Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Alonso Mayo´s “The Story of Luke” swept with the Irvine International Film Festival Awards at Los Angeles, California

The Story of Luke arrasó con los premios del Irvine International Film Festival en Los Ángele

The movie “The Story of Luke” of Peruvian director Alonso Mayo, about the life of a young person with autism, after been protected all his life, embarks himself in the quest of finding a job and the love in his life, swept with the most important awards in the Irvine International Film Festival.

Alonso Mayo´s opera prima prevailed on four categories: Best Film, Best Trailer, Best Actor (Lou Taylor Pucci) and For Best Director( Alonso Mayo), in the ceremony that took place Sunday the 21th of January, at Orange County (California), USA.

“The Story of Luke” has been produced by Nina Leidersdorff and its leading role is played by Lou Taylor Pucci as Luke, and is accompanied by an excellent cast of actors as Seth Green, Cary Elwes and Kristin Bauer, among others.

Alonso Mayo´s film has received up to the moment several awards in international film competitions during 2012, including Best Film at the San Diego Film Festival, and two special awards for Best Film chosen by the public in the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival and the  Bahamas Film Festival. Actually, “The Story of Luke” has a screening schedule within  different Film Festivals throughout the United States and Canada.

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