Contrast Film: Short film "Down this Road" wins the Jury Prize in Hawaii
The short film «Down this Road» by Vinz Feller and the two advertising executives Ivan Madeo and Urs Frey won the Jury Prize on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at the 2011 Honolulu Film Awards in Hawaii. This continues the success of Swiss short films at U.S. film festivals.
Back in February, "Down this Road" was honored with the Stellar Award in Fiction at the Black Maria Film Festival in New Jersey Werbewoche.ch reported). Since then, the winning film has been on a US tour with over 70 cinema screenings. In April, the short film also took part in the competition at the renowned Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The Tribeca Film Festival was founded nine years ago by acting legend Robert De Niro and producer Jahne Rosenthal and is now one of the largest independent film festivals in the USA.
The short film "Down this Road" tells the story of 12-year-old Rodney's touching attempt to get closer to his reclusive father and restore the family's emotional balance after the death of his little brother.
Responsible at Contrast Film: Vinz Feller (director), Paul Leo (screenplay), Martin Ahlgren (cinematographer), Aaron Yanes (editor), Dennis Haggerty (sound editor), Vincent Gillioz (music composer), Paul Calderon, Brandon Ratcliff and Delissa Reynolds (actors), Ivan Madeo and Urs Frey (executive producers).
