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Fall 2006 Short Film Contest Overview
Contest Scrapbook | Moving Pictures Magazine Offers Helping Hand to Short Filmmakers By Laurie A. Trotta Film Contest Director Moving Pictures is committed to bringing provocative and insightful film commentary to its readers. By hosting the Moving Pictures Short Film Contest, we hope to highlight fresh new voices in the world of independent film, providing filmmakers with contacts and a platform to show their work. This unique competition brings four filmmakers to Park City, Utah, during the Sundance Film Festival as winners of the Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest. The winners received their awards at the Moving Pictures Sundance Event on Sunday, January 21st, where they had the opportunity to meet and mingle with leaders of the entertainment industry. Winners have the opportunity to have their short film seen by the very top talent Hollywood has to offer. Their films will be included in Moving Pictures Magazine Best of 2006 DVD, mailed to all subscribers, including those who are members of these prestigious film industry organizations: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the Director’s Guild of America –West, The Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild. The winners will be considered for distribution by Maitland Primrose Media and will also be featured in the Cannes Film Festival issue of Moving Pictures Magazine. A panel of distinguished entertainment industry judges viewed entrants to the Contest over the winter 2006 holiday season and selected the filmmakers for the top prizes — one winner in each of the categories, including a special category for filmmakers under 18 years of age. Judges included John Daly (producer of Academy Award® winners Platoon and The Last Emperor, director of The Aryan Couple); Academy Award®-winning documentarian Barbara Kopple (Shut Up and Sing, Harlan County USA); Academy Award® nominee for his 2006 short film Our Time Is Up Rob Pearlstein; and independent filmmaker F. Miguel Valenti (The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, The Money Kings), who is Lincoln Professor of Ethics and the Arts at Arizona State University. The top prize-winning films and their creators (which can be viewed separately on this website) are Tuesday (Payman Benz, Sean Becker), Eternal High (Bryce Mackie) and Sensational City (Tarik Cherkaoui). Other winning entries: Moviebonics, a short film by Lance Miller and Donald Unverrich, was given a Special Recognition Award by the judges. As a Special Recognition film, Moviebonics will be included in Moving Pictures Magazine Best of 2006 DVD, will be considered for distribution by Maitland Primrose Media and will be considered for the Cannes Film Festival issue. Judges also selected 11 runners-up who will be considered for inclusion in Moving Pictures Magazine Best of 2006 DVD and for distribution by Maitland Primrose Media. The runners-up in the Fall 2006 Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest are as follows: Narrative: 1: Off to Iraq, Chris Darnell, director 2: Go-Go Guy, Brian and Dean Ronalds, co-directors 3: Moon (The 1,000 Sides of the Moon), Varda Hardy, director 4: Denial, X Roze, director 5: E.A.P., Brad Youngs, director Documentary: 6: Whale Sharks of Holbox, Michael Wham, director 7: Caught in Paint, Rita Blitt, director Animation: 8: Dear Sweet Emma, Loraine Cernak, director 9: Low Battery, Jerry Chalupnik, director 10: Mirage, Youngwoong Jang, director 11: Four Seasons, Sara Adina Smith and Shaheen Smith, co-directors All films are viewable on Google Video by typing in the name of the film and Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest. Google served as a partner with the magazine and featured the Contest on its home page. At MPM, we know that today’s struggling artists are tomorrow’s established industry voices. We hope to forge long-term relationships with young filmmakers and are looking for work that highlights the talents, stories, hopes and dreams of up-and-coming filmmakers. Look to our website and future pages of the magazine for information on the Spring 2007 Moving Pictures Magazine Short Film Contest. |
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