We would like to take a minute to recognize all of this past year’s participants in our WV Wednesdays series and nominees for the Pamela Haynes Award for Excellence in West Virginia Filmmaking (the “Pammy” Award). Each of these films was either made by a WV filmmaker, stars one or more West Virginians and/or was filmed here in WV.
Following each screening, audiences rated the films and that was the basis for selecting one film from each category to receive a 2020 “Pammy”!
Join us at our Annual WVIFF Oscar Party to see who was selected as this year’s winner!
NOMINEES FOR BEST FEATURE FILM
Cornered: A Fighter’s Story – Justin Belcher
Among Mountain Crags – Erin & Kyle Frederick
It’s Gonna Be a Punk Rock Summer – David Gravely and Shane Pierce
What About Auburn? – Richard Anderson
Andre Van Damme: The Story of the Charleston Ballet – Deborah Novak
In Tune: A Community of Musicians – Russ Barbour
Little Green Men – Sarah JM Kolberg
Feast of the Seven Fishes – Robert Tinnell
NOMINEES FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow – Emily Hilliard/West Virginia Folklife Program with West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Favorite Crayon – Lisa Tignor
Mountain Climbing – Quinton Miller
Another Word for Escape – Julian Murphy
Jewel City Revival – Mark Williams
Siri – Yogeshwara Gopal
The Man in the Wheelchair – Kevin Hogan
The Pumpkin House – Justin Prince
State Inspection – David Smith
Girl Friend – Laura Holliday
EVENT INFO
http://www.wviff.org/wviff-oscar-party-2020/
https://www.facebook.com/events/456201331716611/
The WVIFF is committed to showcasing the amazing talent from within our state, whether it is the West Virginia-grown popcorn sold in our movie theater, West Virginia artists who design our t-shirts, or, of course, the films made by, about, and in the Mountain State.
Every month, for at least the first two Wednesdays of the month, the WVIFF showcases a film with ties to the state. From documentaries, horror, comedies, and everything in between, this is a chance to show off the great films with ties to our home.
All of the West Virginia-connected films we have shown at the Underground Cinema in 2019 will be considered for the Pammy Award, in the Spring of 2020, held at the WVIFF’s annual Oscar Party!
Showing This Month
What is the Pammy Award?
The Pamela Haynes Award for Excellence in West Virginia Filmmaking (“Pammy”) is a new, annual award given by the WVIFF. Pam Haynes is the former Executive Director of the (now-defunct) West Virginia Film Office and former Executive Director and Board President of the WVIFF. Each year at our Oscar Party, the WVIFF will award the Pammy, as selected from the previous year’s best West Virginia-connected films shown at the Underground Cinema.
How can my film be considered for the Pammy Award?
Sign up now through our Film Freeways account…
