The new family film, "How to Beat a Bully" has won the award for "Best Feature Film" at the L-Dub Film Festival, 2016, held in Lake Worth, Florida. 

Dream Factory Entertainment's "How to Beat a Bully" uses humor to switch things up on the bullies and give the new kid in town a creative way to survive their attacks. The 83-minute film is a "Home Alone" kind of comedy that promotes the idea, "It's more fun being friends than bullies."  

The story revolves around a 12-year-old boy who moves to a new town and gets picked on by school bullies. In order to protect himself he uses his brain instead of his fist, and comes up with an idea that not only stops the bullies, but gets them to be his new BFFs. Along the way, there are humorous adventures, in which he gets his dad in trouble with some bad guys, who want to do more than bully him. The kids end up saving his father and becoming town heroes, as well as learning an important lesson about bullying.

Screenwriters Marilyn Anderson & Richard Rossner felt that a clever, fun story could help open conversations about this serious topic in a gentler way than many of the serious and disturbing bully stories that are out there. They also found that when the topic of bullying comes up, almost everyone has a personal story of how they were bullied.  

Anderson was bullied in high school. She said, "A tough girl used to hit me every time I walked down the hall. I put that in the movie as something that had happened to the mom." Co-writer Rossner used his childhood experience when kids used to call him "melonhead." That's in the film, too. They indicated these things hurt them as kids, but now they are using it to provide fun and laughter to others.  "It shows that you can get through these difficult times, and come out for the better."

The family film was just released on DVD in April at Walmart stores and other retail outlets and can also be found streaming online at Amazon, Vudu, Google Play, and iTunes.

Indie Rights is the domestic distributor for the film, with Blairwood Entertainment handling foreign rights. The film has already been sold in Latin America, France and South Africa, illustrating its universal appeal.

The filmmakers are also making it available to anti-bullying organizations and charities for special screenings. Although it may not solve the bullying problem, "How to Beat a Bully" is a positive and fun-filled way for kids, parents and teachers to begin a conversation on an important subject.

Photos and interviews with the actors, writers and producers upon request.