Catalina Film Festival

[caption id="attachment_24999" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Rockaway[/caption] After screening over 100 films, Rockaway was awarded the prize for Best U.S. Feature Prize, and Black and Blue the prize for Best Documentary at the 7th annual Catalina Film Festival (CFF).   Awards were issued in 14 film competition categories selected from the 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.

FESTIVAL AWARDS

U.S. Feature — Winner: ROCKAWAY / Excellence: Tater Tot & Patton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBr8khZWxrE Documentary — Winner: Black and Blue / Excellence: A Classy Broad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-1PHhFy1MI 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

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)

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