California Film Awards

California Film Awards
Location San Diego, California
Country United States
Official website www.calfilmawards.com

The California Film Awards (CFA) is a film awards ceremony that offers awards in the categories of Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Cinematography, Directing, First-Time Directors, Editing, Screenplay, Animation, Art Design, Music Videos, Short Films, Experimental Films, Student Films, California Films, Foreign Films, Documentaries, and Feature Narratives.[1] Only independent films are eligible for California Film Awards.[2]

Awards Ceremony and Filmmakers Dinner: Each year, at our exclusive Awards Ceremony and Filmmakers Dinner, the California Film Awards recognizes excellence in filmmaking in several competition categories with the prestigious California Film Awards. The Official Jury will award deserving films, filmmakers, and writers in the following categories: Best Picture, Screenplay, Directing, Actor, Actress, Art Design, Cinematography, Editing, Animation, Short Films, Feature Narratives, Documentaries, Foreign Films, Music Videos, Experimental Films, First-Time Directors, California Films, and Student Films. In addition, Special Jury Prizes and cash awards will be awarded to several standout films and screenplays at the discretion of the Jury.

Screenplay Competition: The California Film Awards proudly supports the craft of screenwriting by discovering and recognizing important new talent through our annual Screenplay Competition. Top screenplays in the competition are awarded based on the quality and originality of the work. The California Film Awards seeks to discover and award new and original voices in screenwriting from around the globe.

The Awards Ceremony and Filmmakers Dinner is open to all media. ORGANIZERS James Nicholas (Festival Registrar) ; James Nicholas (Festival Registrar)

The award in the California Films category is given to Californian films that tell stories with distinctly Californian subjects.[3] In 2010, Australian film Where The Streets Have No Name won a Diamond Award.[4] The following year, Dexter Gregoire's Behind the Eight Ball was named Best Drama.[5]Life! Camera Action... by Rohit Gupta won the Orson Welles Award.[6] 40 West won a California Film Award in 2012[7] while Bank Roll took home the Best California Feature.[8] In 2013, the award ceremony was held in San Diego.[9] The grand jury award was given to Wampler's Ascent, a film about a man with cerebral palsy who made his way up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.[10] Nathan Hill's Model Behaviour won a Gold Award that year.[11] Fred Burdy's Tríd an Stoirm won the award for Best Animation.[12]

Award Winners

2014 Winners

Grand Winners

Screenplay Competition

California Film Competition

2013 Winners

Grand Winners

Screenplay Competition

2012 Winners

Grand Winners

Screenplay Competition

2011 Winners

Grand Winners

Screenplay Competition

Animated Film Competition

Television Productions Competition

California Film Competition

Commercial Competition

Documentary Film Competition

Music Video Competition

Narrative Film Competition

2010 Winners

Grand Winners

Screenplay Competition

References

  1. ↑ "California Film Awards". MovieBytes. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ Shelley Markham (January 15, 2013). "Student films win awards". Swinburne University of Technology. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bishop's "Mule Days" documentary wins California Film Award". The Sheet. January 23, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Where The Streets Have No Name to be screened in Sydney". Metro Screen. September 21, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ Melanie Minty (August 11, 2011). "Audition resolution for this, another 'new year'". The Now. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Life! Camera Action... wins Orson Welles Award". Filmyboxoffice.
  7. ↑ Dennis Perkins (January 24, 2012). "Indie Film: '40 West,' filmed in Maine, marked for big things". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ Szmit, Kathleen (June 20, 2013). "On a (bank) roll". The Barnstable Patriot Arts/Events. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ "PH animated short wins three times abroad". Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ Alessandra Selgi-Harrigan (February 7, 2013). "'Wampler’s Ascent' Wins California Film Awards Prize". Coronado Eagle & Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  11. ↑ Stacy Allen (February 2, 2013). "Filmmaker from Surrey Hills wins California Film Award". Herald Sun. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  12. ↑ "'Tríd an Stoirm' Wins Best Animation at the California Film Awards". Film Ireland. January 30, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  13. ↑ "California Film Awards 2014 Winners". Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  14. ↑ "California Film Awards 2013 Winners". Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  15. ↑ "California Film Awards 2012 Winners". Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  16. ↑ "California Film Awards 2011 Winners". Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  17. ↑ "California Film Awards 2010 Winners". Retrieved January 25, 2011.