'CRITICIZED' WINS BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM AT RIOFAN

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Richard Gale's 'Criticized' recently won the award for Best International Short Film at the first ever RIOFAN - the Rio de Janeiro Fantastic Film Festival. Over 100 short films were screened at the festival from around the world. This marks the 15th Festival win for 'Criticized.' (Complete list of Awards)

'CRITICIZED' WINS CUTTING EDGE FILM COMPETITION AT DEAD BY DAWN FILM FESTIVAL

EDINBURGH, UK - Richard Gale's 'Criticized' won the Cutting Edge Short Film Competition at the Dead By Dawn Film Festival, Scotland's premier horror film festival, and one of the top genre festivals in Europe. The winner was selected by the audience from a selection of the best short horror films from new and emerging directors.

'Criticized' won Audience Awards for Best Short Film at the New York City Horror Film Festival, Dead Channels in San Francisco, Idaho International Film Festival, and the Fantasia Film Festival, regarded as one of the premier genre film festivals in North America, featuring hundreds of shorts and feature films from around the world.

In May, 'Criticized' won Awards for Best Horror Film and Best Actor at the Rebel Planet Film Festival of Hollywood. 'Criticized' star Brian Rohan received the Best Actor prize, being voted the best actor in the entire festival, out of nearly 100 films in all genres.

In March, 'Criticized' received an Award of Special Recognition for Scariest Movie at the DC Independent Film Festival in Washington, D.C. In February, the film won the award for Best Horror Film at the Raleigh Studios Show Off Your Short Film Festival in Hollywood. Over 350 films were submitted to the festival from around the world.

'Criticized' also won the award for Best Short Film at Horror Fest UK. Tony Lee, editor of the website The Zone, describes 'Criticized' as "a tour de force of quite startling originality... the quintessential shocker of this whole event," and "a masterpiece." (more reviews)

'Criticized' premiered at the Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as part of SCREAMFEST, whose advisory board includes Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, John Landis, Sam Raimi, and 4-time Oscar winner Stan Winston. 'Criticized' was produced, written and directed by Richard Gale, and stars Brian Rohan and John Lynd, with music by Christopher Brady.

Top row (L to R): Richard Gale's 'Pressure' in North America, France, Japan, Germany. Bottom row: Australia, Russia, The Netherlands, Brazil. (International Gallery)

'PRESSURE' in Over 100 Countries Worldwide

Following a North American release by First Look Pictures and Blockbuster, Richard Gale's wild suspense thriller 'Pressure' now has distribution in over 100 countries on six continents. Kerr Smith (Final Destination, Dawson's Creek) and Lochlyn Munro (Scary Movie) star as two medical students who must struggle to survive after an unusual shooting incident catapults them into a world of danger.

Story & Cast info - Still Photos - Trailer

DO YOU KNOW CPR? WINS L.A. AREA EMMY AWARD - Outstanding Public Service Announcement

Richard Gale's 'Do You Know CPR?,' an intense and dramatic scene designed to illustrate the importance of learning CPR, has been awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Public Service Announcement, by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the 59th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards. Richard Gale wrote, produced, directed, edited and narrated the film.

- Emmy Awards Photos - Webcast

Left: Emmy winner Richard Gale at the Awards ceremony.

DVD Extras

The Miramax DVD of THE PROPOSAL features a behind the scenes featurette and, as described in VideoHound's DVD Guide Book 2, "Independent director Richard Gale provides a marvelous audio commentary, which reveals the tricks of low-budget filmmaking..." (click to visit the DVD Shop) .