SOCKET: Matthew Montgomery wins Best Actor Award!

FilmOut San Diego has announced the winners of their annual Film Festival Awards - and SOCKET's Matthew Montgomery is among the winners for his role of Craig Murphy in SOCKET, as well as his lead role in Guest House Films' BACK SOON. We are so proud of Matthew and honored to have worked with him...and we look forward to working with him again on future projects.

Here's a rundown of all the awards. Congrats to all the winners!

2008 FilmOut AWARDS:
· Actor in a Feature Film - Matthew Montgomery – BACK SOON & SOCKET
· US Narrative Feature - READY? OK!
· Screenwriting - Casper Andreas & Jesse Archer - A FOUR LETTER WORD
· Actress in a Feature Film - Carrie Preston – READY? OK!
- Actor in Supporting Role – Christian Camargo – PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
- Actress in Supporting Role - Virginia Bryan – A FOUR LETTER WORD
· International Feature - BOYSTOWN
· Documentary Feature - BETTY DODSON: HER LIFE OF SEX & ART
· Narrative Short Film – THE FRANK ANDERSON
· Documentary Short Film - COMING OUT TRANS
· Cinematography – Brian Jackson - PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
· Direction - Duncan Roy – PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

SOCKET - Nominated for Gaylaxicon Spectrum Award

Yes- SOCKET has been Nominated for a 2008 Gaylaxicon Spectrum Award In the eclectic category of "2008 Best Other Work"...

Other Nominees in our category include: the comic books "52" (DC Comics); "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (Dark Horse) and "Y: The Last Man" (Vertigo/DC Comics); The TV shows: "Battlestar Galactica" (Universal/Sci-Fi Channel) and "Torchwood" (BBC) and the feature film "Stardust" (Paramount Pictures). I told you it was eclectic!

It is an honor to be in the company of such amazing competition! The awards will be given out at the annual Gaylaxicon gathering. This year's will be held October 10 - 13, 2008 in Washington, DC.

Judi Evans nominated for an Emmy!

Our friend Judi Evans, winner of a Daytime Emmy in 1984 for GUIDING LIGHT, was just nominated again for both her roles of Bonnie Lockhart and Adrienne Johnson on DAYS OF OUR LIVES! Judi can also be seen briefly in Velvet Candy's SCREENING PARTY, as well as live on stage as part of our WILDCAT ROAD reading event on May 5th. Congrats, Judi!

SOCKET wins 2nd Place Juried Prize in Indianapolis!!!

The Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival honors two films with the AT&T Pioneers: Best of Festival Awards. The field was narrowed down to five contenders by the film selection committee and then those five were presented to a panel of judges for a final decision. The winning films were a announced at the Premiere Party Event!

Congratulations to Director Sean Abley for winning the AT&T Pioneers second place with SOCKET!!!

SOCKET score by Jennifer Kes Remington nominated for 2007 Film & TV Music Award!!!

The Film & TV Music Academy has announced the nominees for The 2007 Film & TV Music Awards, a awards program for the film and television music industry. The program includes awards for a comprehensive list of categories honoring professionals in a wide range of industry crafts.

All nominations were made by members of The Film & TV Music Academy during the nomination period of September 1-20, 2007. Film & TV Music Academy members will vote online during October 1-15 to determine the winners. The award winners will be announced on October 30. Membership in The Film & TV Music Academy is open to professionals working in the film and television music industry worldwide and students working towards a career in the industry.

Velvet Candy Entertainly proudly congratulates Jennifer Kes Remington on her nomination for SOCKET, as well as for her work on the wonderful animated series FOSTER'S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS. Way to go, Jen!!!

BEST SCORE FOR AN INDIE FEATURE FILM
Christopher Lennertz - Tortilla Heaven
*Jennifer Kes Remington - Socket
George Shaw - J-ok’el
Ryan Shore - Numb
Austin Wintory - Back Soon

BEST SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED TELEVISION PROGRAM
Alf Clausen - The Simpsons
Christopher Drake - Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Tom Erba - Tom And Jerry Tales
Walter Murphy - Family Guy
*James Venable and Jennifer Kes Remington - Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

More info on the Film & TV Music Awards.