WAVECRESTS AWARDED AT INAUGURAL CLEARWATER FILM FESTIVALNew Trophy Presented To 6 Filmmakers and 4 ActorsSpain leads Australia, Canada, UK and USA The Wavecrest Award was unveiled at the inaugural Clearwater Film Festival.  Created to honor the actor / writer / director, what the festival dubs a “triple threat filmmaker”.  Wavecrests were awarded in thirteen categories.  In form to follow the Academy Awards they followed format presenting the Best Supporting to Railed Up and Wrecked  (C...

San Jose, CA / USA – September 7, 2010Jeff Owen Artworks has been commissioned to create fourteen Wavecrest awards for the 2010 Clearwater Film Festival in Clearwater, Florida. Jeff Owen’s unique design was chosen by theClearwater Film Festival Executive Director, Mike Rembis for the Clearwater Film Festival honorees. The film festival showcases seasoned filmmakers and emerging artist that demonstrate the synergy of the actor, writer and director. The Wavecrest award will be awarded in four...

Here it is - the complete list of films we are showing and a little about our film panelists.  There's more to come, so hang in there!     A Soldier’s Mission Animation Director: Mel K. Lockett 3 minutes USA 2010 A love struck tin soldier rushes to the aid of a fallen princess.OPENING NIGHT - LCC THU 3:00 - LCC THU 4:15  A Tall TaleAnimation Director: Brittany Biggs 8 minutes USA 2010 A lost princess returns home...

The Clearwater Film Festival will be holding their Opening Night Gala at Capitol Theater with party immediately following at the exclusive luxury residences of Water's Edge in downtown Clearwater.  Enjoy a fully catered event with live music by Harpist Taylor Mills accompanied by Flutist Pam Irwin.   This spectacular evening will showcase an animation, short film and feature film to be announced on September 2 along with the entire festival schedule.  Tickets are limited to this f...

We finished out our submission season with exactly 200 film submissions and will be screening 60 - 70 films from around the world.  But that is not all.  The Clearwater Film Festival has one more ambitious project underway that you may like to be a part of. The Film Boutique is the beginning of what we intend to become a film market.  While traditional film markets may offer festival attendees hundreds of options in dealmaking with industry pros, we have to start somewhere, so we can't p...