News about Actor – Producer Paul J. Alessi
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Knuckle Draggers wins two “Rising Star “awards at the Delray Beach Film Festival.
Serah D’Laine takes the “Frownie” for Best Close Up in a Motion Picture and Paul J. Alessi takes the “Stella Artois” for Outstanding Feature by a New Filmmaker/Producer.
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Ethan (Ross McCall), an all around nice guy, gets dumped because he wasn’t able to provide his fianc—e with the plush, stable life her friends were living. Desperate to get her back, he seeks help from his older brother Kyle (Paul J. Alessi), a tough talking sexist who seems to have a way with the ladies.
Kyle gives Ethan a crash course on women and dating much to the disgust of some of Ethan’s female friends. Just when it seems Kyle’s misogynistic theories are about to prove themselves to be true, things take an unexpected turn and force Ethan, Kyle and their friends to reassess their views on relationships.
Delray Beach, FL, (May 24, 2009) On Sunday, May 24th, the Delray Beach Film Festival wrapped up its 6-day festival, screening more than 200 films from around the world.
We are pleased to announce the following awards and honors. Please check our website for monthly screenings and come see the best of the DBFF.
* The Stella Artois Lifetime Achievement Award to Robert Davi.
* The Stella Artois Rising Star Award to Alexander Nevsky.
* The Stella Artois Rising Star Award to a new filmmaker to Paul J. Alessi, producer/actor “Knuckle Draggers”.
* Stella Artois Award for the Best Film by a New Filmmaker to Bajir Cannon, Director of The Distance between the Apple and the Tree.
* The Chloe Lifetime Achievement Award for Support of Independent Filmmaking to Giancarlo Esposito.
* The Frownies Award for Best Close-Up in a Motion Picture to Serah D’Laine, (Knuckle Draggers).
* Winners of the Script Writing Contest Sponsored by Final Draft -This year we have two winners: Margaret Nussbaum and Jim Steech for M.I.L.F. and Shari Umansky for Son of M.I.L.F., a Madoff Tragedy.
* Script-to-Reel Short Winner, Sponsored by Perfect Vodka and Sony, to Dan Pico for Heaven Above You.
* Best Feature Film Audience Award to Falling For Grace, Directed by Fay Ann Lee.
* Best Documentary Audience Award to Faded Glory, Directed By Rick Cohen.
* Director’s Choice for Best Documentary, War Against the Weak, by Pete Deemas.
* Special Award for a documentary that raises awareness of contemporary issues, The Spitting Game, Directed by Denice Ann Evans.
* Best Short, How My Father Killed Dracula, Directed by Sky Soleil.
* Award for Best Experimental Short, The Green, Green Heart, Directed by Steven Lesser.
* Best Animation Short, Token Hunchback, Directed by Tim Reckart.
* Best Animation Feature, The Magistical, Directed by John Cernak.
* Audience Award Best Foreign Film , Hachipusheet (The Beetle) Directed by Yishar Orian.
* Best Foreign Film, Children’s Orchestra (Orquestra Dos Meninos), Directed by Paulo Thiago De Oliveira.
* Director’s Choice for Best Foreign Film, Lokas, Directed by Gonzalo Justiniano.
* Best Environmental/Green Award, Free River Park, Directed by Tara Nurin.
* Kodak Award for the Best Student Shorts, Fades with Age, Directed Aaron I. Naar and Seth Roger Cuddeback.
* The Sara Fuller Award for Best Young Filmmaker and Best Student Short to Florida MIU Filmmaker, Xander Rey Soteras, for Ditched.
* Best Documentary by a Florida filmmaker, Cracker – The Last Cowboys of Florida, Directed by Victor Milt.
* Music Video Award to F**K the FED!, Directed by Neal Fox.
* Award for Best Xtreme Sports Film to That’s It That’s All, Directed by Curt Morgan and Travis Rice.
* Best Feature Film by a Florida Filmmaker Film Contest? V. Alex Marquez
Knuckle Draggers wins two awards at the Delray Beach Film Festival.
Serah D’Laine wins the “Rising Star Frownie Award” for “Best Close Up in a Motion Picture” at the Delray Beach Film Festival, for her role in the feature film “Knuckle Draggers”.
Paul J. Alessi wins the “Rising Star Stella Artois Award” for “Outstanding Feature by a New Filmmaker/Producer” at the Delray Beach Film Festival, for the feature film “Knuckle Draggers”.
Paul J. Alessi at the Delray Beach Film Festival 2009
Paul J. Alessi at the Delray Beach Film Festival 2009
Paul J. Alessi and Michael Posner at the Delray Beach Film Festival 2009
Denise Maza Kessell and Knuckle Draggers cast Serah D’Laine, Paul J. Alessi, Amie Barsky
Amie Barsky, Paul J. Alessi, Serah D’Laine
Amie Barsky, Paul J. Alessi, Serah D’Laine