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    Winners unveiled at Catalina Film Festival

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    Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (l), recipient of the Crest Award for Directing, and actor Ron Truppa, board member of the Catalina Film Institute (photo courtesy of Catalina Film Festival)
    LOS ANGELES --

    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
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    Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with 2 Swift-inspired films airing this season

    Friday, November 22, 2024
    This image released by Hallmark Media shows Hunter King, left, and Tyler Hynes in a scene from "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story. (Joshua Haines/Hallmark Media via AP)

    Two new Christmas TV movies have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding.

    "Christmas in the Spotlight" debuts Saturday on Lifetime. It stars Jessica Lord as the world's biggest pop star and Laith Wallschleger as a pro football player, who meet and fall in love — not unlike Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

    "It's clearly inspired by Taylor and Travis, but I don't know them and I don't know what is going on behind the scenes. I only know what's been put out there," said Eirene Tran Donohue, a longtime, devoted fan who jumped at the opportunity to write a script even loosely based on her favorite musician.

    She was inspired by the couple's support of each other's accomplishments, particularly Kelce's ease with dating the star despite the glare of the spotlight, adding, "I love the way that he celebrates her."

    Tran Donohue wants fellow Swift fans to know she wrote the script with them in mind.

    "There are so many Easter eggs," she said of little details added that a Swift fan would pick up on. "I put in as many as I could."

    Then, on Nov. 30, Hallmark will air "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story." Instead of a nod to Swift, it's an ode to family traditions and bonding, like rooting for a sports team. Hallmark's headquarters is also in Kansas City, so it makes sense why the company chose the Chiefs to be highlighted.

    In this story, written by Julie Sherman Wolfe, sparks fly when a new employee for the Chiefs organization (Tyler Hynes) meets a woman — played by Hunter King — whose family's dedication to the team goes back generations.

    Sherman Wolfe, a San Francisco 49ers fan, said she got the call a week after Super Bowl LVIII, when the Chiefs... Read More

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