Episode 101: 4Qs with Charlotte Barrett & Sean Fallon

Charlotte, Sean & Jeff having a laugh at FILA 2018

What are the 4Q’s?

  • Name your favorite film of all time (limit 3)
  • Name a film you think is underrated
  • Name a film you think is overrated
  • Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out

This episode we get to hear those four questions answered by Charlotte Barrett & Sean Fallon, the team that made the fantastic short film A Bad Feeling.  These two met at day one of the NYU film program, so no wonder their 4Q’s answers display some deep knowledge of the classics.

Here are Charlotte’s answers:

  • Favorites: Philadelphia Story, Shop Around The Corner, City Lights
  • Underrated: Defending Your Life
  • Overrated: Giant
  • Seek Out: Rebels of Red Gap

Here are Sean’s answers:

  • Favorites: Singing In The Rain, City Lights, Star Wars (1977/despecialized)
  • Underrated: Ricky And The Flash
  • Overrated: An Affair To Remember (1957)
  • Seek Out: Lovers On The Bridge

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Episode 95: 4Qs with Benjamin Caro

Filmmaker Benjamin Caro’s short film Cathedrals took the Sherman Oaks Film Festival by storm in 2018.  The Filmmakers Jury gave it three awards, including Outstanding Short Film, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Acting – Individual.

Ben came in for a Discover Indie Film interview so of course we added on a Four Questions.

What are the 4Q’s?

  • Name your favorite film of all time (limit 3)
  • Name a film you think is underrated
  • Name a film you think is overrated
  • Name a lesser-known film that you think people should seek out

Here are Ben’s answers:

  • Favorites: Adaptation, Close-Up (Iran. Dir. Abbas Kiarostami)
  • Underrated: Annihiliation
  • Overrated: Mother (Dir. Aronofsky)
  • Seek Out: Mother (Dir. Bong Joon-ho)

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2019 Filmmakers Award Winners

We are proud to announce the following award winners for the 2019 festival!

Filmmakers Award Winners

Outstanding Short Films – Dream/Life, Shanghai Sole
Outstanding Directors – Kristen Gerweck, The Wind Phone; Mike Trainotti, Nocturne
Outstanding Screenplay – DAVI.IN, Dream/Life; Laura Holliday, Girl Friend
Outstanding Acting, Cast – Lemon, The Man and Mel
Outstanding Acting, Individual – Megumi Kabe, The Wind Phone; T’ai Hartley, The Man and Mel
Outstanding Cinematography – Justyn Moro, Lemon

Prize Definitions/Explanations

Filmmakers Awards – given only to short films, these are determined by a panel of fifteen filmmakers whose films have been Official Selections previous years.

Source: FILA

2019 Grand Jury Prize Winners

We are proud to announce the Grand Jury Prize winners for the 2019 festival!

Grand Jury Prize Winners

Best Feature Film – Groupers
Best Short Film – Drama – The Wind Phone
Best Short Film – Comedy – Beach Day
Best Short Film – Horror – Nocturne
Best Documentary Film – Suffer For Good
Music Video – I Could Have Died
Best Director, Feature Film – Anderson Cowan, Groupers
Best Director, Short Film – DAVI.IN, Dream/Life

Best Actress in a Lead Role – Nicole Dambro, Groupers
Best Actor in a Lead Role – Elliott Kashner, The Last of the Manson Girls
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Jenna Curtis, The Man and Mel
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Cameron Duckett, Groupers
Best Performance by a Full Cast – The Wind Phone
Best Screenplay – Kristen Gerweck, The Wind Phone
Outstanding Cinematography – Jon Keng, The Wind Phone
Best Art Direction – Alex Dixon, Beast

Best Screenplay (Unproduced) –
Rube by Dan O’Brien
Run! Run! Run! – The Lives of Abbie Hoffman by Michael J. Shapiro
Stuck by Rich Van Tine

Source: FILA