Founded 2004 Website www.aoffest.com | Language International | |
Location Monrovia, California, US | ||
The Action On Film International Film Festival, also known as the Action On Film Festival, is a film festival currently held in Monrovia, California. It was founded in 2004, and it has been held in several different cities in California. Being a hub for many returning filmmakers each year, they have expanded as an Official Distributor to SHORTS.TV and they also program Feature Films at a number of Indie Theaters.
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History
The Action on Film International Film Festival was founded in 2004 by Del Weston. After being disappointed by a bad experience, Weston sought to create a festival where filmmakers could showcase their films. It was first held in Long Beach, California as a part of the Long Beach International Martial Arts Championships. In 2008, it moved to Pasadena, California. In 2012, it was moved to Monrovia, California.
The festival accepts all major genres and is not limited to action films.
Major awards
Each year the festival recognizes outstanding actors and projects in nearly eighty categories including the Action On Film Lifetime Achievement Awards. Winners of this award are as follows:
2016 Icon Awards presented by Michael DePasquale Jr. ft Dr. Robert Goldman
1. Art Camacho
2. Bill (Superfoot) Wallace
3. Bob Wall
4. Cynthia Rock
5. Don (The Dragon) Wilson
6. Ronnie (Mr. Olympia) Coleman
7. Tazito Garcia Tazito Garcia
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Alan Bailey Award For Excellence In The Craft Of Filmmaking In A Major Genre
1. Neil Johnson- Science Fiction Starship Apocalypse 2. Amber Benson- Comedy - Shevenge 3. Christopher Di Nunzio - Guerilla Film- A Life Not to Follow- 4. James Christopher- Best Indie Film Quad X: Rise of the Beaver Slayer 5. Bryan Martin- Webisode- Dark Memories 6. JD Glasscock- Film Noir Series
Half Life Award
Maverick Award Winners Over the Years
Tracey Birdsall
Talia Shire
Michael Madsen
David Carradine