2011 Downbeach Film Festival Winners
2011 Downbeach Film Festival Winners
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- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Giorgio Serafini worked with actors such as Jena Malone, Terrence Howard, Roy Scheider, Peter Bogdanovich, William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd, Jean Smart, Esai Morales, Wesley Snipes, Natalia Dyer, Dolph Lundgren, Billy Zane and Sean Patrick Flanery. He has directed and/or written for companies such as CBS, Sony, Lionsgate, EOne, Voltage Pictures, Canal+, RAI and Mediaset.
Giorgio was born in Brussels, Belgium from Italian parents. He moved to the States in 1994 and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their son. He has directed more than 100 hours of TV prime-time drama in Europe. He achieved considerable success with the period TV series "Orgoglio" (Pride). The first season was seen by an average of 13 million viewers per episode with a peak of 23 million. To this date, he has written and/or directed 35 feature films or TV series and produced 11. His latest screenplay "The Truth About La Dolce Vita" was selected at the Venice Film Festival 2020. "Senior Moment" was released March 26, 2021 theatrically and VOD by Screen Media. It was in the Top 10 VOD charts for 2 weeks and had a theatre run of 8 weeks. He is in development as the Show-Runner/Writer of the TV series "The Rebel Queen" to be shot in 2024.Best Feature / Best Drama (Johnny's Gone)
Best Director- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Joseph is a two-time New York Emmy Award winning Writer/Producer/Director. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, he co-writes his films with his brother, former New York Police Officer, Billy Pepitone. Together they have written the award-winning independent films Stuck in the Middle and The Jersey Devil. They are the nephews of former New York Yankee first baseman Joe Pepitone.Best Comedy- Editor
- Producer
- Director
Carlos Duhaime is known for Stuck in the Middle (2011), Happy Ending (2017) and Lost Generation (2017).Best Comedy- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Donna Roman Hernandez is known for Fallen Blue Heroes (2010), Street Justice (2009) and Newark Street Preachers (2008).Best Of Fest: Documentary / Best Documentary: Short (Fallen Blue Heroes)- Penelope Lagos is known for Stuck in the Middle (2011), Madcap Mabel (2010) and The Undesirables (2021).Best Actress
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
New York native Keith Collins is an award winning actor, producer and advocate. Collins has starred in and produced numerous feature films and has also worked alongside multiple Academy Award and Emmy winners and nominees. Over the years, Collins has appeared in diverse projects spanning film, television, national print advertisements, commercials and media publications.
Most recently, Collins starred in and produced the award winning 2019 thriller, The Samaritans which has been distributed by VIVA Pictures and available on all major VOD platforms. Collins also starred in and produced the horror / thriller The Evangelist which signed for distribution with ITN Films & Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released worldwide in 2017. Collins was the lead in the comedy film's The Jersey Devil & The Coffee Shop as well as the horror/thrillers Awake in the Woods, Gravedigger and The Meat Puppet a film (Collins created, starred and produced; was awarded best actor in a feature film at the 2012 Atlantic City Cinefest Film Festival) all of these films were distributed worldwide in 2015. Collins' latest project "Rock, Paper, Scissors" a suspenseful thriller is currently in post production.
Collins' additional film credits include the national theatrically released film Games People Play: New York (a memorable role where his character has Tourette Syndrome), Stuck in the Middle, Echelon 8, controversial film O.B.A.M Nude, theatrically released An Affirmative Act, The Life Zone, The Great Fight, Little Big Boy, A Fight For Survival, international released film Avantgarde, Reunion 108 and many more.
Collins appeared in a nationally televised Coors Light commercial alongside basketball legend Charles Barkley, has been featured on Sex & the City and the soap Guiding Light. He also had a recurring role on Fuse TV The F List.
Collins was the face of underwear line "Play" and was featured nationally in 2006. He has also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Wilke Rodriguez, Ron Chereskin, French Connection and Nike. He has been featured in numerous national fashion and industry magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glamour, Surface, Gotham, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Ocean Drive, DNR, Vegas, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, & Show Business Weekly.
Collins has also been billed as one of NYC's former top celebrity party promoters and A-list event planner. He is the founder of KCM, Inc. and has been named in national publications and gossip columns such as New York Post's Page Six, The New York Daily News' Confidential and Rush & Molloy.
Keith Collins is an advocate for Tourette Syndrome and brings this disorder to light by sharing his own personal struggles with the disorder.Best Actor: Short- Director
- Writer
- Visual Effects
Jack Skyyler. Jack-of-all-Trades: Producer, Director, Writer, Gaffer, Cinematographer, and Visual Effects Artist. Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA from Wells College, studied Independent Film, Quantum Physics, and Artificial Intelligence. Won a REMI and 2 Best Director awards for his first feature Hitting the Wall. And founded Dear Skyyler Productions, a bi-coastal production company with everything from 4K cameras to state of the art editing systems.Best Director / Best New Director- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
LaDon Drummond is an award winning actress and screenwriter. Born and raised in Texas, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Texas State University. In 1994, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in Hollywood.
Her first acting job was in CBS's mini-series: "The Siege at Ruby Ridge", directed by Roger Young. During the late nineties, LaDon appeared on shows such as "Days of Our Lives", "The Practice" and "Any Day Now". She continued to hone her craft while performing on various LA stages. In 2001, LaDon received critical acclaim for her leading role in "Flirting With Morty", at The Company of Angels. The late, great Mr. Blackwell reviewed, "I was completely overcome by LaDon Drummond's performance as Baby and I guarantee that she will become a major star very soon. There were times I thought of Lana Turner."
In 2002, LaDon met Italian director/writer, Giorgio Serafini. They married in 2004 and together formed a production company, West Arts, in 2007. Their first collaboration is a short film "War", written by Giorgio. LaDon plays a US soldier in Iraq. The film was selected to numerous festivals and can be found as a feature on the DVD of "The Good War", starring Roy Schieder.
In 2008, the couple were on location in Torino, Italy, where Giorgio was directing an Italian television series, "Il Bene e il male". On June 4th, LaDon's birthday, she gave birth to their son, Johnny Sinclair.
West Arts with Smile Production released the feature film "Johnny's Gone", in 2010. The film toured the festival circuit worldwide receiving eight awards and four nominations, of which LaDon was awarded Best Actress and Best Screenplay. West Arts with Barter Films released another award-winner with the documentary "Sin Fronteras/Without Borders", in 2014. LaDon narrates the delicate story of what happens to the Mexican deported once they are sent back home.
LaDon and Giorgio reside in Los Angeles with their son, Johnny, who is also an actor.
Her film work is credited alongside William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd, Jean Smart, Esai Morales, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lungren, Billy Zane, Peter Bogdanovich, Dylan McDermott and Annie Potts.Best Actress