Paper Tiger (2020 film)

Paper Tiger
Official Poster
Directed byPaul Kowalski
Written byPaul Kowalski
Produced byPin-Chun Liu
Bonnie Buckner
Paul Kowalski
StarringLydia Look
Alan Trong
Elaine Kao
Seth Numrich
John Harlan Kim
Lynn Chen
Carrie Wampler
CinematographyEd Wu
Edited bySteven Wang
Music byLucas Lechowski
Production
company
XRM Media
Distributed byGravitas Ventures
Release dates
  • October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) (Austin Film Festival)
  • August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Paper Tiger is a 2020 American drama thriller film written and directed by Paul Kowalski.

The film world premiered at the 2020 Austin Film Festival.[1][2] It was subsequently sold by The Gersh Agency, and was released on August 24, 2021, by Gravitas Ventures.[3]

Cast

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Release

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After premiering at Austin Film Festival on October 23, 2020, the film won the festival's Audience Award and a mention from the Jury.[4] Continuing its festival run, Paper Tiger was awarded Best in Show and Best Narrative Feature awards at the 2021 Fargo Film Festival.[5] On August 9, Variety announced The Gersh Agency had negotiated a sale, with Gravitas Ventures picking up North American distribution rights.[6] The film was released on August 24, 2021.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ Vlessing, Etan (October 1, 2020). "Austin Film Festival Unveils Lineup". Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ Ramos, Dino-Day (October 1, 2020). "Austin Film Festival Unveils Full Slate Of Programming". Deadline.
  3. ^ Shanfield, Ethan (August 9, 2021). "Gravitas Ventures Nabs North American Rights to 'Paper Tiger'". Variety.
  4. ^ "AFF 2020 Winners". 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "FFF 2021 Winners".
  6. ^ Shanfield, Ethan (August 9, 2021). "Gravitas Ventures Nabs North American Rights to 'Paper Tiger'". Variety.
  7. ^ Hemmert, Kylie (August 24, 2021). "Exclusive: Paper Tiger Clip From Filmmaker Paul Kowalski's Feature Debut". ComingSoon.net.