{"id":882,"date":"2023-01-09T12:29:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T12:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/?page_id=882"},"modified":"2023-01-09T12:40:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T12:40:51","slug":"winners-special-mentions-los-angeles-lift-off-film-festival-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.silverscreenfilms.com.au\/index.php\/winners-special-mentions-los-angeles-lift-off-film-festival-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners & Special Mentions: Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

A massive thank you to everyone who participated in the Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival 2020. It’s been absolutely fantastic having so many filmmakers involved and seeing the global support for true indie film…
\nThe 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…<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Festival Winners” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:50|text_align:center|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Alegreya%20SC%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1673267410525{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Best Short Film” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1673267406612{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

(next screening with Lift-Off in Los Angeles 2021)<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Northern Light” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1673267418998{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

Dir. Fanny Lecendre
\nSynopsis: Alex and Hugo meet on the anniversary of their father’s death to reconnect with each other, on a journey with the elements of the Northern French coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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(next screening with Lift-Off in Los Angeles 2021)<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”PROXY” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1673267453438{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

Dir. Sophia Banks
\nSynopsis: Proxy is a sci-fi drama short set in the not too distant future. In a world where people hire \u2018Proxys\u2019- humans trained in the fine art of \u2019standing in\u2019 for a lost loved one, a family member that has passed, a husband or wife that left, or an estranged daughter or son- Victoria (Emma Booth) tries to navigate the life of being one of the highest in demand proxies in the city while at the same time struggling with her own demons. This short explores the delicate state that is the human condition and the attempt to find succor in a time where \u2018rent-a-humans\u2019 abound.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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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=”black” style=”dotted” css=”.vc_custom_1673267487724{margin-top: 50px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]

[vc_custom_heading text=”- Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1673267494526{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]

Dir. Jeremy Dylan Potts
\nSynopsis: From the Australian outback to Music City USA, a child guitar prodigy dedicates his life to become the world\u2019s greatest acoustic guitarist, even as revelations of dark family secrets send him into a battle with addiction that threatens to destroy his career, his family and his life.<\/p>\n

Nominated for Best Feature Documentary<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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[vc_custom_heading text=”BUNKERS” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1673267512799{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]

Dir. Oliver Ryan Anderson
\nSynopsis: After finding an ancient golf course in the jungles of San Francisco, the worst golfer of the year, Starlo Von Sourdough, discovers he can recover the treasure of eternal life during the Covid-19 global pandemic. But first he\u2019s got to learn the rules of golf\u2026and in particular\u2026Bunkers.<\/p>\n

Nominated for Best Animation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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[vc_custom_heading text=”TOM and his Computer \u201cFuture Ruins\u201d” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:25|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:ABeeZee%3Aregular%2Citalic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1673267530959{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]

Dir. Martin Garde Abildgaard
\nSynopsis: A story about love, life and death.\/em><\/p>\n

Nominated for Best Music Video<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dirs. Xuemeng Li, Katrin Larissa Kasper
\nSynopsis: Steph is a predatory dater. She always insists on paying. When a large bill arrives, she\u2019s nowhere to be seen, for Steph is a serial dine-and-dasher. Wearing elaborate guises, she believes she can slip away from the table and not suffer the consequences. But everyone has to pay the bill in the end.<\/p>\n

Nominated for Best First-Time Film<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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