The first theatrical dates have been announced:  NYC starting September 5, San Antonio starting September 19, and Los Angeles starting September 26.  Check the screenings list for theatrical release info and festival dates.

August Evening recently won the Cassavetes Award for Best Film (budget under $500k) at the 2008 Spirit Awards!  Meg Ryan and Tom Wilkinson presented the award to director Chris Eska and producers Jason Wehling and Connie Hill.  Also nominated was first-timer Pedro Castaneda for Best Actor alongside Oscar nominees Philip Seymour Hoffman and Don Cheadle. 

04/18/08

The film was named Best Feature at the Ashland Independent Film Festival, and Yasu Tanida received the Best Cinematography Award at the Phoenix Film Festival.

10/15/07

August Evening has picked up its third award after only two festival competitions, winning the Maverick Award for Best Film at the Woodstock Film Festival!

07/04/07

August Evening has won the Target Filmmaker Award in the narrative competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival!  This award comes with a $50,000 unrestricted cash prize and is the largest award of its kind in the nation.

The jury also awarded the Best Ensemble Acting Award to our cast of mostly non-actors and first-timers!  Immediately following the premiere screening, Maya Entertainment picked up the film for theatrical release.

The LA Weekly has given August Evening perhaps the best review of the festival.  Read the review.