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VisionFest 2010 is Filmmakers Alliances' yearly celebration that brings together the best of L.A.'s independent filmmaking community.

The evening begins with the presentation of the NILSSON AWARD, curated and presented by the award’s namesake and inaugural recipient, ROB NILSSON. The award acknowledges and celebrates bold, direct, honest and aesthetically challenging filmmaking that is often unrecognized by the mainstream independent film community. This year's Nilsson Award recipient is Armenian filmmaker Harutyun Khachatryan.

Next is the presentation of the VISION AWARD to an established filmmaker whose artistic ambition and consistent filmmaking excellence provides artistic inspiration to emerging filmmakers all around the world.  Past recipients include MIke Figgis, Terry Gilliam, Wim Wenders, Allison Anders, Alexander Payne, David O. Russell, Werner Herzog, Mark and Michael Polish, Kevin Smith, and producer Ted Hope.

This year’s Vision Award Recipient is Danish filmmaker NICOLAS WINDING REFN.

The award will be presented by Ryan Gosling.

Known for the “Pusher” trilogy, Refn’s been making films for 15 years and his work is only now receiving the attention it deserves in this country. His work bares the signature of a true visionary - difficult to categorize, but singularly arresting, his films are not for the feint of heart - beautiful, often brutal and beyond compare. Below is the trailer for his stunning biopic “Bronson” starring the amazing Tom Hardy and called “A Clockwork Orange for the 21st Century!” by Damien McSorley (Zoo).

Also, here is a trailer from his last completed film, “Valhalla Rising”, described as a a “...trippy nightmare of savage poetry burning slow across bleak and otherworldly landscapes."

This is all followed by a program of the best short films produced through Filmmakers Alliance in the previous year.The program is as follows:

Wait For Me by Dylan O'Brien and Holly Murdoch O'Brien

Native Time by Sean Morris

Beyond Silence by Vidyut Latay

Gonah Kardam by Directed by Gabriela Tollman and Produced by Babak Shokrian

Aliens Vs. Predator Directed by Stephen Reedy and Produced by Megan Powers

David and Goliath by George Zaver

Quetzal Directed by Marc Levy and Produced by Amanda Sweikow

The evening finishes with a high-energy party on the rooftop of the Downtown Independent Theater and is catered by some of Los Angeles' best restaurants.

NOTES:

EVENT WILL BE AT CAPACITY. PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO ENSURE SEATING. SEATS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED, NOR REFUNDS MADE IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER 7:45 P.M. ALLOW FOR PARKING. (instructions below).

Parking is not free. There are several parking structures near the theater. $9 parking is available right next door to the theater on the north side. However, $5 parking is available at the Los Angeles Times parking structure at 213 South Spring Street.

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