2009 PROGRAM CONFIRMED!
SEE OUR BLOG FOR ALL THE DETAILS!
The Santa Cruz Film Festival calls independent-minded filmmakers and artists who produce culturally relevant and ideologically challenging work to submit their films for the 2009 festival, May 7-16, 2009.
Films and videos of all lengths and formats completed after January 1, 2008 are invited to submit for consideration: Narrative, Documentary, Animation, Experimental, Student and youth-produced works. Submit your film online at Withoutabox.com. Films must be submitted by February 1, 2009 to be eligible for the May 2009 film festival. Jury prizes are awarded in the categories of Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature and Emerging Filmmaker categories.
Jane Sullivan, Founder and Director describes the eighth season, "We are pulling out all the stops to kick the festival into the 8th dimension. New ideologies are in. We're looking to find the zeit in film making and new media messaging and honoring all that it holds for us in the 21st Century. The Santa Cruz Film Festival prides itself in its adventurous programming and outsider culture."
In the past 8 years The Santa Cruz Film Festival has exhibited over 850 independent films that have been viewed by the Santa Cruz and Greater Bay Area communities and the ever growing number of international visitors.
Approximately 20% of all of the films programmed per fest are from outside the US and 10% are locally produced films. Over 45,000 film-goers have attended the festival; that in turn has produced substantial revenue for the merchants and hospitality industry of SC County.
We offer artists a unique venues to present their individual brand of independent storytelling to an ever growing and enthusiastic audience. Our continued success lies in the volunteers, Board of Directors and the Community of Santa Cruz who participate in The Santa Cruz Film Festival. To get involved please check our Contribute and Volunteer Pages at http://www.santacruzfilmfestival.com. The Santa Cruz Film Festival is a 501 C3 and by donating to the SCFF you support our efforts and our continuing mission to support The Arts.
Movies
The 2008 Film Festival Winners Announced:
Jury Award: Best Narrative Feature
SUMMER SCARS
Julian Richards
Best of the Fest
JUST BURIED
Chaz Thorne
Jury Award: Best Documentary
THE LISTENING PROJECT
Dominic Howes & Joel Weber
Audience Award: Documentary Feature
2ND VERSE, THE REBIRTH OF POETRY
Carl D. Brown
Audience Award:Documentary Feature
ONE FAST MOVE OR I'M GONE: JACK KEROUAC'S
BIG SUR
Curt Worden
Audience Award: Documentary Short
SURFING THRU
Chloe Webb
Audience Award: Narrative Feature
TRU LOVED
Stewart Wade
Audience Award: Narrative Short
NINA QUEBRADA
(BROKEN GIRL)
Jen Kleiner
Audience Award: Experimental Works
CHECK BRIGHTS
Barry Levy
Audience Award: Animated Short
WHEN I GROW UP
Michelle R. Meeker
Audience Award: Student Work
DEACON'S MONDAYS
Destin Daniel Cretton & Lowell Frank
Audience Award: : Youth Works
DRIVEN
Max Blum, Gabriel Edelsohn, Will Kasten, Patrick Ouziel
Timothy Ford Award:
JUDY BOULEY
ARTHUR ROSATO
Producer's Award
GREG REITMAN
Fields of Fuel
Director's Award
DANIEL SCHECHTER
Goodbye Baby
Emerging Filmmaker Award
ANIRUDDHA ROY CHOWDHURY
Anuranan (A Resonance)
Best Music Video:
Hot Tubbin'
FLAX GLOR
Honorable Mentions:
Peace
TRACE GAYNOR & STEPHEN SOTOR
Glaring at the Sun
DANIEL KELLEY
Submit your film at withoutabox.com and be a part of the 2009 Festival!
Who I'd like to meet: People who are: - filmmakers or budding filmmakers - interested in film, independent media, documentaries, new media, the arts, history and community in Santa Cruz - Excited about volunteering at an all-volunteer, locally-supported film festival - interested in watching films expressing a different voice
"The Union" - 4 Nominations - 2009 Terror Film Festival!! Hey EVERYONE!! Everyone has been asking about the film, so here's the festival news update! So far, here's a recap:
* *4 Nominations - 2009 Terror Film Festival - Best Script, Thriller Short Film, Cinematography, and Original Score. (Philadelphia, PA.) on Oct 24-25th.
* Official Selection - 2009 Vampire Film Festival - (New Orleans) on Oct 23-26th.
* Official Selection - 2009 Madison Horror Film Festival (Madison, WI.) on Oct 3-4th.
* Official Selection - 2009 Tromadance (Summer) Film Festival (Shelbyville, Indiana.) Sept. 13-19th. Screened twice.
* Official Selection - 2009 Johnstown Wine & Film Festival (Johnstown, PA.) July 9-11th.
* Official Selection - 2009 Zompire Film Festival (Portland, OR.) May 13-15th
"The Union" has been an Officially Selected at the 2009 Terror Film Festival in Philadelphia, and ALSO selected to screen in the 2009 Vampire Film Festival occurring in New Orleans October 23 - 26, 2009.
With the 2009 Terror Film Festival, we have received FOUR NOMINATIONS for the coveted CLAW AWARD! We've been nominated for: Best Thriller Short Film, Best Short Film Script, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score!
The fest runs Oct. 20-24th! Check it out on their site!
BOLIVIAN SHORT FILM EXHIBITION / Sept. 4 2009 (Los Angeles)
For the first time in the U.S. - the Broadway International Film Festival presented an Evening of Award-Winning Bolivian Short Films at the Los Angeles Theater Center. This memorable event was organized by Bolivian-born filmmaker Anthony Rivero Stabley and Festival Director Emilio Vega with the participation of the Bolivian Star Carla Ortiz and Bolivian Consul Marco Antonio Cuba.
This important exhibition featured work from Bolivian Directors based in the United States - Sergio Bastani (Yard of Blonde Girls), Jose Sanchez-H.(Road to the Coast, News For Manuela), Adriana Montenegro (From The Core), Rodrigo Patiño (Fine Line), Bernardo Peña (Get Outta Here!!), Nelson Serrano (Drastic Change) and Anthony R. Stabley (Electronica, This is Not a Film).
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P.S. Call for Entries for the 9th Edition of VisionFest is now OPEN!! Hello Filmmakers and VF fans,
VisionFest '08 was a huge success and now it's time for us to gear up for our 9th edition, which will run for five evenings in June 2009.
To submit your new project or to enter our Feature Screenwriting Competition, please check out our SUBMIT option on our Web site at: http://domanivision.org/submit
