The Scarapist and the VDKUF Award
Friday, March 18, 2016
The Scarapist and the VDKUF Award
Read my personal account of discovering, and uncovering, "The Scarapist"™ victory and the Verein Deutscher Kritiker und Filmemacher, or VDKUF, Award!
The Scarapist and the VDKUF Award
The Scarapist and the VDKUF Award
Monday, March 14, 2016
"The Scarapist"™ wins best picture at Berlinale
"The Scarapist"™ has been awarded best picture by the Verein Deutscher Kritiker Und Filmemacher at Berlinale International Film Festival and European Film Market.
Indie thriller "The Scarapist"™ from
Seasons & a Muse Productions won the award for best picture from Verein
Deutscher Kritiker Und Filmemacher (VDKUF) at the 2016 Berlinale International
Film Festival and European Film Market (EFM). Based on a true story of
therapist abuse, "The Scarapist"™ stars Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Katy
Colloton and R. Michael Gull, and is directed by screenwriter Spicuzza and
Synthian Sharp.
"The Scarapist"™ screened at EFM on
February 12, following its limited release in Landmark Theatres. The VDKUF, an
association comprised of German critics and filmmakers, held its awards
ceremony on February 17.
In addition to the VDKUF Award presented to
"The Scarapist,"™ River Road Entertainment's production
"Seline," which also screened at EFM, was awarded best short film.
Director Luciano Silighini Garagnani and actresses Flavia Monteleone, Sara
Menassi and Sofia Bergamo were in attendance.
The VDKUF also awarded best actor to Thomas
Blanchard for "Préjudice." Michelle Rodriguez won the best actress
award for "Tomboy, A Revenger's Tale," also starring Sigourney
Weaver. The winner for best animated film was "Robinson Crusoe."
Director Danae Elon's "P.S. Jerusalem" was awarded best documentary,
and George Clooney received the award for lifetime achievement.
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Seasons & a Muse, Inc., founded in 1993, is a
seven division arts and entertainment corporation, which includes publishing,
product development, marketing and motion picture production.
Check out the trailer for "The Scarapist" starring Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Katy Colloton and R. Michael Gull
Check out the story first published in Cinema Italiano
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