Stella was a guest speaker on a couple of Cynthia Riddle’s “Developing your short film” classes, where she spoke to UCLA Extension students about her experiences with making her writing/directing debut short ‘The Critic,’ and what it takes to make a successful short film.
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Arpa International Film Festival Q&A with the Best Short Film Award Nominee THE CRITIC (USA) Filmmakers: Stella Velon (Film Director, Writer, and Lead Actress) and Alan Smyth (Lead Actor) Moderator: Nicholas Talarico (Festival Programmer).
The 23rd edition of the festival will stream live on Seed & Spark November 12-22, 2020. Get your tickets here.
Starring: Stella Velon, Alan Smyth, Todd Karner
Written and directed by Stella Velon
Produced by Jean Gabriel Kauss
Cinematography by Akis Konstantakopoulos
Editing by Ivan Andrijanic
Music by Asaf Sagiv
Produced by The Punk Floyd Company
Read more: omeleto.com/254466 / thecriticfilm.com
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The 15th Annual w3 Awards were announced by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts on October 6, 2020. Receiving over 3,000 entries from across the globe, the w3 Awards honors outstanding Websites, Marketing, Video, Mobile, Social, and Podcasts created by some of the best digital content creators across the industry. View the Gold Winners gallery here.
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Stella was thrilled to be among the judges of the inaugural edition of Scene It Awards in partnership with UK Film Review as Media Sponsor for the event. Some exciting submissions, including Academy Award-winning and BAFTA-nominated films…
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“Nominations have gone out to some well-known personalities from various industries in the 24-year history of the Webby Awards. They include Tom Hanks, Trevor Noah, The Rolling Stones, Billie Eilish, Idris Elba, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Celine Dion, and Leonardo DiCaprio…
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“Los Angeles-based actress and filmmaker Stella Velon has been nominated for Best Individual Performance in the Video: Performance & Craft Category In the 24th Annual Webby Awards for ‘The Critic’.” Read more on newstrail.com.
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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, Stella 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 singer-actress Fka Twigs, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ actress Emily Hampshire, Leslie Grace (Latin GRAMMY® nominee), and writer-comedian Gastor Almonte.
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‘The Critic’ among the top two winning films at the 2019 Annual Queen Palm International Film Festival taking home the Grand Jury Prize ‘Couronne d’Or’ together with the feature documentary ‘Crime + Punishment’. In addition, Stella Velon won the Best of Fest ‘Queen Supreme’ award for Best Short First-Time Filmmaker.
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As a two-time Gold Award winner and a Royal Gem Festival Standout at the December 2018 Edition of the Queen Palm International Film Festival, Stella Velon’s ‘The Critic’ will compete for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film (First-time filmmaker) and Best Actress (Short Film) at the 2019 Annual Award Event held at the Mary Pickford Theatre in Palm Springs, CA. Tickets and more info here: queenpalmfilmfest.org/2019-screening-lineup
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I had the greatest pleasure of introducing my debut film ‘The Critic’ and the UK Film Channel, a brand new VOD platform, founded by the team behind the UK Film Review. Head over to ukfilmchannel.co.uk/the-critic to watch my short.
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Part of Amazon Studios' inaugural All Voices Film Festival for short films celebrating diversity in front of and behind the camera (June 3 - 24, 2019), Stella Velon’s directorial debut premiered to rave reviews from the audience.
“★★★★★ It wasn't just a movie. It was an experience.” - Magzfaux (Amazon Customer)
Nominated for Best Short Film and Best Actress in the company of screen legends such as Martin Sheen (for ‘Princess of the Row’) as well as Ethan Hawke (for ‘Stockholm’, also starring Noomi Rapace and Mark Strong), ‘The Critic’ took home the Best Short Film award at the 2019 Method Fest (celebrating outstanding performances in independent film) at an awards ceremony at the historic Ahrya Fine Arts in Beverly Hills on March 28th, 2019.
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Behind the scenes of ‘The Critic’
Written/directed/starring Stella Velon opposite Alan Smyth
Produced by The Punk Floyd Company
Executive producer Jean Gabriel Kauss
Shot on location in West Hollywood, CA
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