Atlantis Awards Spotlight — Owen Myre / 4teen
“I was 14 when the writing started.”
Atlantis Awards Spotlight — Jorge Morais Valle / In Half
“Imagination works like a bridge between my inner world and the outside.”
Atlantis Awards Spotlight — Shamsi Alilova – UNHOLY
“Belief systems don’t collapse from revelation — they erode through doubt, contradiction, and silence.”
Atlantis Awards Spotlight — Jack Stone in ‘Basileus’
“The key was not playing the villain — Mark truly believes he’s doing nothing wrong”
Atlantis Awards Spotlight — UNSPOKEN / NIEWYPOWIEDZIANE – dir. Maciej Adamek
I wasn’t interested in explaining the world to the audience — only in observing it honestly and letting meaning emerge.
A Necessary Change of Plan
For this upcoming season, we have decided to cancel our live event. We will instead donate the funds that would have been used for the expense to a variety of organizations to benefit recovery efforts in the Los Angeles area. We will maintain the published schedule – and organize an online event where everyone – whether still safe in their home, or displaced to other areas of the country – can join in and appreciate the work. Also, we are going to open up our typical format, in order to allow more projects to be seen in full. All nominees will be contacted with future details.
Artist Spotlight: Conexão com o Mal
Working on Evil Connection was a challenging yet rewarding experience. Although most of the team didn’t have much experience and we were working with a limited budget, the majority of the crew proved to be true warriors. There were moments of stress, and some team members had to leave in difficult situations, but the core group remained resilient and committed until the very end.
Artist Spotlight: Don Dixon
The most important thing I wanted to achieve was to reach people on that childlike level, that level when all dreams are possible and innocence drives creativity. I want people to walk away from this short film thinking they can do anything!
Artist Spotlight: Tyler Herren
Some advice that I would give to someone aspiring to get into the film industry would be to be ready for a lot of work and a lot of practice. Most people haven’t gotten the practice that I did when I was younger making home movies, so however and whenever you can, go out and practice the areas you are interested in. You can study filmmaking for years, but until you go out and do it yourself, you won’t know how much of a reward and amazing experience it is bringing your imagination to life.
Artist Spotlight: Ryan Smith
Be ready for a lot of work. We’ve had several films that have started in our region and then eventually fizzled out before they hit the finish line. It’s easy to be taken in by the idea that making films is fun (because it is!), but there is also a lot of hard work and dedication that goes into seeing the project through to the end.