Seattle True Independent Film Fest
Posted by Gary on May 29, 2012 in Blog, News, Press | 0 comments
While in Seattle, where Rising Star World Premiered, the film and its filmmakers received a number of accolades at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival (STIFF).
Awards/Nominations
- Best Premiere
- Best On-screen Romance
- Audience Award nominee
Notable highlights:
- Rising Star is the first non-Seattle based film to sell out its screening.
- The sell out screening was the first of the festival and happened weeks in advance of the festival.
- An encore screening of the film took place on the final day of the festival.
- In attendance at the festival screenings were: Marty Lang (writer/director/co-producer), Gary Ploski (actor/co-producer), Ali Berman (sustainability coordinator), (hiphop artist with 7 songs on the RS soundtrack) and Matt is (Music Supervisor).
Official Announcement on the STIFF Blog:
http://trueindependent.typepad.com/stiff/2012/05/2012-stiff-awards.html
