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Great News, Blake Laitner has won the Best Director Award from The Cult Critic Movie Awards (Cult).
Here’s Cult’s email to Blake:
| Dear Blake, Congratulations! We are so excited to announce that your project is an AWARD WINNER at the 54th monthly season of the Cult Critic Movie Awards. The full list of selection is about to be released on our website (http://hlc-cultcritic.com/) and will also be published on our social networks. We’ll email you shortly your laurel and certificate, and rate your project on IMDb page (If applicable). Please note that all the monthly Award Winners are automatically NOMINATED for the prestigious JEAN LUC GODARD AWARDS. Blake and I love that word: Congratulations! And it’s made all the better when it’s followed with an exclamation point. So you may ask: “Why did we select to apply to the Cult Critic Movie Awards?” Good question. At WNRM’s private viewing in Oregon, one of Blake’s friends said, “Hey buddy, ya know your film could turn out to be a cult classic. When we saw two festivals with the word “cult” in their name, we knew it was bashert. (It was meant to be.) We had to apply; we won both of them. When something ibashert, it’s bashert. I also love what Cult said about their award winners: “The award is a recognition of what it means to have that founding motivating force. It is much more than a trophy; it is a message that the spirit of the film is alive. The award is a mark of excellence in Motion Pictures. This spirit is felt in every word of a script, every frame, every cell, and every pixel of film produced around the world.” And I love Cult’s logo. They didn’t go with a bengal tiger—which based on the city they’re located in, I would have used—but rather a pussycat. A 1960’s style What’s New Pussycat type of feline. A cute white cat, with big black eyes and a red collar and a long skinny tail framed in a circle with three stars and the festival’s name surrounded in a paisley motif. I love Cults logo background which features five classic cult movies: Frankenstein with Boris Karloff; Dr. Strangelove with photo of Peter Sellers; The Invisible Man with Boris Karloff; Women in the Wilderness, “Mistress of the Northwest Frontier;“ Cult “Seeing is Deceiving.” Blake can only pray for the success of the aforementioned films but who knows “Mr.Best Director.” Blake asked me, “Dad, please to give a “shout-out” to some more of the great actors and crew that made my win possible.” Here’s a partial list of actors, more to come: Cameron Lee Price (The Wonderland Murders, Potato Dreams of America, Roseblood, The Deliverance of Amy Stronghold), Raymond Power (Give Me Shelter, Armed Betties, Kimi), Will Brack (The Gates of Avalore, Blood Money, Wounds Old & New), Nathan Shapiro and Gar Rogers. Well, on behalf of Blake, he wants to thank The Cult Critic Movie Awards for this honor and for the passionate way they expressed how he feels about the making movies. Blake’s spirit is felt in every word of the WNRM script, every frame, every cell, and in every pixel. Blake your award is a mark of excellence in motion pictures. We’re so proud of you. |
