Las Vegas Lift-Off
International Film Festival Returns to Las Vegas
Written & Photos by Nikki Artale
The Lift-Off Film Festival took place on
June 24-27, 2015 at the Palms Hotel Casino in Las Vegas Nevada and was just one
of the Lift-Off events being held, with others taking place in London, Tokyo,
Amsterdam and Los Angeles. The Film Festivals are dedicated to the discovery of
international independent film makers and are treated equally and given lots of
support. The motto is to “Look beyond the Gloss. Put talent before technology.”
Winners are selected by the audience and this leads to introductions to agents
and managers and the international press. www.Lift-Off-Festival.com
Ben Pohlman and James Bradley co-founders of the Lift-Off-Festival
created the film festival in 2011 to support the up and coming film-makers and
to make the film festivals free to attend. Ben and James started out as actors
and were drama school buddies at The Oxford School of Drama. After moving to
London they began to make films for various businesses to make some quick
money. They saw the opportunity to create a Film Festival that would give
film-makers a place to showcase their independent films.
Ben Pohlman
James Bradley
Ben and
James shared that the three most important elements are the films, the film
makers and the audience. Most important is what the audience sees from the
talent in front of the camera, the telling of the story with powerful words,
the direction of the film and most important, the emotional feeling that is
felt by the audience. They want to be able to share this all over the globe. Assisting
them in Las Vegas as their PR person was Gav Duffy who has many years in the
music industry and national PR and worked with publishers, record labels and
music producers. These young men were so dedicated to this festival and so
delightful and it was a pleasure to be in their presence and I see an
outstanding future for the Lift-Off-Film Festival to emerge as one of the best
International Film Fests around the Globe. I look forward to next year’s films
in Las Vegas.
Gav Duffy
Gav Duffy Ben Pohlman James Bradley
There were
35 shorts featured in the Lift-Off-Film Fest this year and were presented with
beautiful glass jaded trophies.
Winning full official selections at all proceeding Lift-Off’s in the 2015 Lift-Off Season.
Winner Best Documentary
How to make a Bully from Scratch by Robert Hess
Winning full official selections at all proceeding Lift-Off’s in the 2015 Lift-Off Season.
Winner Best Script/Screenplay
The Turn of Grace by Sasha Fisher
Auto nomination for Season’s Best Script Award.
Tokyo Lift-Off Special Mention
The Apple Tree by Scott Storm
Winning an official selection at Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival – April 2016
Liverpool Lift-Off Special Mention
The Stomach by Dan Dixon
Winning an official selection at Liverpool Lift-Off Film Festival – February/March 2016
London Lift-Off Special Mention
Sty by Arpad Herman
Winning an official selection at London Lift-Off Film Festival Nov/December 2015
Amsterdam Lift-Off Special Mention
The Way of Tea by Marc Fouchard
Winning an official selection at Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival Nov/December 2015
Los Angeles Lift-Off Special Mention
LOW/FI by Alejandro Montoya
Winning an official selection at Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival Nov/December 2015
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