Attend this film event: The Chlotrudis Awards @ the Brattle

The last awards ceremony of the year may well be the best, and not just because Phoenix film editor Peter Keough is one of the presenters. For the 19th year, the Chlotrudis Society will present awards to the best of the year's offbeat, obscure, and independent films in a program notable for its puckish humor and musical ingenuity - just try writing a song with the name of Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul in the lyrics. They will also present their Breakout Star Award (previous winners include Kerry Washington and Ellen Page) to up-and-comer Christopher Abbott (Martha Marcy May Marlene; HBO's Girls). And where else will you get a chance to meet Philip Seymour Hoffman's mother?

Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge :: Sunday, March 17 @ 5 pm :: $20; $15 Chlotrudis and Brattle members :: 617.876.6837 or brattlefilm.org