The Miami Science Fiction Film Festival was held January 18-19, down in Florida (natch).    Mike Cassutt and I were there…  we had a series of meetings that week, and we’d enetered MARY-MARGARET ROAD-GRADER in the festival.

The film was well received, as I reported downstream in my post about the festival.   We came away with four awards.   Steven Paul Judd took two of them; he took Best Director, and also won the prestigious Russell Bates Award.   MARY-MARGARET also won honors for its costuming and wardrobe… and Miami was kind enough to present me with a lifetime achievement award.

We were not able to attend the awards presentation at the festival, and I believe there were some delays with the trophies.  They were finally completed, however, and the rockets arrived here in Santa Fe a couple of day ago.

The Bates Award was shipped directly to Steven Paul Judd; the other three turned up here, and will be distributed to the winners.   (Steven’s when he returns to Santa Fe in a few weeks to direct his next episode of DARK WINDS.   He has been doing an amazing job for us since he joined the show.   Super talented guy.  And DARK WINDS itself has been kicking ass and taking names.   If you have not been watching it, you don’t know what you are missing).

And speaking of film festivals… if any of you are in Texas this weekend, do check out the schedule for the Dallas International Film Festival, to be held this weekend.   Another of our Waldrop shorts, THE UGLY CHICKENS, is entered in the shorts competition.  I am told it’s scheduled for Sunday.   Sid Khalsa will be on hand to help present it.  TUC was adapted by Michael Cassutt from Howard’s Nebula-winning short story, and was directed by Mark Raso.  The one and only Felicia Day stars.

Current Mood: pleased