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Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh Winner at 10th Calgary Filmfest

Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh, the first gay movie of Rustom Padilla under Regal Entertainment won a special award in the just concluded Calgary's 10th International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival held in Plaza Theatre, Canada.

The 10th Anniversary of the Fairy Tales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival was held for 10 days (May 27 – June 5) which is the longest celebration the festival has ever held in their 10 years of existence.

This year’s festival featured some partnership presentation and film panels of extra films, historical presentations of the past 10 years of film, and cutting edge films that are meant to push the envelope on Calgary’s Cultural scene.

Here is the list of winners:

COURTNEY SEBREE AARBO AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

Best Short Film
DINX directed by Trevor Anderson

Best Documentary Feature/Short
She’s a Boy I Knew directed by Gwen Haworth

Best Feature-Length Narrative Film
Finn’s Girl directed by Laurie Colbert & Dominique Cardona

RILEY-METZGER JURY AWARDS

Best Short Film (Documentary/Narrative)
Le Weekend directed by Timothy Smith

Best Feature Film (Narrative)
The Curiosity of Chance directed by Russell P. Marleau

Best Documentary Film (Short/Feature)
She’s a Boy I Knew directed by Gwen Haworth

Outstanding Performance (Female)
Concha Velasco for her portrayal of the shrewish mother in Boystown

Outstanding Perfomance (Male)
Michelle Ehlen for her gender-bending role in Butch Jamie

RILEY-METZGER HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Queer Voice Award
Loree Erikson (Want)

Poetic Imagery Award
Paul Sixta (Body Image)

Best Canadian Feature
Finn’s Girl (Laurie Colbert & Dominique Cardona)

Best Canadian Short
No Bikini (Claudian Morgado Escanilla)

Best Super-Awesome-Uber-Whack-Mega-Gaylord-Magic-Surprise Film
Zsa Zsa Zaturrnah Ze Moveeh directed by Joel Lamangan

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