Swirled within the cacophony of major media news items coming out of the just wrapped-up annual San Diego Comic-Con, there is also the news of the winners of the convention’s Independent Film Festival. Nearly 50 films were screened over four days in an enormous screening room at the Marriott Marquis Hotel next door to San Diego’s convention center.
Awards were given out based upon the genre screening blocks that the film festival is organized into. Winner of the Best Action Adventure Film award was the first film screened at the festival, The Debt Collector, directed by Alan David Morgan, which was a Morgan’s thesis film produced at the American Film Institute.
In addition to the genre-based awards, there was one Judges Award, which was given to the Polish animated film Paths of Hate, directed by Damian Nenow. The film, which depicts a stunning aerial dogfight, also won the Best Animated Film award.
Awards were given out based upon the genre screening blocks that the film festival is organized into. Winner of the Best Action Adventure Film award was the first film screened at the festival, The Debt Collector, directed by Alan David Morgan, which was a Morgan’s thesis film produced at the American Film Institute.
In addition to the genre-based awards, there was one Judges Award, which was given to the Polish animated film Paths of Hate, directed by Damian Nenow. The film, which depicts a stunning aerial dogfight, also won the Best Animated Film award.
- 7/25/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
I’m a big ol’ sucker for western/horror hybrids, though not many filmmakers seem to understand how to blend the two genres in a way that retains their respective strengths. Judging from the dark little trailer embedded below, director Alan David Morgan seems to know exactly what he’s doing with “The Debt Collector”, an atmospheric little number about a gunslinger-turned-debt collector who ends up helping a little girl he orphaned. The flick looks a lot better than my weak little synopsis may suggest. All apologies. Here’s a better summary, courtesy of Quiet Earth: Set in the 1930s, the film follows Hoovy Nash, an aging gunslinger who has re-invented himself as a debt collector for the bank; collecting by any means possible. When a collection goes awry a little girl is left orphaned and Hoovy sets out to try to help her. Saving this girl could be his way into heaven,...
- 7/1/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
San Diego’s annual Comic-Con is mostly known for its major media spectacles, displays and panel discussions by major mainstream Hollywood studios and distributors. Lesser known is the Independent Film Festival that is hosted by and runs concurrently with the larger convention on July 21-24.
The film festival runs in a large meeting room at the Marriott Marquis Hotel and Marina, located right next door to the convention center. Each day kicks off with a “Film School” panel discussion at 10:00 a.m., then packs the late morning, all afternoon and night with independent films from all over the world.
Screenings are blocked by genre, such as Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi, Horror, Animation and Documentary. There’s also an awards presentation on the 24th, with repeat screenings of the winning films.
One of the highlights of this year’s Cci-iff is the screening of Waylon Bacon‘s fantastic and disturbing short film Help Wanted,...
The film festival runs in a large meeting room at the Marriott Marquis Hotel and Marina, located right next door to the convention center. Each day kicks off with a “Film School” panel discussion at 10:00 a.m., then packs the late morning, all afternoon and night with independent films from all over the world.
Screenings are blocked by genre, such as Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi, Horror, Animation and Documentary. There’s also an awards presentation on the 24th, with repeat screenings of the winning films.
One of the highlights of this year’s Cci-iff is the screening of Waylon Bacon‘s fantastic and disturbing short film Help Wanted,...
- 6/28/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The last time there was any sort of update on Alan David Morgan's supernatural western The Debt Collector, the film had been awarded an AFI Production Grant and the producers were looking for additional funding to complete the film. I'm assuming that's old news since the film has been playing a number of low-key festivals and was recently scheduled for "Comic-Con International: San Diego Independent Film Festival" (Cci-iff, a festival I didn't even know existed until recently).
Set in the 1930s, the film follows Hoovy Nash, an aging gunslinger who has re-invented himself as a debt collector for the bank; collecting by any means possible. "When a collection goes awry a little girl is left orphaned and Hoovy sets out to try to help her. Saving this girl could be his way into heaven, or it might just be his ticket straight to hell."
The Debt Collector sounds promising...
Set in the 1930s, the film follows Hoovy Nash, an aging gunslinger who has re-invented himself as a debt collector for the bank; collecting by any means possible. "When a collection goes awry a little girl is left orphaned and Hoovy sets out to try to help her. Saving this girl could be his way into heaven, or it might just be his ticket straight to hell."
The Debt Collector sounds promising...
- 6/28/2011
- QuietEarth.us
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