On a much anticipated night in the Chaplin Theatre at Raleigh Studios, FirstGlance Film Fest director, Bill Ostroff, announced the winners of the 13th Annual FirstGlance Film Festival in Hollywood, CA. The award winners were named in the following film categories: Feature Films, Feature Documentaries, Mini-Documentaries, Short Films, Shorts “Too”, Music Videos, Web Series, Animation, and Student Films.
“The award winners for this year’s FirstGlance Film Festival encapsulate the spirit of independent filmmaking at its core. With the rising production of indie films, we chose to honor those films and filmmakers that tell unique stories while exploring original and exciting themes. We also wanted to showcase and award those actors whose talents shine through from the screen while connecting the audience with the story,” said Festival Director, Bill Ostroff.
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BEST OF THE FEST & audience favorite feature film
“Chasing Shakespeare” – Director: Norry Niven
Feature Films
“Lost on Purpose” – Directors: Eshom Nelms & Ian Nelms Best Director
“Chasing Shakespeare” – Director: Norry Niven Best Actor- Danny Glover
“Hated}” – Director: Lee Madsen Best Actress – Genevieve Padalecki
Feature Documentary
“Face 2 Face” – Director: Katherine Brooks Best Director
Mini-DocUmentary
“The Derby Girls” – Director: Jennifer M Crandell Best Director
Short film
“The Company of Thieves” – Director: Shilpa Sunthankar Best Director
“Buoyancy” – Director: Ryan Surratt Best Actor – John Heard
“Blackout” – Director: Francisco Lupini Best Actress – Paula Roman
Shorts Too
“Unlaced” – Director: Patrick Ortman Best Director
“Toyland” – Director: J.Sebastian Fendelander Best Drama
“The Skinny” – Director: Isabella Hyams Best Comedy
Music Video
“A House, A Home” – Director: Daniel Fickle & Mark Smith Best Director
Web Series pilots
“Wunderland” – Director: Andrew Kightlinger Best Director
“Who Killed Jessica Lane?” – Director: Mitchell Fitzpatrick Best Drama
“New Eden” – Director: Brett Snelgrove Best Comedy
Animation
“Invisible Hero” – Director: Brian Arnold Best Director
Student
“Departure” – Director: Roy Arwas Best Director
For the full list of award winners, go to www.FirstGlanceFilms.com.
About FirstGlance Films:
FirstGlance Films began in 1996 as an indie film festival in the basement of a small theater in Center City Philadelphia. FirstGlance Films has currently produced twenty nine festivals in Philadelphia and Hollywood, shown over 1200 award winning films to over 50,000 attendees and over 200,000 online viewers and has grown to 250 seat venues with state of the art projection capabilities. In addition to the festivals, FirstGlance’s year round activities include twice yearly Online Short Film Competitions, Web Series and Shorts Screenings, Indie Film Screening Series, Short Film Productions, and FirstGlance continually searches out new and innovative distribution opportunities for the filmmakers screened at the festivals.