Amazon All Voices Film Festival
'The Critic' is part of the inaugural All Voices Film Festival hosted by Amazon Prime Video, June 3 - 24, 2109. Watch, rate & review.
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"The script is a powerful foundation intensified tenfold by the performances of the protagonists"
“Velon has created a wonderful illusion of reality and deceit that encompasses real issues in modern society.”
'The Critic' + Filmatique Talents
Coinciding with Filmatique Talents 2019's Feature Film Program, Filmatique is hosting ten shorts from exciting new filmmakers from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Greece. ‘The Critic’ is part of Filmatique’s inaugural selection of only 5 feature and 10 short films.
"Stella Velon's The Critic was named best short." ‒ The Hollywood Reporter
At an awards ceremony held at the historic Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, The Critic was named Best Short Film at the 13th Method Fest Independent Film Festival.
'The Critic' + The Method Fest
The Critic will have its West Coast Premiere at the 13th Method Fest in Beverly Hills, CA
Join us on Tuesday March 26th at 5:00 pm at Laemmle’s Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre.
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Stella Velon Named Best Director | UK Film Review Awards
'The Critic' Is a Festival Standout at the Queen Palm International Film Festival
In addition to becoming the "Festival Standout"' Royal Gem Diamond winner, 'The Critic' took home 7 other awards including two Gold awards for Best Short First-Time Filmmaker and Best Actress (Stella Velon).
UK Film Review Awards | The Nominations
Interview with composer Asaf Sagiv | UK Film Review
"Velon's performance is excellent and poignant" - Film Threat
“...She grabs you from the start, establishes an emotional connection with the audience, and then straps you in on an emotional roller coaster ride.”
Women In Film Award | 15th Kinofilm Manchester
Film Threat Trailer Premiere
A starry-eyed actress with a troubled past faces her harshest critic during an interview gone wrong. Starring Stella Velon, Alan Smyth, Todd Karner. Directed...
International Premiere at 15th Kinofilm Manchester
Feature: Stella Velon on the Making Of 'The Critic' ‒ Film Local
Read the article on FilmLocal.com about how 'The Critic' got made
"The Critic is a sublime piece of indie film magic"
“‟A quietly fierce, dramatically potent, and heartbreakingly palpable exercise in what could very well be one of the most impactful inward looks at the realities found within the celebrity mindset…
…and when we look at the tragedies like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Williams, et al, it’s an all-too-real portrait that what we see on the surface as “the perfect life” they lead isn’t always everything it appears to be.”
Q&A with Actress/Writer/Director Stella Velon | Winner Global Shorts
'The Critic' Launches at the 34th Boston Film Festival
Official Selection at one of America’s longest running film festivals, ‘The Critic’ makes its World Premiere on September 22nd at the ArtsEmerson Theatre.
