Creative differences lead to film award

A pair of Costa Mesa filmmakers have racked up their latest accolade with a first-place win at a Tennessee film festival.

Vincent Masciale, director of “Official Selection,” and Natalie Masciale, the film’s producer, took home the first-place award Aug. 29 at the Brigand Shorts Film Festival in Chattanooga, Tenn., for their depiction of dueling filmmakers working on the same production.

The two creators clash creatively in mid-production, which results in a film split into two genres and based on their real-life situation.

The pair’s last major independent film, “Survival Valley,” won second place at the Mosaic Los Angeles Film Festival.

For more information on when “Official Selection” could be screened near you, e-mail Krysta Rinke at [email protected] or go to reelvisionfilms.net.

— Joseph Serna