The inaugural River Valley Film Festival in Williamsport, Pennsylvania wrapped on Sunday with their Awards Ceremony. Taking home the Grand Jury Award for Narrative Feature was American Comic from director Daniel Clark, a mockumentary about two comics trying to make it in the industry.
The Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary went to Patrick Creadon’s The Pantone Guy, a documentary on the story of Larry Herbert who created the Pantone color system
The Grand Jury consisting of Ethan Alter, Megan McLachlan, Emily Flake, Tom Woodruff Jr., and John Shableski, also awarded Vincent Ferrari’s Time to Kill with a Grand Jury Award for Narrative Short.
Winning the Audience Award for Feature Length, Mountain Souls also received the highest overall audience score dubbing them the winner of the coveted Millionaire Award. Highlighting the history of the City of Williamsport and the film’s story of the Weber’s from Pine Creek brought out the largest audience, and just pushed past honorable mention, Rap Dixon: Beyond Baseball.
Time to Kill took home the Audience Award for Short Film.
The festival opened with a Red Carpet Friday, and a nearly sold out screening of Rap Dixon: Beyond Baseball. The film was very well received by the baseball loving community in Williamsport, with the Q&A becoming a brainstorming session of how to get Rap Dixon into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Saturday’s screenings featured over 300 guests throughout the day, with Q&As, followed by a documentary focus on Sunday, featuring Mountain Souls, a local story about the Weber’s living in Pine Creek and other stories, including a fascinating look into the potential identity of William Shakespeare.
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