{"id":871,"date":"2023-01-09T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T11:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/?page_id=871"},"modified":"2023-01-09T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T12:04:05","slug":"winners-special-mentions-los-angeles-lift-off-film-festival-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/index.php\/winners-special-mentions-los-angeles-lift-off-film-festival-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners &#038; Special Mentions: Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-1 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>A massive thank you to everyone who participated in the Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival 2021. It&#8217;s been absolutely fantastic having so many filmmakers involved and seeing the global support for true indie film&#8230;<br \/>\nThe judges&#8217; votes have been counted and added to the audience&#8217;s feedback. Huge congratulations to the filmmakers who screened with us! A special well done to the following films&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Festival Winners&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alegreya%20SC%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265472117{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Best Film&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265482700{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-2 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>(next screening with Lift-Off in Los Angeles 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;COSMOTO&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265491587{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-3 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. ROBIN MELLOR<br \/>\nSynopsis: Cosmoto steps inside the mind of three Zambian anti-poaching scouts, a visceral deep dive into the psyche of those who put their lives on the line to battle for the future of our environment.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1673265502291 hongo-full-width-single-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img class=\"vc_img-placeholder vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/plugins\/js_composer\/assets\/vc\/no_image.png\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265509823{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Best Film&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265519778{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-4 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>(next screening with Lift-Off in Los Angeles 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;MAXX SPEED&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265529074{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-5 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Danny Irizarry<br \/>\nSynopsis: A young athlete confronts the broken relationship with his father while revisiting his childhood fantasies, he must also face the truth about who he really is and what it means to be a hero.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1673265553324 hongo-full-width-single-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img class=\"vc_img-placeholder vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/plugins\/js_composer\/assets\/vc\/no_image.png\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265561015{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Best Film&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265568737{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-6 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>(next screening with Lift-Off in Los Angeles 2022)<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;In Spite of You&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265580315{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-7 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Kevin Rodengen<br \/>\nSynopsis: Eager to know more about her lover&#8217;s girlfriend, a young woman begins to spy on her competition, taking us inside her inner turmoil and a painful addiction to unrequited love.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1673265587480\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img width=\"955\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/82.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/82.jpg 955w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/82-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/82-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/82-84x43.jpg 84w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/82-200x102.jpg 200w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/82-450x229.jpg 450w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/82-600x306.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265593583{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Season Award Nominations&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Alegreya%20SC%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265634564{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-8 vc_custom_1673265645710 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>The Lift-Off Season Awards is an annual event which celebrates the very best of indie film. Following each Lift-Off film festival, films which have excelled in their respective category are nominated and invited to attend the prestigious Lift-Off Season Awards, culminating at the end of the Lift-Off season. Click here for more information about the Lift-Off Season Awards.<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265654408{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Meet You at the Light&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265664962{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-9 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Alexander Farah<br \/>\nSynopsis: A bittersweet and heartfelt portrait of a young woman and her diabetic dad, performed by Ishaval Gill and her (real-life) father Kamaldevinder Gill.<\/p>\n<p>Nominated for Best Music Video<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1673265671090\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img width=\"793\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/83.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/83.jpg 793w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/83-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/83-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/83-84x50.jpg 84w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/83-200x120.jpg 200w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/83-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/83-600x360.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265678711{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;COSMOTO&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265684777{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-10 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. ROBIN MELLOR<br \/>\nSynopsis: Cosmoto steps inside the mind of three Zambian anti-poaching scouts, a visceral deep dive into the psyche of those who put their lives on the line to battle for the future of our environment.<\/p>\n<p>Nominated for Best Short Documentary<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1673265692884 hongo-full-width-single-image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img class=\"vc_img-placeholder vc_single_image-img\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/plugins\/js_composer\/assets\/vc\/no_image.png\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221; style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265705441{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Incident at School&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1673265712090{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"text-block-content hongo-text-block-11 last-paragraph-no-margin\"><p>Dir. Jacob Thomas Pilgaard<br \/>\nSynopsis: A shooting at a university\u2014played out for 24 terrifying minutes\u2014in a single unbroken close-up of a young woman hiding in an auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>Nominated for Best Screenplay<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container col-xs-mobile-fullwidth vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_single_image   vc_custom_1673265719325\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper  \"><img width=\"980\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/84.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/84.jpg 980w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/84-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/84-768x321.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/84-84x35.jpg 84w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/84-200x84.jpg 200w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/84-450x188.jpg 450w, https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/84-600x251.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A massive thank you to everyone who participated in the Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival 2021. It's been absolutely fantastic having so many filmmakers involved and seeing the global support for true indie film... The judges' votes have been counted and added to the audience's feedback. Huge congratulations to the filmmakers who screened with us! A special well done to the following films... 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ROBIN MELLOR Synopsis: Cosmoto steps inside the mind of three Zambian anti-poaching scouts, a visceral deep dive into the psyche of those who put their lives on the line to battle for the future of our environment. 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