Independent Spirit Award-winning actress Mya Taylor (TANGERINE) will be honored with the Festival’s Next Wave Award in a special conversation with together with award-winning filmmaker, PJ Raval (CALL HER GANDA).… Continue reading 2020 – MYA TAYLOR
Category: Festival Archives
2019 – JILLIAN BELL
Actress and producer Jillian Bell (BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON, SWORD OF TRUST) will receive the festival’s third annual “Next Wave Award,” which recognizes those who have exciting and distinctive voices,… Continue reading 2019 – JILLIAN BELL
2018 – CHLOË GRACE MORETZ
Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the supernatural horror film The Amityville Horror, the drama series Desperate Housewives, the… Continue reading 2018 – CHLOË GRACE MORETZ
2017 – AUBREY PLAZA (Inaugural Honoree)
To steal a phrase from Jerry Maguire, Aubrey Plaza had us at hello. With what must be a natural-born gift for comedy, honed by years with the Upright Citizens Brigade… Continue reading 2017 – AUBREY PLAZA (Inaugural Honoree)
2011 – Albert Maysles
Two of America’s foremost non-fiction filmmakers, Albert Maysles and his brother David (1932-1987) are recognized as pioneers of “direct cinema,” the distinctly American version of French “cinema verité.” They earned… Continue reading 2011 – Albert Maysles
2009 – Strand Releasing
2008 – Michael Childers
2007 – Kathleen Turner
Screen icon Kathleen Turner has garnered critical acclaim for her performances in movies including BODY HEAT, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe; ROMANCING THE STONE and PRIZZI’S… Continue reading 2007 – Kathleen Turner
