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The 27th Boston Film Festival Award Winners

Best Documentary, How to Start a Revolution,
    Director Ruaridh Arrow

Best Short, La Migala, Director Jaime Dezcallar

Best Screenplay, Certainty, Mike O'Malley, Writer

Best Cinematography, Fort McCoy, Neil Lisk

Best Editing, Karen Lynn Weinberg, Certainty

Best Director, Aimee Lagos, 96 Minutes

Best Actress, Brittany Snow, 96 Minutes

Best Actor, Eric Schaeffer, After Fall, Winter

Best Ensemble Cast, Certainty

Audience Favorite, Take Me Home

Mass Impact Award, How to Start a Revolution

The 27th Boston Film Festival Program

There will be a week of diverse poignant features, documentaries and shorts. Multiple celebrities, directors, and producers will trek to Beantown to partake in the Q&A's following every film screening. Boston Native Mike O'Malley will hit the red carpet on Opening Night for the World Premiere of the film he penned "Certainty," directed by Peter Askin and starring Giancarlo Esposito, Tom Lipinski, Bobby Moynihan and Kristen Connolly (who will all attend) Adelaide Clemens, Tammy Blanchard and Valerie Harper. Returning to the BFF, director/actor/writer Eric Schaeffer's "After Fall, Winter" will be the second World Premiere on Opening Night. Check out the panel discussion on Saturday with actor/writer/director Sam Jaeger (Take Me Home, Parenthood); Keith Dorrington, Oscar® nominated writer producer of "The Fighter;" and Eric Schaeffer. Look for Brittany Snow and Christian Serratos who star in "96 Minutes" on Saturday along with Sam Jaeger's movie "Take Me Home," co-starring Amber Jaeger and Victor Garber. Sam and Amber will be on hand for Smith & Wollensky's Celebration to honor filmmakers and talent at the Back Bay Castle. Check out their special prix-fixe festival dinner offered on the menu in September. Sunday's Showcase includes former BU student actor Noah Bean in "The Pill" and Director Shira Piven's "Fully Loaded," produced by Adam McKay and brother Jeremy Piven. Academy Award® winning Director Alex Gibney is screening "Catching Hell" about sports scapegoats...yup Bill Buckner is featured.

Maria Menounos will host a sneak peak of the film she produced "Serial Buddies," with director Keven Undergaro. Boston Filmmakers Night begins with the World Premiere of "Give Me A Shot of Anything: House Calls To the Homeless" which follows Boston street doctor Jim O'Connell as well as a documentary by local director Bess Kargman "First Position." HBO and Susan B. Komen host a special screening of "The Education of Dee Dee Ricks." A moving documentary that shines a light on the great disparity in health care between the rich and poor in America, where millions who are uninsured don't have the means or access to fight this terrible disease. A few World Premiere Documentaries not to be missed "Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White," narrated by Martin Sheen; "How to Start a Revolution" about Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gene Sharp who is the world's leading expert on non-violent revolution. Equally fascinating is "The Rescuers" chronicling heroes who defied the Nazis and their own governments to save countless Jews by Emmy-winning
director Michael King.

Here's a shout out to all Students and young art enthusiasts, Wednesday Night is College Night. A Special Screening of "Fort McCoy" based on a true story starring Eric Stoltz, Andy Hirsch, Camryn Manheim, Lyndsy Fonseca and Johnny Pacar along with director Kate Connor. She will conduct an engaging Q&A with Hirsch. The evening will also have the World Premiere of "Trouble with the Truth," starring Lea Thompson and John Shea who will both attend and participate in a Q&A. Fans of "Glee" will want to check out "Thespians" which follows high school thespian troupes. Closing Night Films and parties will be announced in the next week.

"A few years ago I was thrilled to be invited to show my film 'Death in Love' at the Boston Film Festival. The overall selection was excellent, and the audience was open and appreciative. The festival provided us with a great stay in a beautiful city, and I would be happy to return when I have another film that makes the cut."

— Boaz Yakin; "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," co-writer screenplay; "Death in Love," director & screenplay; "Remember the Titans," director.

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