2020 Festival Wrap-up and Winners:
(OIL CITY, PA) - The 2020 Oil Valley Film Festival featured twenty-seven films from around the globe and screened online, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, at the fifth annual Oil Valley Film Festival from December 4-7. The festival was comprised of competitive sections for American and international narrative and documentary films, both feature-length and short. It was presented via the Festivee platform.
“Although we couldn't do an in-person festival this year, I was really proud of what we were able to accomplish with a virtual version of our annual event,” said Festival Director Matt Croyle. “Working with Festivee was so simple and extremely productive, and we're very grateful for their partnership in helping to keep the festival operating during these strange times. A special thank you to D.B. Sweeney and James Merendino for taking the time to be a part of this year's event through some amazing technology.”
The 2020 Oil Valley Film Festival was presented by and in partnership with InkTip and Robot Blonde. The Oil City Library, Oil City Civic Center, and Bridge Builders Community Foundations are also instrumental in the success of the Oil Valley Film Festival every year. As always, a special thanks was given to Arts Oil City and the Oil City Main Street Program.
The following is a list of the winners from the 2020 Oil Valley Film Festival. The award categories were condensed this year, but will expand again in 2021.
BEST PICTURE, FEATURE - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH - Dir. Dimitry Shpilenok, Vadislav Grishin
BEST PICTURE, SHORT - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - SAC DE MERDE - Dir. Greg Chwerchak
BEST DIRECTOR, FEATURE - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Dir. Dimitry Shpilenok, Vadislav Grishin - SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH
BEST DIRECTOR, SHORT - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Dir. Dekel Berenson - ANNA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LEAD ACTING - Rory James Leech - SALTING THE FLY
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LEAD ACTING - Arielle Haller-Silverstone - SAC DE MERDE
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SUPPORTING ACTING - Haley Camille - GHOST IN THE GUN
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SUPPORTING ACTING - Brooke Coleman - BUFFALO & TROUT
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY, FEATURE - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Dimitry Shpilenok, Nikolay Shpilenok - SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY, SHORT - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Jordan Lavery - WE HEAR RUNNING
BEST EDITING, FEATURE - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Anna Sukhova - SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH
BEST EDITING, SHORT - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Morgan Francis - CHOKER
OUTSTANDING SCREENWRITING, FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Laurence Fuller - MODERN ART
OUTSTANDING SCREENWRITING, SHORT SCREENPLAY - Ronald C. Milburn - PADDY'S TONSORIAL EMPORIUM
OUTSTANDING SCREENWRITING, HOUR-LONG PILOT - Adam Dietz - HOMETOWN
(OIL CITY, PA) - The 2020 Oil Valley Film Festival featured twenty-seven films from around the globe and screened online, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, at the fifth annual Oil Valley Film Festival from December 4-7. The festival was comprised of competitive sections for American and international narrative and documentary films, both feature-length and short. It was presented via the Festivee platform.
“Although we couldn't do an in-person festival this year, I was really proud of what we were able to accomplish with a virtual version of our annual event,” said Festival Director Matt Croyle. “Working with Festivee was so simple and extremely productive, and we're very grateful for their partnership in helping to keep the festival operating during these strange times. A special thank you to D.B. Sweeney and James Merendino for taking the time to be a part of this year's event through some amazing technology.”
The 2020 Oil Valley Film Festival was presented by and in partnership with InkTip and Robot Blonde. The Oil City Library, Oil City Civic Center, and Bridge Builders Community Foundations are also instrumental in the success of the Oil Valley Film Festival every year. As always, a special thanks was given to Arts Oil City and the Oil City Main Street Program.
The following is a list of the winners from the 2020 Oil Valley Film Festival. The award categories were condensed this year, but will expand again in 2021.
BEST PICTURE, FEATURE - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH - Dir. Dimitry Shpilenok, Vadislav Grishin
BEST PICTURE, SHORT - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - SAC DE MERDE - Dir. Greg Chwerchak
BEST DIRECTOR, FEATURE - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Dir. Dimitry Shpilenok, Vadislav Grishin - SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH
BEST DIRECTOR, SHORT - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Dir. Dekel Berenson - ANNA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LEAD ACTING - Rory James Leech - SALTING THE FLY
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN LEAD ACTING - Arielle Haller-Silverstone - SAC DE MERDE
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SUPPORTING ACTING - Haley Camille - GHOST IN THE GUN
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SUPPORTING ACTING - Brooke Coleman - BUFFALO & TROUT
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY, FEATURE - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Dimitry Shpilenok, Nikolay Shpilenok - SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH
OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY, SHORT - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Jordan Lavery - WE HEAR RUNNING
BEST EDITING, FEATURE - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Anna Sukhova - SOCKEYE SALMON. RED FISH
BEST EDITING, SHORT - NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY - Morgan Francis - CHOKER
OUTSTANDING SCREENWRITING, FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Laurence Fuller - MODERN ART
OUTSTANDING SCREENWRITING, SHORT SCREENPLAY - Ronald C. Milburn - PADDY'S TONSORIAL EMPORIUM
OUTSTANDING SCREENWRITING, HOUR-LONG PILOT - Adam Dietz - HOMETOWN
