For a 16th consecutive year, the Hollywood Film Awards continues its mandate of recognizing excellence in established Hollywood, both in front of and behind the camera.nnHOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS® CRITERIA & SELECTION PROTOCOL. Our award/tribute recipients are selected by our Advisory Team which is comprised of a cross section of Hollywood professionals.nnHOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS®: Honoring excellence in the art of filmmaking. Our “film awards” are bestowed on HONOREES/RECIPIENTS, not nominees. The recipients are not competing; they are selected to be honored for their body of work and/or a film(s) that is to be released during the calendar year. In addition, for the recipients of our “film awards craft categories” (aside from evaluating their body of work), our Advisory team takes into consideration the recommendation of their guilds/societies.nn
nnHOLLYWOOD GIVES BACK®: In addition to celebrating accomplishments on screen, the Hollywood Film Awards® established the “Hollywood Gives Back®” initiative to expand and continue highlighting and assisting important local and national causes. Over the years, the Hollywood Film Awards® have contributed to such organizations as: The Art of Elysium, Artists For Human Rights; Artists for Peace and Justice; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; the Enough Project; Screen Actors Guild Foundation, and the children’s charity Variety SoCal among others.nnFurther, the Hollywood Film Awards selects individuals to be recipients of their “Hollywood Humanitarian Awards®” in recognition of their contribution to the betterment of their communities or society at large. Prior recipients include Nobel Peace Prize winner and President of East Timor, Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta, Nobel Laureate Jody Williams, Father Rick Frechette and actor and activist Sean Penn.nnThis year should be no different. Special honors went to Richard Gere for career achievement; Bradley Cooper for actor; Marion Cotillard for actress; Robert De Niro for supporting actor; Amy Adams for supporting actress; Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman and the cast of “Argo;” John Hawkes for breakout performance; David O. Russell for director; Dustin Hoffman for breakthrough director; Quentin Tarantino for the screenwriter award; Quvenzhané Wallis for the New Hollywood Award; Samantha Barks, Bella Heathcote, Tom Holland, John Magaro, Ezra Miller, and Kelly Reilly with the Spotlight Awards; Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner for producers; Wally Pfister for cinematographer; Dylan Tichenor for editor; Sarah Greenwood for production designer; Peter Ramsey with “Rise of the Guardians” for animation; and Jeff White with “The Avengers” for visual effects.nnCelebrities and Hollywood notables who attended the Hollywood Awards included Eddy Hartenstein, Los Angeles Times Publisher and Tribune Company CEO, Diablo Cody, Chris Evans, Tom Ford, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Hillcoat, Helen Hunt, Melissa Leo, Ray Liotta, Tony Mendez, Christopher Nolan, Edward Norton, Eric Roth, Susan Sarandon, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Shankman, and Kerry Washington, among others.nn”We are very proud to be the first stop of the awards season. In the last nine years, a total of 85 Oscar nominations and 32 Oscars were given to the honorees of the Hollywood Film Awards,” said Festival and Awards Founder, Carlos de Abreu.nnThe gala awards presentation was hosted by Nancy O’Dell of “Entertainment Tonight” and attendees were treated to the music of Johnny Crawford and his Orchestra.nnThe winners of the festival’s film competition were announced Sunday night, October 21, at the “Hollywood Discovery Awards” Presentation Ceremony at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood. This year’s winners were: “Garbage” by Phil Volken – Best Feature Film; “Bound by Flesh” by Leslie Zemeckis – Best Documentary; “Crescendo” by Alonso Alvarez Barreda – Best Short Film; “Cadaver” by Jonah D. Ansell – Best Animation Film; “Les Miserables” by Erin Wyatt – Best Trailer.nnAbout THE LOS ANGELES TIMESnThe Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 1.6 million and 2.7 million on Sunday, more than 16 million unique latimes.com visitors monthly and a combined print and online local weekly audience of 4.4 million. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Times has been covering Southern California for more than 130 years.nnThe Los Angeles Times Media Group (LATMG) businesses and affiliates include the Los Angeles Times, The Envelope, Times Community News and Hoy Los Angeles and reach approximately 5.2 million or 39% of all adults in the Southern California marketplace. LATMG also owns and operates California Community News, as well as Tribune Direct’s west coast division and is part of Tribune Company, one of the country’s leading media companies with businesses in publishing, the Internet and broadcasting. Additional information is available at www.latimes.com.nnAbout THE HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDSnThe Hollywood Film Awards were created to honor excellence in the art of filmmaking, both in front of and behind the camera, and launch the awards season. The criteria are: recipients are selected to be honored for their body of work and/or a film(s) that is to be released between January 1 and December 31 by an advisory team. In addition, for the recipients of our “film awards craft categories” (aside from evaluating their body of work), our Advisory team takes into consideration the recommendation of their guilds/societies. Last year alone, our recipients received 12 nominations and 5 Oscars. In the last 9 years, a total of 85 Oscar® nominations and 32 Oscars were given to our honorees.nnThe Hollywood Film Awards are presented in conjunction with Presenting Sponsor the Los Angeles Times, Premier sponsors ArcLight Cinemas and Hollywoodnews.com, exclusive Regional Print Media sponsor Los Angeles Confidential and trade Media sponsors the Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Special support is provided by American Cinema Editors, A.C.E., American Society of Cinematographers, A.S.C., The Art Directors Guild, A.D.G., The Casting Society of America, CSA, Celebrity Services, Costume Designers Guild, CDG, Columbia Pictures, Creative Artists Agency, DreamWorks SKG, Entertainment Tonight, Focus Features, Fox Searchlight, ICM, ILM, Motion Picture Editors Guild, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros., The Weinstein Company, WME. Getty Image is the Official Photography Agency. www.hollywoodfilmawards.com
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Mel England Joins The Cast Of “Snow Falling On Pumpkins”
Actor Mel England
Award-winning indie film star and activist Mel England will star in the upcoming feature, Snow Falling on Pumpkins, an LGBTQ+ romance movie from award-winning writer/director Jeff London. England will play James McCarthy, the new love interest of Michael Davis (Ben Stobber). The storyline centers around 43-year-old Michael’s sudden diagnosis with early-onset Alzheimer's just as the couple decides to marry. While James must support his new husband, Michael embarks on a heartfelt journey to discover his true purpose, finding support in a spiritual guide, David Walker (Tony Enos). Barbara Reininger and Elaine Ballace also star. The feature is set to begin production on March 10th in Utah and reteams England and London for a third time. England starred in the award-winning LGBTQ+ feature “Best Day Ever” (2014) and “A Wonderful Life” (2023), both helmed by London and available on Amazon Prime. “Mel is a gifted actor with a full range of emotions and life stories to draw from,” says London. “I instinctively know he can deliver the story's emotional and heartfelt character arc and moments. He is a very strong actor with many talent levels through his characters.” James McCarthy is a successful video game designer who now lives in a small town, when he meets Michael after a lifetime of missed connections. Unexpectedly, he faces the difficulty of supporting the love of his life while losing him at the same time. “When Jeff told me what the film was about, it resonated deeply with me because I recently experienced taking care of my father, who had Alzheimer’s.” England continues, “After reading the script, it felt so personal. When I went through it, it felt isolating and almost like I had it too. I depended on my support... Read More
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