2009 Hollywood Film Festival Winners

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on October 27, 2009 under Hollywood Film Festival | Be the First to Comment

"CROSSING" by Kim Tae-kyun -- Best Feature Film

"CROSSING" by Kim Tae-kyun -- Best Feature Film

The 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival’s “Hollywood Awards(r)” ceremony was held last night.

The winners of the festival’s film competition are: “CROSSING” by Kim Tae-kyun — Best Feature Film; “GARBAGE DREAMS” by Mai Iskander — Best Documentary; “SCENESTERS” by Todd Berger — Best Comedy; “STORIES FROM THE PERCH” by Andrew Zimbelman — Best Animation, “LAMBS” by Stephen Huff — Best Short Subject, “AS I LAY DYING - THE SOUND OF TRUTH” by Brian Thompson — Best Music Video.

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Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” to open 7th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM),in Morelia, Mexico

Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 26, 2009 under Morelia International Film Festival | Be the First to Comment

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Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” will open the weeklong 7th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in Morelia, Mexico on Oct. 3.

Alejandro Ramírez, president of the Morelia International Film Festival, stated in a press conference yesterday that the heart of the festival is made up of the four sections in competition: Mexican Short Film, Mexican Documentary, Michoacán Section and Mexican Feature Film.

“This year, 44 short films, 20 documentaries, 11 Michoacán works and six features by filmmakers from different states of the republic, such as Michoacán, Nuevo León, Chiapas, Jalisco, Nayarit, State of Mexico, Puebla, Oaxaca, Veracruz and Mexico City, will participate,” he said.

Ramírez said this year there is a 20 percent increase in participation in the festival with a total of 600 short films, 120 documentaries and 52 features.
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