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CONTENTS 3 WELCOME 30 MUSIC VIDS 40 AWARDS 4 SCHEDULE 32 ANIMATION 45 THE HUNT 6 FEATURES 34 NEW MEDIA 46 AREA TO DO 12 SHORTS 38 SCREENPLAY WELCOME TO THE 6TH ANNUAL FILMQUEST Since our innagural year in 2014, FilmQuest has brought to Utah the very finest of independent genre cinema from around the world, wherin the festival has showcased countless premieres of some of the hottest and most exciting films and talents in sci-fi, fantasy, horror and the be- yond. A Herculean task is put forth in organizing the festival each year, and with our sixth year, I can honestly tell you that this is our greatest year of selections yet. The talents on display at FilmQuest, and the unique event we’ve pro- duced, has not gone unnoticed. The prestigious MovieMaker Magazine named us one of the “Top 30 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World” for 2019, and we were once again recognized by Utah’s Best of State Organization for “Best Film Festival” for the second year in a row. This is in large part due to the efforts of our incredible and dedicated staff, but also due to the support of our incredible community right here in Utah and the film community we’ve built throughout the globe. What you hold in your hands is a Book of Spells. Each film an echnant- ment. Each screenplay a tome of wonders. Once you open it up and discover the magic within, you too will become beguiled by the unimag- ined discoveries within. You are invited to this world of Fantastic, a place you’ve longed to enter. Do you have the courage to meet these sorcerers we call filmmakers? We, along with these last living conjurers of wonder, invite you to a seat at our table, which is neverending and open to all. At FilmQuest, the “we” is more powerful than the “me.” All races, creeds, orientations, and ages are welcome. If you’ve ever felt lost or forgotten, or if you’ve ever felt neglected, we are here for you where there is a place for you amongst the stars. The more diverse we are, the richer and better we are for it, for FilmQuest is yours just as much as it is mine, and together we are all FilmQuest. Sincerely, Jonathan Martin Founder & Director, FilmQuest THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 SPONSORS STAFF FILMQUEST SOUVENIER CONTACT & PROGRAM GUIDE FOUNDER & DIRECTOR: JONATHAN MARTIN FILMQUEST EDITOR & DESIGNER: JONATHAN MARTIN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: JONNA JACKSON 3214 NORTH UNIVERSITY AVE. DEPUTY DIRECTOR: RICHARD TEASDALE FILMQUEST LOGO DESIGNED BY: JULIETA KOLEVA SUITE #614 PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: JENNY EVANS PROVO, UTAH 84604 ILLUSTRATION BY: ALEX BUIE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: MELANIE ROBBINS [email protected] PANELS COORDINATOR: MARIO DEANGELIS COVER ILLUSTRATION BY: ALEX BUIE FILMQUEST EXPRESS CO: MATTHEW LONG FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL THANK YOU: RICHARD & KAREN MARTIN, QUINN PETERSON, COREY FOX, JAKE BJUNTER, INSTAGRAM @ FILMQUEST © FILMQUEST INTERNATIONAL CITY OF PROVO, BRYAN JUBER, VELOUR, BOXCAR FACEBOOK.COM/FILMQUESTFEST FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL, LLC., 2019 STUDIOS, MARRIOTT HOTEL, KARI CHRISTENSEN, GOOD THYME, ALEX BUIE, BEN VINCENT, AND TWITTER.COM/FILMQUESTFEST 3 ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS, JUDGES AND FAMILIES WWW.FILMQUESTFEST.COM SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH “Freaks and Geeks” FILMQUEST TICKETS “Man’s Best Friend” - Shorts Block #4 Hatchet Throwing Event Filmmaker Speed Dating Event Get to know your fellow filmmakers, make Friday the 13th Party An eclectic selection of short films with a theme @ Heber Hatchets, Downtown Provo Regular Ticket Price $8.00 “Saturday Morning Cartoons” friendships, and pitch each other on your latest @ Boxcar Studios, Downtown Provo - Shorts Block #1 centered around the animals within and without, A fun get together where the soda flows and A variety show costume party where you’re invited Student Ticket Price $5.00 A colorful selection of animated shorts and family projects so you can take home some new to be your own weird! Prepare for music and live featuring: Dead Animals, Jonagold, Low Tide, hatchet throwing will become your new 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 11:00 PM collaborators from FilmQuest and cultivate your Student VIP Pass Price $50.00 friendly fare for the whole family: Oscar’s Bell, Supine, The Cunning Man favorite pastime. entertainment and great times ahead! Food and A Poem in Bamboo, Friends & Rivals, Giant Bear, next potential opportunities. 10:00 PM drink will be provided at this Guest List only event at VIP “The Ultimate” Pass Price $325.00 12:00 PM Good Night Little Knight, Kelpie, L’Homme e le Pois- Provo’s major arthouse collective the Boxcar Studios. VIP “Premium” Pass Price $275.00 son, Mogu and Perol, Not Heroes, Rocket Boy, Runo, You must be on the guest list in advance to enter, so Serendipity, Teddy Mate, The Time Tree, Tiffany Sunday Night Feature Film #1 get your tickets early. VIP “Screening Only” Pass Price $150.00 Thursday Night Feature Film #1 The Sonata brings dark musical mysteries WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH Take a journey into the bowels of a demented with Euro Gothic flair along with one of Rutger Filmmaker “Secondary VIP” “They came... from Space!” “Internet Killed the Movie Star” pig-man haven with the grindhouse flavored - Shorts Block #2 Hauer’s final performances. Accompanied by Wild Boar. Accompanied by the apocalyptic 5:00 PM Full-Pass Price $100.00 7:00 PM - New Media/Web Series Block A delicious selection of Sci-Fi tinted short films the must-see short filmsDreamcatcher The best indie genre series on the planet descend fantasy-western Worship. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH Filmmaker “Secondary VIP” from around the globe. Includes: and The Blizzard. on Utah, which we’ve crafted to highlight the most Half-Pass Price $75.00 3:00 PM Here & Beyond, Rain Catcher, Scavenger, The delicious samples of each in a variety of flavors. You’ll Genre Festival Directors Panel: also be able to view any of the series in the entirety The Revenge Party Ticket Price $45/$35/$25/$15/$10 Beacon, Third Kind “Behind the Screams” Lab 11:00 AM in our mini-web series theater throughout the festival: Genre festival directors from across the country Sunday Night Feature Film #2 Abracadavers, Earthy Encounters, Hexed, Life XP, My Mick Strawn, Production Designer & Art Director come together to tell you the ins and outs of the The rollicking, pulse pounding southern gothic Death Co., My Helpful Ghost Ancestor Roommate, for such films and tv series asA Nightmare on festival circuit, how to prepare your films for long and Workshop Event thriller Swing Low, accompanied by the equally One Hit Die, Wish Weasel Elm Street, Hercules, Xena, and more takes 11:00 AM successful runs, and the inner secrets of running a FILM RATING GUIDE Independent Film Financing & Sales 7:00 PM us on a fun filled journey through being an art fest on the big genre stage. Bring your questions, 10:00 PM impressive short films8 and Harper Finch. because you will get answers! SVP of Business and Legal Affairs for Saban DNA of Screenwriting Lab w/Crit Killen director in Hollywood. By law, no institution in the United States Films, David Wardle, gives a dynamic workshop 5:00 PM Immerse yourself into the world of screenwriting except for the MPAU can “rate” films. on the state of independent film financing today. and how to improve your screenwriting game “Taste the Rainbow... Again!” “All Roads Lead to Provo at Dawn” with this heralded screenwriting lab & workshop - LGBT Shorts Block #10 - Horror Shorts Block #14 1:00 PM The final shorts block of 2019 sees an incredible However, we can provide you with this “Quick Frights” - Shorts Block #3 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH that is an invaluable experience for any writer A dynamic, and provocative selection of films from from novice to expert. the LGBT community that celebrates love, diversity, selection of horror themed shorts bringing us down guide to the content contained within Quickly paced horror, thriller and comedy horror “Everlasting Gobstopper” monsters, revenge, and the worst therapy session the home stretch with the short films:A Purgatory films get your quick terror fix in! Films include: 8:00 PM Story, Atomic Ed, ‘Rainy Season, Re-Home, Tingle the 2019 FilmQuest films for your - Shorts Block #5 you’ve ever had. Includes the short films: 12:00 PM Ausente, Boys’ Club, Evstronger, Fever, Gut A true grab bag of short films, thrown into a blender “Unicorns Believe in You Too” Boo, Chasing the Dragon, Conversion Therapist, Monsters, You’ll Only Have Each Other, Young convenience. Just check the for variety and surprise in a selection of stellar short Killer Date, The Office is Mine, We Die Alone Blood,’ and the music videos No Going Back and 6:00 PM Feeling, Hear Me, Lobisome, Murderabiliac, - Fantasy Shorts Block #8 The Cicada Tree “Rating Guide” listed with each film’s Puzzle, Siphon, Snaggletooth, The Desecrated, films from across the globe. Includes:A Wreck in Some of the world’s very best Fantasy and Fantastic The Friend, The Hidebehind 12:00 PM Paradise, By Blood, CC, Condamned, Deep Clean, short films will make you believe in what’s beyond Thursday Night Feature Film #2 details within the program. Limbo, Me & Michael, Rub Me the Right Way, the golden hills of the Kingdom of Make Believe! “The Spierig Brothers” Presentation 2:30 PM A midnight madness delight, the feature film Salvation, Wrong Number, Z-Goat: First Bleat Includes: Dispel, Llvonija, Satelllite, The Lossen, Modern genre filmmaking legends in the making, the The Secret Box: The Rise of Paperboy, Troll Bridge, Making Monsters will have you seeing internet FF = Family Friendly/All Audiences directing twin brother duo Michael & Peter Spierig, “Look Into Your Crystal Ball” When We Dance fame and celebrity in a whole new light! Accom- sit down and give us an in depth look into working Opening Weekend Red Carpet 11:00 PM AC = Adult Content L = Language panied by the bombastic Brazilian short film in Hollywood, getting their films made, going from Take pictures, get press interviews, and strut - Shorts Block #6 indies to studio films and more.