2019 Beverly Hills Film Festival Golden Palm Award
The Golden Palm Award
“THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS”
2019 LEGENDS AWARD
Mike Medavoy
The 19th Annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival is proud to announce that it is bestowing iconic Hollywood film veteran and producer Mike Medavoy with its prestigious Legends Award.
The BHFF Legends Award has only been presented a handful of times in 19 years. BHFF takes great pride in honoring inspirational pioneers that have deeply impacted film and the entertainment industry.
Past recipients of the BHFF Legends Award include: cinematographer Haskell Wexler, actor Jon Voight, actress Ann Archer, producer Frank Yablans, and “Rat Pack” photographer Phil Stern.
Medavoy’s stamp on cinema is iconic in every sense of the word, and it is the festival’s deepest honor to pay tribute to his legacy that continues to impact millions of people around the globe.
Mike Medavoy’s lustrous career spans more than five decades—from agent to studio chief to producer, Medavoy has been involved with more than 300 feature films, of which 17 have been nominated and seven have won Best Picture Oscars, including “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Rocky,” “Apocalypse Now” and “Raging Bull.” In 1978, he co-founded Orion Pictures. More recently, he was an executive producer on Nat Geo’s “The Long Road Home.”
2019 Screenplay Awards
Golden Palm Award for Best Screenplay: “YOSEMITE” BY DANIEL TALBOTT
1st Runner up: “NORA” BY SHEPARD AHLERS
2nd Runner up: “BACK ON WATER” BY OWEN PALMIOTTI
2019 Film Awards
Best Directing
ELI HERSHKO for “FAIRYTALE”
Best Actor
TITO OSES for “WE ARE ALL OSCAR”
Best Actress
VERITY EAST for “ FAIRYTALE”
Best Producer
MAJA ZDANOWSKI for “IN GOD I TRUST”
Best Cinematography
FRANK PRINZI for “IT’S A MESS”
Best Editing
AGNGELO REYES for “GROOMED”
Best Foreign Film
TIAN YE for “WHEN LOVE BLOSSOMS” (China)
Best Animation
STEFAN JANOSKI for “GOD I NEED A GIRLFRIEND”
Best Short Documentary
WILLIAM BONIFATI for “WHERE THE RAINBOW ENDS”
Best Student Film
CHIARA FLEISCHHACKER for “GOLDEN GIRL”
2019 Special Jury Awards
Best Feature
DRAGAN MARINKOVIC for “LEECHES” (Serbia)
Best Documentary
PETER MEDAK for “THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS”
Best Short
GARY CRYSTAL for “BERTIE”
2019 Audience Choice Awards
Best Feature
MAJA ZDANOWSKI for “IN GOD I TRUST”
Best Documentary
PETER SPIRER for “SACHEEN”
