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Call for entry Film Animation Documentary Hollywood Independent Promo showcase Shorts Student Videos People Fest directors Honors Interviews Pros D cinema Markets News Home >> Covariance Covariance Film Film Language: English Production country: United States Running time (In minutes): 13 Theme: Romance Category/Format: Short films Student film: No Film URL Site: http://www.dawnwestlake.com Poster: Production year: May, 2011 Film Credits About the Director: Dawn Westlake is President of Ron de Cana Productions, Inc. in Los Angeles. She has made 15 short films since 2000 in the U.S., Portugal, Spain and France which have played on all 7 continents and won a total of 44 awards, including prizes from Canon USA, Inc. and JVC-Tokyo. Dawn is also an actress/writer/producer and has judged film festivals in Italy and France. She can work in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and she reads/understands Catalan. Dawn recently directed "Look Who's Stalking", a tv series for the BIO Channel which airs in the US and UK in March and April 2013. Film director: Dawn Westlake Producer: Dawn Westlake About the Producer: <p>Dawn Westlake is President of Ron de Cana Productions, Inc. in Los Angeles. She has made 15 short films since 2000 in the U.S., Portugal, Spain and France which have played on all 7 continents and won a total of 44 awards, including prizes from Canon USA, Inc. and JVC-Tokyo. Dawn is also an actress/writer/producer and has judged film festivals in Italy and France. She can work in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and she reads/understands Catalan.</p> Screenplay: Dawn Westlake Editing: Brandon Bondehagen Film photographer: Francesco Uboldi Sound: Fred Stuben Music: Gregory Johnson Art Director: n/a Costume: Dawn Westlake Decor: Teresa Pilar Huarte Cast 1: David Razowsky Cast 2: Dawn Westlake Film synopsis: <p>Russell and Genevieve fall in together at the racetrack, but their circuitous journey leads them further and further from home.</p> Budget Budget Range: Under $10 000 Technical infos Technical infos Original Film Format: HD Format Ratio: 16:9 Film Sound: Dolby SR Video master available ?: Yes Video Type: HD CAM Festival Selection, Awards... Festival selection, awards or citation already received and other comments... : Already selected in a Festival?: Yes Festival selections: Comfortable Shorts, Melbourne, Australia, September 2011 Zimbabwe Int'l Film Festival, Harare, Zimbabwe, September-October 2011 Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Cusco, Cusco, Peru, November 2011 F_AQ Festival del Cinema dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, November 2011 Valpolicella Film Festival, San Pietro in Cariano, Italy, December 2011 SCENE PR Presentation at ShowBiz Cafe/NYC, January 2012 Love Actually Film Festival, New York City, USA, February 2012 Cape Winelands Film Festival, Capetown, South Africa, March 2012, Nominated Best Int'l Short Film Festival de Cine de Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, April 2012 Independent Days Film Festival, Karlsruhe, Germany, April 2012 Bushfire Film Festival, Malkerns, Swaziland, May 2012 Kino Otok Isola Cinema, Isola, Slovenia, May 2012 CinemAvvenire, Rome, Italy, June 2012 Johnstown Film Festival, Johnstown, PA, USA, June 2012 Porto7 International Film Festival, Porto, Portugal, June 2012 Art Deco Film Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 2012, Nominated Best Digital Film and Best Actress (Dawn Westlake) Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte, Bergamo, Italy, July 2012 Cinema da Mare Film Festival, Rome (and other cities), July-Sept. 2012 Rwanda Film Festival, Kigali, Rwanda, July 2012, Nominated Best Short Film Eregli Uluslar Kisa Film Festival, Konya, Turkey, July 2012 Portobello Film Festival, London, UK, September 2012 Patras International Film Festival, Patras City, Greece, Sept-October 2012 Montecatini Film & Video Festival 2012, Montecatini, Italy, October 2012 Gold Lion Film Festival, Manzini, Swaziland, October 2012 Kenya International Film Festival, Nairobi, Kenya, October 2012 FESANCOR, Festival Internacional del Cortometraje de Chile, Santiago, Chile, October 2012 Filmets: Badalona Int'l Film Festival, Badalona, Spain, November 2012 Silver Wave Film Festival, Fredericton, NB, Canada, November 2012, Nominated Best Int'l Short ProFire Film Festival, Glasgow, UK, November 2012 Jalari in Corto, ParcoMuseo Jalari, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy, December 2012 Dhaka International Short Film Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 2013 DaKino International Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania, April 2013 San Gio Film Festival, Verona, Italy, July 2013 Baghdad Int'l Film Festival, Baghdad, Iraq, October 2013 Awards received: <p>Nominated Best Short Film at fests in Rwanda, South Africa, Canada and Brazil.</p> <p>Nominated Best Actress in fest in Brazil.</p> Film distribution Theatre: Open TV: Open Video: Open International: Open Internet: Already Secured Sales/distribution name: IndieFlix and BigStarTV Publicity Infos Publicity contact: Dawn Westlake Publicity contact email: dawnwestlake@gmail.com Trailer availble: yes Average: 3.5 Your rating: None Average: 3.5 (2 votes) Login or register to post comments Dawn Westlake's videoblog Printer-friendly version 38566 reads Comments (29) Festival 25 for "Covariance"! September 14th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" received its 25th festival acceptance today from the 38th annual Filmets: Badalona International Film Fest in Spain (near Barcelona) for November 16-25, 2012. This is a special festival for filmmaker Dawn Westlake as she was an exchange student in Barcelona in 1980, and she considers Catalunya to be a second home. For more information on "Covariance", please consult http://www.dawnwestlake.com Login or register to post comments 24th Festival for "Covariance"! September 1st, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" received its 24th festival acceptance from the 63rd annual Mostra Internazionale di Film in Montecatini, Italy for October 25-27, 2012. The film stars David Razowsky and Dawn Westlake. Cinematography was by Francesco Uboldi. Editing by Brandon Bondehagen. Original music was provided by Gregory Johnson of Acoustic Labs. The film has so far received three nominations for Best Film at festivals in South Africa, Brazil and Rwanda, and a nomination of Best Actress in Brazil. For more info: www.dawnwestlake.com Login or register to post comments 23rd Acceptance for "Covariance"! August 17th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" will play the Portobello Film Festival in London, England on Sat., Sept. 8th, 2012. This is the 23rd festival acceptance for the film. Portobello Film Festival is held at Westbourne Studios in London, and admission is free to all people over 18 years of age. For more info, please consult http://www.portobellofilmfestival.com For more info on the film, and to see a trailer: http://www.dawnwestlake.com Login or register to post comments Another Nomination for "Covariance"! July 30th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" was nominated Best Short Film at the 2012 Rwanda International Film Festival in Kigali last week. http://www.hillywood.org/ This is the third such nomination for the film. It received Best Film nods at the Cape Winelands Film Fest in Capetown, South Africa in March, and Best Digital Film and Best Actress nominations at the Art Deco Film Fest in Sao Paulo, Brazil this month. For more info on the film, please visit http://www.dawnwestlake.com Login or register to post comments Two Nominations for "Covariance" in Brazil! July 20th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" has been nominated for two awards by the jury of the 2012 Art Deco Film Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The 13.5-minute film which explores the fantasies of two gambling addicts has garnered nods as Best Digital Capture Film and Best Actress for Dawn Westlake. http://www.festivalartdeco.blogspot.com/p/indicacoesnominations.html Westlake was named a Canon Platinum Filmmaker in 2002. She made "Covariance" with generous support in the camera department from Canon USA. The company made 3 5D cameras available to her and her team. For more info on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com Login or register to post comments Fest #22 for "Covariance"! June 5th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" (2011/USA/13.5 mins.) received its 22nd film festival acceptance from Sao Paulo, Brazil for the Art Deco Film Festival, July 2-21, 2012. The film stars David Razowsky and Dawn Westlake. Cinematography is by Francesco Uboldi. 2nd Unit/DIT/Editing by Brandon Bondehagen. The film was generously supported in the camera department by Canon USA, Inc. and was shot on three Canon 5D Mark IIs. For more info and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com Login or register to post comments Fest #20 for "Covariance" Takes Producer 'back to one' May 31st, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" will screen in the main competition of Porto7 International Short Film Festival of Oporto, Portugal from June 13-17, 2012. http://www.porto7.com/selected-short-films-for-competition/ This is the 20th festival acceptance for the film. Ron de Cana Productions began its short film production career in Porto (and environs) in 2000 with "Mini Driver Project". For more information of Ron de Cana's films, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com Login or register to post comments Festival #19 for "Covariance"! May 24th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" will screen in the Video on the Beach section of the Kino Otok Isola Cinema Festival in Isola (and later Ljubljana), Slovenia from May 30-June 6, 2012. This is the 19th festival acceptance for the film, which has now played on 5 continents. For more information, and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments Covariance receives 5 invitations in one week! May 21st, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" received invitations to 5 more festivals this week! The film will screen for at least 3,000 people at the Bushfire Film Festival in Malkerns, Swaziland at the end of May. From June 1-17, it screens with CinemAvvenire in Rome, Italy. It continues a tour of Italy with Cinema da Mare Film Fest from July to September. At the end of September, the film has its Greek premiere at the Patras International Film Festival in Patras City. The final invitation of the week came from the Gold Lion Film Festival, in Manzini, Swaziland, for October. For more info on "Covariance", please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments Fest #13 for "Covariance"! May 8th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" was judged among the finalists by the jury of the Johnstown Film Festival in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA. It will be projected with the award-winning films and other finalists on Sat., June 9th at People's Natural Gas Park in downtown Johnstown. For more information: http://www.jaha.org/FilmFestival/Saturday2012.html "Covariance" stars David Razowsky and Dawn Westlake. Cinematography is by Francesco Uboldi. Editing by Brandon Bondehagen. An original score was composed by Gregory Johnson. For more info and to watch a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments "Covariance" to play Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte! April 30th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" starring David Razowsky and Dawn Westlake has been accepted to the prestigious Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte in Bergamo, Italy for July 14-21, 2012. This is the 12th film festival acceptance for "Covariance". It was shot in Southern California in 2011 with 3 Canon 5D cameras, provided by Canon USA, Inc. For more information on the film and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments Festival #11 for "Covariance"! March 30th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" will be presented in the Festival de Cine de Lanzarote from the 9th-16th of April in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. This is the 11th festival acceptance for "Covariance". For more info about the film and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments "Covariance" receives nomination at Cape Winelands Film Festival March 25th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" was nominated Best International Short Film at the Cape Winelands Film Festival Awards Gala held at Oude Libertas amphitheatre in Stellenbosch, South Africa on March 24, 2012. Out of the 59 short films presented between March 14-24, the five nominated were "41 Days" by Ahmed Aziz of Egypt, "Night Visit" by Piotr Chrzan of Poland, "Siggil" by Remi Mazet of France, "1937" by Svetozar Golovlev of Russia, and "Covariance" by Dawn Westlake of the United States. The prize went to Russia's "1937". For more information about the Cape Winelands Film Festival and to download its 2012 program, please visit http://www.films-for-africa.co.za For more information on "Covariance", please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com "Covariance" is available for viewing at http://www.bigstar.tv and http://www.indieflix.com It can also be purchased on the DVD compilation "Over A Cheever" at http://www.filmbaby.com/films/6009 Login or register to post comments respond February 22nd, 2012 — essays written (not verified) What for have we to feel stress because of academic essays composing? Wise men created custom academic papers writing companies for us to buy online essay. Therefore, we can to relieve our writing stress! Login or register to post comments "Covariance" star nominated for 2 INNY Awards! February 14th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake Great news! David Razowsky (co-star in my films "Dottie", "Project Ion", "The Catalyst", "A.L.I.C.E." and "Covariance") was nominated for 2 INNY Awards today! http://bit.ly/zh4Vc1 Perfect timing since we play in "Covariance" tonight in NYC at the Love Actually Film Fest in the ShowBiz Store & Cafe, 19 W. 21st St. For tickets to Love Actually, please visit: http://scenepr.com/events/lovefest2012/ For more info on films featuring David Razowsky, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com Login or register to post comments SCENEPR is offering a "two for one" ticket to "Covariance" February 2nd, 2012 — Dawn Westlake SCENEPR is offering a "two for one" ticket deal to its 5th annual Love Actually Film Festival on 2/14, Valentine's Day. Amongst the films playing is my 2011 film "Covariance". To take advantage of the offer, please visit: http://startshop.scenepr.com/deals/luvfest-2 To learn more about the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments Two NYC screenings for Covariance in Jan/Feb January 25th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake SCENEPR in NYC will present "Covariance" in their Love Actually Film Festival on Valentine's Day (February 14, 2012) and will give it a sneak preview at the ShowBiz Cafe in NYC at 19 West 21st Street on January 26th. Click here for more info: http://scenepr.com/events/lovefest2012/ "Covariance" has now been invited to screen in 9 festivals on 5 continents. The film was made with the generous support in the camera dept. by Canon USA, Inc. For more info, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com Login or register to post comments 7th Festival Acceptance for Covariance! January 23rd, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" will play the 12th annual Independent Days Film Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany from May 16-20, 2012. This is the 7th festival acceptance for "Covariance". For more information on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments "Covariance" to play in the Cape Winelands Film Festival January 16th, 2012 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" will play in the 5th annual Cape Winelands Film Festival in Capetown, South Africa from March 14-24, 2012. This is the 6th festival acceptance for the film and its second play date in Africa. For more information, including a trailer and behind-the-scenes video, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments "Covariance" to have South American premiere! November 11th, 2011 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" will play in the Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Cusco on November 19th, 2011 in Sala Banderas in the Palacio Municipal of Cusco. The film was written, produced and directed by Dawn Westlake. Westlake's 2010 film "A.L.I.C.E." was also accepted to the festival and will screen there on November 17th. For more info on "Covariance" and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments Festival #4 comes in for "Covariance"! November 7th, 2011 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" was accepted into the F_AQ Festival del Cinema dell'Aquila in L'Aquila, Italy for November 23-26, 2011. This is the fourth festival acceptance for "Covariance" on three continents. For more info on the film and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments Covariance Gains 3rd Festival on 3rd Continent! October 31st, 2011 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" has been accepted to its third festival on three continents. The film will play at the Valpolicella Film Festival in San Pietro in Cariano, Italy from December 1-3, 2011. "Covariance" is the only US film in competition. Since its release, "Covariance" has also been invited to fests in Australia and Africa. For more information on the film and to see a trailer, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments Covariance Gains 2nd Festival Berth on 2nd Continent! September 15th, 2011 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" will play the Zimbabwe Int'l Film Festival in Harare between Sept. 30th-October 7th, 2011. This is the film's 2nd festival acceptance in as many continents! (Its first fest was Comfortable Shorts, Melbourne, Australia on Sept. 20th.) For more information on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments Rare Second City pilot starring "Covariance" actor! September 14th, 2011 — Dawn Westlake A very rare Second City pilot starring David Razowsky of "Covariance" has just been released by the Second City vault. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awMjN-x_kBE Shot in 1993 in Chicago, the 46-min. gem also features Steve Carell of NBC's "The Office" and films "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Forty-Year-Old Virgin". To see a trailer of "Covariance", please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/medi... Login or register to post comments Covariance World Festival Premiere September 13th, 2011 — Dawn Westlake "Covariance" will have its world festival premiere in Melbourne, Australia at Comfortable Shorts on September 20th, 2011 at 7pm. For more information on the film, please visit: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments Stellar review for "Covariance" August 24th, 2011 — Dawn Westlake The first review of "Covariance" is in, written by Christine Pollock for Suite 101, on August 24, 2011. You can read it here: http://www.suite101.com/content/covariance---a-review-of-the-short-film-... For more info on the film, please visit the "Covariance" website at: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/inde... Login or register to post comments The "Covariance" website is now live! June 12th, 2011 — Dawn Westlake The "Covariance" site is now live. Go directly here: http://www.dawnwestlake.com/dawnwestlake/rondecana/films/covariance/index.html Or, for the full effect, go to http://www.dawnwestlake.com and click on the COVARIANCE can. Login or register to post comments Covariance Trailer June 8th, 2011 — Dawn Westlake The trailer for "Covariance" (2011/USA/13:30) is now available on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zldnGDcDZx8 The film's DP was Francesco Uboldi. 2nd Unit Cinematography/Editing was done by Brandon Bondehagen. Original music was composed by Gregory Johnson of Acoustic Labs. "Covariance" stars David Razowsky and Dawn Westlake. Login or register to post comments Behind-the-Scenes clip of "Covariance" June 7th, 2011 — Dawn Westlake The Behind-the-Scenes clip for "Covariance" is now available on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKE_J0dYp68 Login or register to post comments	Links The Bulletin Board > The Bulletin Board Blog > Partner festivals calling now > Call for Entry Channel > Film Showcase > The Best for Fests > Meet our Fest Partners Following News Interview with EFM (Berlin) Director Interview with IFTA Chairman (AFM) Interview with Cannes Marche du Film Director Filmfestivals.com dailies live coverage from > Live from India > Live from LA > Beyond Borders > Locarno > Toronto > Venice > San Sebastian > AFM > Tallinn Black Nights > Red Sea International Film Festival > Palm Springs Film Festival > Kustendorf > Rotterdam > Sundance > Santa Barbara Film Festival SBIFF > Berlin / EFM > Fantasporto > Amdocs > Houston WorldFest > Julien Dubuque International Film Festival > Cannes / Marche du Film Useful links for the indies: > Big files transfer > Celebrities / Headlines / News / Gossip > Clients References > Crowd Funding > Deals > Festivals Trailers Park > Film Commissions > Film Schools > Financing > Independent Filmmaking > Motion Picture Companies and Studios > Movie Sites > Movie Theatre Programs > Music/Soundtracks > Posters and Collectibles > Professional Resources > Screenwriting > Search Engines > Self Distribution > Search sites – Entertainment > Short film > Streaming Solutions > Submit to festivals > Videos, DVDs > Web Magazines and TV > Other resources + SUBSCRIBE to the weekly Newsletter + Connecting film to fest: Marketing & Promotion + Special offers and discounts + Festival Waiver service Deals + Special offers and discounts from filmfestivals.com + Festival Waiver service + One month festival promotion + The Bulletin Board service + Become a festival partner Selected fun offers JUST FOR FUN > Bonus Casino > casasapuestasdeportivas.es > Casinoonlineespaña.es > Casinos online > Festival offers > Rahapelit User images More images About Dawn Westlake Westlake Dawn (Ron de Cana Prods.) 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