Hello, this is my first ever blog anywhere!! I am Toni Powell and am the Festival Director of Heart of Gold in sunny sunny Queensland, Australia. This is our second year and our first was a runaway success with 123 films shown over 4 days to around 3,500 attendees. We gave out over $20,000 worth of prizes and $12,500 of that was cash!. Filmmakers who attended really raved about their experiences... I may post some of their letters on other blogs... ABOUT HEART OF GOLD. For better or worse,...

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THE FIRST ANNUAL INSPIRATION FILM FESTIVAL JURY AND AUDIENCE AWARD GOES TO MICHAEL GOORGIAN’S “ILLUSION”The First Annual Inspiration Film Festival announced the winners of its Inspiration Awards Monday night at the closing ceremony poolside at the Ritz-Carlton Marina Del Rey. Both the Jury and Audience Awards for the Best Feature Film were presented to Michael Goorjian for his film ILLUSION starring Kirk Douglas.ILLUSION tells the story of legendary filmmaker Donald Baines (Kirk Douglas) w...