Gina Lee Ronhovde Indie Screenplay Writer/Director Screens and Wins at Fort Worth Indie Showcase

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - July 24, 2017 - PRLog -- After first debuting at the Die Laughing Film Festival in May, 2017 in Hollywood, CA, IF ONLY YOU WERE FRENCH (starring actress/model Virginia Kingston) celebrates the first awards won by the filmmakers in the comedy category and was recently screened at the Norris Conference Center in downtown Fort Worth, TX, July 14-16.

In addition to IF ONLY YOU WERE FRENCH, Ronhovde's Commercial/Infomercial Match.Com: KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE  was also an official selection at the 2017 Fort Worth Indie Showcase, which previously won an Award of Merit in the Women Filmmakers category

2016 Best Shorts Competition, and was nominated for Best Advertisement at the 2015 FilmQuest Festival.

"This was a great honor to not only be selected amongst such other high-caliber films, but to finally win two awards for my comedy short was beyond expectations and the hospitality of the Fort Worth Indie Showcase and filmmakers was truly remarkable and I am beyond honored and thrilled," said Ronhovde.

A graduate of The Los Angeles Film School, award-winning writer/director Gina Lee Ronhovde has now been either nominated or won awards for all of her original shorts starting with "Ace of Spades" (2010 finalist for the Jay Leno Show FlipCam Film Contest) and her satirical thesis short "Bereft Left: A Very Brief, Very American Tale" (Official 2010 Selection Action on Film Festival - Nominated Best Student Film Category; Official 2010 Selection Valley Film Festival; Official 2010 Selection Austin International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)

In addition to commercial and comedic categories, she is best known for her award-winning psychological thriller short film BOUDOIR, about agoraphobic photographer must fight for her life and overcome her phobias when sessions with mysterious clients turn into a bloody battle to stay alive.

BOUDOIR stars Dominique Swain (LOLITA,FACE/OFF, ALPHA DOG) and Deneen Melody (THE PLAYBOY CLUB, ROSE WHITE), is written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Gina Lee Ronhovde, with cinematography by Will Barratt (FROZEN, HATCHET I&II), special effects by Michael Del Rossa (300, I AM LEGEND) edited by Ed Marx (SWIMMING WITH SHARKS, JEEPERS CREEPERS) with sound & music by John Neff (THE STRAIGHT STORY, MULHOLLAND DRIVE).

*WINNER: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 2015 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.
*WINNER: HRIFF PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD BEST SHORT FILM 2015 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.
*WINNER: BEST DRAMATIC SHORT FILM Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.
*WINNER: Silver Award for Spotlight Film Awards Best Films of 2015
*WINNER: Award of Merit Award for Best Shorts Competition Women Filmmakers of 2016

*Official Selection at the 2016 FESTER: MindF#ck Festival in North Hollywood, CA.
*Official Selection in 2015 Fargo Fantastic Film Festival.
*Official Selection of Twin Peaks UK Festival in London 2015 in the "David Lynch-Inspired Shorts" category.
*Official Selection of Hollyshorts  Monthly Series Horror October 2015
*OFFICIAL NOMINATION: BEST MUSIC  2015 Chicago Horror Film Festival.

In addition to her own award-winning original short films, she gained film production knowledge on such productions as Kevin Smith's Red State and helped produce over 15 comedy specials for cable and network television including Weird Al Yankovic Live!:  The Apocalypse Tour and Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious.

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