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BIG BEAR LAKE
INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
15th BIG BEAR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES HONOREE
RECIPIENTS LUCY WALKER AND HEITOR PEREIRA
Achievement Awards in Directing and Film Music To Be Presented
Director Lucy Walker | Source: Lucy Walker
Composer Heitor Pereira | Source: Getty Images
August 26, 2014 – BIG BEAR LAKE, CA – The Big Bear Lake International Film Festival (BBLIFF) has
announced director Lucy Walker and composer Heitor Pereira to be the recipients of the festival’s annual
career achievement awards, Walker for “Achievement in Directing Award” and Pereira for “Achievement in
Film Music Award”.
Academy Award nominated Director Lucy Walker has garnered high praise for her films, which include the
feature documentaries The Crash Reel (2013), Waste Land (2010), Countdown to Zero (2010), and
Blindside (2006). She has produced a number of short films, most recently The Lion’s Mouth Opens (2014),
as well as The Tsunami and Cherry Blossom (2011), and has also directed over a dozen episodes of
Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues. She has been nominated for seven Emmys, an Independent Spirit Award, a
DGA award, and a Gotham Award, and has won over eighty other awards for her body of work. A native of
London, England, Walker graduated from Oxford University and later when on to receive a Fulbright
scholarship to attend the Graduate Film Program at NYU.
Brazilian-born composer Heitor Pereira has contributed his unique sensibilities in music to a vast array of
critically acclaimed and commercially successful motion pictures. One of his earliest opportunities, being a
songwriter for the Oscar-winning film As Good As It Gets (1997), lead to his becoming a co-composer for
Riding In Cars With Boys (2001). Since then, Pereira has collaborated with veteran composer Hans Zimmer
on a number of films, and has composed memorable scores for films that include The Smurfs (2011),
Despicable Me (2010), It’s Complicated (2009), Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008), and his most recent work
being If I Stay (2014). He is a recipient of three ASCAP awards, and also a Grammy in 2005 for “Best
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist” for his collaboration with Sting and Chris Bottie.
The honoree ceremony will be held on the opening night of the festival, Friday, September 19 at
7:30PM/PST at the Performing Arts Center in Big Bear Lake, California.
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Presented by the City of Big Bear Lake and hosted by Northwoods Resort, the 15 edition of the festival
runs from September 19-21. For tickets, please visit www.bigbearfilmfestival.com or the Big Bear Visitor's
Bureau www.bigbear.com.
About Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival (BBLIFF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to
showcasing the emerging talent of screenwriters and independent filmmakers within the idyllic setting of Big
Bear Lake. Our goal is to nurture a festival that is highly creative, filmmaker friendly and that provides an
educational experience for those people interested in all aspects of the film industry. Proximity of BBLIFF to
Los Angeles and Hollywood allows opportunities for professionals in the film, television, and entertainment
industries to access up-and-coming independent work in a relaxed and idyllic setting.