'All Is Well' tops L.A. Film Fest awards, with 'Beasts' grabbing audience kudo
"All Is Well," directed by Pocas Pascoal, won the narrative award Sunday at the Los Angeles Film Festival, while Benh Zeitlin's "Beasts of the Southern Wild" continued its award-winning run of 2012 by winning the fest's audience kudo.
"All Is Well," above, is an autobiographical film that tells the story of sisters escaping political strife of 1980s Angola.
"Beasts" had previously been honored at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals. It opens in limited release Wednesday, including a 12:01 a.m. showing at the Arclight in Hollywood, followed by screenings all day at the Landmark in West Los Angeles.
Wendell Pierce, Emory Cohen, E.J. Bonilla and Aja Naomi King won L.A. Film Fest acting honors for their performances in Joshua Sanchez's "Four." Dave McNary of Variety has more on the LAFF honors.
A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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