User:Wikiwi019/Cake Day (Short Film)

Cake Day is a Canadian short film written and directed by Phillip Thomas, featuring Cameron Crosby, Steven Roberts, Joe Buffalo and Spencer Foley.

The film had its world premiere on March 11, 2020 at the Festival REGARD.

Synopsis
Cameron wakes up on the day of his five year sobriety cake day after relapsing the night before. He spends the day emotionally deteriorating as he contemplates the consequences of being honest.

Technical Sheet

 * Original title : Cake Day
 * Direction and screenplay : Phillip Thomas
 * Cinematography : Liam Mitchell
 * Makeup : Andrea Blunt et Shannon Reynolds
 * Editing : Phillip Thomas
 * Sound design : Eugenio Battaglia
 * Production design : Phillip Thomas
 * Original score : Jeremy Wallace Maclean
 * Production : Spencer Foley
 * Production company : SuperFan Pictures Productions
 * Distribution company : H264 Distribution
 * Country of origin : Canada
 * Original language : English
 * Format : color - digital
 * Genre : drama
 * Duration : 15 minutes

Distribution

 * Cameron Crosby : Cameron
 * Steven Roberts : Bill
 * Diana Lepine-Thomas : Mom
 * Spencer Foley : Georgie
 * Bradley Stryker : Blair
 * Jeremy Wallace Maclean : Jerry
 * John Duncan : Aren
 * Joe Buffalo : Joe
 * Blair Buchholz : Colin
 * Koshiki Tanaka : Kosh

Festivals and Awards
The film had its world premiere at the Festival REGARD in competition for the Canadian Grand Prize, the Jury Prize, the Fipresci, the Audience Prize and the Prize for Best Youth Film. It then had its US premiere at LA Shorts on October 1st, 2020.


 * Nomination — Best Short Film - Woodstock Film Festival, 2020
 * Nomination — Best of Fest and Best Foreign Film - LA Shorts Fest, 2020
 * Best BC Short Film Award — Vancouver International Film Festival, 2020
 * Nomination — Best Short Film - Festival FANTASIA, 2020
 * Nomination — Grand Prize for Best Short Film - Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2020
 * Nomination — Best International Short Film - Miami Short Film Festival, 2020
 * Nomination — Best International Short Film - CineMagic Belfast, 2020
 * Official selection — Telefilm Canada, Not Short on Talent, Cannes, 2020