We are very proud to announce that Truth Be Tolled has been given the Platinum Remi Award in the Theatrical and Feature Documentary Film and Video category at the 40th Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival.
At the awards dinner this past Saturday night, we sat among a distinguished group of independent filmmakers from a long roster of nations including China, Russia, the Phillipines, Germany, India, Japan, Australia and Canada.
According to their website, "WorldFest is one of the oldest and largest film & video competitions in the world, with more than 4,500 category entries received from 37 countries in 2006. Actually WorldFest is 12 major film & video competitions in one event, unlike Cannes, Sundance and Toronto, which are just 2 competitions for shorts and features only. Because of our 12 major competitions and the 200+ sub-categories, WorldFest does give a lot of awards, but they are both earned and deserved. No awards are given in any category unless the scores from the juries are high enough to place for honors. Overall only 15-20% of the total category entries actually win an award at WorldFest."
About sixty films are given theatrical screenings from the approximate 4500 festival entries.
The impressive list of past Remi award winners includes Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and the Coen brothers.
Director William H. Molina was one of a small handful of double Remi award winners this year; his short film, "Chitzen Itza," also won a Gold Remi for Cinematography.
