Pat Kelman’s film “Francis” has been awarded the Special Jury Prize in the “Truth or Dare” competition on Filmaka.com. He will compete against the other qualifiers in the Final round, due to take place in three months’ time.
In 2006 TAIL SLATE gave ENCOUNTERS three stars out of four, calling the film:
“… entertaining and emotional. The performances were terrific, with a relaxed realism that made the film all the more dramatic. I also think it would be easy for most people to find a connection to one or more of the characters as they struggle to find companionship and romance in this cold modern world.”
ENCOUNTERS is due for US and International DVD release in November 2009.
Details are yet to be confirmed, but Pat Kelman’s feature film ENCOUNTERS has been acquired by Celebrity Video Distribution for DVD release in the US and internationally.
The DVD is provisionally due to ship in November.
Full details when we have them.
From www.flickernow.com:
The 2005 Cornwall Film Festival was a huge success.
Thank you to all the filmmakers, the guests who took workshops, discussions, one-to-ones, masterclasses and Q&A sessions, the Festival Board, sponsors and all participants.
The 2005 Cornwall Film Festival Prize Winners are:
- Delabole Slate Best Film of the Festival – Pat Kelman with his bittersweet feature called ENCOUNTERS. Pat was very emotional when George and Thesselie Hamilton of Delabole Slate handed him his award. Having just returned to Cornwall after 10 years of working away from home he was very heartened and moved by the result and vowed to keep it on his desk.
- Delabole Slate Best Student Film of the Festival. For the second year running a University College Falmouth student has won the prize – Russell Hancock triumphed with SUNDAY BENCH.
“We’ve had such an amazing response during the Festival, I’m so pleased that we are now attracting talent scouts from all over Britain who want to see what we’ve got in Cornwall. I believe that the Festival has been a great inspiration as I am receiving many enthusiastic calls and emails and we definitely got more people engaged in the Festival than in previous years.” Lucy Frears – Festival Director 2005.
Pat Kelman’s Filmaka Jury Level winner SAY SOMETHING, STUPID recieves its London premiere on Monday June 22nd.
ELEPHANT BOY played there last month to great acclaim, so this should be a great night.
Details:
KINO #6 – Monday June 22nd, 2009
HORSE HOSPITAL, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 1HX
Tube: Russell Square
£4 on the door, filmmakers get in free
Doors at 7pm
Here are a couple of corporate IT Training videos I produced, filmed and edited recently.
The 5th ReelHeART International Film Festival (RHIFF), Toronto will launch on Monday June 22nd with a programme of films that includes three shorts by Pat Kelman.
The programme includes FRANCIS, THE LETTER GAME and ELEPHANT BOY.
Being selected for RHIFF is like a homecoming for the film maker, as his first feature, ENCOUNTERS, won the Best Feature Film prize in the Festival’s inagural year in 2005 and has been shown twice since under the Festival’s banner.
FRANCIS and THE LETTER GAME are included in the Festival’s new “ReelTube” category, intended for films created for the internet.
ELEPHANT BOY has the honour of being selected for the Festival’s Short Film Competition.
The films are all award-winners at the online Short and Documentary film competition website, Filmaka.com. Filmaka’s founder, “Bend It Like Beckham” producer Deepak Nayar, responded to the news with”Congratulations, hopefully we shall make a full length feature with Pat.”
Tickets for the June 22nd screening are available here, and tickets for the Festival overall can be found at the ReelHeART International Film Festival website.
Best Feature Film:
ReelHeART International Film Festival, Toronto
Cheap Shot International Film Festival, Los Angeles
Delabole Slate Audience Award for Best Film:
Cornwall Film Festival, UK
2009
Best of ReelHeART, Toronto
2008
Best of ReelHeART, Toronto
2006
Woodside Film Festival, California
Sonoma Valley Film Festival, California
2005
Cornwall Film Festival, UK (Winner, Best Feature Film award)
DNA Film Festival, Toronto
FAIF Film Festival, Los Angeles
Greenwich Film Festival, London, UK
ReelHeART International Film Festival, Toronto (Winner, Best Feature Film award)
Cheap Shot International Film Festival, Los Angeles (Winner, Best Feature Film award)
