Mammoth Film Festival to Honor Derek Waters – Film News in Brief
variety.comMammoth Film Festival, running from Feb. 29 to March 4, will honor “Drunk History” host Derek Waters during the ceremony for his film and television contributions.
He will receive the Golden Mammoth Film Festival Award. Mammoth Film Festival aims to showcase world premieres from and featuring both new and seasoned talent.
Among the early selections for this year’s festival is Shaun Hart’s “The Fall,” which is produced by Lunar Door’s Chase Kuker and Natalie Kline and distributed by Buffalo 8.
The film stars Thomas Cocquerel, Jeremy Sumpter, Cassie Scerbo, Jocelyn Hudon and Jim O’Heir. The festival will also showcase the the North American premiere of “Inland” with Mark Rylance and the West coast premiere of “Asleep in My Palms,” which features Tim Blake Nelson and is written and directed by his son Henry Nelson and produced by Noor Ahmed of Strike Back Studios.
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