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Accolades

  • In the best selling "Dummies" book series, "FILMMAKING FOR DUMMIES" names Showcase Entertainment as one of the top 10 foreign distributors, along with Miramax and New Line.

  • SCREEN INTERNATIONAL recently ranked US based foreign sales companies in its Issue #1149. Showcase Entertainment was listed as having one of the best reputations in the industry. The article in substance is as follows:

    RANK AND SALE
    Ever wonder which US-based foreign sales outfits enjoy the best reputations in the industry? In an attempt to answer that question, veteran Los Angeles entertainment attorney Mark Litwak has just published preliminary results for his Filmmaker's Clearinghouse, a Web site devoted to disseminating information about distributor performance. Independent film-makers were asked to assess the companies on a scale of one to five, judging them on such criteria as the quality of marketing materials and the timeliness of producer reports and payments. Among those scoring high overall marks were Amazing Movies, Overseas FilmGroup, Showcase Entertainment and Lakeshore International.

    • Festivals

    Showcase attends many of the major film festivals each year including the Sundance Film Festival. In addition to acquiring films at such festivals, Showcase often has titles competing in the festivals. Recent examples include:

  • My Suicidal Sweetheart

    Grand Jury Prize - Best Picture - Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay - Sacramento International Film Festival
    Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking-Acting - Newport Beach Film Festival
    Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor - Trenton Film Festival
    Best Feature Film - Magnolia Film Festival
    Best Actor, Best Score - California Independent Film Festival


  • The Misadventures of Victor Arnet

    Official Selection Santa Barbara International Film Festival
    Official Selection Cinequest International Film Festival
    Official Selection Newport Beach Film Festival
    Official Selection Jacksonville Film Festival
    Official Selection USA Film Festival Dallas
    Official Selection Temecula Valley International Film Festival


  • Graves End

    Best Feature Chicago Horrow Film Festival
    Best Feature SHOCKERFEST International Film Festival
    Best Picture Indy Horror Film Festival


  • Dallas 362

    Critics' Award at the CineVegas International Film Festival
    Official Selection at the Discovery Toronto International Film Festival
    Official Selection at the Starz! Denver International Film Festival
    Official Selection at the London International BFI Film Festival

  • Bachelorman

    Best Feature (Jury Award) at the Annapolis (Maryland) Film Festival (2003)
    Best Feature (Jury Award) at the Los Angeles Valley Film Festival (2003)
    Attendees at the 2003 Palm Beach International Film Festival, voted Bachelorman winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature.

    The jury awards for both Best Feature and Best Actor (David DeLuise) at the 2003 INDIEFEST in Chicago went to Bachelorman.

    BachelorMan won the Audience Award for Best Feature a the highly respected 2003 DANCES WITH FILMS Festival in Los Angeles.

    Festival guru CHRIS GORE of FILM THREAT rates the San Diego International as one of the top five film festivals in the world. BachelorMan took the award for 2003 BEST SCREENPLAY.

    At the 2003 Fort Myers International Film Festival, BachelorMan won the DIRECTOR'S CHOICE Award for Best Feature and David DeLuise took home BEST ACTOR honors.

    Just outside Atlanta, The Dahlonega Film Festival gave BachelorMan The AUDIENCE AWARD for Best Feature and BEST ACTOR to David DeLuise.

    The Jury Award for BEST COMEDY at the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival just outside Los Angeles was won by BachelorMan.

    At the ARPA International Film Festival in Los Angeles, Rodney Lee Conover, Jeff Hause & Dave Hines won for BEST SCREENPLAY as well as the Audience Award for BEST FEATURE for BachelorMan.

  • Mind Games

    Best Screenplay at the DIY Film Festival
    Palm Beach International Film Festival (March 25-30, 2003)
    Hollywood Black Film Festival (April 3-10, 2003)

  • Deranged

    Deranged Star JoBeth Williams has won three acting awards for her portrayal in the film - the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at Worldfest Houston; a "Best Actress" award for her performance in the film at the New York International Independent Film Festival and the "Excellence in Acting" at the Big Bear Film Festival.

    WINNER - Best feature, WORLDFEST, HOUSTON 2002
    WINNER - Audience Award Best Feature, Downstream Filmfestival Decatur Ga. 2003
    WINNER- Best Directing, WORLDFEST, HOUSTON 2002
    WINNER - Best Comedy, NY INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FF 2002
    WINNER - EXCELLENCE in ACTING, BIG BEAR FF 2002, JO BETH WILLIAMS
    Official Entry Cinquest, San Jose Film Festival.

  • Prince of Light

    Prince of Light is a contender for the first new Oscar category in 20 years - Feature Length Animation. Watch out "Shrek" and move over "Monsters, Inc."
    Santa Clarita Film Festival, 2000 - Best Animation Film

  • Pendulum

    Best Dramatic Feature at the Deep Ellum Film Festival
    Official selection of the Hollywood Film Festival
    Official selection of the Marco Island Film Festival
    Nationwide release scheduled for February 28, 2002 under the City
    Heat Productions and Artisan Entertainment labels on DVD and VHS.
    "Pendulum" will be available at Blockbuster, Hollywood Video and a variety of video rental stores.

  • The Tomorrow Man - "The Tomorrow Man" was nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best New Live Action Video Premiere Movie at the 2001 Video Premiere Awards (October 2001). The film won BEST DIRECTOR. Worldfest Houston International Film Festival winner - Gold Award

  • The Sky Is Falling - South By Southwest Film Festival, Austin, Texas, March 2000

  • Kissed by an Angel

    Los Angeles International Film Festival
    Heartland Film Festival winner - Heartland Award

  • Sex & Bullets - Texas Film Festival 2000 Feature Division

  • Hugo Pool - Premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival

  • George B. - In competition at many festivals including the following:

    1997 Sundance Film Festival
    Ourense Film Festival, Spain (Nov '97)
    Greece International Film Festival (Sep '97)
    Montreal World Film Festival (Aug '97)
    Santa Barbara Film Festival (Mar '97)
    First Look Festival, New York (Dec '96)

  • Cries Of Silence - Winner Best Picture and Best Actress at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy and competed in the Seattle International Film Festival, the Mill Valley International Film Festival and the Palm Beach International Film Festival.

  • Dogtown

    Munich International Film Festival
    Montreal World Film Festival
    Popcorn Film Festival in Sweden
    Chicago International Film Festival
    Slamdance - Park City, Utah
    Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
    St. Louis Film Festival
    Denver International Film Festival

  • River Made to Drown In

    Hampton's International Film Festival - World Premiere (Oct 1997)
    Sao Paulo International Film Festival - International Premiere (Nov 1997)

  • The Fence

    Munich Film Festival - Special Jury Prize (1997)
    Houston World Film Festival - Gold Award Best Dramatic Feature (1996)

  • Sex and the Other Man

    Prague Interational Film Festival (1996)
    Montreal International Film Festival (1996)
    Cairo International Film Festival (1996)
    Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival - Winner Golden Palm Award, Best U.S. Independent, President's Award

  • A Gun, A Car, A Blonde

    Seattle International Film Festival
    Slamdance International Film Festival
    AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival
    South by Southwest Film Festival
    Breckenridge Festival of Film
    Seguaro Film Festival - Audience Award

  • River Red

    Vienna Film Festival (1998)

  • Frog and Wombat

    Mill Valley Film Festival - Opening night film for the Children's Film Festival (Oct 1998)
    Peachtree International Film Festival, Atlanta (Oct 1998)
    Temecula Valley International Film Festival - Winner of Rising Star Award to Katie Stuart and Emily Lipoma (Sep 1998)
    Laguna Beach Film Festival (Oct 1998)
    22nd Annual Atlanta Film Festival - First children's film ever accepted for competition (Jun 1998)
    16th Annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (Apr 1998)
    Santa Clarita International Film Festival - Runner Up Best Comedy Feature (Feb 1998)
    Rhode Island International Film Festival (August 1998)
    Brekenridge International Film Festival, Colorado (Sept 1998)




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