KRUSING AMERICA Wins again at Veterans Film Festival!

                  With it's 32nd award in 4 months, KRUSING AMERICA wins

             Best Series Short at the Veterans, Soldiers & Sailors Cinema Festival! 

Director, Producer, Creator: Linda Kruse with her brother
Lt. Colonel Victor Krus, the focus of KRUSING AMERICA.

"It is such a huge honor to win at the VSS Festival this week and to have my brother, the focus of my documentary series available to attend. I am so proud of him and everyone that has helped make this series such a success. Filmmaking is a collaborative business – it takes so many people to pull it all together so to be awarded so many awards in such a short period of time, I am beyond amazed.  I was blown away by the support  and generosity we received while filming KRUSING AMERICA and today I am reminded again. I am truly in awe of all that this documentary has accomplished and encouraged that people are interested in heartfelt entertainment." said Linda Kruse creator of KRUSING AMERICA.

Veterans, Soldiers & Sailors Cinema Festival is sponsored by Big House Los Angeles Entertainment Festival in partnership with the National Veterans Foundation.  This one day showcase festival is one of the few film festivals to highlight filmmakers that are former military Veterans as well as active Soldiers and Sailors. VSS even welcomes foreign military and former military personnel from around the world!

Screenings are held each year on Veterans Day at LA LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. Filmmakers of all types were encouraged to submit and stories do not have to be of war or military related to qualify.

VSS 2015 Final Results:
BEST FILM – HEROES DON’T WEAR CAPES by Wright Brothers
BEST DOCUMENTARY – RECOVERING 

by Michael De Yoanna
BEST SERIES – KRUSING AMERICA 

by Linda Kruse
BEST SHORT – ALLAH COCKBAR 

by Robert Johnson
BEST SCREENPLAY – TERMINUS 

by Fred Perry

VSS Founders with Linda Kruse & Lt. Colonel Victor Krus

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PRESS RELEASE: KRUSING AMERICA wins Best Documentary at International Family Film Festival!

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INTERNATIONAL FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS: 

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KRUSING AMERICA: Winner Best Documentary 

20th Anniversary a Jubilant Celebration

Hollywood, CA – It was a fitting commemoration of the Platinum Edition of the International Family Film Festival this past weekend at Raleigh Studios. With over 100 films from 17 countries screened -­‐‑ there was something for the whole family. The complete list of festival finalists and winners are available at www.iffilmfest.org. All films and screenplays shared a common thread -­‐‑ the enriching role that family plays in the stories of our lives. 

"It was truly an honor to not only win for 'Best Documentary' but to have my brother, Lt. Colonel (RET) Victor Krus (the focus of my documentary) with me to accept the award. Although this is our 31st award in four months – it is the family film festival awards that mean so much to me. 

I made KRUSING AMERICA for families all over the world."

Linda Kruse, creator KRUSING AMERICA

BEST DOCUMENTARY – U.S.

*Krusing America

Director/Writer/Producer:  Linda Kruse    

Atticus Productions, Inc. 

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For Immediate Release: KRUSING AMERICA in top 10 Finalist by FilmMakers Global Trailer Festival! @KrusingAmerica @LindaKruse @AtticusProd

August 24th, 2015
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FilmMakers Magazine Announces Trailer Finalists

Hollywood, CA -- FilmMakers Magazine is pleased to announce the finalists in the first Filmmakers Global Trailer Festival.

THE FINALISTS ARE: (in alphabetical order)

Beast Bits
Bottled Up
Break The Rock
Convergence
Dream House
I Know You
Krusing America
Outed The Painful Reality
The Driver
Zeide

Honorable mention: I before thee

MEDIA MONDAY: IndieFEST Film Award results - KRUSING AMERICA wins again in 6 categories!

Dear Linda:

Congratulations!

On behalf of our entire staff and panel of judges, I am pleased to inform you that you have won 6 IndieFEST Film Awards! 

Linda Kruse (USA), KRUSING AMERICA

Award of Merit Special Mention: Tourism/Travel

Award of Merit Special Mention: Children/Family Programming

Award of Merit Special Mention: Television – Pilot Program

Award of Merit Special Mention: Television – Program/Series

Award of Merit Special Mention: Documentary Short

Award of Merit Special Mention: Women Filmmakers  

Winning an IndieFEST is something you can be proud of!  Judges base their decisions on the quality and creativity of each piece and winning means the craft and skill exhibited by your entry is outstanding and stands above other productions.

Congratulations and thank you for your participation in the IndieFEST Film Awards. We look forward to seeing more work from you in the future and wish you all the best!

Best wishes,

Rick Prickett

Competition Coordinator

The IndieFEST Film Awards

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Media Monday: PRESS RELEASE: NYC Mental Health Film Festival to Premiere NO LETTING GO

NO LETTING GO: The feature film I was fortunate to be the Post Production Supervisor and Consulting Producer on will have it's NYC Premier next month.

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NYC Mental Health Film Festival

Fights Stigma, Challenges Audiences to Rethink Stereotypes  

New York, NY:  On September 26, 2015, the 11^th Annual NYC Mental Health Film Festival (#MHFF) will present six inspiring films about life with mental illness, including the U.S. premiere of the feature film No Letting Go, and the NYC premiere of the Voice Award-winning documentary Cracking Up.  Filmmakers and cast members will be in attendance for an audience Q&A.

As the oldest and largest mental health film festival in the United States, #MHFF takes a bold stand in fighting the stigma people with mental illness often face.   The festival has screened more than 50 films, attracted over 5,000 audience members, and served as a positive voice promoting social justice and human rights for people with mental health concerns.  

Says Carla Rabinowitz, festival organizer at Community Access, “One in four people in the United States lives with mental illness, yet society continues to stigmatize mental health recipients as violent, weak or incapable, and in need of constant medication.  This film festival shines a light on how mental health consumers and their families employ humor, courage, and their natural gifts to make positive contributions, earn respect, and counter preconceived ideas about mental illness.”

No Letting Go is among this year’s featured films.  Says its producer Carina Rush:  “I can't think of a more perfect way to premier No Letting Go than in our home state with the NYC #MHFF.  We are thrilled to be part of such a worthwhile and amazing event.”

FESTIVAL INFO:

WHEN:         Saturday, September 26, 2015

                     Morning Shorts:  11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Afternoon Features with Q&As:  1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

WHERE:       Village East Cinema

181-189 2^nd Avenue & 12^th Street 
New York, NY

TICKETS:       $25 to $60 (A limited number of $100 VIP passes are available, and include a private reception with cast and producers of No Letting Go & Cracking Up)

WEBSITE:      www.MentalHealthFilmFest.nyc

SCHEDULE:

US PREMIERE:  No Letting Go – Based on the award-winning short Illness, this feature-length film written, directed and produced by Jonathan Bucari, is based on a true story and follows the journey of an American family faced with the daunting challenge of finding answers and help for their middle child, who is eventually diagnosed with a bipolar disorder.  Starring: Cheryl Allison, Richard Burgi (Desperate Housewives), and Noah Silverman, and featuring Alysia Reiner (Orange is the New Black), Kathy Najimy (Sister Act), and Janet Hubert (Fresh Prince of Bel Air).  Filmmakers and cast members will be in attendance for audience Q&A. 

NYC PREMIERE:  Cracking Up – Starring comedian David Granirer and directed by Tara Shortt, this Voice Award-winning documentary features naturally gifted people from all walks of life who happen to be afflicted with mental illnesses.  Through the art of stand-up comedy, they learn to confront their demons and set out on a journey of hope and possibility.  David Granirer will be in attendance for Q&A.

ABOUT COMMUNITY ACCESS

Community Access’ mission is to expand opportunities for people living with mental health concerns to recover from trauma and discrimination through affordable housing, training, advocacy and healing-focused services.  We are built upon the simple truth that people are experts in their own lives.

Each year, Community Access programs help over 10,000 New Yorkers who connect with the organization for a home, a place to learn, and opportunities to reach their potentials.  A finalist in the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards, Community Access runs NYC’s first peer-operated support line (646-741-HOPE), a contact point for New Yorkers experiencing emotional distress, as well as the city’s first crisis respite center, a cost-effective alternative to hospitals, jails and shelters.  To learn more, visit www.communityaccess.org.