About the Catalina Film Festival

EDITION: 4th Catalina Film Festival
DATES: 2014

2014 Industry Awards
- Nicolas Cage, Charlie Chaplin ICON Award
- Andy Garcia, Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Award
- William H. Macy, Stanley Kramer Social Artist Award
- Emmy Rossum, Avalon Award

2013

EDITION: 3rd Catalina Film Festival
DATES: 2013

2013 Filmmaker Award
- Yellow (dir. Nick Cassavetes), Best Feature

2013 Industry Awards
- Patricia Arquette, Career Tribute Award
- Kate Bosworth, Avalon Award
- Jon Favreau, Charlie Chaplin ICON Award
- Bailee Madison, Catalina Crest Award
- Tony Scott, Majestic Award
- Sharon Stone, Stanley Kramer Social Artist Award

2012

EDITION: 2nd Catalina Film Festival
DATES: 2012
- eCatalina "2nd Film Festival Delivers Top Films" Article

2012 Filmmaker Award
- Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (dir. Rob Heydon), Best Feature

2012 Industry Awards
- Stan Lee, Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Award
- Mark Rydell, Career Tribute Award
- With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (Filmmakers), Majestic Award

2011

EDITION: Inaugural Catalina Film Festival
DATES: 2011

2011 Filmmaker Awards
- Small Town Murder Songs, Best Feature
- Denmark, Official Short Film Selection
- Words Unspoken (dir. Renee O'Connor), Official Short Film Selection and Finalist
- Samuel Bleak, (dir. Dustin Schuetter), Official Feature Film Selection and Finalist

2011 Industry Awards
- Ed Begley, Jr., ISLA Earth Conservancy Award
- Atlas Shrugged, Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Award

EDITION: 4th Catalina Film Festival
DATE: September 24-27, 2015
FILMMAKER AWARD WINNERS: - ?
INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS:
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EDITION: Catalina Film Festival Treasure Hunt 2015
DATE: September 26, 2015
TIME: 10:00 a.m.

EDITION: 3rd Catalina Film Festival
DATES: Se;ptember 18-22, 2013
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EDITION: 2nd Catalina Film Festival
YEAR: 2012
Catalina Film Festival First-Place Winners
- Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Award – Stan Lee
- Majestic Award – “With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story,” directed by Terry Dougas, Nikki Frakes and Will Hess Best Feature Film – “Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy,” directed by Roy Heydon
- Best Animated Film – “Thumb Snatchers from the Moon Cocoon,” directed by Brad Schaffer
- Best Documentary – “Sunset Strip,” directed by Hans Fjellestaf
- Best Short Film –“Trotteur,” directed my Arnaud Brisebois and Francis Leclerc
- Best Screenplay Award – “Boarders,” by “Skip” Harold Clark
- Catalina Island Conservancy Isla Earth Award of Excellence – “Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist,” directed by Peter Jay Brown
- Catalina Island Conservancy Isla Earth Award of Merit – “Rock the Boat,” directed by Thea Mercouffer
- Career Tribute Award – Mark Rydell
RESOURCES:
- eCatalina "2nd Catalina Film Festival" Article

EDITION: Inaugural Santa Catalina Film Festival
BENEFIT FOR: Catalina Island Conservancy
FEATURES: 2 days of film viewing
DATE: May 6, 2011
TIME: 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
FILMMAKER AWARD WINNERS:
- Small Town Murder Songs, Best Feature
- Denmark, Official Short Film Selection
- Words Unspoken (dir. Renee O'Connor), Official Short Film Selection and Finalist
- Samuel Bleak, (dir. Dustin Schuetter), Official Feature Film Selection and Finalist
INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS:
- Ed Begley, Jr., ISLA Earth Conservancy Award
- Atlas Shrugged, Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Award
RESOURCES:
- Facebook "1st Catalina Film Festival" Event Page

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- Wikipedia "Catalina Film Festival" Article
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- Catalina Film Institute

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