ONCE IN A LIFETIME

“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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