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Emmy-nominated director, Becky Smith and Actor Nicholas Downs will attend the 2010 Iowa Motion Picture Awards in Des Moines, Iowa on May 1st for the feature comedy, "16 to Life", shot in Iowa. The film is nominated for four awards.

Award-winning comedy "16 to Life", will screen as part of the 2010 Sedona International Film Festival on February 25th & 27th. Nicholas Downs, Hallee Hirsh and Director Becky Smith will be in attendance.

Award-winning comedy "16 to Life", filmed in Iowa, will screen as part of the 2009 Asheville Film Festival on November 14th at 3:30pm.

Award-winning comedy "16 to Life", filmed in Iowa, will screen as part of the 2009 Greater Reading Film Festival on November 6th at 6:30pm.

Award-winning comedy "16 to Life", filmed in Iowa, has its Kansas Premiere on Sept. 19th.

“16 To Life”, written and directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Becky Smith, had a sell-out crowd at the historic Englert Theater in downtown Iowa City at the Landlocked Film Fest, the first sell-out in festival's history. Wins Best Feature Award!

Nicholas Downs (Pearl Harbor, Constantine, The Girl Next Door, The Holiday, Cold Case, The Awakening of Spring) will be attending the 2009 Landlocked Film Festival in Iowa City on August 29th.

Nicholas Downs has been seen in films such as Pearl Harbor, The Girl Next Door, Constantine, and The Holiday, as well as Cold Case, upcoming pilot, The Venice Beach Hostel and the upcoming film The Awakening of Spring, directed by Arthur Seidelman.

Emmy nominated director, Okoboji, Iowa born Becky Smith's first feature film "16 to Life" broke festival attendance records at MethodFest in Los Angeles. Financed in Iowa, Filmed in Iowa, includes Theresa Russell, Jaime Gomez, and Nicholas Downs.