Festivals & Awards
Update: watch this great little review from the festival director on instagram: Christina Raia’s GAME BRUNCH: A first look!
We’re excited to announce that our newest short, fantastical farce “Game Brunch,” will be premiering in Horrible Imaginings Film Festival’s Campfire Tales from February 26th through 28th. And writer/director Christina will be doing a virtual Q&A.
Watch the film if you haven't yet: https://www.congestedcat.com/affliction. "Affliction" screened at 10 festivals in 2020, which was bittersweet because we never got to see the film on a big screen with a live audience. But one perk of festivals going virtual this year is that many of our Q&A's were recorded. Here's a recap of some of the great discussions we had with festival moderators.
See links to the full conversations below.
Horrible Imaginings Film Festival: https://vimeo.com/488231370/86718d54f7
Revolution Me Film Festival: https://vimeo.com/491870347/8cf1a390f0
Indigo Moon Film Festival: https://vimeo.com/491868804/58e5f9717c
Imagine This Women's Film Festival: https://bit.ly/34koTyC
Also, since Christina wasn’t writing festival recaps and sharing audience comments in them the way she normally would, here’s a collection of screenshots of audience reactions we saw throughout the film’s virtual run instead.
Christina was honored with The Black Feather Award at Blackbird Film Festival over the weekend. The award is given to a filmmaker who reflects the inclusive values Blackbird stands for and embodies the spirit of the festival. Typically, Black Feather Award winners are festival alumni who remain engaged and continue to show their support year after year. Watch the announcement video below for some sweet words from the festival director
Specializing in genre movies by marginalized filmmakers, RevengeFest exists primarily to champion films made by BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Non-Binary and Female creators. We’re grateful to have “Affliction” screen in Revenge Fest next Friday October 30th!
UPDATE: The film ended up being the runner-up in both categories!
We’re so honored to have “Affliction” nominated for Best Dramatic Short Film and Best Director Short Film at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival! Thanks so much to the judges and the team behind the festival!
