Gorilla

2016

Genre : Comedy
Duration : 14 mins

Direction / Screenplay: Tibo Pinsard
Cast: Stéphane Coulon, Flore Bonaventura, David Coburn, Nathan Rippy, James Gerard

Production : DARROWAN PROD (France)

Sale : France 2, Pacific Voice Inc (Japan)

Synopsis : Hollywood, 1952. Henry Corso is one of this handful of somewhat unusual stuntmen, praising his performances as a costumed gorilla from horror films to adventure films. Hired for Jungle Jenna, he must terrorize the female character lost in a cardboard jungle, played by starlet Katherine Idalgo. But for the gorilla man, being scary in front of the one he ardently desires will prove particularly difficult...

103 festival selections including 40 prizes :

  • Texas International Film Festival (USA, June 2017) – BEST FILM SHORTS
  • Festival BD6Né (France, June 2017) – PRIZE HUNTERS OF CHIMERES (audience award)
  • The World on Fire Film Festival (USA May 2017) – GOLD AWARD
  • Gatffest (Jamaica, June 2017) – EUROPEAN FILM NIGHT VIEWER'S CHOICE WINNER
  • Seal Beach Film Festival (USA, May 2017) – HONORARY MENTION
  • The Mespies (USA, March 2017) – FINEST SHORT FILM – FINEST FRENCH FILM
  • Transilvania Shorts (Romania, March 2017) – BEST SCREENPLAY
  • Taos Shortz Film Fest (USA, March/April 2017) – BEST COMEDY
  • Image in Cabestany (France, March 2017) – JURY PRIZE
  • Sandbar International Film Awards (Ireland, December 2016) – BEST FILM
  • Warsaw Independent Film Festival (Poland, December 2016) – BEST FILM SHORTS
  • Best Independents International FF (Germany, December 2016) – BEST SCRIPT  – BEST ACTOR
  • London Golden Scout International FF (UK, Autumn 2016) – BEST DIRECTOR – BEST PICTURE – BRONZE AWARD
  • Canada Independent Film Festival (Montreal, February 2017) – BEST FILM SHORTS
  • Bucharest Short Film Festival (Romania, November 2016) – BEST DIRECTOR – BEST ACTOR – BEST SOUNDTRACK – AUDIENCE AWARD
  • Anchorage International Film Festival (USA, December 2016) – 2nd PLACE
  • Monmouth Film Festival (USA, December 2016) – BEST FOREIGN FILM SHORTS
  • South Georgian Bay Film Festival (Canada, April 2017) – SILVER AWARD
  • Broadway International Film Festival (USA, October 2016) – BEST FILM
  • Boston Short Film Festival (USA, October 2016) – BEST FILM
  • Manhattan Short (USA, September 2016) – Finalist
  • McMinnville Short Film Festival (USA, October 2016) – GRAND JURY PRIZE
  • The New Classic Cinema Film Festival (USA, Summer 2016) – EXCELLENT SHORTS – BEST ACTOR – BEST CAMERAMAN 
  • Fort McMurray Film Festival (Canada, September 2016) – BEST ACTOR
  • The Black Sea Film Festival (Vama Veche, Romania, August 2016) – BEST FILM – BEST ACTOR – BEST SOUND DESIGN – AUDIENCE AWARD
  • IndieFEST Film Awards (La Jolla, USA, August 2016) – AWARD OF MERIT SPECIAL MENTION
  • Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival (Montreal, Canada, Sept 2016) – BEST ACTOR
  • The Milwaukee Short Film Festival (USA, September 2016) – BEST FILM – AUDIENCE FAVORITE
  • Sweet as Film Festival (Montreal, Canada, July 2016) – BEST FILM

 

 

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