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festivals across the globe, such as Mostra Internacional de Filmes de Escolas de Cinem (Portugal), Cinemusica (Brazil), West
Virginia FILMmakers Festival (USA), Skena Up OInternational Students Film & Theatre Festival (Kosovo), and Festival de Cinema
Universitário de Alagoas (Brazil). Cantarino directed, wrote, produced, edited, and composed music for this short film. On-set,
Cantarino worked with actor Bruno Dubeux, who stars in The Passenger and was a Best Supporting Actor nominee at the Los
Angeles Brazilian Film Festival last year.
GIFT directed by Michael Curtis (USA)
A young girl must confront a boy’s darkest demons as she struggles to free him from his troubled past. Gift has been recognized at several film festivals— Isle of Wight Film Festival, Santa Monica Indie Film Fest, FirstGlance Film Festival, Orlando Film
Festival, Savannah Film Festival, Napa Valley Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Depth of Field Int’l Film
Festival, and Festival de Cannes (May 2015)—as an official selection. In addition, Gift was honored with a number of awards,
Independent Short Film at CINE Golden Eagle, Award of Excellence (Short Film) and Award of Excellence (Trailer) at Best Shorts
Competition, Award of Excellence (Short Film) and Award of Excellence (Directing) at the Accolade Awards. Film festivals and
awards are nothing new to Curtis, as he has accumulated over 100 creative award recognizing his skills, including directing and
editing.
I’M IN THE CORNER WITH THE BLUEBELLS directed by Ako Mitchell (UK)
Half-siblings Julie and Ricardo meet for the first time and find themselves dealing with an unwanted case of genetic sexual attraction. I’m in the Corner with the Bluebells, Mitchell’s first directing project, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival