Gold Coast International Film Festival
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The Gold Coast International Film Festival launched June 1 -5, 2011 on the north shore of North Hempstead, New York. The festival was produced by the Great Neck Arts Center, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) multi-arts center in Great Neck, NY, and hosted by founding sponsor the Town of North Hempstead, which also provided significant funding.
Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman is supporting the festival, as are local businesses in the area. Jon Kaiman and the North Hempstead Town Board were supportive of the festival to showcase the Town's local communities and was pleased that the festival boosted local economy.
is one of the festival’s honorees since Dern was that the actor played Tom Buchanan in the 1974 Robert Redford film, “The Great Gatsby
” based on the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald
. The "Great Gatsby" is set on Long Island's Gold Coast, the exact location of the Gold Coast International Film Festival during the summer of 1922. Dern will be given the Legend Award.
Venues
Screening venues included Clearview Cinemas in Port Washington, New Hyde Park, Manhasset, Great Neck, and Roslyn. Additional screenings and special events were held at the Nassau County Museum of Art,, NYIT's Auditorium on Broadway and deSeversky Mansion, Landmark on Main Street and the Port Washington Library.Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman is supporting the festival, as are local businesses in the area. Jon Kaiman and the North Hempstead Town Board were supportive of the festival to showcase the Town's local communities and was pleased that the festival boosted local economy.
Honorees
It was announced in March 2011, that Bruce DernBruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern is an American film actor. He also appeared as a guest star in numerous television shows. He frequently takes roles as a character actor, often playing unstable and villainous characters...
is one of the festival’s honorees since Dern was that the actor played Tom Buchanan in the 1974 Robert Redford film, “The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in1925, it is set on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922....
” based on the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost...
. The "Great Gatsby" is set on Long Island's Gold Coast, the exact location of the Gold Coast International Film Festival during the summer of 1922. Dern will be given the Legend Award.
Programming
The Festival screened 65 feature-length and 20 short films - "a roster of bold, dynamic films" and "content with outstanding merit, new, old, long and short.". Notable screenings included "Chasing Madoff", "The Best and the Brightest", "Lucky", "Submarine", "My Afternoons with Marguerite", "Bob and the Monster" and "Tabloid".Awards
The 2011 Gold Coast International Film Festival Awards:- Bruce DernBruce DernBruce MacLeish Dern is an American film actor. He also appeared as a guest star in numerous television shows. He frequently takes roles as a character actor, often playing unstable and villainous characters...
was honored with the first-ever GCIFF Legend Award. - The Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature went to Jean BeckerJean BeckerJean Becker is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He is son of the director Jacques Becker.-Director & screenplay:* Un nommé La Rocca * Échappement libre...
's film My Afternoons with Marguerite. - The Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature went to Bob and the MonsterBob and the MonsterBob and the Monster is a 2011 documentary film by Keirda Bahruth which profiles musician and drug counselor Bob Forrest.- Synopsis :This documentary film follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most...
, Keirda Bahruth's documentary about Bob ForrestBob ForrestBob Forrest is the lead vocalist and lyricist for Los Angeles bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief. In September 2006 he released his first solo album, Modern Folk And Blues Wednesday. He is also a drug counselor, appearing alongside Dr...
. - Jury-Selected Best Feature Short went to Noreen, directed by Domhnall GleesonDomhnall GleesonDomhnall Gleeson is an Irish actor, director and writer from Dublin. He has acted on both stage and screen, picking up a Tony Award nomination in 2006 for his part in the Broadway production The Lieutenant of Inishmore...
- Jury-Selected Best Documentary Short went to In the Spirit of Laxmi, directed by Megan Shea.
- Bob and the MonsterBob and the MonsterBob and the Monster is a 2011 documentary film by Keirda Bahruth which profiles musician and drug counselor Bob Forrest.- Synopsis :This documentary film follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most...
won the New York PostNew York PostThe New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
Trailer Competition, closely beating out My Sucky Teen Romance directed by Emily HaginsEmily HaginsEmily Hagins , is an Austin based filmmaker, who is most famous for directing the 2006 independent feature film, Pathogen at the age of 12.-Biography:She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and moved to Austin, Texas in 1992....
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