PIFF Festival Director Jessica Hardin and Creative Director Marco Neves at the Great Gatsby Gala (Photo – Vahe Simonyan ©ColoradoBlvd.net).
The Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF) concluded its fourth year with its “Great Gatsby Gala” on March 16, 2017.
By Vahe Simonyan
Filmmakers, actors and friends packed The Speakeasy in Pasadena where awards were handed out in thirteen categories:
PIFF 2017 Best Feature Winner (Photo – Vahe Simonyan ©ColoradoBlvd.net).
– BEST FEATURE FILM:
- Slipaway
BEST SHORT FILM:
- Tale Of The Kite
BEST DIRECTOR:
- Giorgio Litt (The After War)
BEST ACTOR:
- David Barrera (Perception) – WINNER
BEST ACTRESS:
- Gabrielle Stone (It Happened Again Last Night)
BEST STUDENT FILM:
- The Voices They Hear (Directed by Miguel Chávez)
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
- Long Live The King (Directed by Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE:
- Johnny Rey Diaz (I Am STill Here)
PIFF 2017 Honorable Mention award went to “My Name Is Lamar” (Photo – Staff).
HONORABLE MENTION:
- My Name Is Lamar
BEST SCREENPLAY:
- The Children Of Eden by Raymond Just
AUDIENCE AWARD:
- Welcome To Willits
VISIONARY AWARD:
- Mischa Marcus (I Am Still Here)
Charisma Carpenter from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (Photos – Vahe Simonyan ©ColoradoBlvd.net).
ALTRUISTIC ARTIST AWARD:
- Charisma Carpenter
Over the course of eight days, the 2017 Pasadena International Film Festival screened over 100 films from more than 15 countries at Laemmle’s Playhouse 7.
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