Watch actress, writer, and director Stella Velon and lead actor Alan Smyth’s interview with Arpa International Film Festival, where ‘The Critic’ is nominated for the Best Short Film award. The 23rd edition of the festival will take place November 12-22, 2020 on Seed & Spark. Get your festival passes here.
On April 28th, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 24th Annual Webby Awards with Stella picking up a nomination for Best Individual Performance for THE CRITIC.
Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” the Webby Awards are the leading international award rewarding excellence across the internet and in online film & video. As a nominee, Velon is among the top 10% of 13,000 entries worldwide and has been singled out as one of the five best in the world in that category!
The other nominees in the same category are Fka Twigs ('Honey Boy'), Emily Hampshire (‘Schitt’s Creek’), Leslie Grace (Latin GRAMMY® nominee), and writer-comedian Gastor Almonte.
Viewers can vote for the Webby People's Voice Award through May 7th from anywhere in the world. The winners will be announced via a virtual celebration on May 19th, dubbed the Webbys From Home. Last year, people cast over 3 million votes from 230+ countries and territories worldwide, and the site was visited by over 5 million people.
At an awards ceremony held at the historic Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, The Critic was named Best Short Film at the 13th Method Fest Independent Film Festival.
In addition to becoming the "Festival Standout"' Royal Gem Diamond winner, 'The Critic' took home 7 other awards including two Gold awards for Best Short First-Time Filmmaker and Best Actress (Stella Velon).
Official Selection at one of America’s longest running film festivals, ‘The Critic’ makes its World Premiere on September 22nd at the ArtsEmerson Theatre.
