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Gen Art Film Festival Awards Announced
The jury and audience award winners at the 2nd Annual Gen Art Film Festival were announced on June 27 during closing night festivities. The Acura Grand Jury prize for shorts was awarded to Joe Wein for Goldfish, which was screened on Opening Night. Joe thanked Acura and the Festival for the $5,000 prize via video feed. The Acura Grand Jury prize for features was presented to Brian Hecker for Bart Got a Room, which also premiered on Opening Night. Brian, who had also returned to LA, accepted the $10,000 prize via speakerphone. The coveted audience award was also announced after all the last votes were tallied at the theater. Joe Wein collected this award for Goldfish and Mark Webber accepted the audience award for favorite feature, Explicit Ills.
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Daily Festival Blog
Missed a night at the fest or just feeling a bit foggy and need a refresher? Check out Stuart Ross's daily blog to get your daily dose of all the festival action.
Night 1 - Monday June 23rd - Part 1 Bart Got A Room preceded by Goldfish, party at Ravenswood Billboard Factory
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Night 1 - Monday June 23rd - Part 2 Bart Got A Room preceded by Goldfish, party at Ravenswood Billboard Factory
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Night 2 - Tuesday June 24th The Last Word preceded by The Art of Stalking, party at Zed451
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Night 3 - Wednesday, June 25th""> The Living Wake preceded by Hollywood Jerome, party at Landmark
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Current TV promo for festival
Our friends at Current TV are excited about the 2nd Annual Gen Art Chicago Film Festival . . . check out what they have to say in the video below: