Humpday

Edinburgh 2009: Humpday wins RT Award

By: Joe Utichi
Rotten Tomatoes

Humpday, directed by Lynn Shelton, has become the second ever winner of the Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award, it was announced today at an awards ceremony in Edinburgh. Presented as part of the Edinburgh Film Festival, the event also honoured Moon, Easier With Practice and The Secret of Kells, while Katie Jarvis wins the Best Performance in a British Feature Film award for her role in Fish Tank.

The Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award is presented to a film in the festival's Director's Showcase category, which is narrowed down to a shortlist of five by RT's UK team and EIFF Artistic Director Hannah McGill. This year's nominees were Stella, The Missing Person, I'm Going to Explode, Adventureland and Humpday.

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Enter to win passes to an advance screening of Humpday

Washington City Paper is giving away free tickets to an advanced screening of Lynn Shelton's Humpday.  Writer/director Lynn Shelton, director of My Effortless Brilliance and recipient of the "Someone to Watch Award" at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards, expertly mines the biggest ironies of the male ego to hilarious effect. Humpday is a buddy movie gone wild.

Winner, Special Jury Prize – 2009 Sundance Film Festival

Directed by Lynn Shelton, Humpday will open in Washington, DC on Friday, July 24th.

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