Emmy-nominated director Becky Smith & Actor Nicholas Downs to attend 2010 Iowa Motion Picture Awards

April 21, 2010 - PRLog -- "16 To Life” is written and directed by Emmy-nominated director Becky Smith.  Becky Smith, an Iowa native,  is nominated for Best Direction (Long Form), Best Screenplay (Produced) and (with Executive Producer Terry Trimpe) Best Feature Film Produced in Iowa Under the Iowa Film Promotion Program.  Nicholas Downs, also an Iowa native,  is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "16 to Life" as a small town cop.

In the romantic comedy, Nicholas Downs (Pearl Harbor, Constantine, Is It Just Me?) plays Bobby, the town’s young Deputy, who overextends his authority to get all sorts of attention, particularly from his own mother; Louise, played by Theresa Russell (Black Widow, Spiderman III). Hallee Hirsh (ER, You've Got Mail) plays the lead character, Kate.

In "16 to Life" a rural American teenager's angst about her sexual inexperience drives a comic quest for love and understanding on her sixteenth birthday. This first feature from Emmy-nominated writer/director Becky Smith (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) puts a wry, witty, and unpredictable ensemble cast in a small-town locale reminiscent of a Capra comedy. The comedy was shot entirely on location on the Mississippi River in McGregor and Marquette, Iowa. It has played at festivals around the world and received five "Best Feature" awards.  The film will open in theatres in September 2010.

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“16 to Life” also stars, Jaime Gomez (Nash Bridges, Training Day), Mandy Musgrave (South of Nowhere) Carson Kressley (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy), Shiloh Fernandez  (Gossip Girl, The United States of Tara) and Emily Foxler (Deadly Honeymoon, Ghost of Girlfriends Past).

**“16 to Life” premiered nationally at the Los Angeles Method Fest, where it
received five nominations and won Best Film (Audience Award) and Best Supporting
Actor (Theresa Russell).

**At the Landlocked Film Festival it won First Place, Best Narrative Feature.

**At the Kansas International Film Festival it won Best Feature Audience Award.

**At the Asheville Film Festival it won Best Feature Film.

For additional information (including a trailer) on "16 To Life", visit: www.16tolifethemovie.org