‘Elsinore’ And ‘La Bola Negra’ Continue Awards Momentum With Wins At Hamptons Film Festival
La Bola Negra won the Hamptons International Film Festival’s Best Narrative Feature audience award, extending its run of recognition after taking Toronto’s audience prize. Elsinore, which also won an audience award at Toronto, made its East Coast premiere at the festival, adding to the awards momentum for both films.
The 34th festival ran from 2 to 11 October, with more than 140 features and shorts shown across 205 screenings. Naza received the social justice award, while Burgundy won the documentary audience award and If Pigeons Turned to Gold took Best Documentary Feature. Other awards recognised films including Mouse, The Drug in Our Pocket, A Song for the Snow Lion and Wild Inside.
- La Bola Negra won the Hamptons audience award for Best Narrative Feature.
- Elsinore made its East Coast premiere after winning at Toronto.
- The festival screened over 140 films across 205 screenings.
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The Hamptons International Film Festival is an annual film event in New York state, where audiences can watch new feature films and short films. Its awards include prizes chosen by festival audiences, who vote for the films they have seen.
La Bola Negra and Elsinore are films that have also received audience recognition at the Toronto International Film Festival. Awards at more than one festival can help draw attention to a film among viewers and the film industry.