This interview with "Gimme the Loot" writer-director Adam Leon originally ran during last year's New Directors/New Films film festival, during which his debut screened. "Gimme the Loot" opens this Friday via Sundance Selects and is currently available on VOD. The 42nd edition of ND/NF is currently...
Read More »For his debut feature "Gimme The Loot," writer/director Adam Leon could not have asked for things to go better. After premiering at the SXSW Film Festival in 2012 where it won the the Grand Jury prize for Best Narrative Feature, the movie took off, hitting Cannes, London, Deauville and more in a 'ro...
Read More »New York based writer/director Adam Leon made news last year when his debut film, "Gimme the Loot" won the Narrative Grand Jury prize at SXSW. After following it up with a screening in Cannes, the film will now receive a limited theatrical release next month and we've got a first...
Read More »First-time filmmaker Adam Leon has had a pretty great year. Almost exactly a year ago his debut film "Gimme the Loot" premiered at SXSW to an extremely warm reception (Eric Kohn called it "a lovingly handmade affair" in his review from the festival). The film won Best Narrative Feature in Austin and...
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Read More »New York-based writer/director Adam Leon is going to have a tough time topping these past few weeks. At the recently wrapped SXSW film festival in Austin, the first-time feature filmmaker won the event's Narrative Grand Jury Prize for his debut, "Gimme the Loot." Shortly after the win, Sundance Sele...
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