2014 Vail Film Festival Recap Report
2014 Vail Film Festival Recap Report
11th Annual Vail Film Festival Table of Contents
2014 Festival Overview …………………………………………………………………..4
2014 Sponsors Sponsors……………………………………………………..……………………………...... 5 Sponsor Activation…………………………………………..……………………………...... 6 Festival Snapshot.....……………………………………….………………….………..…...... 7
Advertising/Collateral Advertising…………………………………..…………………………….……………...…….....8 Print Collateral.……………….…………..……………………………………..……….…...…...9
Strengths & Weaknesses...……………………………………….....……..…..….…….10
Potential For Growth...………………………………………….…………..…....….…….11 2014 Festival Overview
The 11th Annual Vail Film Fes val kicked off on Thursday, March 27th with the much an cipated feature film, Before I Disappear, based on the Academy-Award winning short film Curfew. The film was directed by Shawn Chris ansen, and starred Shawn Chris ansen and Emmy Rossum.
The Fes val weekend con nued for three more days of packed film screenings at the Fes val’s host hotel, the Four Reasons Resort Vail and at the Vail Mountain School for the Closing Night film, followed by the Closing Night Party at the Four Seasons Vail. The Four Seasons Resort Vail also played host to the fes val’s hospitality lounge where a endees were able to relax between films, filmmakers were interviewed in the VFF interview corner, and guests were provided with complimentary Stella Artois, and snacks from Salem Baking.
Fes val screenings included Narra ve Features, Documentaries, Short Films, and a special Academy-Award Student Film showcase. Addi onal highlights of the 2014 Fes val included the showcase screenings of Enemy starring Jake Gyllenhaal, A Birdwatcher’s Guide to Everything starring Sir Ben Kingsley, The Galapagos Affair narrated by Cate Blanche , Diane Kruger, and Josh Radner. The 11th annual Fes val came to a peak on Saturday night during the annual Awards Ceremony and a screening of the Closing Night Film, Locke, starring Tom Hardy.
Results of the 2014 Vail Film Fes val: • A endees from 10 different countries • Overall a endance: 10,000 (People exposed to fes val signage and ac vi es) • Direct a endance: 5,182 (People who viewed films and a ended fes val events) • Over 100 filmmakers in a endance from 3 countries • Screened 30 films from around the world • Over 114,000 visitors to vailfilmfes val.com • Over 29,000 Facebook and Twi er followers • Over 80 million adver sing impressions •150 Fes val Volunteers from Vail, Colorado’s Front Range, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Over 1,200 hours of volunteered me. Thank you to our 2014 Sponsors & Partners! 2014 Sponsor Activation
Official Festival Vehicle, Audi, in Vail Village Guests enjoyed complimentary Stella Artois at the Closing Night Party at the Four Seasons Vail, and at the hospitality lounge.
Festival attendees enjoyed delicious snacks from Salem Baking company. 2014 Festival Snapshot Advertising Newspaper: •25 ads from February through March •437,000 total impressions
Radio: •60 spots on two networks from February through March •5,400,000 total impressions across all stations
Television: •200 spots on Comcast network in March •50,000,000+ total impressions
Internet: •Advertising on Google Adwords, Facebook, Twitter, VailFilmFestival.com, and "lm related websites January through March • 28,000,000 total impressions
Festival Collateral: •Brochures, t-shirts, program guides, banners, and posters •210,000 total impressions
Total 2014 Advertising Impressions: 84,047,000 Print Collateral
Fes val Posters: 300 posters were distributed throughout the Vail Valley and were placed in high traffic areas for maximum exposure. Reach: 50,000+impressions
Fes val Banner: Fes val Banner hung across Vail Village Creek from March 17th – March 30th Reach: 70,000+ impressions
Sandwich Boards:15 Vail Film Fes val sandwich boards were placed throughout Vail Village for the week surrounding the fes val. Reach: 30,000+ impressions
Event Program Guides: Distributed at all Fes val venues, in partner retailer loca ons, in Vail and Lionshead Welcome Centers, Vail Resorts cket sales center, and in 15 Vail hotels. Reach: 30,000+ impressions
Tri-fold Brochure: Distributed at partner retail loca ons, at Vail and Lionshead Welcome Centers, Vail Resorts cket sales center, and in 15 Vail hotels. Reach: 30,000+ impressions
2014 Poster
2014 Program Guide 2014 Banner Strengths and Weaknesses
STRENGTHS -Strong industry awareness. Filmmakers, studios, and film press know of and think highly of the Vail Film Festival and those that have attended in the past continue to speak well of their experience.
-Good volunteer base. The festival was successful at marketing to volunteers and recruiting enough volunteers to fulfill all volunteer needs.
-Attendees were managed well by festival staff and security and able to enter and exit the screening and party venues easily.
-The festival film program was one of the strongest yet, with many attendees commenting on the quality of the programming.
-Filmmaker travel and coordination was well executed, with all attending filmmakers able to make their question and answer sessions, film screenings, and events.
-All venues were located in Vail. The locations of all film screenings, parties, and events made it very easy for attendees to get around.
WEAKNESSES - Sponsor retention proved to be the major weakness of the 2014 festival. Cadillac terminated their sponsorship of Vail Resorts and also withdraw their presenting sponsorship of the Vail Film Festival. Due to their early termination of our agreement, we were left with a significantly smaller budget, and not enough time to acquire a new presenting sponsor.
- The festival needs to work on securing more sponsors. Although we were successful at bringing in Audi to replace Cadillac at the last minute, we need a deeper sponsor pool to increase our overall budget and mitigate any revenue loss from unexpected sponsor withdrawals.
- Earlier marketing of the event, both locally and nationally. Due to budget constraints we were not able to market the event as early and as widely as we would have liked. A stronger focus on sponsor acquisition will increase our budget and our marketing dollars, and enable us to commit more resources to marketing. 9 Potential For Growth MEDIA The 2014 Film Festival received over 80 million media impressions, including strong film industry awareness both domestically and abroad. The festival will focus on greater media exposure by increasing our marketing spend, and putting a stronger focus on celebrity and film producer invitations. This will help to enable continued high level film programming and increased media exposure. The festival is also working with the Vail Valley Foundation on a cross promotion between the 2015 World Ski Championships and the Vail Film Festival. The festival team will help program video content during the Ski Championships, and the festival will be promoted throughout the World Ski Championships. The timing is excellent as the World Ski Championships take place in February, and the festival takes place in March.
SPONSORSHIP The 2014 Vail Film Festival was able to bring in major sponsors Audi, Stella Artois, and Comcast, but more sponsors are needed to meet and exceed our budget needs. We have retained a sponsorship agency to approach potential sponsors for the 2015 Vail Film Festival, and are in late talks with Audi to sponsor the 2015 festival at the highest level. Audi is the presenting sponsor of the 2015 World Ski Championships which takes place in Vail in February, and Audi sees synergy in also presenting the festival.
VENUES We plan to utilize more venues for screenings for the 2015 Vail Film Festival, including expanding beyond the Four Seasons Vail to include another hotel screening venue, as well as using the CineBistro venue again. We will restructure our passes so that the top level passholders will have exclusive access to the CineBistro venue as a VIP venue. This will eliminate the problem of non-VIP passholders being denied access to sold out screenings at CineBistro.
How did the event impact Vail’s Sense of Community? The Vail Film Festival has taken place annually for the last eleven years, and brings local residents together for a shared cultural experience. People gather together to view films, and often spend time discussing the films after the screenings, further building a sense of unity and community. The film festival also hosts several social functions which serve to bring people together. The Vail Film Festival has been voted in the top 3 of all events in the Vail Valley in the Vail Daily reader’s poll.
Green Events: What initiatives were taken to insure compliance with the Town of Vail’s commitment to environmental sustainability? 1. Staff were encouraged to use their own water bottles. 2. Attendees were encouraged to use Town of Vail shuttles, and the festival provided shuttles when needed. 3. The Vail Film Festival pays to offset our carbon footprint, and as of 2014, the 10Vail Film Festival has been certified Carbon Neutral by Carbonfund.org. The Vail Film Festival appreciates the strong and continued support of the Town of Vail. From the entire Vail Film Festival team, thank you for your support!
11 2014 Vail Film Festival Budget
REVENUE Cash In-Kind Total Corporate Sponsorship: Town of Vail 35000 35,000 Audi 15,000 15,000 MetaFoundry 35000 35,000 Stella Artois 5000 5,000 CO Film Commission 1000 1500 2,500 Colorado Mountain Express 2500 2,500 The Four Seasons 20000 20,000 KSKE,The Eagle,Choice FM Radio 10000 10000 SAG Indie 1500 1,500 Slifer Smith & Frampton 2500 2500 Vail Daily 12000 12000 NCM Media 500 500 Comcast 15000 15000 Hotel Partners 20000 20000 Total Corporate Sponsorships 55500 121000 176,500
Patrons 25,000 25,000 Grants 10000 10000 Total Grants & Donations 35,000 35,000
Admissions, sales, or services 25,000 25000 Total Revenue 115,500 121,000 236,500
EXPENSES
Development & Compensation Marketing Expenses 20000 53500 73500 Staff Compensation 15000 15000 Sub-Total Development & Compensation $35,000.00 53500 88,500
General and Administrative Office Expense 4500 4500 Utitilities 300 300 Supplies/Miscellaneous 1000 1000 Merchandise 1000 1000 Lodging 2000 20000 22000 Flights, Car Rental, Gas costs, Shuttles, Trains 5000 2500 7500 Enterprise Van rental 1000 1000 Volunteer Expenses 1500 1500 Credit Card Fees 300 300 Secured Server Rental (online sales) 100 100 Shipping 800 800 Staff expenses 1000 1000 Accounting 2400 2400 Insurance 3600 3600 Sub-Total General and Administrative 24500 22500 47000
General Production Awards 1500 1500 Sub-Total General Production 1500 0 1500
Promotion/Advertising Website 4000 10000 14000 Design Fees/Branding 5400 15000 20400 Tickets/Programs & Event Rel. Printing 15200 15200 Sub-Total Promotion/Advertising 24,600 25000 49600
Event Expenses Hospitality Lounge 1500 1500 Risers (Screening Venues) 3500 3500 Screening Venues at Four Seasons 6000 15000 21000 Four Seasons parking & add'l 1200 1200 Screening Venue at VMS 2500 2500 Closing Night Party 3,500 5000 8500 Security 750 750 Tech equipment and services 10,000 10000 Permits 500 500 Sub-Total Evening Event Expenses 29,450 20000 49450
Grand Total Expenses $115,050 121000 236,050
Net Income $450 0 450 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00
THE VAIL FILM FESTIVAL THURSDAY MARCH 27, 2014 Opening Film: March 27 — 30, 2014 7:30 Before I Disappear VMS FRIDAY MARCH 28, 2014 2:00pm Obvious 4:00pm A Birder’s 12:00pm Shorts 1 +Q&A Child Guide + Q&A 6:30pm BFF’s + Q& A 9:00pm The Retrieval FILMS, FORUMS, FS1 3:20pm Una Vida: 8:30pm Confessions of PARTIES AND MORE! FS2 11:00am McConkey 1:20pm Gore Vidal a Fable of Music... + Q&A 6pm Galapagos a Womanizer +Q&A
SATURDAY MARCH 29, 2014 7:30pm Awards Ceremony & VMS Closing Film: Locke
1:30pm Una Vida: a 4:00pm The Case FS1 11:00am Shorts 2 +Q&A Fable of Music... + Q&A Against 8 + Q&A 9:30pm Closing Party
1:50pm Shorts 1 FS2 11:30am Student Oscars +Q&A 4:20pm BFF’s + Q& A 7:00pm A Birder’s Guide
SUNDAY MARCH 30, 2014
1:00pm Confessions of 3:30pm Before I FS1 11:00am Gore Vidal a Womanizer +Q&A Disappear 6:00pm Enemy
3:00pm The Case 5:30pm FS2 11:00am Shorts 2 12:45pm McConkey Against 8 + Q&A The Retrieval 7:30pm Locke
KEY SHORTS 1 SHORTS 2 STUDENT OSCARS Closing Party Narrative Feature Full Time Grace of a Stranger Win or Lose Documentary Another Happy Anniversary The Comedian The Compositor Shorts The Last Headbanger One Minute Time Machine Un Mundo Para Raul Student Oscars Fever Kissing Drew (A World for Raul) FS Four Seasons The Voorman Problem A Relentless Love Ol’ Daddy VMS Vail Mountain School Fool’s Day Josephine and the Roach
FESTIVAL INFORMATION
TICKET & PASS POLICY The Vail Film Festival does not guarantee seatings for certain pass levels, as noted on the passes, and the festival does not o!er refunds. Pass- holders are advised to arrive at least 20 minutes prior to showtimes to receive priority admission. 15 minutes be- PROGRAM GUIDE fore showtime, if unoccupied seats remain, individual tickets will be sold for $10 on a "rst come, "rst seated ba- sis. Festival passes may be claimed at fes- tival will call, located in the Four Seasons.
VAIL MOUNTAIN SCHOOL There will be shuttles from the Four Seasons to VMS, or you can drive and park for free in their parking lot.
IN TOWN SHUTTLE SERVICE The Town of Vail provides free year-round bus service throughout Vail.
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS All emergencies: 911 Vail Film Festival: 719-293-0867 Town of Vail: 970-479-2100 Town of Avon: 970-748-4000 Town of Vail Buses: 970-479-2358 ECO Transit: 970-328-3520, Road Conditions: 970-479-2226 Vail Valley Medical Center: 970-479-2233
SPONSORS (W) World Premiere (US) U.S. Premiere (C) Colorado Premiere (*) Filmmakers in Attendance VFF TEAM FEATURES FESTIVAL INFORMATION A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING (C) (*) THE RETRIEVAL Festival Directors: Scott Cross, Sean Cross Director: Rob Meyer (USA. 2013. 88min.) Director: Chris Eska (USA. 2013. 94min.) VAIL FILM FESTIVAL CONTACT INFO: On the eve of his widowed father’s second wedding, !f- On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by Associate Director: Megen Musegades teen-year-old David Portnoy leads the stalwart members a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man. Win- Phone: 719-293-0867 of his local Young Birders Society on a rollicking, interstate Volunteer Director: Steven Douglass ner, Special Jury Prize, SXSW. Winner, Audience Award, search for an extremely rare duck. 2nd Place, Audience Phoenix Film Festival. Winner, Critic’s Prize, Deauville Email: info@vail!lmfestival.org Asst Volunteer Director: Corinne Hara Award, Tribeca Film Festival. Starring: Sir Ben Kingsley, Film Festival. Starring: Tishuan Scott, Ashton Sanders, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Katie Chang, Alex Wol", Michael Chen, Keston John, Bill Oberst Jr., Christine Horn, Alfonso Operations Director: Emily Waldeck James Le Gros, Daniela Lavendar. Freeman. WILL CALL: FOUR SEASONS VAIL Festival Host: Jordan Hall Thur, Mar 27: 10am-8pm Fri, Mar 28, 10am-6pm Features Programmers: Scott Cross, Sean Cross BEFORE I DISAPPEAR (C) Opening Night Film Director: Shawn Christensen (USA. 2014. 98min.) UNA VIDA: A FABLE OF MUSIC AND THE MIND (C) (*) Sat, Mar 29, 10am-6pm Documentary Programmer: Erin Sheppard Based on the 2013 Academy Award® winning short Director: Richie Adams (USA. 2014. 95min.) !lm “Curfew.” At the lowest point of his life, Richie Shorts Programmer: Amanda Durst A renowned Neuroscientist, Dr. Alvaro Cruz, en- gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to counters an African American Jazz singer, Una Student Film Programmer: Jordan Hall look after his eleven-year old niece, Sophia, for a few Vida, performing on the streets of New Orleans’ hours. Starring: Shawn Christensen, Fatima Ptacek, French Quarter, and soon discovers that she is Marketing: Marc Gri$n Emmy Rossum, Ron Perlman, Paul Wesley su"ering from Alzheimer’s, the disease that has Presented by LuLeta & Sam Maslak CLOSING NIGHT PARTY: Will Call Manager: Ashley Blair been his life’s work. Cruz risks everything to un- ravel the mystery of Una Vida’s past through the 9:30pm, Four Seasons Vail Travel Coordinator: Amanda Durst BFF’s (C) (*) disappearing genius of her music…Before her Mingle with !lmmakers and festival guests. Theater Director: Christina Schmidt Director: Andrew Putschoegl (USA. 2014. 90min.) music stops. Starring: Joaquim De Almeida, Bill Looking for a few days of vacation and amusement, two Cobbs, Ruth Negga, Andre Royo, Sharon Law- Includes complimentary Appetizers Videography, Photography: best friends pretend to be lovers while attending a cou- rence, and Aunjanue Ellis. ple’s weekend workshop. Nominated, Panavision Spirit & Stella Artois beer. Michael Howard, Vadim Elkind Award, Santa Barbara Film Festival. Starring: Tara Karsian, Andrea Grano, Larisa Oleynik, Sean Maher, Sigrid Thorn- Tech: Dave Riepe & Outdoor Cinema Network ton, Jenny O’Hara, Richard Moll, Russell Sams, Je"rey Vin- HOSPITALITY LOUNGE: cent Parise, Patrick O’Connor, Dan Gauthier, Molly Hagan, Pat Carroll. Open Daily, 12pm-5pm, Four Seasons Vail DOCUMENTARIES Relax between !lm screenings. BOARD: Enjoy complimentary snacks from Salem CONFESSIONS OF A WOMANIZER (C) (*) Troy Hollar, Judith Landau, Pamela Lessing, Director: Miguel Ali Hasan (USA. 2014. 90min.) GORE VIDAL: THE UNITED STATES OF AMNESIA Baking & Stella Artois beer. Scott Cross, Sean Cross Ritchie is the epitome of everything that is wrong Director: Nicholas Wrathall (USA. 2013. 89min.) with modern man: a pompous, foul-mouthed idiot, Gore Vidal’s acerbic, opinionated and informed ap- whose only ambition is the latest girl-of-the-week. proach rips away at the facade of the new America. However, something changes after Ritchie’s !rst Gore examines the course of American history and PARKING ADVISORY BOARD: real relationship. The feature directorial debut of Vail policy making and draws dramatic conclusions on the local Miguel Ali Hassan. Starring: Gary Busey, The The parking structures in Vail Village and Godfrey Cheshire, Giancarlo Esposito, fate of the nation in the modern age. Winner, Audi- Bella Twins, Jillian Rose Reed, Andrew Lawrence & C. ence Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival. Lionshead o"er the most convenient access Kaye Ferry, Mark Gordon, Darren Foster, Thomas Howell. Starring: Gore Vidal, Christopher Hitchens, Tim Rob- bins, Jay Parini, Nina Straight, David Mamet to the festival. Ken Friedman, Gill Holland, Adam Kassen, ENEMY Director: Denis Villanueve (Canada. 2013. 90min.) t UP̓IPVSTGSFF Mark Kassen, Jonathan Staufer Adam Bell is a glum, disheveled history professor, who t ̓UP̓IPVST seems disinterested even in his beautiful girlfriend Mary. MCCONKEY Watching a movie on the recommendation of a colleague, Director(s): David Zie!, Murray Wais, t ̓UP̓IPVST̓ Adam spots his double, and decides to track him down. Rob Bruce, Scott Ga!ney, Steve Winter (USA. 2013. t UPIPVST"MMEBZDBQ The identical men meet and their lives become bizarrely 109min.) PATRONS *Founding Patrons and irrevocably intertwined. Nominated, Best Picture, Ca- ‘McConkey’ is a heartfelt examination of the t 'SFFQBSLJOHJOCPUITUSVDUVSFT nadian Screen Awards. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Melanie legacy one athlete left to the progression of after 3pm! Fred & Carol Ayers*, Michael Barry, Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon. his sport, and the path he paved to conquer Sonjay Craythorne*, Kaye Ferry, Pamela Lessing*, his dreams. In a new !lm from Red Bull Media t "SSJWBMTGSPNQNVOUJM LOCKE (C) Closing Night Film House in association with Matchstick Produc- p.m. will be charged $15.00 Jim and Jeanne Gustafson*, Kat Haber*, Mackenzie Director: Steven Knight (USA. 2013. 85min.) tions, ‘McConkey’ celebrates the life of one of A single phone call causes the life of a successful the world’s ultimate innovators. Starring: Bob Haber*, Jan E. Helen*, Troy Hollar*, Richard Kandel*, construction manager to unravel during his drive Burnquist, Glenn McConkey, JT Holmes, Jim Kylin Resources*, Judith Landau*, The Lessing home. Winner, Best Screenplay, Nominated Best Ac- McConkey, Jonny Moseley, Kent Kreitler, Mike Douglas, Miles Daisher, Scot Schmidt, tor, British Independent Film Awards. Starring: Tom Shane McConkey, Sherry McConkey, Travis Pastrana. Foundation*, Isabelle Link*, Trish Link*, Kent Logan, Hardy. THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR: SATAN CAME TO EDEN Presented by Kaye Ferry Director: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldine Link Foundation*, John Lynn*, Clara Markowicz*, (USA. 2013. 120min.) Victor & Monica Markowicz*, LuLeta & Sam Maslak, THE CASE AGAINST 8 (C) (*) Darwin meets Hitchcock in this true-crime OBVIOUS CHILD Director: Ben Cotner, Ryan White tale of paradise found and lost. The Gala- Carmen Mauerer, Nancy & Rober McLeod*, Phifer Director: Gillian Robespierre (USA. 2014. 83min.) (USA. 2014. 112min.) pagos A"air: Satan Came To Eden is a fas- What happens when Brooklyn comedian Donna Stern A behind-the-scenes look inside the historic case cinating documentary portrait of a 1930s Johnson Foundation, Alan Suridis*, Carol & Hans gets dumped, !red and pregnant just in time for the to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. murder mystery as strange and alluring as Storr*, Cynthia Stroum*, Carl & Marilyn Thoma*, worst/best Valentine’s Day of her life. Starring: Jenny Five years in the making, this is the story of how they the famous archipelago itself. Starring: Cate Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Ho"man, David Cross, Gabe Lied- took the !rst federal marriage equality lawsuit to the Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Connie Nielsen, Se- Fred & Jean Allegreti Foundation man, Richard Kind. U.S. Supreme Court. Winner, Documentary Director bastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann, Gustaf Award, Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Skarsgard and Josh Radnor. Festival. SHORT FILMS OSCAR-WINNING STUDENT FILMS Presented by SAG Indie ANOTHER HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (C) FOOL’S DAY Director: Miranda Bailey (USA. 2013. 21min.) Director: Cody Blue Snider (USA. 2013. 19min.) A 4th grade class pulls an innocent, April Fool’s Tom and Jeanne want to be adventurous for their 10th JOSEPHINE AND THE ROACH anniversary so they decide to have a threesome…Easier prank on their teacher...that accidentally kills her. Director: Jonathan Langager (USA. 2012. 14min.) said than done! Panicked and convinced they will go to prison, A cockroach falls in love with the woman whose The short !lm directorial debut of Vail local Miranda Bai- the blood splattered classmates try to cover up apartment he infests and takes creative measures ley. Starring Nikki Deloach, Hayes MacArthur, the murder and dispose of the body before their to woo her. Starring: Jenna Augen, Jerry White Jr, Kali Hawk. D.A.R.E. o$cer shows up for his weekly lesson. Starring: Mitchell Jarvis, Justin Absatz, Phyllis Circus Szalewski. Bowen.
GRACE OF A STRANGER (W) (*) Director: Troy Hollar (USA. 2013. 17min.) FULL TIME THE COMPOSITOR (C) A man who loses the one thing that gives him Director: Mark Gill (United Kingdom. 2013. 18min.) Director: John Mattiuzzi (USA. 2013. 32min.) hope, and an unlikely stranger who !nds himself in Full Time examines the fragile connections that bind A slave artist !nds himself hopelessly trapped in- a position to help. Based on the autobiographical love, memory and the gaps in between. Starring: side of the visual e"ects !lm industry. Starring: John short story “Acts of Kindness” by Aaron Keel, written Corinne Begluk, Kenyon Garrish, Huw Higginson, Kieran Mattiuzzi (lead), Len Rella, Thomas Hoyt Godfrey, while he was a student in the University of Arizona’s Hill, Chris Langham, Margot Leicester. Rashelle Stocker, Linda Leven, Ana Berry, Marusya Prison Creative Writing Workshops and an inmate Panchenko, Bill Cory, Sarah Chiesa, Jennifer Schel- in the Arizona State Prison system. Starring: Nipper horn. Knapp, Matt Letscher, Bob Clendenin.
ONE-MINUTE TIME MACHINE (W) (*) THE LAST HEADBANGER UN MUNDO PARA RAUL (A WORLD FOR RAUL) Director: Devon Avery (USA. 2014. 6min.) Director: Ari Gold (USA. 2013. 2min.) Director: Mauro Mueller James is all too eager to put his one-minute time machine About the end of rock, starring a Lebowski Nihilist (Mexico, Switzerland, U.S. 2012. 15 min.) to use in winning the heart of Regina, until he discovers as the rock n’ roll animal in supernova. When thirteen-year-old Raúl is asked to entertain the unexpected consequences of his actions. Starring: the local landowner’s son, a game of power and Brian Dietzen & Erinn Hayes. pride starts between the two boys. Starring: Alex- andre Barcelo, Adrian Alonso, Gerardo Taracena, Roberto Meza, Adriana Paz, Ivana Gonzalez, Fer- nando Gutierrez.
THE COMEDIAN FEVER OL’ DADDY (C) Director: Brendan Donoghue Director: Marie Chao (USA. 2013. 17min.) Director: Brian Schwarz (U.S. 2012. 29 min.) (Australia. 2013. 15min.) Fever is a psychological thriller about a woman’s A young man in rural Texas struggles with his new A stand up comedian, struggling with the break desperate attempt to recapture the a"ection of her role in life as his father’s full-time caretaker. But when up of his marriage and the passing of his daughter, estranged husband. Starring: Ronnie Grubbs Jr., his father wanders o" one afternoon, Terry must put hits bottom. While he’s down there he experiences Takuya Iba, Yumi Shimizu. everything aside to track him down. Starring: Jon a brief and beautiful moment that gives him just Cook, Robert Tolaro. enough to move forward. Starring: Nicole Shostak, George Basha, Johnny Lahoud.
KISSING DREW THE VOORMAN PROBLEM WIN OR LOSE Director: Phillip J. Connell (Canada. 2013. 9min.) Director: Mark Gill Director: Daniel Koehler (U.S. 2012. 16 min.) Inside a drab middle school in 1992, a sexually-confused (United Kingdom. 2012. 13min.) When a discriminatory amendment threatens the eighth-grader attempts to regain his dignity after being Doctor Williams is called in to examine the enig- legitimacy of unconventional families in North bullied by a sex-obsessed ‘cool kid’ whom he privately fan- matic Mr Voorman, a prisoner with a peculiar af- Carolina, a photographer takes up his camera to tasizes about. Starring: Eden Ocean Sanders, Chris Hand- %iction: he believes he is a god. The Doctor must !ght for equality. Documentary short. !eld, Shelley Marshall, Ben Hargreaves, Jessica Ryan. decide on the sanity of Mr Voorman - is he a faker or a lunatic? Nominated, Academy Award, Best Short Film. Starring: Martin Freeman, Tom Hollander, Simon Gri$ths, Elisabeth Gray. A RELENTLESS LOVE (W) Director: Robbie Norris (USA. 2014. 90 sec.) Parenthood in 90 seconds. Starring Robbie Norris, Julia Grace Norris.