including "Power Rangers R.P.M.," "Unfabulous, "Lilo & Stitch: The Series" and "Kim Possible." Now in its fourth year, the Industry Choice Award (Ica) was given to the Hungarian vampire drama "The Curse of Styria." The jury deciding on this year's Ica recipient consisted of Steven Friedlander (Evp, Theatrical Distribution for CBS Films), Steve Wegner (Alcon Entertainment), Stephanie Denton (New Cadence Entertainment) and Suzanne Warren (Pandemonium). For the full list of winners see below: Grand Jury Award (Competition Shorts) Celluloid Dreams Writer/Dir: Jonathan Dillon Prize: Winner Receives Academy Qualifying Theatrical Run from...
- 6/11/2014
- by Shipra Gupta
- Indiewire
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