2010 DIY Film Festival Call For Entries
Saturday, September 19, 2009
The 2010 DIY Film Festival is now accepting entries for its year-round program celebrating independent and self-produced films. The festival, which screens in Los Angeles and other cities, seeks to honor films produced without studio or corporate funding.
This year, the DIY Film Festival adds a new twist. In addition to our screenings and our traditional filmmakers reception, the festival will also offer a special salon dinner that will allow our top winners to sit down with film industry experts and plan a course of action for their projects now and in the future. This intimate exchange will put YOU in the seat next to the people you need to talk with and allow you to ask the questions that need to answered!
FILMS SHOULD BE MAILED TO JM Northern Media, DIY Film Festival, 7095 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 864, Hollywood, CA 90028. Deadline is January 25, 2010. Please note that films cannot be dropped off in person.
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Saturday
WINNERS OF THE 2009 FILM FESTIVAL
2009 DIY FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED
2/14/2009 LOS ANGELES (Feb. 14, 2009)_ The disturbing short film “11 Missed Calls” has been named the Best Film of the 2009 DIY Film Festival, which honors the best of international do-it-yourself filmmaking.
The film, which also won the Best World Cinema category, will be screened at the American Film Institute on Friday, March 13 as part of the 2009 DIY Convention, which showcases the top independent films, music and books of the last year.
“11 Missed Calls” details three people seemingly trapped for an interminable length of time in an elevator. The tension mounts as they try desperately to summon help, quell dissension and find a way out. Director Philip Moran’s surprise ending will linger in your imagine for a long time.
The other winners of the 2009 DIY Film Festival:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “Hard Coal,” an examination of the hardscrabble world of independent mining and the stacked deck such operations face;
BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE: “The Appearance of a Man,” a dark look at mysterious lights
over the Southwest;
BEST DRAMATIC SHORT: “Hung Up,” a noir-ish tale told by a red dress;
BEST STUDENT FILM, “Escapism,” a look at how two characters from different worlds find common ground;
BEST ANIMATED SHORT, “Larry and Roz,” a nostalgic look back at a grandfather’s attempts to woo his bride;
BEST WORLD CINEMA: “11 Missed Calls,” which details the interactions of three people in a stuck elevator;
BEST DIRECTOR: Philip Moran, “11 Missed Calls”
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2/14/2009 LOS ANGELES (Feb. 14, 2009)_ The disturbing short film “11 Missed Calls” has been named the Best Film of the 2009 DIY Film Festival, which honors the best of international do-it-yourself filmmaking.
The film, which also won the Best World Cinema category, will be screened at the American Film Institute on Friday, March 13 as part of the 2009 DIY Convention, which showcases the top independent films, music and books of the last year.
“11 Missed Calls” details three people seemingly trapped for an interminable length of time in an elevator. The tension mounts as they try desperately to summon help, quell dissension and find a way out. Director Philip Moran’s surprise ending will linger in your imagine for a long time.
The other winners of the 2009 DIY Film Festival:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: “Hard Coal,” an examination of the hardscrabble world of independent mining and the stacked deck such operations face;
BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE: “The Appearance of a Man,” a dark look at mysterious lights
over the Southwest;
BEST DRAMATIC SHORT: “Hung Up,” a noir-ish tale told by a red dress;
BEST STUDENT FILM, “Escapism,” a look at how two characters from different worlds find common ground;
BEST ANIMATED SHORT, “Larry and Roz,” a nostalgic look back at a grandfather’s attempts to woo his bride;
BEST WORLD CINEMA: “11 Missed Calls,” which details the interactions of three people in a stuck elevator;
BEST DIRECTOR: Philip Moran, “11 Missed Calls”
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