Action On Film International Film Festival

The Action On Film International Film Festival, also known as the Action On Film Festival, was founded in 2004. It was held in California until 2017 when it moved to the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. As a hub for many returning filmmakers, AOF has become an Official Distributor to SHORTS.TV as well as programming Feature Films for a number of Indie Theaters.

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 moved to Monrovia, California.

In 2017, it was moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.

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:

Icon Awards

Art Camacho

Bill (Superfoot) Wallace

Bob Wall

Cynthia Rock

Don (The Dragon) Wilson

Ronnie (Mr. Olympia) Coleman

Tazito Garcia

HRH Prince Gharios El Chemor of Ghassan

Lifetime Achievement Award

David Carradine

John Saxon

Bill Duke

John Savage

W. Morgan Sheppard

Talia Shire

Bill Plympton

James Best

Robert Loggia

Bo Svenson

The Alan Bailey Award for Excellence in the Craft of Filmmaking in a Major Genre

Neil Johnson - Science Fiction Starship Apocalypse

Amber Benson - Comedy - Shevenge

Christopher Di Nunzio - Guerilla Film- A Life Not to Follow-

James Christopher - Best Indie Film Quad X: Rise of the Beaver Slayer

Bryan Martin - Webisode- Dark Memories

JD Glasscock - Film Noir Series

Half Life Award

Kim Coates

Deborah Kara Unger

Nick Mancuso

Tom Sizemore

Michael Paré

Maverick Award

Tracey Birdsall

Talia Shire

Michael Madsen

David Carradine

Michelle Lukes

References

External links

Fantasy and horror film festivals in the United States

Film festivals in California

Film festivals established in 2004

2004 establishments in California