GRIFFICA: On the Way to the (Artists') Forum
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directing writing horror WorkByCJArellanoPublished December 12, 2021, 5:56 PMThe Artists' Forum Festival of the Moving Image had their closing night awards ceremony last night, and I won Best Director for my short "Griffica"!
Here's my acceptance speech. I had to deliver it at the last minute, hence the handheld aesthetic and my super-casual Back to the Future holiday sweater:
"Griffica" also picked up nominations for Best Lead Actor (congrats to my dude James Dolbeare!), Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and the fest's Juror's Award.
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Many many thanks to the fine folks at the Artists' Forum!