“Romeo Is Bleeding” directed by Jason Zeldes was a hit at the 2015 St Louis International Film Festival winning both the St. Louis Film Critics Association Joe Pollack and Joe Williams Awards for Best Documentary Feature and the Best of Fest Audience Choice Award – Leon Award for Best Documentary Film. In Romeo Is Bleeding, a young writer Donté Clark growing up in a city divided by a turf war, channels Shakespeare to help heal the ills of his community.
Other top winning films include “Once in a Lifetime” directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar taking the St. Louis Film Critics Association Joe Pollack and Joe Williams Award for Best Narrative Feature. The other audience favorite films include “Unlikely Heroes” directed by Peter Luisi winning the TV5MONDE Award for Best International Film, and “The Last Mentsch” directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati voted Best Film.
24th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival Awards
Charles Guggenheim Cinema St. Louis Award: Alex Winter
Women in Film Award: Rosemary Rodriguez
Contemporary Cinema Award: Trent Harris
Shorts Awards
Best Documentary Short: “The Surrender” directed by Stephen Maing
Best Local Short: “Ferguson 365” directed by Chris Phillips
Best Short Short: “Deathsong” directed by Malcolm Sutherland
Best International Short: “Levitation” directed by Marko Mestrovic
Best Animated Short: “Borrowed Time” directed by Andrew Coats & Lou Hamou-Lhadj
Best Live-Action Short: “Birthday” directed by Chris King
Best of Fest: “Beverley” directed by Alexander Thomas
Midrash Award
“Four Way Stop” directed by Efi da Silva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY5CpWtz2XQ
Interfaith Awards
Best Documentary Feature: “Thao’s Library” directed by Elizabeth Van Meter
https://vimeo.com/125478494
Best Narrative Feature: “Three Windows and a Hanging” directed by Isa Qosja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOnKHG13vXM
Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ EDA Award @ SLIFF
Best Documentary Feature: “Once My Mother” directed by Sophia Turkiewicz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO6aTLM8X5s
Best Narrative Feature: “Fidélio: Alice’s Odyssey” directed by Lucie Borleteau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF02VEgdlqw
St. Louis Film Critics Association Joe Pollack and Joe Williams Awards
Best Documentary Feature: “Romeo Is Bleeding” directed by Jason Zeldes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjdh-TmRQCQ
Best Narrative Feature: “Once in a Lifetime” directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvhyY1_rxw
Best of Fest Audience Choice Awards
Leon Award for Best Documentary Film: “Romeo Is Bleeding” directed by Jason Zeldes
TV5MONDE Award for Best International Film: “Unlikely Heroes” directed by Peter Luisi
Best Film: “The Last Mentsch” directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9L_ypD7KnI
New Filmmakers Forum Emerging Director Award (The Bobbie)
“Aram, Aram” directed by Christopher Chambers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BNiJtVDrTYONCE IN A LIFETIME
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“Romeo Is Bleeding” Wins Top Awards at 2015 St Louis International Film Festival
“Romeo Is Bleeding” directed by Jason Zeldes was a hit at the 2015 St Louis International Film Festival winning both the St. Louis Film Critics Association Joe Pollack and Joe Williams Awards for Best Documentary Feature and the Best of Fest Audience Choice Award – Leon Award for Best Documentary Film. In Romeo Is Bleeding, a young writer Donté Clark growing up in a city divided by a turf war, channels Shakespeare to help heal the ills of his community.
Other top winning films include “Once in a Lifetime” directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar taking the St. Louis Film Critics Association Joe Pollack and Joe Williams Award for Best Narrative Feature. The other audience favorite films include “Unlikely Heroes” directed by Peter Luisi winning the TV5MONDE Award for Best International Film, and “The Last Mentsch” directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati voted Best Film.
24th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival Awards
Charles Guggenheim Cinema St. Louis Award: Alex Winter
Women in Film Award: Rosemary Rodriguez
Contemporary Cinema Award: Trent Harris
Shorts Awards
Best Documentary Short: “The Surrender” directed by Stephen Maing
Best Local Short: “Ferguson 365” directed by Chris Phillips
Best Short Short: “Deathsong” directed by Malcolm Sutherland
Best International Short: “Levitation” directed by Marko Mestrovic
Best Animated Short: “Borrowed Time” directed by Andrew Coats & Lou Hamou-Lhadj
Best Live-Action Short: “Birthday” directed by Chris King
Best of Fest: “Beverley” directed by Alexander Thomas
Midrash Award
“Four Way Stop” directed by Efi da Silva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY5CpWtz2XQ
Interfaith Awards
Best Documentary Feature: “Thao’s Library” directed by Elizabeth Van Meter
https://vimeo.com/125478494
Best Narrative Feature: “Three Windows and a Hanging” directed by Isa Qosja
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOnKHG13vXM
Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ EDA Award @ SLIFF
Best Documentary Feature: “Once My Mother” directed by Sophia Turkiewicz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO6aTLM8X5s
Best Narrative Feature: “Fidélio: Alice’s Odyssey” directed by Lucie Borleteau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF02VEgdlqw
St. Louis Film Critics Association Joe Pollack and Joe Williams Awards
Best Documentary Feature: “Romeo Is Bleeding” directed by Jason Zeldes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjdh-TmRQCQ
Best Narrative Feature: “Once in a Lifetime” directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvhyY1_rxw
Best of Fest Audience Choice Awards
Leon Award for Best Documentary Film: “Romeo Is Bleeding” directed by Jason Zeldes
TV5MONDE Award for Best International Film: “Unlikely Heroes” directed by Peter Luisi
Best Film: “The Last Mentsch” directed by Pierre-Henry Salfati
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9L_ypD7KnI
New Filmmakers Forum Emerging Director Award (The Bobbie)
“Aram, Aram” directed by Christopher Chambers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BNiJtVDrTY
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ONCE IN A LIFETIME (LES HÉRITIERS) Wins Audience Award at 2015 Wave Film Festival | TRAILER
ONCE IN A LIFETIME (LES HÉRITIERS), Marie-Castille Mention Schaar’s emotional drama about an inner city high school teacher who enrolls her students in a competition around what it meant to be a teen in a Nazi concentration camp, took home the audience award in the third annual “Wave Film Festival”. The 2015 Wave Film Festival, presented by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), took place recently on July 15th through July 19th.
Written by Mention-Schaar and Ahmed Dramé, ONCE IN A LIFETIME (LES HÉRITIERS) features a French cast including: Ariane Ascaride, Geneviève Mnich, Ahmed Dramé and Stéphane Bak.
“The actors in this film give such a honest, emotional portrayal that it is hard to not be moved by this film” said Mickey Duzdevich, the director of Wave Film Festival. “Besides being beautifully crafted, this film touches upon a powerful subject matter in such an unique and special way. We could not be more happy to have this incredible film a part of our film festival.”
Additional films screened at the festival include: Yann Gozlan’s A PERFECT MAN (UN HOMME IDEAL), Emmanuel Mouret’s CAPRICE, Thomas Lilti’s HIPPOCRATES: DIARY OF A FRENCH DOCTOR, Matthieu Delaporte’s NOBODY FROM NOWHERE (UN ILLUSTRE INCONNU), Jeanne Herry’s NUMBER ONE FAN (ELLE L’ADORE), Olivier Panchot’s MARSEILLE (DE GUERRE LASSE), Anne Le Ny’s THE CHEF’S WIFE, Élodie Namer’s THE TOURNAMENT (LE TOURNOI), Stéphane Demoustier’s 40-LOVE (TERRE BATTUE), Serge Frydman’s NOW OR NEVER (MAINTENANT OU JAMAIS).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvhyY1_rxw