WORLDFEST HOUSTON WINNERS LIST

WorldFest-Houston, the third longest-running International Film Festival in North America, celebrated the conclusion of its 10-day run of film, fun and fanfare in its 45th annual independent film showcase with a 17% increase in box-office!


With two engaging luminaries receiving the WorldFest Remi Lifetime Achievement Award this year, Louis Gossett, Jr. on opening weekend and the inimitable Sally Kirkland on closing, WorldFest bookended this year's 45th edition and wrapped on a high note of Puerto Rican Sonia Fritz's poignant film América to a full house of delighted Houston film buffs.

During the 10-day event, John Savage (Caporale's The Black Dove)and Erin Gray (Jerry Deal's Dreams Awake)flew in to lend their support for the world premiere screenings of their respective Indie-produced films.

The WorldFest 2012 Grand Remi Statuette Awards went to:



BEST THEATRICAL FEATURE ~ CHINESE TAKE AWAY (Un Cuento Chino) Argentina, Sebastián Borensztein, represented by Stuart Strutin from Panorama Entertainment, NY who personally accepted the award.


BEST FILM & VIDEO ~ STEVEN CARAS: SEE THEM DANCE, Deborah Nova, WITEK & NOVAK, INC., Huntington ,WV, USA.


BEST TV & CABLE PRODUCTION ~ THREE KINGDOMS, Xiaojun Yang, BEIJING ORIENT HENGHE FILM & MOVIE CO. LTD., Beijing, CHINA.


BEST NEW MEDIA ~ AXI: AVENGERS OF XTREME ILLUSIONS, Shawn Welling, WELLING FILMS, Houston, TX, USA


BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM & VIDEO ~ TEN QUINTILLION, Romilly Spier, Director/producer, SWINBURNE SCHOOL OF FILM & TV, Prahran, AUSTRALIA.


BEST SHORT SUBJECT ~ GOOD LUCK, MR. GORSKI, Aaron Shiver, INSTANT FIRES, Taos, NM. USA.


BEST STUDENT FILM, SHOOT THE MOON, Alexander Gaeta, CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, Orange, CA., USA. (Actress Pamela Bower on hand to accept.)


BEST MUSIC VIDEO ~ VUCCIRIA, Massimo Massara, NOTA PREZIOSA S.R.L.Palermo, ITALY



WorldFest Best Actor Remi Awards go to Jed Rees, in Phil Volken's GARBAGE, Filmmuse Prds. CA., USA; Gwendoline Yeo, Best Actress in Torque Entertainment's, HEATHENS & THIEVES, CA., USA; Alex Meraz, Best Supporting Actor in Camilo Vila's CITY OF GARDENS, Four Fish Films, CA,USA: Nazneen Contractor, Best Supporting Actress (SEANCE: THE SUMMONING, directed by Alex Wright, Berkshire Axis Media, BAM, Toronto, Canada.)

For the complete list of winners and more imformation on Worldfest Houston visit http://www.worldfest.org/

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