Best Performance of the Year Nominations We're excited to announce this year's annual nominees - the best performances of the year in 7 main categories: Best Performance of the Year The Wall Between Us - Lea Freund Métèque - Lyna Dubarry Jane Doe - Amanda Lamberti When the Dust Clears - Joelle Williams Capo di Famiglia II - Dirk Gunther Mohr Wienerland - Jeannine Mik Countless Sheep - Marco Delvecchio River - Mary Cameron Rogers Not Your Average Bear - Simon Longmore 1/2 New

Keith Barnfather (Director) with Nabil Shaban Keith! We're excited to hear more about your career and creative journey. Before we talk about the movie, please introduce yourself. What made you interested in storytelling and how did you start out? I first started out in "the business" at BBCtv Centre in West London. At the time, the BBC was still producing virtually all its programming "in house". I worked in the Videotape Department (VT) and we were responsible for supplying

Conciliate is an independent dramatic feature film, written and directed by Kevin Austra.  ​ Experiencing the loss of his friend, Kyle and his brother, Adam, have arrived in Washington. Kyle is determined to confront the Albright family to uncover clues surrounding his friend’s death, David Albright. However, the volatile relationship between Kyle and Adam threatens to undermine Kyle's intentions. Kevin Austra as Adam The story opens with short scenes from Kevin Austra’s prev

A Brilliant Spoken word artist turned Icon for love. A loyal best friend trying to connect. A grieving mother in search of answers and a graffiti artist just trying to paint. All of their lives entangle when one of them tries to let go. ​ In Graffiti, co-writer-director-lead actor Divyansh Sharma gives a powerful performance as brilliant spoken word artist and icon Micheal Dawson, who grieves the memory of his love and insists on protecting her memory by refusing to publish a

Failure is an Option is a 30-minute dramedy that brings awareness about depression and stigma around mental health.   ​ In Failure is an Option,  a millennial gets rejected from grad school after moving her entire life across the country to go. Now she must discover her purpose in life the old fashioned way by hiding from her problems until rent is due. Jordan Van Clief as Katrina As the writer & lead actress, Jordan Van Clief (who plays Katrina) creates a brilliant type of c

He’s back! That “Merc with a Mouth” just can’t stop singing! This time, they've pulled out all the stops with an insane, action-filled medley of some of your all-time favorite Disney movie songs, including loving parodies of classics like “You’re Welcome (Moana),” “Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid), “Belle (Beauty And The Beast),” “A Whole New World (Aladdin),” and “I’ll Make A Man Out of You (Mulan).” Join the R-rated, NSFW, musical mayhem as our favorite singing anti-

July 1944, An Asian American soldier Corporal Soo is thrown into a Nazi work camp on a farm in Germany as his family back home in America are forced into an American Japanese concentration camp in Manzanar California. The allied soldiers think Soo is a Japanese soldier and segregate him. Soo must fight to let go of the past in order to be set free. This fantastic short film by Derek Quick has already won multiple awards worldwide, including Best Drama Short Film at the Los

Colby Conrad stars In this day-after-tomorrow, world-gone-to-hell thriller about a drifter seeking revenge on Ryan (Holly Stevens), a gang leader he believes has killed his younger sister Chloe (Phoebe Rex). After learning that Chloe is still alive, he enlists a stranger named Kelsey (Tia Andriani) to help him find Chloe before it's too late. The Last Divide won big at the Actors Awards, including Best Actor (Colby Conrad), Best Supporting Actress (Holly Stevens, who recent

The film focuses on the misogynistic behavior within the entertainment industry. Highlighted in high profile allegations against media mogul Harvey Weinstein. This film production supports The Me Too Movement. Used as a hashtag on social media, Me Too spread virally in October 2017 in an attempt to demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assaults and harassment, especially in the workplace. It followed soon after the sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinst

A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati. 75 is an important movie that, tragic though it is, shows a persistent trust in individuals over organizations, and a cautious recognition of our potential to slowly rise above complacency and apathy.  The film was recently screened at Cannes