Beasts of the Southern Wild is one of five nominees just announced for the 3rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Audience Award hosted by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP). The Audience Award recognizes outstanding independent films and is the only award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards that is decided upon by the public.
Says Joana Vicente, Executive Director of the IFP. “For the IFP, it is the perfect opportunity to offer five publicly lauded films, which have been spotlighted on the festival circuit by the viewing public, yet another platform to garner audience support. We are very proud to be able to offer an award that reflects the voice of collective film-goers as part of the Gotham Independent Film Awards.”
31 “audience award-winning films from the top 50 US and Canadian film festivals” were available to nominate in the initial round of open voting. That field was narrowed to the following five films that received the most number of votes. Voting to determine the winner is open now through November 18, 2012 at 11:59pm ET at gotham.ifp.org/audience_award.
The winner will be announced during the Gotham Awards ceremony on November 26th.
3rd Annual Gotham Independent Film Audience Award Nominees:
ARTIFACT
Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, Josh Penn
BURN: ONE YEAR ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE BATTLE TO SAVE DETROIT
Directors: Brenna Sanchez, Tom Putnam
Producers: Brenna Sanchez, Tom Putnam
THE INVISIBLE WAR
Director: Kirby Dick
Producers: Amy Ziering, Tanner King Barklow
ONCE IN A LULLABY: THE PS 22 CHORUS STORY
Director: Jonathan Kalafer
Producers: Steve Kalafer, Jonathan Kalafer, Bao Nguyen
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