After a five-month, three-round judging process, the Boston Motion Picture Awards has declared Australias Beth Armstrong the winner of this years BMPA International Short Film Competition. Ms. Armstrongs short film Danya (produced by Luke Eve) explores the relationship between an eight-year-old girl (Danya) and her father (Patrick) after the death of Danyas mother. While Patrick responds by locking his late wifes belongings in her old sewing room, Danya responds by exploring the meaning of death.
Beth Armstrong has directed several films, including Danya; Tackle; the documentary Passion with a Pedigree (AFTRS), and a short feature entitled Cheek to Cheek, which was produced in association with Australias Film Commission. Her 1st place win in the BMPA International Short Film Competition has earned her over $ 1,000 USD toward her next production; a free copy of Final Draft screenwriting software; a web page dedicated to her film on the BMPA web site; a free subscription to Macworld Magazine; a free copy of Getting Loaded, the personal finance guide by noted author and financial speaker Peter Bielagus; a personalized trophy, and a personalized awards certificate.
Finishing in 2nd place this year is Whats Love Doing in the Mountains? (a Turkish/American production) written and directed by student filmmaker Yunus E. Firat, and produced by Matthew Quezada. Finishing in 3rd Place is the U.S. documentary Do You Want the Elephant Music, written and directed by Leslie Dektor, and produced by Faith Dektor. More information about these films is available on the BMPA official web site, http://www.bostonawards.com.
The BMPA International Short Film Competition was founded in 2004 by Boston-area filmmakers Aaron and Seth Howland of 7 Fluid Oz. Productions LLP (http://www.7fluidoz.com). Aaron and Seths credits include the short film The Albino Code (2006); the feature film Interrogation (2006), and the documentary/live concert DVD On the Way (2004). This years judges included award-winning actor/filmmaker Sayed Badreya (The Insider, True Lies, T for Terrorist); award-winning filmmaker Hari Das (The Photo, An Angel in the Office), and Boston-area filmmaker Lynn Weissman (SUV, Mon Amour: An American Love Story).
To learn more about this years BMPA International Short Film Competition, please visit http://www.bostonawards.com.
To learn more about the BMPA founders, Aaron and Seth Howland, please visit http://www.7fluidoz.com.
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