Audience Choice Award
The Crested Butte Reel Fest 2004 has wrapped, and the filmmakers and cinephiles have gone home. It has been an unreal week in an unreal location, surrounded as we were by the majesty of the Rockies in the heart of Colorado.
The Saturday night program at Reel Fest included Academy Award shorts as well as the festival wrap up award ceremony. The Academy Award shorts were fantastic, and I particularly loved the German film, 'Die Rote Jake' (The Red Jacket) and the claymation 'Harvey Krumpet.'
The Reel Fest jury awarded Flickering Blue The Silver Award (second place), which was expected because we had been given advance notice, perhaps in the hope that we, the filmmakers, would attend. Throughout the festival Flickering Blue generated good word of mouth, and people stopped me and Harper Philbin (director) in the quaint streets of Crested Butte to tell us how much they loved our film. One woman said it had made her cry, which is a remarkable feat in a twenty-two minute film. However, it was still a shock to be awarded with the Audience Choice Award, which is, perhaps, the most valuable accolade a filmmaker can receive. It means that your film has resonated with audiences; they have understood and voted for your film. The crowded movie house roared when we were announced, and the post awards adulation was almost too much. Almost.
The Saturday night program at Reel Fest included Academy Award shorts as well as the festival wrap up award ceremony. The Academy Award shorts were fantastic, and I particularly loved the German film, 'Die Rote Jake' (The Red Jacket) and the claymation 'Harvey Krumpet.'
The Reel Fest jury awarded Flickering Blue The Silver Award (second place), which was expected because we had been given advance notice, perhaps in the hope that we, the filmmakers, would attend. Throughout the festival Flickering Blue generated good word of mouth, and people stopped me and Harper Philbin (director) in the quaint streets of Crested Butte to tell us how much they loved our film. One woman said it had made her cry, which is a remarkable feat in a twenty-two minute film. However, it was still a shock to be awarded with the Audience Choice Award, which is, perhaps, the most valuable accolade a filmmaker can receive. It means that your film has resonated with audiences; they have understood and voted for your film. The crowded movie house roared when we were announced, and the post awards adulation was almost too much. Almost.
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