{"id":6185,"date":"2021-05-21T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2021-05-21T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T17:00:18","slug":"basically-tarantino-review-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bka.roanoke.edu\/?p=6185","title":{"rendered":"Basically Tarantino: Review and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Zach “One Page to Go” Dalton<\/em><\/p>\n

As the semester came to an end, the Screen Studies and Media Arts of Roanoke College held their 5th Annual Basically Tarantino Film Festival. Filmmakers eagerly made their films for the contest in hopes to make up for its surprise cancellation last year due to COVID-19. In the end, this year\u2019s festival saw a total of six films submitted, which tied for second-most number of films submitted.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bThe festival is split into two parts: the first is a Ballroom Premiere in the Colket Center and a week later is a premiere at the Grandin Theatre, allowing the films\u2019 creators to see their work on the big screen! While the Ballroom Premiere was not nearly as packed as previous years, the crowds at both showings enjoyed the films immensely. There was a large variety of content across the six films. They were split into roughly two categories: Drama and Comedy, with three in each respective category.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The dramas included: \u201cIn Her Echoes\u201d by Joyelle Ronan (five nominations), \u201cParacosm\u201d by Alexis Samuels (four nominations), and \u201cUntil It\u2019s Not\u201d by Kaillee Philleo (four nominations). The comedies consisted of: \u201cGraduation Schmaduation (Shmaduation (Smaduation))\u201d by Zach Dalton (seven nominations), \u201cJob Interview\u201d by Andrew Deel (three nominations), and \u201cStace Spation\u201d by Smeter Pith (three nominations). Each of the films along with their nominations can be found on MaroonTube under the Basically Tarantino 2021 playlist.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bAlong with seeing their films on the big screen, the filmmakers also attended an awards ceremony held right after the screening. There were nine award categories: Best Use of Required Line, Best Use of Required Prop, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Drama, Best Comedy and Audience Choice. All the \u201cBest\u201d categories were decided by a panel of judges consisting of Screen Studies professors, Roanoke College faculty and Grandin Theatre personnel. Audience Choice was voted on at the Ballroom Premiere by those in attendance. The following are the results from the Grandin Premiere:<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Use of Required Line: \u201cParacosm\u201d by Alexis Samuels<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Use of Required Prop: \u201cGraduation Schmaduation\u201d by Zach Dalton<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Actor: Zach Dalton in \u201cGraduation Schmaduation\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Actress: Tess Weidenkopf in \u201cParacosm\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Screenplay: \u201cJob Interview\u201d by Andrew Deel<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Director: Joyelle Ronan in \u201cIn Her Echoes\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Drama: \u201cIn Her Echoes\u201d by Joyelle Ronan<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Comedy: \u201cStace Spation\u201d by Peter Smith<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bFor the first time in its five years the Basically Tarantino Film Festival witnessed a three-way tie for Audience Choice between \u201cIn Her Echoes\u201d by Joyelle Ronan, \u201cGraduation Schmaduation\u201d by Zach Dalton and my personal favorite: \u201cUntil It\u2019s Not\u201d by Kaillee Philleo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to the filmmakers, judges, CAB, the Grandin Theatre and Senn Boswell for making this festival possible. I would also like to extend the sincerest of thank you\u2019s to the man who made it all possible: Joe Boucher. Without his passion and his love of student filmmaking the festival would not be where it is today, so once again from everyone involved: Thank You Joe\u2026we love you!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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