 |
 |
Special Events
 |
| |
May 17, 2008
La Scala Opera series at Cinema Paradiso
IL TRITTICO
This month we will host a pecial reception at 6pm on May 12 featuring samples of Italian food from Cafe Pisa and Olive Garden.
» read more
May 30, 2008
Cashetta: Queen of Magic!
Monthly at Cinema Paradiso
» read more
June 5, 2008
FLIFF 1st Annual 60's Beach Movie Fest!
Presented by Steve Savor
Join us at Cinema Paradiso for a (long) weekend for "waves of nostalgia" featuring Elvis, The Monkees, Woody Woodbury, Sonny and Cher, and of course we can't forget Frankie and Annette!
» read more
June 6, 2008
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Monthy at Cinema Paradiso
» read more
June 18, 2008
Jewish Heritage Film Series
FLIFF and Castle Hill Productions present The Jewish Heritage Film Series from June 18 through June 23 at Cinema Paradiso. In celebration of 100 years of legacy, ten (10) feature and documentary films that embrace the talent and history will be showcased.
» read more
Ongoing
It all happens at Cinema Paradiso!
On March 22, FLIFF played host to our 3rd Annual Easter Egg-Tacular at Cinema Paradiso to records crowds!!
Check it out
» read more
Ongoing
Emerging Cinemas at Cinema Paradiso
Presented Daily at Cinema Paradiso
For the past 100 years the technology of movies really hasn't changed all that much. Now that has all changed, Big time.
» read more
|
|
|
|
2006 International Student Competition Sponsored by Kodak
Scroll down for the semi-finalists in each of the 4 categories. The films are being judged by Sabine Ravn (1st Place Animation 2005 for Bjorno & Bingo), Oliver Frohnauer (1st Place Narrative 2005 for Die Letzten Tage), and Adam Schlachter (1st Place Short Narrative 2005).
The winners will be posted online after October 23rd
ANIMATION
The Bushmen of Bunyip Billabong Bond University
Director: Cameron Edser
Based on the tune of Waltzing Matilda' and the legendary myth of the bunyip, Australia's distinct outback environment and characters are portrayed using a unique style of stop-motion animation.
3 minutes.
Contact: camedser@hotmail.com
Golf Cart Caper School of Visual Arts THIRD PLACE
Director: Kerri Jaworski
Three unlikely animal friends attempt to hijack a golf cart from two old men in order to get to a nearby Frosty Queen. 3 minutes
Contact: whooabundy@yahoo.com
I Forgot My Name UM
Director: Matthew Cox
A woman becomes lost in her own home. 4 minutes.
Contact: portablemcox@hotmail.com
Orange Boy An Inquiry' School of Visual Arts
Director: Hokwon Kim
This revenge story involves an incident between a man and some insects. 5 minutes.
Contact: kingkwon@empal.com
Temerario National Film & Television School FIRST PLACE
Director: Carl Zitelmann
After being shot and left for death, Rio finds himself in a dream of revenge. 9 minutes.
Contact: zitelmann@yahoo.com
Toilet Story Kapi'olani Community College
Director: Jared Matsuhige
Life isn't always easy when you're a Toothbrush. 2 minutes.
Contact: toiletstory@gmail.com
Windows Masks Doors Rhode Island School of Design SECOND PLACE
Director: Sarah Orenstein
In an old radio a conductor tunes a medley of tracks revealing masked players hidden. 4 minutes.
Contact: sarahorenstein@gmail.com
Documentaries
Barang Emerson College
Director: Cary Bell
With 3 cameras and a tripod, six young students travel to Cambodia, a country fraught with landmines and decades of war. 45 minutes.
Contact: bellcary@yahoo.com
Back Door Bamby: The Documentary - FSU
Director: Greko Sklavounos & Jason Benoit
The hottest, longest running and most glamorous party on South Beach, combining performance art, music, and a sprinkling of insanity. 17 minutes.
Contact: kbarber@filmschool.fsu.edu
Cay Cau: Victorian College of the Arts FIRST PLACE
Director: Jakeb Anhvu
Anh and Mang reflect on betel chewing, teeth laquering, and their displaced past while creating future memories for their grandchild, Tran. 15 minutes.
Contact: jake@primemortal.com
Common Sense Farm: Vassar College SECOND PLACE
Director: Kathleen Russell
The Twelve Tribes community, often referred to as a cult, is revealed as we follow a seventeen-year old woman through her wedding, their religious goals--and the role of women and children in achieving them. 17 minutes.
Contact: kathruss@gmail.com
10 Days in Malawi Northern Illinoise University THIRD PLACE
Director: Brian Ekdale
American volunteers travel to remote villages in Malawi, Africa to offer free health care. 50 minutes.
Contact: brianekdale@hotmail.com
365 Boots on Ground Chapman University
Director: Casey Wayland
Following soldiers from home into the heart of Iraq for an entire year. 58 minutes.
Contact: waylandprod@earthlink.net
Narratives (25 minutes and above)
Existence AFI
Director: Anthony Leonardi
In the line between reality and illusion, life and death
can we really tell the difference?
26 minutes.
Contact: Anthony@makaipictures.com
The Manual AFI FIRST PLACE
Director: Rylend Grant
A young Marine Sergeant, James Winslow, struggles to come to terms with the death of his estranged father. 30 minutes.
Contact: rylendgrant@yahoo.com
Rose Art Center College of Design SECOND PLACE
Director: Hoku Uchiyama
One day each year little Travis goes into the woods to meet his best friend, the ghost of a murdered teenage girl. 33 minutes.
Contact: hoku@rosethemovie.com
Vanished Acres - Art Center College of Design THIRD PLACE
Director: Adam Bolt
An old farmer discovers that his deceased wife had an affair with their scarecrow, revealing a haunted past. 30 minutes.
Contact: webmail@adambolt.com
Short Narratives (under 25 minutes)
All's Swell That Ends Swell RMIT
Director: Nick Ball
Set against the Technicolor backdrop of 1950's America, follow Josie on an extra-ordinary journey to motherhood full of Twists, Turns & Tupperware! 11 minutes.
Contact: nick@jamroll.com.au
Bait London Film School
Director: Alex Pearson
Two men's seemingly ordinary fishing trip. 12 minutes.
Contact: lexacious@hotmail.com
The Ballad of Ray Wilson UNC
Director: Joseph Johnson
Surly mall janitor, Ray Wilson normally just tries to make it through the day until a lost child falls into his lap. 10 minutes.
Contact: johnsonjoeb@aol.com
Black Sea Columbia University THIRD PLACE
Director: Andrew Reuland
Father, Son, Foreign Territory. 20 minutes.
Contact: areuland@gmail.com
The Gulf Between UCLA
Director: Jeffrey Hevert
A Cuba father and son risk it all on the high seas in their journey to freedom and a young Florida fisherman searching for meaning in his life. 20 minutes.
Contact: jhevert@hotmail.com
The Honeyfields AFI SECOND PLACE
Director: Matt Gordon
In the beloved fields, brothers fight for their imaginary glory. 21 minutes.
Contact: mgslugger@hotmail.com
Love Letter USC
Director: Trent Jones
Henry loses a love letter written to the girl of his dreams, and must survive the perils of 7th grade to win back her heart. 17 minutes.
Contact: trent.rtj@gmail.com
The Projectionist NYU Honorable Mention
Director: Elaine Liu
A projectionist accidentally inverts a film featuring Chairman Mao. 11 minutes.
Contact: illusionwavefilms@yahoo.com
Pop Foul Columbia University FIRST PLACE
Director: Moon Molson
A boy sees his father take a beat down' from a local thug on the way home from a Little League game. 19 minutes.
Contact: moonmole@mac.com
Namibia, Brasil Columbia College Chicago
Director: Miguel Silveira
A magical father and daughter story set in Rio de Janeiro, dedicated to the human cause and its struggles to keep it going. 7 minutes.
Contact: migool16@hotmail.com
The Missing Peace Columbia College Chicago
Director: Rachel Benjamin
During a time of political troubles, a Haitian girl learns some lessons in defiance from a visiting journalist. 23 minutes.
Contact: coolcatrb@yahoo.com
Surface of Things NYU
Director: Keith Davis
The clock is ticking for Sela and Sam, a young Brooklyn couple. 10 minutes.
Contact: kid210@nyu.edu
Sponsored by
| | |
