HVFF Double Winner Director LINDA KRUSE & KRUSING AMERICA in Hollywood & Vine Summer 2016 Magazine!

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We are please to inform you that KRUSING AMERICA is a 2 time Winner at the Hollywood & Vine Film Festival including Best Directing for Linda Kruse and Best Webseries.

The Hollywood & Vine Film Festival (HVFF) celebrates artisticpreneurs! The mission of HVFF is to provide industry access to emerging content creators and to showcase their talent throughout the U.S. and in over 10 countries. Projects include: feature films, shorts, documentaries, web series, music videos, web series, TV pilots, scripts, trailers and even sizzle reels and artists' reels.

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Hollywood & Vine Film Festival
Hollywood, California

Director LINDA KRUSE OVERALL WINNER at ITA with Multi-Award winning documentary KRUSING AMERICA / International Tourism Awards on World Tourism Day!

Accepting on behalf of Director
LINDA KRUSE
both the
OVERALL WINNER 
& 
Platinum Award of Excellence for
Best Documentary (Professional)
KRUSING AMERICA (United States)

It is such an honor to have won at the International Tourism Awards and on World Tourism Day. I am just amazed by the support my documentary has received all over the world.  

This is KRUSING AMERICA's 59th award in one year! 
Thank you to ITA for the honor and awards, to my team for their hard work and dedication, and of course to everyone for all the well wishes and kind words over the past year. 

From myself, my crew, the Krus Family and 
everyone who worked on KRUSING AMERICA. 

I am simply in awe of our little project. 

Thank you!

– Linda Kruse 

(Director / Producer / Creator 

of KRUSING AMERICA)

International Tourism Awards:

ITA was established to promote world tourism attraction and places, conserve world heritage and tourism centers by nurturing awareness among international community, and improve socio-economic development of regions and countries in the tourism regions. As the sister festival of the prestigious International Film Festivals we aim to help the United Nations promoting the World Tourism Day on 27 September, 2016. (See below)

ITA seeks films relating to tourism, cultural places, heritage centers, ancient and modern kingdoms from amateurs, professionals, government institutions, and private enterprises. Through films, we hope to build a world without boundaries by exploring and understanding various cultures as well as to entertain and inform the international audience. The festival welcomes filmmakers, newcomers, travelers, and amateurs from all over the world to submit their films pertaining tourism, unique properties, and cultural places with an emphasis on interesting journey and unique places.

For more information, visit: 

www.internationalfilmfestivals.org

For a complete list of winners visit:

http://internationaltourismawards.org/awards_winners.htm

In honor of World Tourism Day:

World Tourism Day, a global initiative by United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is being celebrated by Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) and this years theme is ‘Tourism for All."

World Tourism Day is celebrated to build awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.

The theme ‘Tourism for All’ has been chosen to illustrate the importance of domestic as well and international tourism in the country.

The day will be celebrated by BTB, Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) and different tour operators with day long arrangements of various programs, including a colourful parade inaugurated by Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon.

President Abdul Hamid urged the authorities concerned to ensure awareness building for a sustainable tourism.

The day aims to highlight tourisms’ potential in helping reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

President Abdul Hamid said the government is trying to highlight the expansive natural beauty of Bangladesh to foreign tourists to help build a thriving industry around it.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her message said the Awami League led government has taken diverse initiatives for the development of the tourism industry as well as offer hospitality services at an affordable rate.

The day will be celebrated with many events including folk music, discounts on food and accommodations at hotels and motels and seminars across the country.

In addition, special supplements would be published in the national dailies while special programmes and documentaries will be on aired on Television and Radio.

http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/09/26/world-tourism-day-today/

KRUSING AMERICA Wins Best American Documentary at International Movie Awards! (Directed by LINDA KRUSE)

WINNER INTERNATIONAL PLATINUM AWARD: 
Best American Documentary 
KRUSING AMERICA 
directed by 

LINDA KRUSE

ABOUT the International Movie Award festival for Documentaries & Short Films:

Through Documentary & Short International Movie Award, we hope to sustain and promote filmmakers, especially independent filmmakers around the world, to continue their creativity and produce their artworks; to inspire all filmmakers to never stop chasing their dreams in creating excellent movies, and to participate in the film industry.

Documentary & Short International Movie Award opens its submissions from all filmmakers anywhere. We accept films in any genre. We accept short and documentary films. Newcomers are welcomed. The films will be pre-selected before presented to a judge panel.

For more information visit:

http://internationalmovieawards.com/index.htm

For a complete list of Winners visit:

http://internationalmovieawards.com/DS_IMA/winners%20DSIMA.htm

KRUSING AMERICA Wins #58 Best Documentary at ITA: International Tourism Awards (58th Award in One Year!)

WINNER 
International Award of Outstanding Excellence!
Best Documentary (Professional)
KRUSING AMERICA (United States)

directed by LINDA KRUSE

International Tourism Awards:

ITA was established to promote world tourism attraction and places, conserve world heritage and tourism centers by nurturing awareness among international community, and improve socio-economic development of regions and countries in the tourism regions. As the sister festival of the prestigious International Film Festivals we aim to help the United Nations promoting the World Tourism Day on 27 September, 2016.

ITA seeks films relating to tourism, cultural places, heritage centers, ancient and modern kingdoms from amateurs, professionals, government institutions, and private enterprises. Through films, we hope to build a world without boundaries by exploring and understanding various cultures as well as to entertain and inform the international audience. The festival welcomes filmmakers, newcomers, travelers, and amateurs from all over the world to submit their films pertaining tourism, unique properties, and cultural places with an emphasis on interesting journey and unique places.

For more information, visit: 

www.internationalfilmfestivals.org

For a complete list of winners visit:

http://internationaltourismawards.org/awards_winners.htm

KRUSING AMERICA Official Selection Best Inspirational Film at Festigious International Film Festival!

Festigious International Film Festival showcases quality films online to an audience of film fans and filmmakers. Accepting films in the following genres: Animation, Documentary and Narrative.

KRUSING AMERICA directed by Linda Kruse is nominated for Best Inspirational Film.

The online competition for the Audience Award begins November 1- 7, 2016.

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Pictures from NY PREMIERE OF KRUSING AMERICA AT SOHO FILM FESTIVAL!

Wonderful time at the NY Premiere of KRUSING AMERICA at SOHO International Film Festival this month. Thank you to Sibyl Santiago, Executive Director and Head of Programming at SOHO and all who attended the premiere:

Pictured below: KRUSING AMERICA Director / Producer and creator, Linda Kruse with KRUSING AMERICA Music Composer and Emmy winner, Danny Weinkauf of They Might Be Giants fame and Multi-Award winning Producer Carina Rush of NO LETTING GO and ILLNESS.

Plus some of my favorite and super talented celebrity kids came by to support the special extended version of the family-friendly multi-award winning series (55 Awards to date) KRUSING AMERICA feature documentary. 

Pictured Below:

• Gabriel Rush also of Moonrise Kingdom Grand Budpest Hotel, and Tribeca’s Little Boxes
• Tanner Flood of Moonrise Kingdom, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
• Seamus Fitzpatrick from the Omen Remake, Moonrise Kingdom, The Dinner with Richard here, Pawn Sacrifice
• Oona Laurence: Tony winner from Matilda and actress from Southpaw, Little Boxes and Pete’s Dragon with Robert Redford
• And her sisters Jete Laurence and Aimee Laurence.  

Thank you again to all!! It's been an amazing year!

NY Premiere & Special Version of KRUSING AMERICA at SOHO International Film Festival this Tuesday June 14th!

KRUSING AMERICA (55x Award-Winning Docu-Series)

 NY Premiere at SOHO International Film Festival: 

Tuesday - June 14th, 2016 at 3:45pm - 5:30pm 

Q&A to follow with director / creator LINDA KRUSE

Theater 3 - Village East Cinema 

189 2nd Ave (at 12th Street) NYC, NY 10003

Click link below advance purchase tickets:

http://krusingamerica.eventbrite.com