Michael Groom’s “Between the Lights” and Leon Lozano’s “A Little Hope for Chicago” have been two of the grand jury prize winners of Dances With Films: LA. The celebration, hosted on the TCL Chinese language Theatre on June 30, noticed “Between the Lights” (pictured) win greatest narrative function and “A Little Hope for Chicago” take dwelling greatest documentary function.
The indie movie pageant lineup included 232 movies, with 117 making world, worldwide, North American or U.S. premieres.
The complete award record for Dances With Movies: LA is as follows:
Grand Jury – Narrative Options
“Between the Lights”
Director/Author: Michael Groom
Producers: David Groom, Michael Groom
Honorable Mentions:
“Dreaming of You”
Director/Author: Jack McCafferty
Producers: Bridgett Greenberg, McCafferty
“Tallywacker”
Director/Author: Brendan Boogie
Producers: Jeremy Dubs, Chris Goodwin, Boogie
Grand Jury – Documentary Options
“A Little Hope for Chicago”
Director: Leon Lozano
Writers: Kevin Nichols, Lozano
Producers: Garrett E.B. Thompson, Kevin Nichols, Lozano
Honorable Point out:
“Spyral”
Director/Author: Invoice Guttentag
Producer: Jennifer Hutchins
Grand Jury – Narrative Shorts
“Black Silk”
Director/Author: Patrick Michael
Producers: Patrick Michael, Josh Akin, Tiffany Gist Samuel Skeen
Honorable Mentions:
“Koi”
Director/Author: Taige Shi
Producer: Tianyu Yang
“The Runt”
Director/Author: Christy Stratton
Story by: Christy Stratton, Mark Norberg
Producers: Katrina Rotondo, Daniela Inés Calvo and Christy Stratton
Trade Alternative Awards
Beneath 40
“Is it As a result of I’m a Woman”
Director: Peter Decherney
Producer: Peter Gitau
Over 40
“Battle Like a Woman”
Director/Author: Matthew Leutwyler
Producers: Anton Laines, Harmless Munyeshuri, Yvette Gayle Serge Ibaka
Fever Pitch Brief Script Problem
Winner: “Judas Kiss” by Sean Cage
Runner Up (Tie):
“Within the Pocket” by Antjuan Ward
“Merry Christmas, Colonel Shoup” by Ed Lawrence Robinson
Viewers Awards
Competitors (Narrative) Characteristic
“The Man Who Saved the Web With a Sunflower”
Administrators: Ori Yarden, Emil Ben Shimon
Writers: Oren Safdie, Izhar Har-Lev, Yardeni
Producers: Kobi Hoffmann, Zehava Shekel
Documentary Characteristic
“Saving Jones”
Director/Author: Rebecca Corry
Producer: Stand Up For Pits Basis with Angel Eternally
Fusion Characteristic
“The Disinvited”
Director: Devin Lawrence
Writers: Lawrence, Matthew Mourgides
Producer: Mourgides
Downbeat
“Mattress by 9”
Director: Christian Klein
Author: Max Castillo
Producer: Olivia Isabel Comas
Dances with Kidz Professional
“Survived By”
Director/Author: Ok.D. Chalk
Producers: Nicole Crespo, Pinar Binay
Pilots
“Uncovered”
Administrators: Reece Melber, Rachel Othon
Author: Hannah Merritt
Producer: Sina Crenshaw
Competitors Narrative Shorts
“I Approve This Message”
Director: Craig Newman
Author: Michael Barringer
Producers: Newman, Barringer
Documentary Shorts
“El Regreso”
Director: Samantha Ramirez-Hererra
Producer: Sam Bathrick
Fusion Shorts
“Pet Love”
Director: Daniel Rashid
Writers: Rashid, Elizabeth Valenti
Producers: Reilly Anspaugh, Rashid, Valenti
