LG Electronics has named "Nuit Blanche", an HD short film created by Arev Manoukian of Ottawa, Ontario, as the $100,000 grand prize winner of the LG Life's Good FilmFest.
The announcement was made as part of a Grand Finale event @ Toronto's Mod Club January 28, featuring on-stage appearances by actress Jaime King, Maple Pictures' Laurie May and singer K-os, hosted by George "I'm not your Father, I'm not a Cop, I'm your Friend" Stroumboulopoulos.
"The LG Life's Good FilmFest has been an amazing experience," said Tim Barnes, Marketing Team Leader, LG Electronics Canada and Founder of the LG Life's Good FilmFest. "Our $100,000 winning HD short film 'Nuit Blanche' delivers an engaging, memorable story."
Director Manoukian said "Nuit Blanche" was budgeted @ $10,000.
In addition to Nuit Blanche, three HD short films were awarded secondary prizes of $10,000 as winners in their respective categories, including "I Love Rock and Roll" (Animation), "Life's Good...
The announcement was made as part of a Grand Finale event @ Toronto's Mod Club January 28, featuring on-stage appearances by actress Jaime King, Maple Pictures' Laurie May and singer K-os, hosted by George "I'm not your Father, I'm not a Cop, I'm your Friend" Stroumboulopoulos.
"The LG Life's Good FilmFest has been an amazing experience," said Tim Barnes, Marketing Team Leader, LG Electronics Canada and Founder of the LG Life's Good FilmFest. "Our $100,000 winning HD short film 'Nuit Blanche' delivers an engaging, memorable story."
Director Manoukian said "Nuit Blanche" was budgeted @ $10,000.
In addition to Nuit Blanche, three HD short films were awarded secondary prizes of $10,000 as winners in their respective categories, including "I Love Rock and Roll" (Animation), "Life's Good...
- 1/30/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
LG Electronics reports that the 'LG Life's Good FilmFest', a high-definition (HD) short film festival, with entries from 21 countries, concludes with a 'Grand Finale' January 28, 2010 in Toronto @ the Mod Club Theatre.
Hosted by CBC's George "The Hour" Stroumboulopoulos, the ceremony will award one filmmaker $100,000, as determined by an attending panel including actress Jaime "Sin City" King, platinum-selling singer/songwriter K-os, Laurie May, Co-President, Maple Pictures, NBA Mvp Steve Nash (video link) and Tim Barnes, LG Electronics Canada.
"The goal of the LG Life's Good FilmFest was to create a film festival with no barriers to entry - regardless of experience, location or economic status," said Tim Barnes for LG.
"This borderless FilmFest is the perfect complement to the borderless LG HDTVs recently showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Life's Good when you combine the finest HD content with the finest HDTVs."
The event will...
Hosted by CBC's George "The Hour" Stroumboulopoulos, the ceremony will award one filmmaker $100,000, as determined by an attending panel including actress Jaime "Sin City" King, platinum-selling singer/songwriter K-os, Laurie May, Co-President, Maple Pictures, NBA Mvp Steve Nash (video link) and Tim Barnes, LG Electronics Canada.
"The goal of the LG Life's Good FilmFest was to create a film festival with no barriers to entry - regardless of experience, location or economic status," said Tim Barnes for LG.
"This borderless FilmFest is the perfect complement to the borderless LG HDTVs recently showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Life's Good when you combine the finest HD content with the finest HDTVs."
The event will...
- 1/23/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Hnr's Michael Stevens reporting from Toronto... Further to reports from TorontoFilm.Net, LG Electronics have announced their inaugural LG Life.s Good FilmFest, an HD short film festival, enlisting the support of Oscar-winning actor Jamie "Ray" Foxx for a launch event August 11 @ Toronto's Manulife Centre, Panorama Room. Foxx discussed his own experiences breaking into show business and helped to preview the festival for prospective filmmakers/news media. "There really is no other film festival like the LG Life.s Good FilmFest," said Tim Barnes, marketing director, LG Electronics Canada. "The concept is simple: an engaging HD short film festival with no entry fee and the chance to win incredible cash prizes. We.re absolutely thrilled that Jamie could join us to help launch the festival, as his amazing work in film, comedy and music really exemplifies the spirit and talent the FilmFest will no doubt attract."...
- 8/11/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
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