2019 Festival Wrap-up and Winners:
(OIL CITY, PA) - This year, thirty-three films from around the globe screened at the fourth annual Oil Valley Film Festival from September 6 - September 9. The festival was comprised of competitive sections for American and international narrative and documentary films, both feature-length and short, a block of women and minority filmmakers, and a festival director-curated block.
"I was stunned by the quality of films that not only screened at this year's festival," said Festival Director Matt Croyle, continuing, "but also the quality and artistry of everything that was submitted this year. Clearly, it was the best lineup we've ever had. And to have two films in Al White's 'Starfish' and Chris Papierniak's 'Izzy', well, that was also something special for me."
The 2019 Oil Valley Film Festival was presented by and in partnership with InkTip, Oil City Library, Oil City Civic Center, Bridge Builders Community Foundations. A special thanks is given to Arts Oil City, the Oil City Main Street Program. The Oil Valley Film Festival receives operational support from One Fish Media.
The following is a list of the winners from the 2019 Oil Valley Film Festival.
FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES
BEST ACTOR: SARAH BOOTH, 'Last Call' – USA / CANADA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: ROXANNA REDFOOT, 'This World Won't Break' – USA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: SETH WESSEL-ESTES, 'Last Call' – USA / CANADA
BEST EDITING: TIM CASH, 'The Astronot' – CANADA
BEST DIRECTOR: EKATERINA TARASOVA, 'A Black Letter Day' – UKRAINE
BEST PICTURE, DOCUMENTARY: 'Making Coco: The Grant Fuhr Story' – CANADA
BEST PICTURE, NARRATIVE: 'This World Won't Break' – USA
SHORT FILM CATEGORIES
BEST ACTOR: ADRIAN ROSS-JONES, 'Still Young' – UNITED KINGDOM
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: IGOR SHUGALEEV, 'A Black Letter Day' – UKRAINE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: JOSE MARTIN ROSETE, 'Minor Key' – SPAIN
BEST EDITING: SUNGHWAN MOON, 'Scrap' – USA
BEST DIRECTOR: LEENA PENDHARKAR, 'Scrap' – USA
BEST PICTURE, DOCUMENTARY: 'Outspoken' – USA
BEST PICTURE, NARRATIVE: 'Ways to Look at the Moon' – USA
SPECIAL JURY PRIZES AWARDED
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING:
ALEXEY FRENKEL, 'Moth' – RUSSIA
JOSH DAVID JORDAN, 'This World Won't Break' – USA
GAVIN MICHAEL BOOTH, 'Last Call' – USA / CANADA
SCREENWRITING COMPETITION CATEGORIES
FEATURE SCREENWRITING WINNER:
DAVID KEOGH – 'Think Forward' – UNITED KINGDOM
SHORT-LENGTH SCREENWRITING WINNER:
DAN LaTOURETTE – 'Homefulness' – USA
TV PILOT SCREENWRITING WINNER:
ELENA LOCKLEIS – 'Almost' – USA
AUDIENCE FAVORITE FEATURE FILM
$1,000 PRIZE AWARD
'LAST CALL' – USA / CANADA
(OIL CITY, PA) - This year, thirty-three films from around the globe screened at the fourth annual Oil Valley Film Festival from September 6 - September 9. The festival was comprised of competitive sections for American and international narrative and documentary films, both feature-length and short, a block of women and minority filmmakers, and a festival director-curated block.
"I was stunned by the quality of films that not only screened at this year's festival," said Festival Director Matt Croyle, continuing, "but also the quality and artistry of everything that was submitted this year. Clearly, it was the best lineup we've ever had. And to have two films in Al White's 'Starfish' and Chris Papierniak's 'Izzy', well, that was also something special for me."
The 2019 Oil Valley Film Festival was presented by and in partnership with InkTip, Oil City Library, Oil City Civic Center, Bridge Builders Community Foundations. A special thanks is given to Arts Oil City, the Oil City Main Street Program. The Oil Valley Film Festival receives operational support from One Fish Media.
The following is a list of the winners from the 2019 Oil Valley Film Festival.
FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES
BEST ACTOR: SARAH BOOTH, 'Last Call' – USA / CANADA
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: ROXANNA REDFOOT, 'This World Won't Break' – USA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: SETH WESSEL-ESTES, 'Last Call' – USA / CANADA
BEST EDITING: TIM CASH, 'The Astronot' – CANADA
BEST DIRECTOR: EKATERINA TARASOVA, 'A Black Letter Day' – UKRAINE
BEST PICTURE, DOCUMENTARY: 'Making Coco: The Grant Fuhr Story' – CANADA
BEST PICTURE, NARRATIVE: 'This World Won't Break' – USA
SHORT FILM CATEGORIES
BEST ACTOR: ADRIAN ROSS-JONES, 'Still Young' – UNITED KINGDOM
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: IGOR SHUGALEEV, 'A Black Letter Day' – UKRAINE
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: JOSE MARTIN ROSETE, 'Minor Key' – SPAIN
BEST EDITING: SUNGHWAN MOON, 'Scrap' – USA
BEST DIRECTOR: LEENA PENDHARKAR, 'Scrap' – USA
BEST PICTURE, DOCUMENTARY: 'Outspoken' – USA
BEST PICTURE, NARRATIVE: 'Ways to Look at the Moon' – USA
SPECIAL JURY PRIZES AWARDED
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING:
ALEXEY FRENKEL, 'Moth' – RUSSIA
JOSH DAVID JORDAN, 'This World Won't Break' – USA
GAVIN MICHAEL BOOTH, 'Last Call' – USA / CANADA
SCREENWRITING COMPETITION CATEGORIES
FEATURE SCREENWRITING WINNER:
DAVID KEOGH – 'Think Forward' – UNITED KINGDOM
SHORT-LENGTH SCREENWRITING WINNER:
DAN LaTOURETTE – 'Homefulness' – USA
TV PILOT SCREENWRITING WINNER:
ELENA LOCKLEIS – 'Almost' – USA
AUDIENCE FAVORITE FEATURE FILM
$1,000 PRIZE AWARD
'LAST CALL' – USA / CANADA
