About
Pace Films is a film production company engaged in the creation and business of making films, documentaries, and videos that are entertaining, thought provoking, intelligent and visually stunning. Pace Films was founded by Diane Mellen and Stacey Stone whose mission is to bring fresh perspectives to compelling stories and social issues.
Pace \ pah-chay \ Italian: Peace, Harmony
THE MAN BEHIND 55,000 DRESSES
WINNER Big Easy: Audience Award 2014
WINNER Los Angeles Independent Film Festival: Best Short Documentary 2015
WINNER San Francisco Documentary Film Festival: Jury Prize 2015
WINNER AFA: Best Documentary 2016
WINNER Best Short Competition: Award of Merit Women Filmmakers & Interview 2015
WINNER Oregon International Film Awards: Silver Award 2015
WINNER Hollywood Short Film Festival: Best Director & Best of the Fest 2016
WINNER TMFF Glasgow, UK: Best Documentary 2016
WINNER North American Film Awards 2016
MY OWN WAR
GANDER:AMERICA'S HERO DOG
Winner Screen Critix Awards: Best Documentary 2017
Official Selection: Atlanta Docufest 2017
Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards: Best Documentary 2017
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival: Best Short Documentary, Best Producer Diane Mellen March 2017
Gold Winner: LA Shorts Awards - June 2017
Official Selection: Macon Film Festival 2018
Forever Under Siege
Official Selection: San Luis Obisbo International Film Festival 2018
MicroFilmmaker Magazine Award of Superiority 2018
Official Selection: Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards 2018
Winner: International Independent Film Awards 2018
Gold Winner: Los Angeles Independent Film Awards 2018
Official Selection: 2018 Breckenridge Film Festival
Official Selection: 2018 California Independent Film Festival
Official Selection: 2018 Louisville's International Festival of Film
Official Selection: 2018 Newburyport Documetary Film Festival
Official Selection: 2018 BLOW-UP International Arthouse Film Fest Chicago
Unaccountable
Official Selection: Independent Shorts Awards 2018
Official Selection: Portobello Film Festival London 2018
Shortlist Golden Trellick Award 2018: Documentary & Political categories
Official Selection: Cine Eco Portugal 2018
WINNER: Yosemite International Film Festival, Best California Short 2018
WINNER: Cinema Verde Environmental Film Festival, Eco Tourism Award 2019
Official Selection: American Documentary Film Festival, Palm Springs 2019
Official Selection: Sidewalk Film Festival, 2019
Official Selection: ARPA International Film Festival, 2019
JACK
Official Selection: Portobello Film Festival London 2019
Official Selection: DOC LA 2019
WINNER: Best Documentary Portrait DOC LA 2019
Official Selection: Venice Film Awards 2020
Official Selection: Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2020
Official Selection: LA Independent Film Channel Festival 2023
WINNER: Best Documentary Short LA Independent Film Channel 2023
Official Selection: Marina del Rey Film Festival 2023
Toxic Sh!t
Official Selection: Toronto Film and Script Awards 2022
WINNER: Toronto Film and Script Awards 2022
Official Selection: WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2022
WINNER Silver Remi: WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection: Portobello Film Festival London 2022
The Ranger & The Backpack
Official Selection: 27th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival Ashville 2022
WINNER Animated Short: 27th Annual Twin Rivers Media Festival Ashville 2022
Chasing the Boo
Official Selection: Cannes Shorts 2023
NOMINEE Animated Short: Cannes Shorts 2023
Official Selection : Indie Short Fest 2023
Finalist: Indie Short Fest 2023
AWARD WINNER Children’s Animated Short: Indie Short Fest 2023
The Nona
WINNER Best Documentary: Portobello Film Festival London, England 2023
Official Selection: Golden State Film Festival 2024
Kenny
Official Selection: Portobello Film Festival London 2024
Official Selection: Ojai Film Festival 2024
Official Selection: Monaco International Film Festival 2024
Finalist: Global Shorts 2024