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Jared Milrad, Founder and President
A Show For A Change, Inc.
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A SHOW FOR A CHANGE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AUGUST 2020 AWARD WINNERS FOR SOCIAL IMPACT FILMS
Los Angeles, CA – October 1, 2020 – A Show For A Change today announced several winners for its monthly global film festival, celebrating social impact films from around the world. The awarded films include projects from around the world and were created by numerous celebrated filmmakers.
“We’re proud to recognize these powerful films that advance the social causes of our time,” said Jared Milrad, founder and president of A Show For A Change. “Our festival continues to attract a strong diversity of socially conscious films from around the world. This month’s awarded films address timely causes, including racial justice, immigration and criminal justice.”
This month’s winners include:
● Social Impact Award: Precursor Directed by Manolo Campos.
What if we talked? What if we listened? Precursor is a film that confronts the uncomfortable conversations in relation to prejudice, power, and patriotism. It offers a vision of what could be if two individuals with opposing viewpoints decided to listen. Watch the trailer here!
● Creativity Award: Her Place Directed by Gustavo Garcia Solares.
Vanessa tells us to our face what her place in this world is. Watch the trailer here!
● Storytelling Award: Out of View Directed by Stephanie Hazel.
Inspired by true events. Set & filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic as it is unfolding. 'Out of View' follows Kiera, a woman who unknowingly documents her escalating abuse via video logs.
● Cinematography Award: By the Lit(t)er Directed by Flavia Reinhard.
It is well known that we have to save the oceans because they are full of plastic waste. But what about the waters in Switzerland? Little is spoken or reported about this. "Lit(t)erweise" / (By the Lit(t)er) is a documentary web series that deals with littering in Swiss waters. An underestimated local topic that also has global impacts. A professional fisherman, a waste diver and an environmental activist, three people who are actively doing something about waste in Swiss waters or are affected by it, lead through the problem. Watch the trailer here!
"It's incredibly humbling to receive an award for a work that we created out of necessity. Honest discourse about difficult topics like America's racial divide seem so scarce these days. Co-writer Cory McCants and I shared a vision of what could be if people decided to listen, and director Manolo Campos beautifully brought that vision to life. To be honored with the Social Impact Award is validation that our message resonates with others, and that gives us hope for the future."
– Precursor Team
'We are so honoured to have won the 'Storytelling Award'. We absolutely love what 'A Show For A Change' stands for and the impact it has as a festival. Throughout lockdown domestic abuse killings have doubled worldwide and charity helplines have been overwhelmed in the UK. We created this film to raise awareness of the importance & urgency of the issue of domestic abuse. We want to give this film as much visibility as possible in order to awaken communities to what is going on, help as many people as we can and save lives. We are so thankful for the platform your festival and this award presents to be able to do this.'
– Out of View Team
“We are so thrilled about this award. As a team, we wanted to spread this important message and it makes us very happy to know that a festival like this exists, that the voices of so many, represented in Vanessa's are being heard in places we never thought possible. We truly believe the power that filmmaking has to convey messages that, if not completely, can for a while make us think and feel like we are in someone else's shoes. May film making with a conscience continue to deliver strong and important messages! And may more spaces like this one continue to project those into broader audiences!”
– Her Place Team
“My film was made as a final thesis at the Zurich University of the Arts. The subject resulted from my personal passion for oceans and lakes and the knowledge of their importance for mankind and the environment. As my debut work, it motivates me very much to see that both the content and the cinematic quality of my work are recognized by third parties to such an extent that it is even enough for an award on the other side of the world.
Many thanks for this.”
– Flavia Reinhard, Director of By the Lit(t)er
A Show For A Change invites filmmakers who share a passion for changing the world through the power of storytelling to submit to our monthly film festival. We seek diverse, engaging stories that address societal, environmental, and cultural issues. To apply for our next film festival, filmmakers can submit their projects by September 29, 2020 using this link: https://filmfreeway.com/ashowforachange
About A Show For A Change Film Festival
With 400+ global submissions, A Show For A Change has awarded some of the most creative, groundbreaking, and inspiring stories highlighting social issues since launching its monthly festival in December 2017. The company’s mission is to celebrate socially impactful films through the art of storytelling and advocate for enduring social change. It embraces films that challenge the status quo and stand up for urgent causes like human rights, animal rights, and the environment.
Learn more about our current projects and monthly global film festival at ashowforachange.com
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