Made-Up won the Audience Award for Narrative Feature First Film.

"Made-Up" is a lot of fun... Heads can be set to spinning by the layers of meaning in almost every frame... a well-crafted, black romantic comedy, full of wit and life. Cindy Widner - Austin Chronicle

"Made-Up"
by Cindy Widner

D: Tony Shalhoub, with Shalhoub, Brooke Adams, Lynne Adams, Eva Amurri, Gary Sinise.

Narrative Feature First Films, Regional Premiere

For all the weighty issues it tackles, or at least skirts -- the relative natures of beauty, power, art, authorship, familial loyalty, narrative, meta-narrative, and authenticity -- Made-Up is a lot of fun. …. "Heads can be set to spinning by the layers of meaning in almost every frame of this family project (Brooke and Lynne Adams are sisters; Brooke is married to Shalhoub), starting with the fact that the film is about a family project, but there's really no need. While Made-Up calls to mind (and in some cases directly references) reality television, Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, The Blair Witch Project, and even Paul Bartel's "The Secret Cinema" ….. it ultimately reads simply like the fine acting and writing showcase it is: a well-crafted, black romantic comedy, full of wit and life. (3/13, Arbor, 1:30pm; 3/16, Arbor, 5:15pm) -- Cindy Widner

Made-Up won the Audience Award for Narrative Feature First Film