AWARDS:
CBC SHORT FILM FACE OFF - $40,000 Grand Prize Winner
STUDENT VISIONARY AWARD - Tribeca Film Festival
BEST INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM - Cleveland International Film Festival
BEST LIVE ACTION FILM - Toronto International Film Festival - Student Showcase
ARTE FILM AWARD - Munich International Film Festival
BEST PICTURE - Living Skies Film Festival
BEST FICTION FILM - Living Skies Film Festival
BEST DIRECTOR - HSBC Filmmaker Award
TELEFILM CANADA NOT SHORT ON TALENT Selection
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
2013 Tribeca International Film Festival
2013 Cleveland International Film Festival
2013 Nashville International Film Festival
2013 Traverse City Film Festival
2013 Heart of Gold International Film Festival
2013 Filmfestival Kitzbuehel
2013 Washington West Film Festival
2013 Nickel Film Festival
2012 Toronto International Film Festival
2012 Munich International Film Festival of Film Schools
2012 American Film Institute (AFI) Film Festival
2012 Calgary International Film Festival
2012 Edmonton International Film Festival
2013 Bradford International Film Festival
2012 Reykjavik International Film Festival
2012 Youngcuts International Film Festival
2013 Living Skies Film Festival
2012 St. John's International Women's Film Festival
2012 EnRoute Film Festival
TELEFILM Canada's Not Short On Talent Selection
On the eve of her thirteenth birthday, Esther Weary must come to terms with the realities of becoming a woman through her clueless Grandfather and his pet pug. Life Doesn't Frighten Me is a coming-of-age comedy about a young woman's exploration of ugliness and beauty.