Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films

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Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films
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Formation 1994 (1994)
Type Professional entertainment media association
Purpose Honors outstanding achievement in independent and foreign films
Headquarters Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
Region served
 New England
Membership
 125 (2009)[1]
President
 Michael Colford
Website chlotrudis.org

The Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films is a nonprofit organization that honors outstanding achievement in independent and world cinema. The organization gives out the Chlotrudis Awards. Membership in the Society includes "the Boston film community, ... critics, film festival programmers, theater exhibitors, and representatives from consulates in Boston."[1] The winners for the 27th annual Awards were announced on March 21, 2021.

The organization was founded in 1994 by Michael Colford and was named after his and his boyfriend Trent's two cats, Chloe and Gertrudis.[2]

Chlotrudis Awards

The Chlotrudis Awards are given out annually, beginning in 1995. According to Society by-laws, to be eligible for an award, "a film cannot have been released on more than 1,000 screens nationally during its first four weeks. Films that only play festivals or are released direct to DVD are not eligible."[1]

The Chlotrudis Awards were presented publicly beginning in 2000.[citation needed] They are given out in a ceremony usually held at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2][1] As with the Academy Awards, Chlotrudis Award presentations involve live music and dance, movie clips, award envelopes, and a trophy (in this case, of a cat on a stick).[1]

Special guests at past ceremonies have included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Agnès Godard, Elliot Page,[lower-alpha 1] Genevieve Bujold, Maury Chaykin, and Paprika Steen.[1]

Current award categories

  • Best Movie
  • Buried Treasure
  • Best Director
  • Best Actress[3][4]
  • Best Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor[5][6]
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Best Music in a Film
  • Best Editing
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Ensemble Cast[5]
  • Best Documentary[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Credited as Ellen Page

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matchan, Linda. "And the cat on a stick goes to: Chlotrudis is as independent as films it honors," Boston Globe (March 15, 2009).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 King, Loren. "Chlotrudis celebrates 20 years of awards," Boston Globe (March 15, 2014).
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External links

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