The 7th annual Catalina Film Festival (CFF) wrapped with awards issued in 14 film competition categories selected from 113 films screened at venues throughout the famed Catalina Island. The annual film festival also featured career tributes, as well as the annual Film & New Media Summit.
CAREER TRIBUTE AWARDS
- Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award: 91-year-old veteran producer, Marcia Nasatir (The Big Chill, Rocky, Carrie, Apocalypse Now)
- Maverick Award: Actor and Activist, Matt McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder)
- Crest Award—Directing: Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island, Metal Gear, Destiny 2)
- Crest Award—Acting: Wyatt Oleff (IT, Guardians of the Galaxy)
FESTIVAL AWARDS
- U.S. Feature — Winner: ROCKAWAY / Excellence: Tater Tot & Patton
- Documentary — Winner: Black and Blue / Excellence: A Classy Broad
- Wes Craven Horror — Winner: Matthew 19:14 / Excellence: The Madame in Black
- Screenplay — Winner: Time Zero / Excellence: The Joyrider
- Animation — Winner: Alike / Excellence: Catching the L Train
- U.S. Short — Winner: Chocolate / Excellence: The Visit
- Conservation — Winner: Manmade Waters / Excellence: Gaviota: The End of Southern California
- Advanced Student — Winner: Icarus / Excellence: The Transfer
- High School Student — Winner: Puget Sound / Excellence: Color My Dreams
- International Short — Winner: Pushing Night Away / Excellence: Girl in White
- International Feature — Winner: Secret from the Past / Excellence: Generation Wolf
- Festival Treasure — My Loyal Audience
- Deb Bauer Unsung Hero — SEARCHDOG
- Golden Fox Award for Excellence in Directing — Brian Crano, Permission
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More