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The 14th Method Fest Independent Film Festival 2020
Schedule
WESTFIELD FASHION SQUARE (TOP LEVEL)
14006 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91423
August 21-23 and August 26-30
2020
Schedule
WESTFIELD FASHION SQUARE (TOP LEVEL)
14006 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91423
August 21-23 and August 26-30
2020
PAST HONOREES
CONCEPT
Named for the "Stanislavski Method," which brought truth and realism to the world of acting, The Method Fest is the only major film festival in the U.S. that pays homage to the actor.
The Method Fest is truly The Actor's Film Festival, a festival of discovery, seeking breakout-acting performances of emerging stars and established actors in story-driven independent films.
OUR GOAL
The Method Fest takes great pride in being a Discovery festival, looking to help launch the works of young fresh filmmakers and to discover breakthrough performances by bold new actors. The festival has also taken great delight in sharing career-defining performances of established performers and in showcasing a few chosen well-known directors to screen at the festival. "We've prided ourselves on not just following other festivals’ lineups. We screen world premieres and true discoveries, mixed with a few top festival films, " said Don Franken, executive director of the Method Fest.
Copyright 2019 The Method Fest Independent Film Festival
Nominees & Winners
2020
* Winners
Nominees
Variety Jury Award, Best Feature Film
Party With Me
*Our Lady of the Nile
Being Dead
Once Upon A River
Stitches
1986
Defiance Fuel Geraldine Page Award for Best Actress, Feature Film
*Patrycja Planik, Lillian
Amanda Mugabezakig, Our Lady of the Nile
Allison Flanigan, Party Like Me
Erin Daniels, Beautiful Dreamer
Vicky Knight, Dirty God
Snezana Bogdanovic, Stitches
Elizabeth Marvel, Being Dead
John Garfield Award for Best Actor, Feature Film
Marc Mechaca, #Like,
Buddy Duress, Beware of Dog,
Tatiana Means, Once Upon A River
Linus Roache, Being Dead
Enno Hesse, Trish For Hostage
*Jackson Rathbone, The Wall of Mexico
Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Best Director Award
Atiq Rahimi, Our Lady of the Nile
Robyn August, Beautiful Dreamer
John Meyers, Being Dead
*Amy Glazer, Beautiful Dreamer
Sarah Rich, #Like
Lothar Herzog, 1986
Daily News Best Screenplay
Lillian
H0US3
1986
Party With Me
Scent of My Daughter
*Being Dead
Rise Brewing Co. Best Supporting Actor, Feature Film
Florian Hacke, Fish for The Hostage
Kevin Iso, Beware of Dog
*John Ashton, Once Upon A River
James Russo, Woe
Jorge Sesan, High Tide
*Louie Ozawa, Beautiful Dreamer
Esai Morales, The Wall of Mexico
Michael J. Henderson, Party With Me
Best Supporting Actress, Feature Film
Paula Knupling, Beware of Dog
Pauline Bression, Vagabonds
Kathryn Erbe, Being Dead
*Wendie Malick, Beautiful Dreamer
Breakout Acting Award
*Sarah Rich, #Like
Marysol Fertard, Vagabonds
Marina Vasilyeva, Beware of Dog
Marisol Sacramento, The Wall of Mexico
Kenaldi DelaCerna, Once Upon a River
Dakota Lustick, #Like
Variety Best Ensemble Cast
Our Lady of the Nile
Vagabonds, Party with Me
H0US3, The Wall of Mexico
The Outside Story
Beautiful Dreamer
*Party With Me
Stella Artois Maverick Award for Quality in a Low-Budget Feature Film
Party With Me
*Breaking Them Up
Seven Short Short Stories About Our Marriage
The Outside Story
Woe
Disrupted
Relentless
Best Foreign Language Film
Our Lady of the Nile
1986
*Scent of My Daughter
Beware of Dog
*Stitches
High Tide
Festival Director Award for Outstanding Performance
Brain Tyree Henry, The Outside Story
*Marina Vasileva, Beware of Dog
Gloria Carra, High Tide
Geoffrey Lower, Disrupted
Variety Audience Award, Feature Film
*Breaking Them Up
Daily News Audience Award, Short Film
*A Perfect Circle
Rising Star, Filmmaker Award
*Ben Senior, The Fall
Stephen Murphy, Relentless
Matthew Goodhue, Woe
Scott Dow, Breaking Them Up
Matthew Welsh, Disrupted
Jury Award, Best Short Film
Oleander
Koko Kids of Paris
*I’ll End Up in Jail
A Perfect Circle
Valerio’s Day Out
Paola Makes A Wish
Train Stop
Waiting For a Ride
Best Actress, Short Film
*Lou-Ann Zozime and Chaya Kama, KokoKids of Paris
Heather Allin, Chubby
*Beth Triffon and Sarah Noble Peck, Patricia
Ashley Williams, Meats
Hannah Gross, Moving
Rakefet Abergel, Boo
Best Actor, Short Film
Boon Pin Koh, Hello Alma
Martine Francke, I’ll End Up in Jail
Aus Greidanus, Sr., New Dutch Herring
Rico Graziano, Waiting for a Ride
*Joshua Nazaroff, Waiting for A Ride
BJ Averell, Patricia
Best Director, Short Film
*Kate Hackett, Oleander
Alexia Collette, KokoKids of Paris
Kimberly Wilming, Wendy Wilming, Shangri-LA
Erica Olson, Wing Night
Sonia K. Hadad, Exam
Peter Falls, Roadside
Festival Directors Award, Best Film
Stitches
Lillian
Once Upon a River
Our Lady of the Nile
*Party With Me
Being Dead
Beautiful Dreamer
Special Festival Directors Award, Best Ensemble Cast
*Vagabonds