“Post Production Success” will feature local experts discussing how their keys to success, tips, and tricks for editing and post production. Find out answers to questions like:
June’s edition of Monthly Movie Meeting will take place on the first Wednesday of the month, per usual. As always, there are two ways to participate:
“Corporate and Commercial Work” will feature local experts discussing how to get into paid corporate and commercial work and how to use it to be a better filmmaker. Find out answers to questions like:
May’s edition of Monthly Movie Meeting will take place on the first Wednesday of the month, per usual. As always, there are two ways to participate:
Here are all the winners from last night’s IFP Filmmaker Challenges Finals at the Phoenix Film Festival. Again, thank you to all who came out and thank you to all of the filmmakers who have put in the hard work over the last year to make great films to entertain us.
Best Film – Playtime Strikes Back – N’Raged Media
Audience Favorite – Amor De LAs Chicas – Faux Movement
Best Director – Kitty – Josh Kasselman and Stephanie Lucas
Best Story – Petey -Sean Oliver, Sammie Lideen, Cody Hunt, Drew Leatham
Best Actor – Flight Fright – Gerald DeweyBest Actress – Flight Fright – Swisyzina
Best Editing – The Thinking Cap – Roman AguirreBest Cinematography – Kitty – Josh Kasselman
Best Music – Masterpiece! – Russ Noble
Best Sound Design – Alienated – Mike Hennessy
The results of the 2014 Break Out Challenge are below:
Best Film – Keep Running – Third Productions
2nd Place – Flight Fright – Dreamlook Productions
3rd Place – Playtime Strikes Back – N’Raged Media
Audience Award – Playtime Strikes Back – N’Raged Media
Best Director – Keep Running – Third Productions
Best Actor – Flight Fright – Dreamlook Productions
Best Actress – Flight Fright – Dreamlook Productions
Best Story – Keep Running – Third Productions
Best Editing – Half Measures – EDGE PSYCHOTIC
Best Cinematography – Flight Fright – Dreamlook Productions
Best Music – Sinking – The Loneliest Yeti Productions
Best Sound Design – Half Measures – EDGE PSYCHOTIC
Best Use of Theme – Playtime Strikes Back – N’Raged Media
Best Poster – Flight Fright – Dreamlook Productions
Best Trailer – Playtime Strikes Back – N’Raged Media
We are proud to announce the winners of our 2014 Mystery Box Challenge!
st Place – Kitty – Limitrophe Films
2nd Place – Amor De Las Chicas – Faux Movement
3rd Place – Alienated – Third Productions
Audience Favorite – Amor De Las Chicas – Faux Movement
Best Director – Josh Kasselman & Stephanie Lucas – Kitty
Best Actor – Scott Nass – The Other Brother
Best Actress – Yoshiko Ogawa – Kitty
Best Story – Travio Molinos, Santiago Alirez, and Genoveva Nesbito
Best Editing – Valerie Son – Alienated
Best Cinematography – Josh Kasselman – Kitty
Best Music – Amor De LAs Chicas – Faux Movement (various artists)
Best Sound Design – Mike Hennessy – Alienated
Best Use of Prop – Alienated – Third Productions
Best Use of Line – Amor De Las Chicas – Faux Movement
Best Trailer – The Other Brother – Edge Psychotic
Best Poster – Come Home, Julia – CareFree Write Productions
Beat the Clock is IFP Phoenix’s oldest film challenge- the chance to make a film in only 48 hours!
The best (and most hectic) 48 hours of your life! We will give you a prop and line on Friday at our kick off event. You and your team then have 48 hours to write, shoot, edit, and generally go crazy with filmmaking!
Each team will submit a film, no longer than 5 minutes (including credits), created using the line and prop provided at the kick off. Teams may also submit a trailer and a poster for additional prizes.
Kick-Off: Friday, July 10th – 6pm – 8pm @ SunUp Brewing
Film Turn-In Date: Sunday, July 12th by 7:00pm
Screening: Thursday, July 23rd @ Phoenix Art Museum
Cost to Register
Early Bird Registration: $15 for IFP Phoenix Members / $30 for non-members until April 30th
Regular Rate: $20 for IFP Phoenix Members / $40 for non-members until June 30th
Late Registration: $25 for IFP Phoenix Members / $45 for non-members until the day of the challenge
Out of all the films submitted, here are the winners in the 2014 IFP Phoenix Beat the Clock Film Challenge!
1st Place: Project Daisy – N’RAGED MEDIA
2nd Place – Petey – THIRD PRODUCTIONS
3rd Place: Split Three Ways – BURNING DREAMS PRODUCTIONS
Audience Favorite – Criminal – UAT DIGITAL VIDEO
Best Story: Petey – SEAN OLIVER, SAMMIE LIDEEN, CODY HUNT, DREW LEATHAM
Best Actor: Criminal -STEVE BRISCOE
Best Actress: MASTERPIECE! -JOY BETH BENEDICT
Best Director: And Then There Were Monsters -DULANEY ANNETTE, CHRIS AYOUB, COLLEN HARTNETT, STEVE HUBBS
Best Editing: The Thinking Cap – ROMAN AGUIRRE
Best Cinematography: Deception in the Desert – GEORGE R. GIFFORD
Best Music/Score: MASTERPIECE! -**NO NAME PROVIDED**
Best Sound Design: Woman in Blue – JAMES ALIRE
Best Production Design: Deception in the Desert – JOHN KITTLESRUD, NIKKI HUTMAN, JOY TOLBY
Best Use of Line: Project Daisy – N’Raged Media
Best Use of Prop: Closed on Sundays – Grace North Back Row
Best Poster: Dear Claire – Studio Gaijin
Best Trailer: Split Three Ways – BURNING DREAMS PRODUCTIONS
Best Post Production – Special Award Sponsored by Salt Digital – PROJECT DAISY – N’RAGED MEDIA
1st Place – Starbabies –Running Wild Films
2nd Place – Adventure! – Toast Productions
3rd Place – Eva’s Light – Mystic Willow Films
Best Actress – Michelle Palermo – Starbabies
Best Actor – Brandon Slezak – Adventure!
Best Director – Bonnie Sowle – Adventure!
Best Story – Eva’s Light – Glen A. Hines
Best Use of Line – Piece for Resistance – Ground Zero
Best Use of Prop – Worst Best Man – Colt Classic Pictures
Cinematography – Eva’s Light – Mystic Willow Film
Poster – It’s all Relative – Un – Trained Slackers
Trailer – Doubting Thomas – Epicus
Sound – Starbabies – James Alire
1st Place – After the Beep – Polymathus
2nd Place – Long Way – Fur Pig
3rd Place – The Lights – Mighty Motion Picture Company
Audience Favorite – Long Way – Fur Pig
Best Director – Josh Kasselman – Long Way
Best Actress – Madison Ottinger – Break Down
Best Actor – Tyler Schneider – Next
Best Story – Ross Columbia – Your Turn to Smile
Best Music – Nile Popchock – Break Down
Best Technical Elements – J. Andy Moreno – The Lights
Best Editing – Torrey Inez – The Stretch
Best Use of Line – Hedge Sculptor 3000 – #Renae
Best Use of Prop – After the Beep – Polymathus
Best Trailer – Break Down – Jump Ship Productions
Best Poster – The Prescription – Untrained Slackers
1st Place – Blue – Visual Hitmen
2nd Place – Conundrum – Resonant Films
3rd Place – Belly of the Whale – Running Wild Films
Audience Award Winner – Rigged – Studio Gaijin
Best Use of Theme – If Not Me – Mystic Willow Films
Best Editing – The Idea – Andy Robinson
Best Music – Belly of the Whale – Running Wild Films
Best Sound Design – Conundrum – Christian Ruckdaschel and Jonathan Grove
Best Story – If Not Me – Glen A. Hines and Deb Blume
Best Actor – Conundrum – Bill Wetherill
Best Actress – Visual Hitmen – Colleen Hartnett
Best Director – Blue – Jason Francois and Jae Staats
Special Cinematography Award – Conundrum – Jason Ryan
Best Trailer – Clutter – Act IV
Best Poster – If Not Me – Mystic Willow Films
Independent Feature Project: Phoenix (IFP/PHX) supports and develops the growth of independent filmmaking in Arizona through comprehensive training, networking, exhibition and filmmaking opportunities. Additionally, the organization aspires to continually reach out with support for all other filmmaking-friendly organizations in Arizona and be the resource that helps connect everyone in our filmmaking community.