Glenn Close Film "Pax" Wins Best Documentary Award at Lady Filmmakers Film Festival

Online, October 20, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Santa Monica, The 2nd Annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival had a wonderful weekend with quadruple the ticket sales and attendance from the first event last year which exceeded festival organizer's expectations! It was an action-packed weekend of films, parties, and industry panels!

The festival was attended by Producer Stephen Gyllenhaal and Director Kathleen Man of "Lychee Thieves", and Actor Orson Bean of "Piano Fingers" amongst the festival films' cast and crew participating this year.

Award winning films include: Best Documentary: "Pax" Directed by Glenn Close and Sarah Harvey ; narrated by Glenn Close. Best of the Festival award goes to "Butterfly Circus" written by husband and wife team Rebekah & Joshua Weigel, directed by Joshua Weigel. Special Jury Selection Film winners include: "Red Fish" with David Lynch, Directed by Andreia Vigo; and "Tired of Being Funny" Directed by Rodrigo Garcia, starring John Mahoney and Lily Taylor; "Something Special" Directed by Kristi Simkins and Produced by Barrie Osborne.

The festival screened three feature films out of competition and definitely going places; "Jucy", a "Womance Comedy", premiered recently at the Toronto International Film Festival and is giving us a sneak peak/ charity screening, "Angel Camouflaged" is a brand new "Rock and Roll Drama" feature starring James Brolin, Dilana Robichaux, and Carlos Bernard. Our 3rd Feature is from Ireland, "One Hundred Mornings" , "Drama", about the breakdown of civilization as we know it.

Panelists included Sherry Sims, CSA (Hannah Montana and Oliver Stone Films), Jeremy Gordon, CSA (We Bought A Zoo and Last Air Bender), Alyson Fouse (Scary Movie 2 and Wanda Sykes Show), Rodney Barnes (Boondocks, and Everybody Hates Chris), and Karen Graci (Mother and Child and Tired of Being Funny).

The primary goal of the festival is to recognize and empower lady filmmakers from all ethnic, religious, national, and sexually oriented communities. Films from Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Ireland, Germany, Brazil, France, Spain, England, Canada, and Switzerland just to name a few. The festival included a "Halloween Teaser" Block with world premiering film "U-2074" Directed by Aya Tanimura. "U-2074" wins best of category. The Family Friendly block with "Martha" Directed by Katja Straub wins best of category. Films screened have at least one woman in the role of writer, director, cinematographer, producer, editor, or production designer.

"We're thrilled to announce the award winning films for the Second Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in recognition and celebration of the tremendous contribution of women to film the world over. We are so very lucky to have been able to keep the bar high," said Patricia DiSalvo Viayra, Festival Director & Founder.

The Lady Filmmakers Film Festival this festival highlighted a variety of cultures and world-views. While the festival will celebrate films and filmmakers for the entertainment value and dramatic work they bring to the medium, a number of the films selected will also bring awareness to relevant social issues and challenges women the world over are currently facing.

The Lady Filmmakers Film Festival raised money and awareness to the local women's charity Mary Magdalene Project, a charity that helps destitute women. The festival also promoted Glenn Close's charity Bring Change 2 Mind.

For more information on the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival, bios on the festival organizers, sponsors, and complete list of award winners, please visit www.ladyfilmmakers.com.

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Award winning films include: Best Documentary: "Pax" Directed by Glenn Close and Sarah Harvey ; narrated by Glenn Close. Best of the Festival award goes to "Butterfly Circus" written by husband and wife team Rebekah & Joshua Weigel, directed by Joshua Weigel. Special Jury Selection Film winners include: "Red Fish" with David Lynch, Directed by Andreia Vigo; and "Tired of Being Funny" Directed by Rodrigo Garcia, starring John Mahoney and Lily Taylor; "Something Special" Directed by Kristi Simkins and Produced by Barrie Osborne.

The festival screened three feature films out of competition and definitely going places; "Jucy", a "Womance Comedy", premiered recently at the Toronto International Film Festival and is giving us a sneak peak/ charity screening, "Angel Camouflaged" is a brand new "Rock and Roll Drama" feature starring James Brolin, Dilana Robichaux, and Carlos Bernard. Our 3rd Feature is from Ireland, "One Hundred Mornings" , "Drama", about the breakdown of civilization as we know it.

Panelists included Sherry Sims, CSA (Hannah Montana and Oliver Stone Films), Jeremy Gordon, CSA (We Bought A Zoo and Last Air Bender), Alyson Fouse (Scary Movie 2 and Wanda Sykes Show), Rodney Barnes (Boondocks, and Everybody Hates Chris), and Karen Graci (Mother and Child and Tired of Being Funny).

The primary goal of the festival is to recognize and empower lady filmmakers from all ethnic, religious, national, and sexually oriented communities. Films from Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Ireland, Germany, Brazil, France, Spain, England, Canada, and Switzerland just to name a few. The festival included a "Halloween Teaser" Block with world premiering film "U-2074" Directed by Aya Tanimura. "U-2074" wins best of category. The Family Friendly block with "Martha" Directed by Katja Straub wins best of category. Films screened have at least one woman in the role of writer, director, cinematographer, producer, editor, or production designer.

"We're thrilled to announce the award winning films for the Second Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in recognition and celebration of the tremendous contribution of women to film the world over. We are so very lucky to have been able to keep the bar high," said Patricia DiSalvo Viayra, Festival Director & Founder.

The Lady Filmmakers Film Festival this festival highlighted a variety of cultures and world-views. While the festival will celebrate films and filmmakers for the entertainment value and dramatic work they bring to the medium, a number of the films selected will also bring awareness to relevant social issues and challenges women the world over are currently facing.

The Lady Filmmakers Film Festival raised money and awareness to the local women's charity Mary Magdalene Project, a charity that helps destitute women. The festival also promoted Glenn Close's charity Bring Change 2 Mind.

For more information on the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival, bios on the festival organizers, sponsors, and complete list of award winners, please visit www.ladyfilmmakers.com.

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