It's that time again!

It's time for final submissions for the DIY Film Festival!!! (March 16th, 2018)

 Time is fleeting. Tempis Fugit.

Finalists will be announced within a few days after the 16th, and the winners will be announced towards the end of the month.

Clocks and bunnies. What gives?

Thank you all for submitted to our film festival, now in its 15th year!

Our submission period is coming to an end (March 16th, 2018) when Finalists will be Announced. (Winners to be announced a week later.)

What's that thing on his wrist? An analog clock?

This year again, we've had submissions from across the planet, and as a result of winners and finalist not being able to make a screening in Hollywood, we've gone completely online for our festival.

Online Film Festival? Meeow!

The DIY Film Festival Winners will be featured online with interviews about their process, how they came to be filmmakers, and why they made their film as well as any links to promotional material or the films themselves.

Winners are awarded an editing software package, courtesy of our friends at Pinnacle Editing Systems (A Corel industries product), are emailed a certificate suitable for framing along with a garland for their website, and are eligible for online distribution through our co-sponsor FilmHub.com "A new way for film distribution."

We at the DIY Film Festival feature the best in Do It Yourself Filmmaking, and our filmmakers have gone on to success in the industry, including commerical directors, feature film directors and award winning filmmakers.  (see posts below)

We also try to highlight their work and careers, (see the links to the side of this page) and we try to follow the motto from avante garde filmmaker Jean Cocteau: "When the cost of filmmaking is as much as a pencil and piece of paper, then we'll find true art."

Please pick up your camera and find some art.

All hail DIY Filmmakers and Filmmaking!!!!  We salute  you!!!!  (And may the odds be ever in your... well, you know what we mean. "Film on!")

The End of the Journey...

Congratulations to our 2017 Winners!!!!

We at the DIY Film Festival want to congratulate all of our filmmakers - those who completed films, those who submitted films, and those who've won their categories for our film festival.  We know how difficult it is to put dreams into film, and we honor all of you for making that decision to do so, and telling dramatic, funny or challenging stories about humanity. INTERVIEWS WITH THE WINNING FILMMAKERS CAN BE FOUND ON THE RIGHT PANEL (DIY Acceptance speeches!)

And the winners are: 

2017 DIY FILM FEST WINNERS

A still from "Birdman" by Yixing Li, Yixuan (Maisie) Luo

BEST FILM

“Birdman” Co-Directors Yixing Li, Maisie Luo  This unique stop motion film tells an unusual yet moving story of an Icarus like boy who wants to fly.  With breathtaking animation, heartfelt filmmakers Yixing Li, Yixuan (Maisie) Luo bring their fantasy to life. The film was made by an ELS grant from Idyllwild Arts Academy foundation. A film that shows great promise for its filmmakers. (CHECK OUT THEIR INTERESTING INTERVIEW ON THE RIGHT PANEL)

From "Birdman" from the Idyllwild Arts Academy 

BEST DIRECTOR

Ibrahim Nada for “Zaar” Student filmmaker Ibrahim Nada shows great dramatic promise in this film which features a young man on the brink of making a decision that will affect many lives, including ending his own. Something tragic has happened in his life, and he makes a decision to bring that tragedy onto a larger stage.  An excellent example of story telling that points to a larger truth. READ THE INTERVIEW WITH IBRAHIM ON THE PANEL TO THE RIGHT.

Ibrahim Nada, Director of "Zaar"

ZAAR Trailer from ibrahim nada on Vimeo.



BEST FEATURE FILM 

"Waiting on Mary" 

Directed by Corey Horton. “An actor in denial of his recent divorce retreats into the persona of a colonial scout and explores his new futuristic landscape.” An actor (Nathaniel Harrison) catches his wife cheating, goes into a catatonic state as a result, and creates a world of denial with hilarious results.  Great premise for a film. See the panel to the right for an interview with the director Corey Horton 


Waiting on Mary Trailer from Nathaniel Harrison on Vimeo.

BEST SHORT FILM 

"Greetings from Tinseltown"

Directed by Joe Warren and Nat Frum. "In Hollywood, a junkie looking for his next fix and a stoner Uber driver explore the grimy underbelly of the iconic American neighborhood." Cynicism at its finest – what it’s like to drive an Uber type car in L.A.  Dark, cynical and hilarious fun. Here's the Acceptance Speech from Joe Warren on behalf of him and Nat Frum... see their interview on the side panel to the right




Greetings from Tinseltown from Joe Warren & Nat Frum on Vimeo.

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY  

"Cycle of Change" 

Directed by Sarah Frei. "Moved by the lack of opportunity for women and youth in her community Reina, a young woman from El Salvador ventures to Guatemala to study pedal-power technology in hopes of finding her life purpose and changing the lives of the people in her community." Film demonstrates what people can do with a few tools and some ingenuity. An amazing documentary about people bettering indigenous lives in through technology. PLEASE READ THE INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER SARAH FREI ON THE PANEL TO THE RIGHT.

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

"Save Gangamaya" 

Directed by Gopal Shivakoti (Nepal) "A mother and father in Nepal go on a hunger strike to get justice for the murder of their son.  The authorities refuse to provide it, but after a hunger strike causes the death of the father, they’re forced them to investigate.”  When their efforts flag, his widow goes back on a hunger strike, using the protest tool of Gandhi to force local media and leaders to finally hear her protest.  Hard to turn away from this mother's plea.


Save Gangamaya (Trailer) from Gopal Shivakoti on Vimeo.

BEST ANIMATED FILM

"Birdman" 
Directed by Yixing Li, Yixuan Luo (Maisie)   
"A young man dreams of flying with his own wings. He builds a cottage, studies birds, repeatedly jumps off a cliff with artificial wings. But his last jump brings an unexpected result.” Brilliant stop animation shows how any story can grab the heart and soar when talent matches their vision. 

Still from "Birdman"

BEST STUDENT FILM

"Zaar" 

Directed by Ibrahim Nada "A suicide bomber enters a diner to blow himself up but as he listens and interacts with the innocent people around him, he begins to question his decision." Powerfully filmed and acted, Nada brings us to the edge of our seats with this searing drama about a man at the end of his rope.

WORLD CINEMA  

"Day Off" 

Directed by Aidin Pedari (Iran). "A young pizza delivery man takes a day off to go out with his dying dog, then he faces surrealistic and poetic moments around him." Tragic and elegaic, filmmaker Pedari takes us on a heartbreaking tour of inner and outer beauty of his home town of Tehran.



Day Off Trailer (directed by aidin pedari) from Aidin Pedari on Vimeo.

JURY PRIZE

"Confidence of a Tall Man" - Feature Film Drama

Directed by Michael McCallum
"On the 50th Anniversary of his father's failing business, Tommy has a lot on the line. He's hoping to get interested parties to take it off of his hands." Michael McCallum is a prolific filmmaker from the midwest, who brings another tale of blue collar woe to life, calling upon locals, friends and himself to populate his latest midwestern opus. INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL ON THE PANEL TO THE RIGHT.



Confidence Of a Tall Man - Teaser from Michael McCallum on Vimeo.


This year we're going to post filmmaker interviews with each of the DIY filmmakers that are available to do so, to share what their journey has been to complete their films, why they made this story, and how they feel about their finished projects.

As mentioned, each winner will be awarded a certificate from the DIY Film Festival, an editing package courtesy of Pinnacle Editing systems, and each film is eligible for digital distribution through KinoFilm, one of the best digital distributors out there. 

Stay tuned for more information and the interviews with the filmmakers!  

Congratulations to all of you!!!

Congratulations to all the DIY Filmmakers out there!

 Just a note from the DIY Film Fest that all the films have been entered, all aboard that's coming aboard, and now we're going through the usual process of arm wrestling, shouting matches and other forms of debate over the films that have been entered. Stay tuned to this space for the Finalists in the various categories, which will be announced as soon as possible.

  But more importantly, congratulations to all of you filmmakers who have taken your vision, your passion, your sense of humor and translated it to film. Whether it be in the form of a documentary, in the form of animation, with actors being serious or being funny - then editing the film, putting on titles, and finding its way out to film festivals... now is the time to say congratulations!  

In the infamous meme words of Shia LaB "Just Do It." 

Shia LaBeouf "Just Do It" Motivational Speech

 

Well... congratulations. You've done it!

We're proud of our sponsor KinoNation, who offers a bonafide digital distribution deal to all of the winning films - you can visit their website at KinoNation.com, an excellent resource to help the filmmakers navigate the waters of the various distribution place that are online; they insure your film is formatted properly as per the various specifications, and their payment schedules and percentages are really good - the best we've come across in the industry.

KinoNation's Roger Jackson, sponsor of the DIY Film Fest

Some of the platforms that KinoNation has agreements with; Hulu, Amazon Instant Video, Vimeo on Demand, MGo, Infinity, Streampix, Viewster Reel, Feed, Hulu Plus, Indiereign, Snagfilms, Fandor, Roku, Cineclick, Docurama, Cinecliq, Neovod.

We have entries in this year's batch from across the globe, from Iran, Romania, India, France, Great Britain, Australia, Canada as well as students across the United States, filmmakers across the US of all backgrounds and stripes.  It's nearly impossible to say why a film does well at one festival over another (else studios would always be successful - and at best they're 50% - the equivalent of flipping a coin) - but suffice to say what we've learned here at the DIY Film Fest is that it's always more about content than delivery.

It's always more about heart than the package it comes in.

And also in terms of PACKAGES - we have to thank Pinnacle Editing Systems - which has been so generous to offer our winning filmmakers editing packages for their future films.  

These editing systems are used worldwide, they've got codecs from their time with Avid, before moving on to Corel - they make great editing software for the Prosumer or the Amateur filmmaker who wants to take a step up in their editing system.

We thank them for providing these prizes for the festival for a number of years. So many we can't agree on how long it's been. Perhaps five years.  Thank you Pinnacle!!!

You can't judge a book by its cover - which in terms of film means seeing the heart and passion behind telling a story, versus the slickness of the telling, the visuals or the overall production quality - however, when a film shows up that combines all those qualities - great story telling, heart, and an eye for seeing humanity in a new way - then those are the films that resonate.

The DIY Film Fest is proud to feature those films that might be overlooked by other festivals - they might not have name actors - but they have heart and grit and feature great actors that are on their way up, or that haven't ventured away from home.  

That being said, sometimes great actors do show up in these films, doing a part they haven't been asked to do in the past, or doing something that might be a bit outside their wheelhouse.

During our 15 year history, the DIY Film Fest has taken over AFI for a weekend and shown films, we've screened them at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, in outdoor venues, in indoor nightclubs, we've shown them online as well as in front of crowds. We've shown them at the famous Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, site of the first Oscars, and we've shown them in a funky nightclub in Silverlake.  Every year is different, but the essence remains the same - films that are about people, about humanity, made with individuality.

2015 Venue in Silverlake

Just a small note of gratitude for those filmmakers who have put so much time and effort into their creative endeavors.  We at the DIY Film Fest are fond of the quote that came from French avant garde filmmaker Jean Cocteau - "When the cost of filmmaking is as much as a pencil and a piece of paper, then you'll find true art."

That rings true in the DIY Filmmaker's experience.

2015 Festival Awards

 

A wee bit o' fun.

Stay tuned.

 

The DIY Film Festival Gala 2015

THE DIY FILM FESTIVAL GALA

The 2015 DIY Film Fest had a full house in Silver Lake at the Lyric Theater on Hyperion Avenue on March 6th.

The DIY cafe/theater in Hollywood

The Lyric Theater is a great setting for the DIY Film Festival, as everything that goes on within its walls is created, produced and put together by those who rent the space.  Appetizers and drinks were served to the crowd, which included all age groups, all aspects of filmmakers, from child actors to film distributors.

A mixed-aged audience on hand for some excellent films.
DIY Convention's and DIY Film Fest co-founder Bruce Haring in black.

Rich Martini DIY Fest co-founder

DIY Film Festival co-founder Richard Martini introduced the filmmakers as well as their winning shorts and animated films.  Clips were shown of the feature length films and trailers of the other winning entries. 

Dash Arnott and Jillian Armanante of "Kittens In a Cage" which won Best Comedy Feature

Film Director Jillian Armanante introduced members of her crew, including producer Dash Arnott who was joined by actors Rebecca Mozo and Erin Anderson.  Jillian spoke of the journey her film has taken, from inception to screen and how it's currently an ongoing online series. Their film won BEST FEATURE COMEDY.

The winner for BEST DIRECTOR and BEST FILM was Camille Delamarre, for his entry "LAST CALL" and intense look at the last moments of a US GI who has stepped on a land mine.

A message from Best Film Producer and Star of "Last Call" David Atrakchi came in from Paris. Camille is directing a feature film, the reboot of the "Transporter" series, and David sent a text from Paris that the festival had "made his day."

Billy Redieck, Jeremy McGovern of "Sweet Dreams"

Producer and Director of BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY "Sweet Dreams" Director Billy Redieck and writer Jeremy McGovern told the story behind their winning film. They went off to film the unlikely story of two brothers trying to break the world record of ice cream flavors, only to see all their film equipment stolen.  They dusted themselves off and stayed with their story, just as the two crazy brothers stayed with her mission, which was successful in making the most ice cream flavors in Guinness Book History.

Trent Dion Soto Director of "Among the Discarded"

Artist Trent Dion Solo told the powerful story of how a year earlier he had come out to Los Angeles, and begun his film which was based on a simple premise.  What would it be like to arrive in LA with only a toothbrush and a gopro camera and live on the streets of LA for a month?  He found a home in skid row, and as he put it, his desire to make a change resulted in the people of the street changing him. His film won the JURY PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY.

Riley and Jimmy

Young filmmakers Riley Beres and Jimmy Deschler accepted an award for "Hope For Their Own: An LA Story." It also deals with the subject of homelessness in Los Angeles, and examined it from the aspect of average families who are forced into homelessness for a variety of economic reasons, and how they're trying to cope.  17 year old Riley is still in high school, and this was her first award as a filmmaker. Their film won BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY.

Terra Forbes spoke on behalf of "Buffalo"

Michael McCallum's sister Terra spoke about how her brother had been using their father as a bit actor for a number of films, and finally got him to star in the best dramatic feature "Buffalo" the story of an aging cab driver who tries to reconcile his path and journey with a new driver he's supposed to train.  Weather prevented father and son from making the ceremony, but their presence was felt. "Buffalo" won BEST DRAMATIC FEATURE.

The team behind "Kevin, Take Two"

Alex Wroten spoke of the genesis of his film "Kevin, Take Two," making it as part of the "five minute film festival."  Film examines what it would be like if you could come back from the future and alter the past.  It's one in a clever style, and the starring actor Steven Krimmel (pictured above) was on hand to explain how he did the "split screen" dialog having a conversation with himself. His film won BEST COMEDIC SHORT.


Finally, Roger Jackson from Kinonation.com, an online distribution company spoke of how all the winning films are eligible for digital distribution with his company. Roger mentioned how impressed he was with their work, and how not to devalue their efforts by taking whatever first deal is offered to them; their work as artists continues on in trying to get their work into the world.  He pointed out that the world market has opened up considerably because of the Internet, and what might be popular in Eastern Europe or Asia, might have a completely different audience than expected.

Roger Jackson of Kinonation.com

All winning films are eligible for distribution from Kinonation.com and received editing software packages from Pinnacle Systems, a Division of Corel Inc.  

Thank you Pinnacle and Kinonation!!! 

Various pix:

Riley Beres and Tren Dion Soto - both made films about LA streets.

Rebecca Mozo in "Kittens in a Cage"

"Sweet Dream" filmmakers

Tyne Daly in a cameo in "Kittens in a Cage"

Fest Goers

Filmmakers of "Among The Discarded" Producer/Editor Joshua Dragge, Director Trent Dion Soto

Congratulations to all the filmmakers!!!!

Call for Entries!

"Film will only become an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper." 

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) French poet, novelist, painter, and filmmaker.

The DIY Film Festival is now in its twelfth year.  Hooray!

A festival that's dedicated to highlighting "do it yourself" filmmaking, we've been honored to be part of this totally independent movement.  Some of the films we've seen have been part of Kickstarter campaigns, some have been financed by friends and family, and many have been created under the auspices of a film school.

We've also seen films from across the globe; this past year's winners included films from Uganda and Ukraine - and their films tell fresh new stories from the point of view of people living in far flung places across the globe.  Film is a universal language, and whether it's shot in the streets of India, or the streets of Manhattan, the one thing these filmmakers have is a burning desire to tell a story.

We've had the great opportunity to honor documentaries from around the globe - this past year's winning documentary was shot in Antarctica over the course of an entire year.

Here are some notes on the winning films and the finalists from this past year's festival:

DOCUMENTARY

NO HORIZON ANYMORE; A YEAR LONG JOURNEY AT THE BOTTOM OF THEWORLD

Director Keith Reimink
Keith Reimink decided to head down to Antarctica with his Canon Vixia to see what he might be able to discover "down under."  His film is haunting and amazing.

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

NOT ANYMORE: A STORY OF REVOLUTION

Directed by Matthew VanDyke
Festival winner Matthew VanDyke's haunting portrait of the war in Syria told by two people who are in the midst of it.  The idea of being able to film under such circumstances is pretty astounding, but the heartbreaking visuals of what's happening now in their country is hard to turn away from.  

DRAMATIC FILM FEATURE

KNUCKLE JACK

RUMBLESTRIPS

Directed by John Adams and Toby Poser
John Adams and Toby Poser have taken DIY Filmmaking to a different level - they enlist the acting talents of their kids while making these moving portraits and telling compelling stories.  The images are beautiful, the characters rich and full of development, and the stories are worth checking out.

DRAMATIC FILM SHORT

FOR ANABELA

Directed by Tyler Bodamer
Tyler Bodamer's haunting portrait of a love affair - with a boy who is trying to find roots in a rootless world, and a girl trying to find her own way on the planet - he creates a haunting portrait of a time and place where two young lovers can find each other.

WORLD CINEMA FEATURE

MY STREET – MY LIFE

Directed by Jeremy Etienne and Julienne Rathore (India/Norway)
This film was shot on the streets of India using local kids telling their own compelling story.  A film that looks like it must be a documentary, but is actually great story telling, is reminscent of the films of Satijat Ray, the great Indian filmmaker who also filmed on these same streets.

JURY PRIZE

WHERE WE BELONG

Directed by Krista Imbesi (Uganda)
Moving and compelling portrait of people working in Uganda to help those that have been neglected by society.  This documentary takes the viewer into the huts and homes of these people, and leaves an indelible impression not easily forgotten.

WORLD CINEMA SHORT

ICE CREAM

Directed by Mariia Ponomarova (Ukraine)
Mariia Ponomarova is a filmmaker working in Ukraine, telling unusual and fun stories of everyday people.  Her directing style and artistic sense is evidenced in this unusual tale about a train stopping on a snowy afternoon.

COMEDY FILM

MASQUE ROUGE

Directed by Godefroy Ryckewaert
This is just a really fun comic take on the idea of a local man who decides to become a super hero.  Last glance, Godefroy had taken down the link to the full film, but hopefully the trailer is still available.  Short but very funny.

MOCUMENTARY

THRONG

Directed by Chris R. Wilson and Zacharia Persson
Former DIY Fest winner Chris Wilson is at it again.  He brings a decidedly surrealistic sense of humor to his filmmaking, and this mocumentary, pretending to be a documentary about some guys trying to think up of a plot for a film, but filming the actors who come in for an audition when there is no script, is firmly out of left field.  

STUDENT FILM

IN THE GRIP

Directed by Eric Hayes
A stylish look at an unusual hit man.

ANIMATION

THERE’S AN OCTOPUS IN YOUR HEAD

Directed by Ari Grabb

A fun romp into the mind of an offbeat filmmaker with an eye towards cutting edge animation.

Congratulations to all of you filmmakers for finishing your film. 

Here are some novel ways to find DIY Distribution: 

KinoNation (which puts it onto Itunes) there are many creative ways to get your work in front of an audience, and to also get your money back from making your film.

CreateSpace (which then puts it onto Amazon) 

However, it's important to remember, we don't always pick up the paint brush to pay the rent; sometimes we're compelled to pick up the brush, to approach a blank canvas with our heart in our hand, to try and express ourselves in a way that only we can accomplish.  It takes courage to dip the brush and face the canvas; there's no time like the present to make that effort!

Our New sponsor Pinnacle and Documentary "Fair Use" Laws

Tales from the Lonely Road of a Filmmaker.  There is some much needed help in the legal arena for documentary filmmakers!!!

The Lonely Road of a DIY Filmmaker. Fair Use up ahead.

DIY Film Festival attended the IDA (International Documentary Association) evening that defined "Fair Use" for filmmakers. (Lots of resources for documentary filmmakers on their web page).

For detailed information about Fair Use in copyright law please visit

www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fairuse.htm

In a nutshell, a consortium of law firms, and University law professors who help documentary filmmakers, have successfully got an exemption from the DMCA (Digital Media Copyright Act) for DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS to use certain items that used to be difficult to use.  As long as the clip falls under the "Fair Use" category (defined on their website) you can use any photograph that is obtained online in your documentary, and any film clip as long as it is being used for "commentary or criticism."

The last two are explained on their website

For those who need clips that they can only find on youtube, or by ripping it from a DVD (which is technically illegal, unless you follow their protocols as described on their website), it is now legal to use clips or photos, music, or other hard to obtain materials for your documentary if it falls under the "Fair Use" regulations ("for purposes of commentary or criticism").

Because boring would be bad filmmaking

DIY Film Fest is not dispensing legal advice, but this is a DIY documentary filmmaker's advice place, so please go to their website to understand clearly what the law says or consult an attorney well versed in it. (These folks helped filmmakers use the law with the recent hits "Room 237" and "Catfish.")  But it's good news for documentary filmmakers who want to use a clip they thought they'd get in trouble for under the "Fair Use" rules.  Worth checking into.

They'd like to hear your tales of woe

They're also asking for filmmakers to help them in their next exemption challenge, which happens every three years.  So if you can detail how and why it was difficult for you to get information for your documentary (in terms of being hard to rip the DVD, or use of a film clip was onerous) they'd like to hear from you.






And now.. a word from our new (old and new again) sponsor Pinnacle...

They're now part of the Corel Family of products, after spending some time under the AVID umbrella.

They're a "do it yourself" editing software, which has some excellent codecs, and can be used by the beginning filmmaker up to professionals who need a laptop PC based system.

The software is affordable, and for those who've used the Microsoft free software, this is a step up. Needless to say, the more you use it, the easier it becomes.  Onwards and upwards!!! Stay tuned!

DIY FILM FUTURE

Everything seems back on track with WithoutABox - other than a couple of snafus, everything seems to be working fine. If you submitted a film a couple of weeks ago and haven't heard a confirmation, please let us know.

And now a word from our sponsors:

Corel has released some new editing software. Pinnacle 16 is a PC based editing system that seems designed for DIY filmmakers and filmmaking. Although why they name things "ultimate" is a bit loopy, as it's usually "the ultimate" until it's not.  That being said, if you're not a MAC based editor, Pinnacle is worth looking into.  Not expensive, but has the bells and whistles of Avid software backing it up.

Our sponsor Avid dealt Corel their Pinnacle division, so it remains to be seen how that will affect Avid's foray into the low end (DIY) editing world.  Currently they're focusing on Media Composer, a professional editing system that handles the higher end material, in a Final Cut Pro fashion.

Where there's a will, there's a way - there are free editing solutions and opportunities in every platform, whether windows "movie maker" or "ifilm" from Mac.

There are many camera platforms to consider, from Canon single lens reflex series that also shoot HD, to the standards of Sony, Panasonic and other versions.  With feature films using the RED digital film systems for their big budget pictures, it's a matter of time before these systems become prosumer.

Lighthouse to the DIY future

In terms of DIY film distribution, what appears to be the easiest to navigate, is the createspace.com model - where you submit your DVD to their service, they digitize it, copy it, and make it available on Amazon.com in return for a percentage of your profit.  Once you've created the DVD or the streaming video, it's up to you to promote and sell and make it worth the effort to make it.  Itunes requires an aggregator to be the go-between between filmmaker and their sales outfit - and that can cost the filmmaker thousands of dollars in order to format it in their system.

 In that vein, KinoNation is a new company that will act as an aggregator, but takes their cut from the profit of the film.  Worth looking into.  It's a matter of time before DIY production, distribution becomes a larger share of the creative workplace. 

It seems to be the DIY way of the future.

And now back to the show!  Click on some of the films along the side panel to get an idea of the kinds of DIY winning films we've had the pleasure of honoring over the past 11 years!!!! Keep up the good work and thanks.