Festival news for "Broken Hill" - Acceptances and Awards
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 12:58PM Update on director Dagen Merrill's "Broken Hill" has has received the following accolades:
ACCEPTED:
- Giffoni International Film Festival (Giffoni, Italy)
- Heart of England Film Festival (Tamworth, England)
- Strasbourg International Film Festival (Strasbourg, France)
- TriMedia Film Fest (Ft. Collins, CO)
- Fifth International Film Festival for Children and Young People (Yerevan, Republic of Armenia)
- Heartland Film Festival (Indianapolis, IN)
- Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (Chicago, IL)
- Giffoni Albania (Tirana, Albainia)
- Seoul International Children’s Film Festival (Seoul, Korea)
- Minsk International Film Festival Listapad (Republic of Belarus)
- Ale Kino – International Young Audience Film Festival (Poznan, Poland)
- Accolade (La Jolla, CA)
- Dhaka International Film Festival (Dhaka, Republic of Bangladesh)
- LDS Film Festival (Provo, UT)
- Reel Fun Film Festival (Calgary Alberta, Canada)
AWARDS:
WINNER – Best Film and two special jury awards
Giffoni International Film Festival (Giffoni, Italy)
NOMINATED – Best Feature
Heart of England Film Festival (Tamworth, England)
WINNER – Best Feature, Audience Choice
TriMedia Film Fest (Ft. Collins, CO)
WINNER – Jury Special Mention (for music)
Fifth International Film Festival for Children and Young People (Yerevan, Republic of Armenia)
WINNER – Two awards of excellence. Three awards of merit.
Accolade (La Jolla, CA)
WINNER – Silver Lei Award
Honolulu International Film Fest (Honolulu, Hawaii)
"Broken Hill" was edited at Silverado Studios during the fall of 2008. Congratulations to Dagen and his team!