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We are proud to announce the Audience Award winners for the 2019 festival!
Audience Award, Feature Film – The Last of the Manson Girls
Audience Award, Short Film – Worthy
Audience Award, Documentary Film – Radical Acts of Love
Outstanding Films: How To Get A Boyfriend, The Man and Mel
Every year it’s a challenge for us to look at the jury votes and hand out awards. Invariably, I see some things that bother me. This is especially because I watch every film a second time with an audience at the festival, while the majority of the jury members do not. In 2019, I was very happy with the award winners but I noticed two things. One, the wonderful How To Get A Boyfriend was a runner up in several categories including writing, directing, and acting. I get it; it’s a dark comedy steps across the line and slips into gore. Not for everyone but it’s GREAT. Programmer’s Prize to the rescue. Two, the remarkable film The Man and Mel only won awards for its actors. That’s another thing I couldn’t let happen. The Man and Mel is wonderfully written, artfully directed, and beautifully shot. So it gets a Programmer’s Prize, too.
Which screening is most interesting to you? All of them? Then get a pass to entire festival!
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Program 1 – Originality Spotlight: Friday, June 7, at 7 p.m.
Three short films that highlight the originality and creativity of independent filmmaking.
Program 2 – Empowerment Spotlight: Friday, June 7, at 8:30 p.m.
Three films featuring lead female characters who find the power to overcome anything that stands in their way.
Program 3 – Documentary Spotlight: Friday, June 7, at 10 p.m.
Two documentaries revealing insights on topics ranging from UFC training to law enforcement to Olympic boxing.
Program 4 – Suspense Spotlight: Saturday, June 8, at 6 p.m.
Four short films that keep you on the edge of your seat.
Program 5 – Cutting Edge Spotlight: Saturday, June 8, at 8 p.m.
Four short films with a unique perspectives on comedy, drama, and the supernatural.
Program 6 – Kidnapping Spotlight – Groupers: Saturday, June 8, at 10 p.m.
A feature film about a grad student who kidnaps and runs an experiment on two bullies to cure their homophobia.
Program 7 – Radical Spotlight: The Last Of The Manson Girls. Sunday, June 9, at Noon
A feature film that takes on the Manson Family with an entirely new twist, preceded by a touching documentary short.
Program 8 – Danger Spotlight: Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m.
Five short films, from horror to tragedy to comedy, that approach dangerous situations in completely original ways.
Program 9 – Confrontation Spotlight: Sunday, June 9, at 4 p.m
Four short films whose heroes confront challenges from a bathroom in China to the meaning of life.
Get a look at all the films we are screening from June 7 – 9.
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Program 1 – Originality Spotlight
Friday, June 7, 7 PM
Everything is Temp
Abyss
Mr. Throw ‘Em Down The Stairs
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Program 2 – Empowerment Spotlight
Friday, June 7, 8:30 PM
Girl Friend
How To Get A Boyfriend
Lemon
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Program 3 – Documentary Spotlight
Friday, June 7, 10 PM
The Sweetest Land (Trailer)
Suffer for Good
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Program 4 – Suspense Spotlight
Saturday, June 8, 6 PM
About Steven
Lightning Strikes
She & Her
Worthy
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Program 5 – Cutting Edge Spotlight
Saturday, June 8, 8 PM
The Derailers
Hammer Jackson
Flat
The Man and Mel
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Program 6 – Kidnapping Spotlight
Saturday, June 8, 10 PM
Groupers
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Program 7 – Revolutionary Spotlight
Sunday, June 9, 12 PM
Radical Acts Of Love (Trailer)
The Last of the Manson Girls
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Program 8 – Danger Spotlight
Sunday, June 9, 2 PM
Kings Boulevard
I Could Have Died
Beast
Nocturne
The Wind Phone
FILA Screenplay Awards
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Program 9 – Confrontation Spotlight
Sunday, June 9, 4 PM
Beach Day
Stand Down
Shanghai Sole
Dream/Life
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Below… the 8’x10′ banner that will be on the side of the theater!
Everyone at Film Invasion Los Angeles would like to thank every filmmaker who was an Official Selection as well as everyone who submitted a film or script. Everyone deserves credit for their great work, but we just have to give out awards.
The judges for the Grand Jury Prizes come from the festival’s selection committee and board members.
Narrative Feature Film – One Bedroom
Narrative Short Films – RFLKTR, The King in the Ring, the phantom menace
Documentary Feature Film – Until They’re Gone
Documentary Short Film – Family: A Love Story
Music Video: Tennyson – L’oiseau qui danse
Screenplay (Unproduced) – Pace
The Filmmakers Awards are given for the Narrative Short category and are selected by the Filmmakers Board, a panel of twelve peers whose films have been Official Selections previous years.
Outstanding Short Films – Disfluency, Shark Week
Best Director – Laura Holliday, Disfluency
Best Acting – Jeremy Radin & Caroline Gottlieb, Shark Week
Best Cinematography – Ruby Carlson, Dysphoria
Best Screenplay – Jeremy Radin, Shark Week
It’s the last night of Film Invasion Los Angeles and we have ten incredible movies for you to enjoy.
Today features a little bit of everything… but always original. If you love Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction, Star Wars, then you really should come out and show these talented young filmmakers your support.
You can quite literally Meet Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today.
6 PM
Program 7 – Originality Spotlight – Click For Tickets
First Dates (5 minutes)
Disfluency 10:57
RFLKTR (7 minutes)
The Phantom Menace (14 minutes)
8 PM
Program 8 – Creativity Spotlight – Click For Tickets
Light Me Up (15 minutes)
The Truth (7 minutes)
Apostasy (10 minutes)
Dysphoria (11 minutes)
10 PM
Program 9 – Comedy Spotlight – Click For Tickets
Last Wish (11 minutes)
One Bedroom (90 minutes)
Last night we watched 9 wonderful movies together… and TONIGHT there are 9 MORE!
If you have ever said, “I don’t bother going to the movies because all Hollywood puts out is boring sequels and hacky formula,” then you should come to Film Invasion Los Angeles TONIGHT!
We’ve got Drama, Thrillers, Love Stories, Tragedies, Triumphs, Imaginary Friends, Dazzling Digital Effects, a Music Video you won’t believe… and we wrap it all up with a documentary made especially for movie lovers!
7 PM
Program 4 – Consequences Spotlight – Click For Tickets
The 5th (6 minutes)
Half a Glass (12 minutes)
The Honorable Society (10 minutes)
Cal & V (13 minutes)
8:30PM
Program 5 – Daring Spotlight
Fall Repeat (4 minutes)
The King in the Ring (11 minutes)
Crosby (25 minutes)
10 PM
Program 6 – Must See Spotlight
Music Video: L’oiseau qui danse (2 minutes)
Sickies Making Films (83 minutes)
Have you ever said, “The Hollywood studios only give us superheroes and sequels.” Then you should come to Film Invasion Los Angeles TONIGHT!
Do you like Comedy? Documentary? Action? Drama? Sci-Fi? Satire? Social commentary? A little bit of everything is playing tonight.
7 PM
Program 1 – Inventive Spotlight
Americana 6:20
Here After 10:00
The Blogger 13:00
8PM
Program 2 – Adventure Spotlight
Jeffington 2:30
girl eating banana: audition 6:00
Fringe Territory 13:25
Shark Week 16:07
9:30 PM
Program 3 – Documentary Spotlight
Family: A Love Story 18:01
Until They’re Gone 1:26:42
Every screening at FILA 2018 will begin with this beautiful bumper. Remember… this is a respectable festival.
June 7-8-9 at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, CA. Click here for tickets.
See you at the festival!
