Artlightenment’s 7th
consecutive year showcased celebrity photographer Raeanne Rubenstein and
fashion designer Elisabeth Donaldson, both based in Nashville. The featured
filmmakers were Bob Pondillo, Emeritus Professor of American Media History and
Culture at Middle Tennessee State University, and Annie Kananack, an
accomplished screenwriter whose work has been optioned by Happy Madison Studios
and Lady in Red Production Company.
The festival was held
at the Church of Scientology & Celebrity Centre Nashville. Scientology
Founder L. Ron Hubbard was an accomplished artist who also wrote articles and
books to help artists achieve success.
The Film Festival
portion of Artlightenment spanned two evenings, Thursday and Friday, and drew
full audiences. The Best Film award went to Bob Pondillo & David Lawrence
for their film “My Name is Wallace,” a sweet and touching comedy of personal
salvation through love starring David H. Lawrence XVII.
The overall
Artlightenment Award Winner for the film about Art, Artists and the Art of
Existence, was “Pray to Love” by Anne Goetze, Nathan Collie and Mac
Pirkle.
The Best of Show
Award went to Samantha Ornellas, a new award for “Music City Mystique” which
encompassed this year’s theme went to Barbara Hodges, and the award for
Defining the Icons and Artists of our Culture went to Raeanne Rubenstein. The
complete list of award winners can be seen at artlightenment.com.
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