Royal Starr Arts Institute recognizes Michigan made movies
Local nonprofit the Royal Starr Arts Institute wrapped up their fifth annual film festival at Novi Emagine Theatre’s Drivein.
The organization recently announced the festival winners:
• Best Narrative Feature: “Life on the Rocks”
• Best Documentary Feature: “The Unbelievable Plight of Mrs. Wright”
• Best International Feature: “The Enemies”
• Best Michigan Feature: “The Tent”
• Best Narrative Short: “Peter Pan”
• Best Documentary Short: “The Roads Most Traveled”
• Best International Short: “Gun Metal Max”
• Best Animated Short: “The Moon’s Not That Great”
• Best Music Video: “Astronaut” by Jelly Bean
• Best Michigan Short: “Bruised Fruit”
“We had a lot of amazing films this year, and our team of judges worked tirelessly to choose the winners. Even the films that did not win should be very proud of their hard work,” said Luke Castle, president of the Royal Starr Arts Institute.
“We also want to thank our community, who during these tough times still came out to our drive-in to support our organization and these films. And of course, a special thanks
“We also want to thank our community, who during these tough times still came out to our drivein to support our organization and these films. And of course, a special thanks to the staff at Emagine for working with us to enact proper precautions and keeping everyone safe.”
— Royal Starr Arts Institute president, Luke Castle
to the staff at Emagine for working with us to enact proper precautions and keeping everyone safe.”
The Royal Starr Film Festival hopes to return to in- person screenings next year. Submissions for filmmakers to submit their work will be opening soon. Follow royalstarr.org and the Royal Starr Art Institute’s social media to stay informed about their events and educational workshops.