2010 IFFF FIlms - International Family Film Festival
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2010 IFFF FIlms - International Family Film Festival
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BUDAPEST 2011 International Family Film Festival Contents 3 4 6 15 23 26 Director’s Letter Friends of the Festival 2011 Friz Award Honoree Schedule of Panels and Events Screenplay Film Entries IFFF Executive Staff Chris Shoemaker............Executive Director Christopher Welch..........Treasurer Patte Dee McKee............Program Director Suzanne Shoemaker.......Director of Development Carl DiOrio.......................Public Relations Jennifer Farmer...............Awards Ceremony Director/Writer Rich Samuels..................Production/Editor Patty Jean Robinson.......Screenwriter’s Showcase Director Jeff Abel..........................Senior Graphic Designer Jason Medbury...............Web Designer Art Baez...........................Poster Art Kevin Paige.....................Audio Technician Film Jury Yuan Ding Kate Duffy Mac Duffy Melissa Guzman Robert Horsting Joe Marenghi Marco Marenghi Gracie Markus Liam Markus Lisa Markus Patte Dee McKee Janis Salin Shaina Salin Chris Shoemaker Suzanne Shoemaker Andrew Smith Larry Dean Smith Lynn Tang Event Staff Yuan Ding Carolyn Brush Terry Gilles Kerry Liethem Jason Medbury Carol Murphy Kevin Paige Jamie Parker Patty Jean Robinson Shaina Salin Tyler Shoemaker Nisa Ward Panel Moderators Bill Gottleib.....................Indie Film Financing Dr. Vanessa Domine.......Media Literacy Bill Buckner....................Producing Films in China Carl Bressler...................Indie Distribution for Family Films Quendrith Johnson........Sold! Getting Your Screenplay SoSelectionsld and Produced iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival Letter from the Founder and Executive Director Welcome to the 16th annual International Family Film Festival (IFFF) at The Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, CA. This is our fifth year presenting the festival at Raleigh Studios. Given Raleigh’s studio history and flare for championing independent artists, it’s a fitting home for an indie fest like ours – we appreciate sharing the Raleigh Lot for a week in the heart of Hollywood. The IFFF celebrates cultural diversity, creativity, tolerance and global unity in its exhibition of excellent family films and screenplays. We showcase films and scripts that are rich in storytelling, strong on character development that engage the mind and tug on the heart – if we achieve this at least in part, we are accomplishing our mission. Foreign film screenings are up this year. Over 5 days, IFFF will screen films from 23 countries, including Brazil, Burundi, China, Cuba, Israel, Kenya, South Korea, Syria and the UK to name a few. Domestically, the fest features films submitted from as far as the cold Arctic climes of Alaska to the balmy sunlit beaches of Florida. Encouraging participation from professional student filmmakers, the IFFF attracted entries from 22 public and private film schools such as USC, NYU, UCLA, Chapman, Florida State, Tel Aviv University and Kibera Film School (Kenya). Newly launched at this festival is the International Family Film Institute (IFFI), IFFF’s educational and outreach division dedicated to youth. The Institute provides educational activities that inspire curiosity, leadership, self-esteem, team building, character development, inquiry about storytelling and the language, media and family literacy arts. Specifically, these programs include the IFFF Youth Fest! screening amateur made films of merit, the formation of film clubs guided by Freshi Films’ Young Filmmaker’s Starter Kits and IFFF Hollywood film and acting camps/workshops. These activities help youth and their families expand and better understand the media rich world we now live in. This year’s festival theme, “Family Stories Are Evergreen,” reminds us that certain well-told stories never go out of fashion, regardless of what the flavor of the month might be. As our world shifts on its axis, bumped by the likes of cultural revolutions, a global economic recession and the rapid fire globalization fueled faster by social networking, new family stories are forever being written – IFFF plans to receive and share many of these only now unfolding stories with you in the years ahead. Speaking out, IFFF is delighted to honor Mr. Bill Farmer, a vocal tour de force and the indelible voice artist of Goofy and Pluto among countless other characters. Bill is a “Disney Legend” and he receives IFFF’s coveted “Friz Award” for Excellence in Animation. Join us in saluting this outstanding talent, warm and generous person. On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, Advisory Board, the Staff and supportive Sponsors and friends, we give our sincerest thanks to you for making IFFF “evergreen” for yet another year – long live family and films! Warmest Regards, Chris Shoemaker 3 2011 IFFF SPONSORS Festival Showcase ® In Association with China Aizi Movie and Television Education Council and The China Children’s Film Association Lynn Tang, Executive Director The Maeya Cultural Exchange Group Friends of the Festival For a second year, the IFFF is proud to present a select group of Chinese films representing the diverse cultural heritage of this vast country. Each of these films was selected because they are intended for a family audience and they highlight the colorful geography and diversity of this vast country. The elements that run common through each of these films is the profound respect for cultural heritage, the power of children and the universality of family. Distributors and Industry Members As with last year, a delegation of twenty filmmakersWednesday, March 16 unspools the first of these films with the screening of Horizon, a Mongolian language film, for opening night. Throughout the festival ten new films will be premiered to American audiences followed by Q & A sessions with the artistic team accompanying each film. On Saturday, March 19, the Producing Films in China panel discussion offers rare insight into the co-production world of China. There is a willingness to share film resources between China and the United States and this panel is a way for filmmakers to meet future partners and share their dealmaking tips and insights. YOUR FULL SERVICE TAX CREDIT FINANCIERS BAKER Please contact Noel Paynter at (602) 570-5899 Or via Email: [email protected] ST. ENTERTAINMENT M.M. Gertz Entertainment Worldwide Distribution The Alaska Connection Kenai Peninsula Salmon and Halibut Fishing in the Great North Filmmakers are, by definition, a wonderful, fun, independent group of people. Media Partners IFFF Providers 4 This year an extraordinary story comes from an unknown group of filmmakers who live on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. Of course the title of their film is 48 Below!. The film was selected as a finalist in this year’s line-up. The film’s backstory is a grabber. A community of ice truckers pooled their money to make this feature film. They did it to keep their kids engaged in something constructive, to keep them off drugs. They made their film, and just to attend the fest, the young Alaskan filmmakers held bake sales and car washes to raise funds to travel to Hollywood! To give back to IFFF, the community people donated Salmon Fishing Trips to the Kenai, Halibut Fishing Boat excursions, nights at an Alaska Lodge Bed & Breakfast and passes to the local Aquarium. These businesses have never been to Hollywood or to the festival; they just want to help a family film festival. How do we thank them for this sponsorship? We share the story with you and encourage all of you to visit the Kenai Peninsula. Together, let’s help promote Alaska Tourism and maybe 48 Below! will travel to heat up the other 49 states! 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org ABOUT THE 2011 IFFF A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU! to the following supporters for their HELPING HANDS OUR MISSION IFFF builds a peaceful global family through the discovery and sharing of quality stories by emerging artists and production companies. Kenyan Airways Movies With A Message™ Happy House Good Choices Peter Kjenass Chef Brian Hill Pom Will Santos EVS - Tommy Mack Child Help Melissa Guzman Mercy Murugi Rabbit Ears Entertainment Oussama Jamal Holly Duncan Southland International Schools Alhambra Civic Center Library Carmen Hernandez Dr. Joel Fisher and the LA Wine Fest Sprouts Tourism Bureau - the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska LA, Inc.- the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau Michael Moore Michael Newport Merry Potter Sulafa Hijazi Lynn Tang Newhall Coffee Roasting Co. The Disney Studios - Howard Green Paramount Studios SAE All Mixed Up Bartending mbcreativeservices.com IFFF is non-profit 501(c)(3), Educational/Cultural Corporation Federal Tax ID #95-4464954 Awards for Special Recognition Friz Award for Excellence in Animation • Best Child Actor Award • Best Foreign Child Actor Award • Best New Foreign Director • IFFF Spirit Award • Top Applause Award • IFFF Pearl Award IFFF Advisory Board Michael D. Antonovich Los Angeles Co. Supervisor, 5th District Diane Baker Executive Director, Motion Picture and Television School Academy of Art University Sybil Bergman Producer Lynda Carter Actress Rachael DiPaola Product Director, World of Cars Disney On-Line Studios Vanessa Domine, PhD Professor, Montclaire University Board Member, National Association of Media Literacy Education Dr. Joel Fisher Founder, LA Wine Fest iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival Shlomi Haziza International Artist/H Studios Tippi Hedren Actress Charles Floyd Johnson Producer Lisa Lu Actress Marco Marenghi Animation Supervisor Merry Potter Publisher, Family Magazine Group Brian Robinson Senior VP, Morgan Creek Productions Hope Freleng-Shaw Producer Larry Dean Smith Entertainment Consultant Dee Wallace Actress 5 2011 IFFF “FRIZ AWARD” HONOREE Bill FARMER Voice Artist Producer Teacher “Doing Goofy isn’t too much of a stretch” 6 B ill Farmer has been vitally involved in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. When Bill’s wife introduces him to people as “my husband Bill, he’s goofy,” he doesn’t take it personally. He just laughs, “ah-hyuck,” and the confused looks turn to smiles of recognition. Farmer’s voice is familiar around the world as that of Goofy and Pluto, two of Disney’s most enduring and endearing characters. “Goofy was always my favorite,” Farmer says, “so this really is a dream come true.” A native of Pratt, Kansas, Farmer grew up not far from Missouri, where the original cartoon adventures of Mickey, Donald and Goofy took place, and where Walt Disney spent part of his childhood. “Doing Goofy isn’t too much of a stretch,” Farmer says. “His voice is so close to my own, I just exaggerate it a bit.” With his blond good looks and natural ability to negotiate a flight of stairs without falling, Farmer appears to have little in common with his animated alter-ego, aside from the melodic Midwestern twang. “Well,” he admits, “there is something. We’re both eternal optimists.” Which explains the, uh, goofy way he began his career in voice impressions. “I’d been doing impressions since the age of 15,” Farmer recalls. “It was great for teen pranks – we’d pile into a car, pull up at the Burger King drive-through speaker, and I’d order the burgers as Walter Brennan.” After graduating from the University of Kansas with a degree in broadcast journalism, Farmer tried careers in radio and electronics, but he never stopped developing his voice repertoire, which grew to include 100 celebrity impressions. Farmer ultimately opted to take his one-man cast of characters to Los Angeles for a crack at show business. “The first animation audition I went up for in 1986 was Goofy, and I’ve been at it ever since.” Farmer fashioned his Goofy voice after Pinto Colvig, the former circus clown and musician who originated Goofy’s famous laugh in 1932, and was the official voice of Goofy for many years. Using a reference tape supplied by Disney, Farmer recreated Colvig’s laugh and sing-song delivery style. “But the hardest thing to learn was the Goofy yell,” says Farmer of the patented “ya-ha-ha-hoooiieee!” that has accompanied Goofy’s elaborate pratfalls since the 1941 short The Art of Skiing (it was originated by noted Olympic skier and yodeler Hannes Shrolle). As the voice of Goofy, Farmer has starred in an animated feature film (A Goofy Movie) and television series (Goof Troop), as well as many roles – as both Goofy and Pluto (since early 1987) – throughout The Walt Disney Company. Farmer also supplies the voice of famed Disney characters Horace Horsecollar, Practical Pig and Sleepy of the Seven Dwarfs, and both scripted and voiced the character of “Alec Tronic” in the Innoventions exhibit at Epcot Center in Florida. Bill continues voicing the Goof and Pluto to this day and has worked on over 2,000 projects for Disney alone. Among his many non-Disney performances, Farmer has also ventured into other classic roles, including the famed Warner Bros. characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam and Foghorn Leghorn in Space Jam, as the voice of Stinky in the direct-to-video sequel, Casper: A Spirited Beginning, and as the vice of President George Bush in an episode of Murphy Brown. One of the things Farmer enjoys most about being the official voice of Goofy, aside from the creative challenge, is the work he does with children’s charities. “I love calling kids on the phone as Goofy,” he says. “These characters are so real to them. It’s a thrill for them and, at the same time, it seems perfectly natural to kids that Goofy would pick up the phone and give them a call. And I’m glad to oblige.” Bill remains a very active voiceover actor in animation as well as in commercials, video games, television, and film. Bill heads his own production company, Toonhouse Inc, which produces documentaries, actor demos, and teaches voice-over skills to seasoned pros and young actors alike. Farmer received the coveted Disney Legend Award in a ceremony at the Anaheim Convention Center along with other entertainment greats such as Robin Williams, Betty White, and others on September 10, 2009. Bill lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son. 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org To Mr. Bill Farmer We congratulate you on your 2011 Friz Award. You voice exhuberant life into every character with care. Dad would be so proud. Warmest Regards, Hope, Sybil & The Entire Freleng Family iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 7 Tribute to Bill Farmer What a joy and a privilege for me to honor our friend Bill Farmer. Bill is an extremely talented actor of many voices, yet also a gracious human being. He always takes time to answer questions and share conversations with his fans. Eddie Carroll, my husband looked forward to sharing recordings and events with Bill. Disney is a happy place because these kind of folks help make it that way. It is impossible to think of Bill without including Jennifer. They are a team in every area of their lives and support each other in their careers. A terrific trait and they are fun and good people that we consider to be part of our family, (even if Bill is Goofy and from Pratt, Kansas.) Most importantly, both are caring humanitarians and care deeply about young people and the world. Kudos to them. Love you both! Carolyn Carroll and the rest of the Carroll Family 8 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org You may be Goofy to the world, but you are still “Bill” to us. Bill, you’ve come a long way over the years. We are enormously proud of you and your many accomplishments. Congrats! The City of Pratt, Kansas iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 9 Dear Bill: It's ALWAYS Christmas when you're around ... Congratulations from Mary & Fred Willard 10 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org IFFF Awards Past & Present 2011 Friz Award for Animation Bill Farmer 2010 Friz Award for Animation IFFF Film Excellence Award 2009 Friz Award for Animation IFFF Film Excellence Award 2008 Friz Award for Animation IFFF Film Excellence Award 2007 Friz Award for Animation 2005 Friz Award for Animation Santa Clarita Film Excellence 2004 Friz Award for Animation 2003 Friz Award for Animation Santa Clarita Spirit Award 2002 Friz Award for Animation Lifetime Achievement - Actor 2001 Friz Award for Animation Lifetime Achievement - Director IFFF Humanitarian Award 2000 Friz Award for Animation Lifetime Achievement - Actor 1999 Friz Award for Animation Lifetime Achievement - Director 1998 Friz Award for Animation 1997 Friz Award for Animation Lifetime Achievement - Dir./Prod. 1995 Friz Award for Animation Lifetime Achievement - Dir./Prod. 1994 Friz Award for Animation Andreas Deja Hallmark Channel Phil Roman 20th Century Fox Television Marco Marenghi Walden Media Hope Shaw & Sibyl Bergman Henry Selick Louis Florimonte “Shrek” Animation Team, Dreamworks Don Hahn Michael DeLorenzo Roy O. Disney Edward James Olmos Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston Arthur Hiller Ava Fries Charles M. Schulz, William Melendez Cliff Robertson Chuck Jones Delbert Mann Jules Engel Marc Davis Robert Wise Joseph Barbera Stanley Kramer Friz Freleng Congratulations Bill! You’ll always be our Goofy-est friend. Just remember we all love you. Wayne & Russi Mickey Minnie We applaud the voice that is the Goofiest in the business The LA Studios and FotoKem salute Bill Farmer for his incredible talent that has brought smiles and laughter to children for decades. iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 11 ANNOUNCING THE INAUGURAL YEAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL FAMILY FILM INSTITUTE The IFFF was founded in 1993 on the strength and vision of offering its members and participants the best in traditional and groundbreaking family stories – stories that inspire our minds, change our hearts, and lift our spirits. It has never wavered from the delivery of its promise. This year, the IFFF is proud to launch the International Family Film Institute (IFFI), its educational division guided by that vision and committed to the idea that the 21st century is a media century where this new generation will connect globally through cultural sharing in film and media production. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words and our world is already showing the power of change influenced by media in the hands of youth. During 2011, the IFFI will be introducing: Filmmaking Clubs Become a Founding Member Supported by grants and sponsorship, IFFI will distribute filmmaking kits to schools that come complete with cameras, curriculum and lesson plans and critical on-line teacher training to enrich the academic resources of a school community, after school program or youth group with media education tools critical to the 21st century. Movies On The Move For the first time, the IFFF is holding two off-site screenings, in Alhambra and Rowland Heights, during the days of the festival. Throughout the year, important films from the festival will travel to community libraries and schools and take their message directly to the audience with support from local community leaders. Join the IFFI FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Today! International Filmmaking Camp Each summer, IFFI offers summer camp programs in filmmaking and acting. They encourage youth from other countries to come together and create, learn, produce and showcase their work. These forty hour camps are one week, 8 hours a day. There will be a minimum of two camps offered between July and August in Hollywood. How can you help? Introduce us to potential funders Introduce us to interested schools, clubs, libraries, communities Help us connect kids together through filmmaking Donate This is about making a difference – join us in making this a global, grass roots movement CALL 818-230-2533 or EMAIL [email protected] 12 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 13 2010 IFFF GLOBAL EVENT & PANEL SCHEDULE CANTINA CHAPLIN 1:00 6:00 Reception Press Conference CAFE 7:00 2:00 3:00 3:15 4:30 Mar. 17 THU Mar. 16 WED PICKFORD HORIZON (China) YELLOW ROSES LIFE OF LEMON JOHNNY DOGJACK 5:15 6:30 ALEX ET LES FANTOMES (Canada) CLOUD BREAD (S. Korea) HONESTY, PENCIL, ROSE REGULAR KIDS SENSES (Egypt) WISHFUL THINKING HANNAH’S GOLD 7:15 BIG KIDS CARE 20 ANOS (Cuba) BUS DRIVER ERIN’S LIGHT CONNECT (UK) HERO THE MONSTROSITY Reception (IFFF Tent) 8:00 1:15 1:30 3:15 3:30 5:15 FRI Mar. 18 7:30 5:00 FAIRBANKS RONDO (Belgium) CHRISTMAS ANGEL INCLUSION (Japan) THE STORY OF A PIANO (China) CHLOE AND THE FISH THE FRONTIER BOYS Reception (IFFF Tent) THE SINGER (China) “Captain, it is I, Ensign Pulver, and I just threw your stinking palm tree overboard. Now, what’s all this crud about no movie tonight?” ~ Ensign Pulver (Jack Lemmon) finally stands up to James Cagney’s Captain Morton. 14 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org 2010 IFFF GLOBAL EVENT & PANEL SCHEDULE Mar. 18 FRI CANTINA CHAPLIN PICKFORD 5:30 5:45 FIRST DOG 7:00 7:15 7:30 ONE WEEK (China) SAT Mar. 19 10:30 11:00 Youth Theatrical Make-Up Workshop (Cantina Annex) 11:30 Chef Brian Comfort Food Truck (Cantina Pkg Area) CHAMPIONS OF OUR TIME (Nigeria) BRIGHT LIGHTS AND PROMISES 10:00 Guerilla Finance HAPPINESS SWAN (China) (Panel Discussion) Youth Acting Workshop (Cantina Annex) FAIRBANKS PIGFOOT (Burundi) EASY CALL (Burundi) RETURN OF OLD MAN KABURA (Burundi) MISSION: MONTREAL (Burundi) KNOCK, KNOCK (WHO’S DEAD?) (Burundi) BURNT DOWN (Kenya) FRIENDS REMAIN FRIENDS (Kenya) SAFARI (Kenya) MAMA (Kenya) POINT OFF (Kenya) ABI DJAN (Ivory Coast) HORIZON 12:00 MESUVISM (Israel) DEAF JEFF MASQUERADE (Canada) JEREMY A REASON TO STAY (Israel) SHE’S MY SUPERMAN 12:15 MASTERS OF CHINESE MEDICINE (China) iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival ANIMATION: A PALETTE OF POSSIBILITIES COLORS AND BOOTS (Brazil) FIG SEASON THE LIGHTHOUSE (Taiwan) LIVING IT (Singapore) PAPER AND COLORED PENCILS PRAYERS FOR PEACE LETTERS FROM WITHIN HAPPINESS SWAN (China) 15 2010 IFFF GLOBAL EVENT & PANEL SCHEDULE CANTINA CHAPLIN Media Literacy (Panel Discussion) 1:00 Youth Animation Workshop (Cantina Annex) Mar. 19 SAT 12:30 2:00 PICKFORD FROM MOUNTAINS TO THE CITY (China) ALMOST 100 (Australia) FAKE EYELASHES (China) DRAWING PAPER (S. Korea) MESSAGE RECEIVED LITTLE WOODEN MAN TIME RESTAURANT (S. Korea) WITHOUT WINGS PERSPECTIVE T’ANKS FOR NOTHIN’ 2:15 BOLLYWOOD 2:30 Producing in China (Panel Discussion) Youth Animation Voice-Over Workshop (Cantina Annex) 4:00 MONSTER MUTT 5:00 MWM & YouthFest Reception THE YOUNG COMPOSERS CHALLENGE MOVIES WITH A MESSAGE FILMS MWM & YouthFest Awards 48 BELOW! 6:15 7:00 8:00 16 KOSHER PIG A REASON FOR MATH VOICES OF SCULPTURE SHOW WITH THE ELEPHANT (Germany) IFFF/YOUTHFEST FILMS 4:15 6:00 FAIRBANKS BIG KIDS CARE LETTERS FROM HOME REBEKAH 4 ENEMY OF THE SMILE BUDDHA’S BRACELET UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN (US/Tanzania) A WORLD WITHOUT NUMBERS EL SALON DE MEXICO AMISH GRACE COOPER 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org 2010 IFFF GLOBAL EVENT & PANEL SCHEDULE 9:00 CANTINA Producer’s Brunch CHAPLIN 10:00 Indie Distribution (Panel Discussion) DREAM GIRL (China) SUN Mar. 20 10:15 10:30 PICKFORD YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT JAKE AND TOM TOM THUMB MY DAD AND SPIKE (UK) MISTURA (Peru) SLAP BACK JACK (HIGH FIVE MASTER) 11:30 Chef Brian Comfort Food Truck (Cantina Pkg. Area) 12:00 Sold! Screenwriters (Panel Discussion) 12:15 12:30 2:00 FAIRBANKS THREAD OF LIFE (Syria) THE CHRISTMAS BUNNY THE JASMINE BIRDS (Syria) THE EGRET TALKER (China) Screenwriters Showcase 2:30 THE EGRET TALKER (China) 4:00 Screenwriters Reception 6:00 Awards Reception 7:30 Awards Ceremony 9:30 Awards Buffet Dinner IFFF MOVIES ON THE MOVE Thursday, March 17 7:00 PM Alhambra Library HAPPINESS SWAN Friday, March 18 7:00 PM Southland International Schools THE EGRET TALKER iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 17 The IFFF Youth Fest! (IFFF-YF!) is a youth film & screenplay contest held during the International Family Film Festival. The IFFF-YF! gives young filmmakers from across the US and abroad the opportunity to join important film workshops, network with their peers and professional filmmakers, and premiere their films in Hollywood before a live audience! All Day Workshops: 10 AM 11AM 1 PM 2:30 PM Storyboard Theater Interactive Acting Cinematic Make-Up and Beyond Animation Fundamentals: Getting Down to Basics The Art (and Fun!) of Voice Over Presenter: Mac Duffy Presenter: Make Up Designery of Burbank (MUDD) Presenter: Marco Marenghi, Sony Imageworks Presenter: Bill Farmer, the voice of Goofy and 2011 “Friz Award” honoree Movies With A Message™: 4:00 PM Screenings of IFFF-YF! Finalist Films 5:00 - 5:30 PM Screenings of Movies With A Message™ Finalist Films 6:00 PM IFFF Youth Fest! and Movies With A Message™ Award Ceremony Mistress of Ceremonies: Nancy Cartwright (The voice of Bart Simpson) 18 Annually, IFFF joins forces with a sponsor and the Freshi Media Education program to offer a film contest on a theme timely and appropriate to young filmmakers. In 2010-2011 IFFF joined forces with Nancy Cartwright’s non-profit organization, Happy House Good Choices, to offer a contest: Movies With A Message™. 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org TCF Tax Credit Funding, LLC Your Full-Service Tax Credit Financiers Noel Paynter at (602) 570-5899 [email protected] iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 19 This film screens on Friday, March 18 in the Pickford Theater at 3:15 PM 20 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org This film screens on Saturday, March 19 in the Pickford Theater at 7 PM iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 21 This film screens on Saturday, march 19 in the Chaplin Theater at 4 PM Congratulations to The IFFF On Another Outstanding Festival We wish our client, MONSTER MUTT, and the rest of the talented family of Official Film Selections, great success with this year’s fest! Proud Distributor of “Monster Mutt” 2011 Official Selection Strategic Film Partners is actively seeking new family-themed titles for domestic and international distribution [email protected] • 818.487.8800 www.strategicfilmpartners.com 22 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org 2011 IFFF SCREENPLAY FINALISTS FEATURE: Drama graduate from law school. EAGLES FOR OIL SCREENWRITER: Eric W. Carlson SYNOPSIS: LCDR Charles M. Cooke, Jr., in one of the greatest escape stories in Navy history, battles flooding, toxic gas, failing power, and diminishing oxygen to save his crew from almost certain death after his submarine sinks in 180 feet of water in September, 1920. Based on a true story. It’s Apollo 13 meets Das Boat. SCRAPZ: One Man’s Trash is Another Kid’s Treasure THE GIST OF THE STORY (China) WILLIAM, WILL YOU DANCE? SCREENWRITER: Jerry Casagrande SYNOPSIS: Four teens, including the son of a senator, battle political and oil interests to save eagles from the oil development plans of a corrupt politician. In the process, they heal the son’s relationship with his father, fulfill his family’s foretold destiny and change the country’s energy system for good. FOR THE LOVE OF SESAME SCREENWRITER: Ruth Wire SYNOPSIS: Peter meets Lisa at an orphange 1930’s England, he becomes jealous when she’s adopted and goes to India. He stows away to follow her. On board, he reconnects with his con-man father, who promises him an Indian fortune. Lisa misses Peter, and she is unable to enjoy her new life or the spirited palomino horse,’ Sesame’. GLOW STICK SCREENWRITER: Michael Raymond SYNOPSIS: A troubled teenager jeopardizes his future and alienates himself in the local community when he claims to see and talk to his best friend who was recently killed in a tragic accident. GODSPEED SCREENWRITER: Michael Toay & Travis Mann SYNOPSIS: A renowned NASCARdriver’s prodigal son returns home, sparking conflict over his family’s past and his racing team’s future. LINKS SCREENWRITER: Christopher Canole SYNOPSIS: Teenage American Indian transferred to an all-white high school team awakens the spirit of Jim Thorpe to endure the Olympian trials. THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES SCREENWRITER: Gregory Heitmann SYNOPSIS: A high school basketball star and her coach move to a showdown after the coach is caught in an inappropriate relationship with a young student. THE WEDDING BET SCREENWRITER: Vicki Bartholomew SYNOPSIS: A Bangkok businessman tries to be the matchmaker for his only daughter with disastrous results. She races to find a husband who will not dominate her like her father. TRI HARD SCREENWRITER: James B. Ryan SYNOPSIS: John Riley is a law student who is strongly encouraged to go to law school by his parents. John struggles to achieve his dream of being a professional tri-athlete while still respecting his parents’ wish for him to UNDER PRESSURE SCREENWRITER: Hong Ran SYNOPSIS: One day in the late 70’s of the previous century, unbelievable changes took place in The Floating Population Village. From this kingdom of beggars stood out the once allpowerful Regional Party Secretary, the once pungent able Chairwoman of the County Women’s Federation, the once accomplished painters, etc. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Hong Ran FEATURE: Comedy A SIGN OF THE TIMES SCREENWRITER: Briley Webb SYNOPSIS: Reading your horoscope for fun is okay, but don’t let those predictions rule your life. Alice won’t start her day until she’s read her daily horoscope. She plans her days around her sign. Her family thinks that she needs therapy more than the stars. BRATNAP! SCREENWRITER: Jimmy Monack SYNOPSIS: When the world’s dumbest criminals kidnap the world’s biggest brat, they learn that returning the stolen goods is harder than it seems. GERANIUM’S HOUSE SCREENWRITER: Cathy Wilson SYNOPSIS: The adult world is pulling two 11-year-ol girls into it. They meet an old woman named Geranium who believes in the magic of childhood and inside her house, the girls find a world filed with wonder. When the girls discover Geranium is being forced to sell the house, they must take action. LET THE GAMES BEGIN SCREENWRITER: Stephan Bugaj SYNOPSIS: A middle-aged former video game champion with a ‘jock daughter’ that he can’t relate to, and he must learn to accept his athletic daughter, and his middle-age self, after he sets aside what’s important for his family and business, in an attempt to recapture the glory days of his youth. PRINCESS SLEEPY WALKER SCREENWRITER: Mike Sherer SYNOPSIS: Little girl lost in the urban jungle is rescued from evil-doers by her Prince Valiant, a homeless Viet Nam vet. SCREENWRITER: Kathilynn Phillips SYNOPSIS: Goonies meets Home Alone. The funny yet heart-warming tale of a foster family of misfits who while in search of a mythical treasure to save their home, found the value in their own personal idiosyncrasies and in each other. SCREENWRITER: Mary Huckstep SYNOPSIS: After his mother dies, a lonely Scots farmer decides it’s time to find a wife, then discovers he doesn’t know a thing about courtship or socializing. REDBERRY ROAD (Canada) SCREENWRITER: William Tyler Mitchell SYNOPSIS: A young tap-dancing boy refuses to enter a talent contest even though the prize money could purchase his family’s dream, an above the ground pool. With help from his quirky family, the boy finds enough courage to perform in front of the entire school, even if it means ‘social suicide’. FEATURE: Animation A TOUCAN AMAZON ADVENTURE SCREENWRITER: Donna Lisa SYNOPSIS: When a flock of rowdy, fun-loving toucans cause mayhem in the Amazon bird world, they’re banished to the dangerous lower forest. The only one who can save the toucans is a clever, outcast female, who leads them against an army of Night Creatures and helps them reclaim their treetop home. BOXER’S 21 SCREENWRITER: Kevin West SYNOPSIS: Narrowly escaping the death chamber, Danny breaks out of the City Pound. He assembles a crew of animal pals to pull off a daring heist. In the spirit of Hollywood’s greatest capers, the chases ensue, fumbles arise and alliances unfold. But our hero had it all planned as he is destined to save the day against the evil pet food company, win back his girls, save the sick animals, and reunite with his beloved family. MEMOIRS OF A DOG SCREENWRITER: Barbara Mackey SYNOPSIS: Magical things can happen to anyone, even to a dog. ‘Feathers’ is a purebred Pekinese and she is allowed outside the confines of her laundry room and experiences what is for most dogs, a once in a lifetime occurrence. SHEILA, THE GILA MONSTER SCREENWRITER: Donna Laemmlen SYNOPSIS: A young Gila Monster runs away from home when she first learns that she is poisonous and embarks on a journey of self-discovery across the southwest USA. FEATURE: Sci-Fi/Fantasy A TOUCH OF MAGIC SCREENWRITERS: Tess Ortbals, JR Burningham, Patrick Knipe SYNOPSIS: Lilac is an outlandish 11-year-old girl who believes she possesses magical abilities that she can use to save her father fighting in the war in Afghanistan. But lacking any control, she sets out to find a Wizard mentor to train her. She discovers “The Stupendous Dr. Sham” a scamartist TV psychic magician. While Lilac is doggedly convinced he’s the man for the job, there are just a few problems: Sham can’t stand kids… and he doesn’t believe in magic! JINGLETOWN SCREENWRITER: Dale Trujillo SYNOPSIS: Eight-year-old Thomas believes his grandfather’s tales of a magical place called the ‘Syrimint Forest’ despite discouragement of such tales by his well-meaning father. When his father becomes deathly ill, Thomas summons courage to use his grandfather’s magical stones to seek help from the Queen of the Syrimint Forest. MONSTER WORLD SCREENWRITER: Patrick and Wyatt Carey SYNOPSIS: An orphan becomes obsessed with drawing creatures in a notebook that his parents left behind. After discovering a portal to a fantasy world, he discovers that the creatures he has been drawing are real. The evil Zombie King breaks into the real world, and he must protect his new family. THE PASSAGE SCREENWRITER: Michael Raymond SYNOPSIS: A young boy travels back in time where he must come to terms with his family heritage and his greatgrandfather’s traumatic adolescence. THE REAL PRINCE CHARMING SCREENWRITER: Tiffany Reichert SYNOPSIS: The Prince Charming from all the fairy tales is actually a con man that has conned all the past princesses. This is the tale of him on to his next biggest and most challenging con. SHORT Drama BLOOD TRIGGER SCREENWRITER: Ron Podell (continued on Page 26) iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 23 This film screens on Sunday, March 20 in the Chaplin Theater at 10 AM & BUCKNER, ALANI & MIRKOVICH BUSINESS LAWYERS congratulate Dream Girl This film screens on Saturday, march 19 in the Pickford Theater at 2:25 PM iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 25 2010 IFFF FILMS (continued from Page 24) SYNOPSIS: April Righetti, a.k.a. The Trantula, has been an assassin for too long. After her latest kill, in which she hesitates before following through, she considers retiring from the business, and this notion does not go well with her handler. Her failure to finish her assignment triggers a bloody and surprising end result. KNUCKLES SCREENWRITER: Steve Whitestone SYNOPSIS: The bored young boys in rural neighborhood play ‘Knuckles’ – a macho game where they bash each other on the knuckles until one guy gives up. But the boys get a big surprise when the smallest, quietest girl in the neighborhood decides that she wants to play. NEAR THE EDGE SCREENWRITER: Carrie Lee SYNOPSIS: All Jake wants is to have a little peace and quiet while he attempts to take his own life, but strangers keep showing up to interrupt his plans. THE GREAT SAMBINI SCREENWRITER: Scott & Paula Merrow SYNOPSIS: Why doesn’t anyone want to adopt 8-year-old Sam? Maybe he needs some stronger magic! REASON TO STAY (Israel) SHORT: Comedy DIM BULBS: A TRIOLOGY SCREENWRITERS: Scott and Paula Merrow SYNOPSIS: Thee vignettes in the life of a young married couple (Not the brightest of people), where they address such burning questions as: Do cows drive trucks? Do Frooty-Ohs grow on trees? Are pigeons really secret agents? And is there a super hero named “Turtle Man”? MOMFIA SCREENWRITER: Dean Watts SYNOPSIS: A hapless father is terrorized by some soccer moms when he parks in the drop-off line on the first day of kindergarten. LANGUAGE OF LOVE (Canada) SCREENWRITER: Katarzyna Kochany SYNOPSIS: A satire about the perils of romance in a world of language barriers. Eliza doesn’t mean to stereotype, but she can attract any dream date, from French romantic to Italian stallion. Trouble is, she can’t understand a word they say…. SHORT: Animation GRIZZLY Merrow SYNOPSIS: Drr and Grrr, two bloblike aliens from a distant galaxy, travel across space for a million years. Their mission – study the Earth. Write a report. Unfortunately, as soon as they arrive they’re swallowed by a seagull. And so begins their adventure. CUPCAKE KIDS SCREENWRITER: Donna Lisa SYNOPSIS: An ‘impulsive cat’, ruins an entire batch of fresh-baked, birthday cupcakes, when he bounces across them and “tastes” each one. The guilty cat calls on his pals, a finicky dog and a brainy parrot to secretly help him bake a new batch. JULIA NEEDS A CHANGE SCREENWRITER: Kevin O’Malley SYNOPSIS: It’s April 19, the anniversary of the battle at Lexington and Concord, and an African-American high school junior meets a real primary source in the guise of Elijah Reed, a revolutionary soldier, age 19. Will she learn who shot first that morning in Massachusetts? Will Elijah learn just how much things have changed in 235 years? Or maybe they will learn that some things haven’t changed at all. SCREENWRITER: Douglas Newell SYNOPSIS: Things are a little shaky at Groop Headquarters in R country. FEATURE: Drama DOGJACK confronting his former captors yet an all-encompassing desire to take vengeance on them and free his mother and sister back at his former plantation. The war for Jed’s soul intensifies when Jed must face the regiment led by his former master, now a general in the Confederate Army. CAST: Louis Gossett Jr., PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Don Albert, Edward Macdougal DIRECTOR: Gregg Champion SCREENWRITERS: Sylvie White, Teena Booth PRODUCER: Larry A. Thompson PRODUCTION COMPANY: Larry A. Thompson Organization, Inc SYNOPSIS: This powerful and moving film is based on a true story about the aftermath that followed the 2006 schoolhouse shooting in the Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. The movie examines a mother’s personal journey in which she copes with the tragic loss of her daughter during the shooting and subsequent questioning of her faith. In the aftermath of a schoolhouse shooting, the Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania awakens the world to the healing powers of faith and forgiveness. CAST: Matt Letscher, Tammy Blanchard, Amy Roberts, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Fay Masterson SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 8:30pm 26 CAMP CHEROKEE THE 254 YEAR OLD BOY DRR AND GRRR’S ADVENTURE AMISH GRACE SCREENWRITER: Bruno Bonugli SYNOPSIS: A young boy, left home alone, uses his ingenuity to conquer a beast that has been terrorizing his neighborhood. SHORT: Sci-Fi/Fantasy SCREENWRITER: Chris Hewitt SYNOPSIS: Two raccoons harass a grizzly bear who just wants to snag a fish. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Edward Mcdougal DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Edward Mcdougal PRODUCTION COMPANY: House of Cinema SYNOPSIS: An escaped slave boy joins the Pennsylvania 102nd Volunteers with his dog named ‘Jack’, and brings him a tremendous fear of THE BEAST ON 92ND STREET SCREENWRITER: Kay Poiro SYNOPSIS: Fourth grade amateur cryptozoologists break away from their summer camp to hunt for the allusive creature that is terrorizing the residents around Camp Cherokee. What the boys don’t know is that there is something in the woods and the boys are closer to finding it than they think!! SCREENWRITER: Eldar Yusupov SYNOPSIS: Tomer, 23 is suffering from cerebral palsy and lives with his mother. One day he decides to leave home and start an independent life, his mother is trying to prevent him from doing so. SCREENWRITER: Scott and Paula Some…one has appeared with pictures of her native land …and there are TWO SUNS! What can be done!! ATTACK OF THE TWO SUN TERROR (Canada) SCREENWRITERS: Scott and Paula Merrow SYNOPSIS: Seventeen-year-old Julia is bored – she needs some excitement in her life, she finds it when she meets a farmer carrying a canvas sack…with an alien inside! SEEKING MARLO SCREENWRITER: Louis Rosenberg, Joe Rosenbaum SYNOPSIS: Billy, a lonely nine-yearold kid goes on a journey to find his best friend, Marlo, and discovering a wild magical world on the way…. SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 4:30pm FIRST DOG EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Bryan Michael Stoller, Gary Harmon, Holly Martin, Gary Bosloy DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/EDITOR: Bryan Michael Stoller PRODUCERS: Bryan Michael Stoller, Alexander Yurchikov CO-PRODUCERS: Bruce Alan Greene, Michelle Alexandria MUSIC: Harry Hansen, songs by Dolly Parton PRODUCTION COMPANY: First American Cinema, LLC - association with Sobrato Conservatory of the Arts SYNOPSIS: Teddy is accidentally left behind at a US President dedication ceremony. The dog is found by a young boy who discovers the canine belongs to the President of the United States – but no one believes him. And so begins an exciting adventure across America as he returns the First Dog to the White House. CAST: Eric Roberts, Tiny Lister, Paula Devicq, Priscilla Barnes, Bernie Kopell, Dick Van Patten, John-Paul Howard, Little Bear PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Bryan 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org 2010 IFFF FILMS Michael Stoller, Eric Roberts SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:45pm JOHNNY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jeff Peterson DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: D. David Morin SCREENWRITERS: D. David Morin, David Michael Anthony PRODUCER: Michael Scott CO-PRODUCERS: Mathew Taliford, Harold Cronk PRODUCTION COMPANY: Lofty Films SYNOPSIS: Drew Carter’s son died in a car accident while his wife was driving, and seemingly lost his daughter and wife as well. When Dr. Miller sends Drew a foster child that has leukemia, he sees his chance to heal his family, and he adopts Johnny, against his wife’s wishes. Johnny doesn’t know what he’s in for, but is convinced he’s here on a special mission. He just doesn’t now what it is… CAST: Lee Majors, Mel Fair, Musetta Vander, Aubyn Cole, Jerry Philllips SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 3:15pm THE CHRISTMAS BUNNY DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Tom Seidman PRODUCTION COMPANY: Honey Creek Pictures, LLC SYNOPSIS: Julia, a lonely foster child, comes to stay with her ‘temporary family”. She is emotionally withdrawn, and refuses to speak, and spends her time watching countless hours of ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’. When the family finds a lost, injured rabbit in the woods, Julia learns to care for it from a gruff old farm woman. Julia has to deal with the heartache of a mother who breaks her promises, the everyday struggles of being a family, and the potential pain of loss when the rabbit’s irresponsible owner is found. CAST: Colby French, Florence Henderson, Madeline Vail, Sophie Bolen PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Tom Seidman, Soophie Bolen, Florence Henderson SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at 11:30am CHRISTMAS ANGEL DIRECTOR: Brian Brough SCREENWRITERS: Brittany Wiscombe, Scott Champion PRODUCERS: Brian Brough, Brittany Wiscombe PRODUCTION COMPANY: Silver Peak Productions, Candlelight Media Group DISTRIBUTOR: SunWorld Pictures SYNOPSIS: Ashley feels alone this Christmas as she searches fruitlessly for a job to support herself and her dog. But her neighbor knows exactly what to do. He offers her a job as his Assistant in the best work of all – helping others. There’s only one catch: Ashley can’t tell anyone that her boss is a sort of Secret Santa. CAST: KC Clyde, Kari Hawker, Bruce Davison, PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Elisa Brough, Brian Brough, Gregory Brough, Jennifer Jan SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 8:00pm 48 BELOW DIRECTOR: Michael Archambo SCREENWRITERS: Michael Archambo, Verissa Walber, Tina Wegener PRODUCERS: David & Verissa Walber, Celeste Rodgers PRODUCTION COMPANY: Sterling Crown Studios SYNOPSIS: Six teenagers learn how fast their comfortable, self-centered lives can transform into a life-threatening lesson of survival, as an illprepared afternoon snowboarding trip turns tragic with injury and sub-zero temperatures. Discord and teenage angst poison the atmosphere of a small town whose families are soon to learn the importance of faith and unity to their very existence. CAST: Tiffany Persinger, Josh Butler, Travis Gage, Sarah Morris, Keenan Wegener PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Verissa Walber, Archie Archambo, Tiffany Persinger, Josh Butler, Travis Gage, Sarah Morris, Keenan Wegener SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 7:00pm THE FRONTIER BOYS DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/EDITOR: John Grooters SYNOPSIS: This film is the story of four high school boys whose undefeated basketball season and their friendship is threatened after a driveby shooting leaves one of them in a coma and one of them with a secret. The consequences of Brent’s choice leave his brother in the hospital, and Brent’s soul in turmoil. CAST: Jedidiah Grooters, Timothy Lofing SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 3:30pm PERSONAL APPEARANCE: PERSONAL APPEARANCES: John Grooters, Holly McClure, Earthquake Kelly, Jake Boyce, Greg Myhre, Jedidiah Grooters CAFE DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Marc Erlbaum PRODUCERS: Christopher Wyatt, Sean Covel, J. Andrw Greenblatt, Joseph White PRODUCTION COMPANY: Nationlight Productions SYNOPSIS: When tragedy strikes the community that surrounds a café in West Philadelphia, the café’s regulars come to realize how intertwined their lives truly are. CAST: Jennifer Love Hewett, Maria Armesto, Khan Baykal, Gavin Bellour PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Christopher Wyatt, Marc Erlbaum SCHEDULE: Wednesday, March 16, at 7:00pm COOPER DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Robin Nations PRODUCER: Robin and Kevin Nations PRODUCTION COMPANY: MS Nations SYNOPSIS: A journey of recovery for Jake Bryant, a man who has to learn how to love, how to smile, how to live again after he loses everything that matters to him His inspiration to get off the sofa and go on living comes from somewhere Jake never would have expected – a lovable stray named Cooper. CAST: Farah White, Jon Michael Davis PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Robin and Kevin Nations SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 8:00pm FEATURE: Foreign Drama CHAMPIONS OF OUR TIME (Nigeria) DIRECTOR: Maki Kusare SCREENWRITER: Chidi Nwokeabia PRODUCERS: Chidi Nwokeabia PRODUCTION COMPANY: Macnuel Productions SYNOPSIS: Sophia, a physically challenged child of 12 is denied registration in a national quiz competition as a result of her being confined to a wheel chair while a rich whizkid and her mates are allowed to register. Sophia with the help of her family fights back and is eventually registered. CAST: Joke Silva, Treasure Obasi, Segun Arinze, Ngozi Ezeonu, Charles Inojie, Ejike Asiegbu PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Maki Kusare SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 7:00pm RONDO (Belgium) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Hubert Toint DIRECTOR: Olivier van Malderghem SCREENWRITERS: Olivier van Malderghem, Leon Michaux, Luc Jabon, Phillippe Lamensch PRODUCERS: Olivier van Malderghem, Hubert Toint, Christophe Mazodier PRODUCTION COMPANY: Les Fims Maelstrom SYNOPSIS: The odyssey of Simon Miller and his grandfather, in a devastated England. How learning about the Holocaust and therefore the likely disappearance of their relatives, they overcome their personal differences, exile difficulties and religious antagonism, to eventually make their grief bearable. CAST: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Julien Frison SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 7:30pm FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE CITY (China) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Yan Zhang DIRECTOR: Yaoping Song SCREENWRITERS: Xiuozhen Rao, Hailong Zhang PRODUCERS: Yanfang Peng, Xinming Dai PRODUCTION COMPANY: Hubei Film Studio, He Bei Province, China SYNOPSIS: This is a story between people in the city and in the village. An orphan village girl and a city boy fall in love, but the mother of the boy tries to separate them because the girl is from the village. The girl goes to the city looking for the boy, she conquers all the difficulties and builds a new life. CAST: Tie Li, Zhiguang Song PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Yan Zhang SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 12:30pm THE EGRET TALKER (China) DIRECTORS: Xiaomin Wang, Qiheng Wang SCREENWRITER: Xiaomin Wang PRODUCERS: Xiaofan Jiang, Runsheng Liang PRODUCTION COMPANY: Beijing Oriental Star Film SYNOPSIS: A 6-year-old autistic boy dislikes his own parents who not only treat him with no patience, and they also offer Egret meat for sale in their restaurant. The boy followed a fisherman couple that lost their own baby, to the island where lots of Egrets live. He is very happy with the island life, and is even able to talk like the Egrets. To protect the Egrets from the illegal poachers, he uses his own Egret sound to warn them to go away. And in the process, he learned how to use his own voice for the first time. CAST: Geyin Jin, Duo Zhang, Deliang Qi, Chenfei Wei, Yujia Liu, Guowei Bai PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Xiaomin Wang SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at 12:30pm, and 2:30pm HORIZON (China) DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ruoming Huar SCREENWRITER: Ruoming Shaihan PRODUCTION COMPANY: Zixun International Culture Media, Ltd, Heibei Shiji Tian Ge Film & TV Art Company, LTD SYNOPSIS: For over 20 year’s absence, the father comes to visit his daughter who he abandoned when she was 6 years old. The once orphaned daughter did not accept him, and she made her way out from this difficult time. CAST: Ruoming Huar, Qing Shanla, Jiang Bula, Hua Zi PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Ruomng Huar, Qing Shanla, Jiang Bula, Hua Zi SCHEDULE: Wednesday, March 16 at 7:00pm and Saturday, March 19 at (continued on Page 28) iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 27 2010 IFFF FILMS (continued from Page 27) 6:00pm DREAM GIRL (China) DIRECTOR: Zhilin Yu SCREENWRITERS: Jing Li, Yuzhen Su, Xue Chen, Zhiling Yu PRODUCER: Ping Jiang PRODUCTION COMPANY: Beijing Ai Shi Te Film & TV Culture Company, LTD SYNOPSIS: A story about the true affection between a father and a daughter: a story about a little girl dancer re-dancing again after being handicapped from an accident. CAST: Jiajia Dai, Yuke Ma, Qixing Aixinjueluo, Miao Miao SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at 10:00am HAPPINESS SWAN (China) DIRECTORS: Xinjun Han, Qin Yan SCREENWRITERS: Qin Yan, Hua Yan PRODUCER: Fang Zhang PRODUCTION COMPANY: Henan Hao Tai Culture Company, Henan Daily Group “Comic Monthly” Magazine SYNOPSIS: The young boy painter found an injured white swan, and he brings it home to take care of. His young friend has a talking tortoise. The illegal swan traders steal the swan, and with the help of the police, the boy saves the swan again. After caring for the swan for so long, he does not want to release it back to the nature preserve. CAST: Siyang Ma, Taibuo Ma, Xingyi Yang PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Zenghui Liu SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 10:00am THE STORY OF A PIANO (China) DIRECTOR: Wei Zhou SCREENWRITERS: Huidong Liu, Kexin Zhu PRODUCER: Shi Qiu PRODUCTION COMPANY: Or Sun Movie & TV Culture Company, LTD SYNOPSIS: A divorced piano master feels lost after his piano school gets burned down, and then his daughter comes to live with him after many years apart. The father and daughter re-build their lives with love and care. CAST: Shuguang Gao, Zhenlin Wu, Junmei Wu SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 1:30pm FEATURE: Comedy LIFE OF LEMON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Barry Kneller DIRECTOR: Randy Kent SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Barry Kneller PRODUCTION COMPANY: Tigerstorm Productions SYNOPSIS: A repair man, inspired by his homeless friend, sets out to better his life by pursuing a more meaningful job going against his father’s wishes. On his journey, he discovers how important it is to believe in hisself and with having hope and ambition, magical things happen. CAST: Barry Kneller, Beth Grant, Dan Lauria, Willie Carpenter, Rachel Miner PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Barry Kneller SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 3:00pm MONSTER MUTT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robert L. Halvas, Jeff Krawcyk DIRECTOR: Todd Tucker SCREENWRITER: Timothy Dolan, STORY: Todd Tucker PRODUCERS: Seth Meier, Todd Tucker, Zack Ward PRODUCTION COMPANY: Illusion Industries Inc. SYNOPSIS: The Taylor family dog Max is kidnapped by the evil Sirus Caldwell, and used as a test subject for a new super energy drink which goes terribly wrong thus creating…. Monster Mutt!! An Adventure in both comedy and chaos ensue while the Taylor kids race to find a cure for their furry loved one…before it’s too late! CAST: Alastair Mackenzie, Bart Johnson, Billy Unger, Brian Stepanek, Jacqueline Pinol, Juliet Landau, Mindy Sterling, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Zack Ward PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Seth Meier, Todd Tucker SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 4:00pm HANNA’S GOLD DIRECTOR: Joel Souza SCREENWRITERS: Jim Valdez, Joel Souza PRODUCERS: Jim Valdez, Bettina Tendler O’Mara, Kelli Kaye PRODUCTION COMPANY: Visual Eyes Productions DISTRIBUTOR: Phase 4 Films SYNOPSIS: Two sisters from Beverly Hills find themselves in the adventure of a lifetime when they’re sent to spend the summer at a horse ranch with their estranged father. They become involved in a heart stopping hunt for buried treasure in the mountains above the ranch. CAST: Morissa O’Mara, Alana O’Mara, Dan Benson, Kevin Horton, Boyd Kes- 28 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org 2010 IFFF FILMS tner, Luke Perry PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Jim Valdez, Bettina Tendler O’Mara, Kelli Kaye, Morissa O’Mara SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 6:30pm FEATURE: Foreign Comedy ONE WEEK (China) DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Onon Choi SCREENWRITERS: Onon Choi, Hua Jian PRODUCTION COMPANY: Cai Brothers Film & Video Company (Macau) SYNOPSIS: Just one week before his 49th birthday, Mr.Wang insists he is still 48 years old. In this week, all of the middle-age problems show up, such as job security, marriage, family, health, And everything else!!! CAST: Guozhong Li, Shuang Lu, Jingfang Zhu PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Onon Choi SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 7:30pm FEATURE: Computer Animation THE JASMINE BIRDS (Syria) DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Sulafa Hijazi PRODUCTION COMPANY: Syrian National Film Organization & Tiger Productions SYNOPSIS: The film address the concept of “death and eternity”, a universal and important question in children’s minds. The story takes place in a virtual environment where a variety of imaginary bird species live, each with their own unique and often humorous characteristics. English subtitles PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Sulafa Hijazi SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at 12:15pm THE THREAD OF LIFE (Syria) DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Razam Hijazi PRODUCTION COMPANY: Syrian National Film Organization & Tiger Productions SYNOPSIS: This animation film represents the first shared production between the public and public sectors by Syrian National Film Organization & Tier Productions. Based on a world folk tale and it relates to every child’s longing to grow up & escape the problems of childhood. English subtitles PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Sulafa Hijazi, SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at 10:30am 2:15pm FEATURE: Documentary FEATURE: Foreign Documentary YELLOW ROSES INCLUSION (Japan) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Larry & Kathy Mead DIRECTOR/DP/EDITOR: Michael Edwards: SCREENWRITER: Joe Ashley Based on the book “Priceless Value” by Steve Feazel PRODUCERS: Karie Hughes, Steve Feazel CO-PRODUCER: J. A. Ted Baer PRODUCTION COMPANY: The 5 Stones Group – Worthington Partners Media Ltd SYNOPSIS: What do today’s teenage girls and young women think about growing up in an age where their self-esteem is often at the mercy of the media, technology and friends? How do they handle the constant pressure to be popular? Where do they turn for support? This film is the result of and honest, humorous, gritty and sometimes shocking look into the everyday lives of ordinary girls. It also communicates that they are loved and accepted, just as they are. Original music by Clay. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Michael Edwards SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 2:00pm THE YOUNG COMPOSERS CHALLENGE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Dr. Lisa Mills PRODUCTION COMPANY: University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 SYNOPSIS: Follow five teenagers through a summer in which they try to compose a classical music piece for their local philharmonic orchestra. Can they do it? This competition that nurtures young composers culminates in the fall when the winners are announced and their compositions are performed before a live audience in a symphony hall. SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 4:15pm BOLLYWOOD STEPS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Rich Samuels DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Rich Samuels PRODUCTION COMPANY: RLS Ventures SYNOPSIS: This is an inspiring documentary featuring the story of American-born Indian boys learning to connect with their heritage through Bollywood Dance, and their bond with Bollywood choreographer Yogen Bhagat, “the best Bollywood choreographic in Hollywood”. (Variety) CAST: Yogen Bhagat PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Rich Samuels SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ken’ichi Oguri PRODUCTION COMPANY: Pictures Dept Co, LTD SYNOPSIS: Professional Wadaiko (Japanese Drum) group members who are mentally challenged but have a creative and intellectual independence. This film suggests for everyone around the world to consider the social mind shift from ‘normalization’ to ‘inclusion’ for mentally challenged people. CAST: Wadaiko Drum Group SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 1:15pm THE MASTER OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE (China) DIRECTOR: Hai Tao SCREENWRITERS: Fang Zhang, Yuling Zheng PRODUCERS: Lixia Zhang, Fang Zhang PRODUCTION COMPANY: Henan Chinese Medicine Institute, Henan Hao Tai Culture Co, SYNOPSIS: A Chinese medicine doctor and a Western medicine doctor, these two masters establish relationships from competitors to partners by going through many dramatically saved cases. After many years, they realize how to respect each other’s medical specialties, and how to cooperate and save more lives. CAST: Qingxiang Wang, Qian Zhang, Gang Wang PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Fang Zhang SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 12:15pm FEATURE: Musical BRIGHT LIGHTS AND PROMISES DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Tom Basham PRODUCTION COMPANY: SAP Films SYNOPSIS: The old blues singer runs from her past and the young waitress gets her chance to take the stage. The story is told through 11 songs written by Grammy Hall of Fame artist Janis Ian – all performed on-screen by the actors. CAST: Jessica Cain, Gabriel Voss PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Tom Basham, Jessica Cain, Gabriel Voss, Sissel Bakken SCHEDULE: CHLOE AND THE GREAT FISH DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Dennis Agle, Jr PRODUCER: Kenneth Agle PRODUCTION COMPANY: Lightstone Pictures SYNOPSIS: Chloe finds her new school to be a scary place where she doesn’t fit in. When her father tells her the story of Jonah, Chloe uses her vivid imagination to bring the adventure to life as a colorful musical. CAST: David Osmond, Katherine Nelson, Summer Sloan, Jeremy Hoop, Brian Allred PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Dennis Agle, Jr, Ken Agle SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 7:15pm FEATURE: Foreign Musical THE SINGER (China) DIRECTOR: Wanfeng Han SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Juan Luo PRODUCTION COMPANY: Xiao Xiang Film Group SYNOPSIS: In the far south west of China, a minority Dong village, a father has been struggling with his daughter and son, whose choice of life-styles is different. The Father is trying hard to understand the modern trends that have come about with the economic development of China. CAST: Likun Yang, Zunpan Wu PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Juan Luo SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:15pm SHORT: Drama BUS DRIVER EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Julia and Tony Mata DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Julia Mata PRODUCER: Brandon Dziatkewich PRODUCTION COMPANY: Meridian Studios SYNOPSIS: Kate Owens suddenly leaves behind her friends and professional career to move to a small town, (continued on Page 30) iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 29 2010 IFFF FILMS (continued from Page 29) where she finds a job as a waitress. She encounters Bubba, a former school bus driver haunted by the memory of two people he accidentally killed in a crash. Two apparent strangers, they discover a mutual grief that only the other can heal. CAST: F David Roth, Stacie Beth Green PERSONAL APPEARANCE: SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 7:15pm HERO EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Steve Brio DIRECTOR: Brent Huff SCREENWRITER: Steve Brio PRODUCER: Zac Titus SYNOPSIS: What happens to a 12-year-old girl who suddenly finds herself alone with no place to go and no one to turn to? Will someone step up and become her Hero? CAST: Aimee Wood, Shawn Huff, Steve Brio, Tabitha Brown, Zac Titus PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Zac Titus, Steve Brio, Brent Huff SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 7:15pm HONESTY, PENCIL, ROSE DIRECTOR: Carlos Carrasco SCREENWRITER: Rochelle Newman PRODUCERS: Annette Reid, Jens Kohler, Kent Minault, Carlos Carrasco PRODUCTION COMPANY: JACK Productions SYNOPSIS: An adult daughter tries to come to terms with becoming her ailing father’s caretaker…. CAST: Annette Reid, Kent Minault, Carlos Carrasco, Jens Kohler PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Annette Reid, Carlos Carrasco SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 5:15pm LETTERS FROM HOME EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Keva Keyes, Todd Hergott DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Keva Keyes PRODUCERS: Karen Keyes, Henry Langstraat II SYNOPSIS: This film is about a team of U.S. Army soldiers deployed to a remote base in Afghanistan. Prior to a mission, the always-anticipated mail call occurs. It’s through this encounter that we get to know the team members and witness the effects that the letters have on them. CAST: Wyatt Belton, Aaron Rosendary, Anthony Paderewski, Bryce Hayes, Jamie Smithson, Mark Hergott PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Keva Keyes SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 6:15pm REGULAR KIDS EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Richard Leder, Michael Leder, Dan Morris, Lee Lowrimore DIRECTOR: Richard Leder SCREENWRITER: Lee Lowrimore PRODUCERS: Glenn Pack, Elizabeth 30 Wilson, Michelle Boley PRODUCTION COMPANY: Open Road Productions and 6 Pack Films SYNOPSIS: Traveling show to show on Halloween, a circus family is at emotional odds. Mom and Dad want to get to the next town, but the kids want to go ‘trick or treating’ like all the other kids. When Dad is made to realize that the kids have lost the magic of childhood while always being on the road, he makes a decision to make the kids dreams come true in an unexpected and remarkable way. SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 5:15pm SHORT: Foreign Drama ABIDJAN (Ivory Coast) EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Claude and Monique Obre DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Matt Moore PRODUCTION COMPANY: AE Films SYNOPSIS: The story follows a hesitant young soccer player from Brooklyn to his mother’s homeland in Africa during a summer vacation. During his time in Africa, he tries to get his parents back together, and upon doing this, his mother discovers what she has lost in Abidjan. CAST: Brandon Morrison, Liris Crosse, Ana Sess, Bradley Nestor, Christian Gomis, Kyle Seales, Paul Arthur, Stayron Obre SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm MY DAD AND SPIKE (UK) DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/EDITOR: Murat Kebir PRODUCERS: Murat Kebir, Iain Thomson ANIMATION: Andrew Lawson PRODUCTION COMPANY: Flare Productions, LTD SYNOPSIS: This film explores love, communication, security and an illness from the point of view of a 7-year-old boy. CAST: Emre Kebir, Esin Harvey, Mark Huckett, India Fisher, Conrad Adams SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at 10:15am SENSES (Egypt) DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Mohammed Ramadan SYNOPSIS: Souad is a young nurse who falls in a one-sided relationship with a comatose patient. She checks up on him regularly throughout the day. We watch how she deals with his case, will he be able to communicate with her? CAST: Solafa Ghanen, Hassan El Credly, Tarek Mandour SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 5:15pm SHORT: Comedy BUDDHA’S BRACELET DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Trent PRODUCTION COMPANY: Trentertainment Films SYNOPSIS: An action comedy about a man who buys an ancient puzzle box that contains a magical bracelet that was once worm by Buddha. It grants him great Kung Fu powers to fight off a gang of thugs and get the girl. CAST: Trent, Angelique Woo, Enrique Teves PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Trent SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 6:15pm KOSHER PIG EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Moon Cho DIRECTOR: Eric Todd Patton PRODUCERS: Moon Cho, Brian Carroll SCREENWRITERS: Moon Cho, Maurice Poplar, Eric Todd Patton ANIMATOR: Nahomi Maki PRODUCTION COMPANY: Cho Ching, LLC SYNOPSIS: Joy Cohen is a 23-year old Jewish beauty in an Asian body. As a baby, Joy was adopted from China by the Cohens’, by a rich Jewish family, so she may look Asian on the outside, she really is Jewish on the inside. She feels rejected by her biological parents, and as she naively brings the two families together, tension and conflict between the two families ensue immediately…so Joy’s happy ending may not be so happy, after all. CAST: Susane Lee, Steve West, Michelle DeFraites, Jim Lau, Elizabeth Sung PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Moon Cho SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:15pm THE MONSTROSITY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jesse Singer PRODUCER: Ricardo Viega DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Alyssa Price SYNOPSIS: Milly tries to survive not only her first week at George Adams Middle School, but the untimely arrival of her first huge zit!! CAST: Leanna Zamora, Beau Allen, Jordan Orozco PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Alyssa Price, Ricardo Viega SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 7:15pm YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT DIRECTOR/DP: Paul Pesnell SCREENWRITERS: Paula & Scott Merrow MUSIC: Jason Farnham PRODUCERS: Ryan & Jennica Schwartzman, Paul Pesnell PRODUCTION COMPANY: Purpose Pictures SYNOPSIS: A young married couple, not the sharpest tools in the box, have their version of an intellectual conversation at the breakfast table. Among their topics of discussion: Do cows drive trucks? Is Tahiti a planet? And do Frooty-Ohs grow on trees? Or… maybe they do. CAST: Ryan Schwartzman, Jennica Schwartzman PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Scott and Paula Merrow SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at 10:15am SHORT: Foreign Comedy CONNECT (UK) DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Frank Morris SYNOPSIS: Connect is a quirky comedy about a lonely writer who falls in love with his laptop. CAST: Matt Cornet SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 7:15pm SHORT: Computer Animation EL SALON MEXICO EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Paul Glickman DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Paul Glickman ANIMATORS: Paul Glickman, Tamarind King PRODUCERS: Paul Glickman, Tamarind King MUSIC: Aaron Copland SYNOPSIS: This animation is set in old Mexico and is woven into the musical composition of Aaron Copeland. Antonito, who sneaks out of the house one night along with his burro and rooster to see a fiesta for the very first time. SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 6:15pm REBEKAH 4 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Arik Renee Avila DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/EDITOR: Arik Renee Avila PRODUCTION COMPANY: D7 Studios, Inc SYNOPSIS: A person with a strange ‘cat hat’ looks for a person with a hat like his own, to break from the conformity of the world around him. CAST: Voice-Over: Arik Renee Avila SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 6:15pm WISHFUL THINKING DIRECTORS: Jane Sablow, Carl Edwards SCREENWRITER: Jane Sablow PRODUCERS: Jane Sablow, Carl Edwards ANIMATOR: Jane Sablow PRODUCTION COMPANY: Boingie 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org 2010 IFFF FILMS World SYNOPSIS: An imaginative little girl changes the theme of her birthday party when she makes a wish and blows out the candles on her cake, much to the delight of her seven tiny guests. SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 5:15pm SHORT Foreign Computer Animation ALEX ET LES FANTOMES (Alex and the Ghosts) (Canada) EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Daniel Proulx, Vivianne Morin DIRECTOR: Eric Warin SCREENWRITER: Vincent Cote PRODUCERS: Lorraine Richard, Benoit Briere, Raphael Hubert PRODUCTION COMPANY: Cite Amerique ANIMATORS: Asmara Nayyar, Aelis Heraud, Benoit Blouin, Bruno-Olivier Laflamme, Carl Gagnon, Catherine Hebert, Cynthia Carrier, David StAmant, Emily Vaillancourt, Francois Croteau, Guillaume Mainville, Kristen Tooley, Mario Fraser, Maxime Entringer, Philippe Sylvain, Steve Jubinville, Vanessa Delarosbil ART DIRECTOR: Alexandre Lafortune SYNOPSIS: Alex and the Ghosts is a story of childhood magic and wonderment around a legendary hockey team, uniting past and present, reaching out to the youthful hearts of sport fans of all ages. CAST: Hubert Fielden, Michael Rudder, Rick Moffat, Robert Naylor SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 5:15pm CLOUD BREAD (South Korea) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Heungsoo Park DIRECTOR: Jay Woon Jang PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Hae Young Oh PRODUCTION COMPANY: GIMC SYNOPSIS: One rainy morning, two curious children find a small piece of cloud snagged on a twig. They take it to their mom and she bakes it into bread. When they eat it, they begin to float like clouds. SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 5:15pm SHORT: Classic Animation SLAP BACK JACK “HIGH FIVE MASTER” EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Mark Newell DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/MUSIC: Mark Newell PRODUCER: Jim Kennelly PUPPET, SET & COSTUME DESIGNS: Mark Newell MODEL MAKER: Katrin Altekamp ANIMATORS: Chelsea Manifold, Molly Light PRODUCTION COMPANY: CombOver Productions SYNOPSIS: Having trouble with high-fives and hand-slaps? There’s someone who can help, he’s ‘Slap Back Jack’! CAST: Narrator: Henry Strozier VoiceOver: Frank Simms, Jasper Newell, Kevin McConnell, Stacia M. Newcom, Todd Cummings PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Mark Newell SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at 10:15am SHORT: Foreign Classic Animation 20 ANOS (Cuba) DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Barbaro Joel Ortiz Perez: SYNOPSIS: A woman lives tied to her happy past. However, her present is very different. Twenty years of indifference and abuse have challenged her love. To catch her husband’s attention, she will try even the impossible. English subtitles SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 7:15pm SHORT: Documentary ERIN’S LIGHT DIRECTORS: Alesia Glidewell, Robb Hanson PRODUCER/ DP: Alesia Glidewell PRODUCTION COMPANY: Snagbuddy Productions SYNOPSIS: This film is the story of a young woman’s last wish to her parents, and how it helps them cope with their grief. CAST: Jerry Metcalf, Michele Metcalf PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Alesia Glidewell, Robb Hanson SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 7:15pm MISTURA – THE POWER OF FOOD (Peru) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Julia Patricia Perez DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Julia Patricia Perez PRODUCTION COMPANY: Chiwake Films SYNOPSIS: In Peru, cooking and eating go beyond the kitchen, the nation’s passion for food transcends pots and pans. Mistura, the gastronomic Fair, that happens in Lima, is the best example. This documentary manages to capture a slice of the immense spectrum of experiences that are simmered in Mistura every year. A place where cooks and patrons passionately teach us not only about food but most importantly about life. CAST: Chefs, dancers, musicians celebrating ‘Mistura’. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Julia Patricia Perez SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at 10:15am UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN (US/Tanzania) DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Peggy Seltz, Hanna Seltz SYNOPSIS: When two teachers embark on a cultural tour to a rural village in Tanzania, their astonishment at the determination of the children to get an education against all odds, and despite school-buildings that resemble Dresden after World War II, turns their vacation into a life mission. CAST: Teachers and students of a rural village in Tanzania, Africa. SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 6:15pm VOICES OF SCULPTURE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Steele, Ted Gier, Chris Campbell DIRECTOR: Chris Campbell SCREENWRITERS: David Karpoff, Deb Weingrad, Jim Campbell PRODUCER: Scott Bryce PRODUCTION COMPANY: Johnson Art & Education Foundation SYNOPSIS: Featuring some of the most important and innovative sculptures and sculptors of the modern art world. This film explores the role and interrelationship of art, artist and observer and brings the audience a viewing experience unparalleled in art film. Set in the unique Grounds for Sculpture located near Princeton, New Jersey. CAST: Voice-Over: Scott Bryce SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:15pm SHORT: Educational A WORLD WITHOUT NUMBERS DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Mitchell Rose PRODUCTION COMPANY: Red Red Rose Pictures SYNOPSIS: Written when the filmmaker was nine years old, this comedy explores the horrors of a numberless world through the lens of childhood melodrama. CAST: Mitchell Rose SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 6:15pm REASON FOR MATH: Gauss’s Addition EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Beau Janzen DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/EDITOR: Beau Janzen MUSIC: Chuck Burgess PRODUCTION COMPANY: Zipheron Design Labs SYNOPSIS: This chapter of the series: Reason for Math, takes us on this first step into mathematical thinking by depicting a young student who was able to find an instant solution to what was intended to be a long, boring class problem. By examining how he was able to see the task from a novel perspective, we can begin to appreciate how true mathematical thinking isn’t wrote-number crunching, but the ability to creatively manipulate patterns in quantities. CAST: Voice-Over: Tina Janzen PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Beau Janzen SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:15pm THE ENEMY OF THE SMILE DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Alireza Meybodi PRODUCER/EDITOR: Hessam Nowzari, DDS SYNOPSIS: Little attention has been directed toward evidence that an early-in-life oral infection with the potential to reach epidemic proportions is threatening the health of youths around the world from China to Israel. The aim of the film is to raise awareness, so that those who have the power and knowledge can appropriately address the suffering of the youngest members of societies CAST: Narrators: Victor Brandt, Hessam Nowzari, DDS PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Hessam Nowzari. DDS SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 6:15pm SHORT: Mixed Media A JAKE AND A TOM DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: West Hyler PRODUCERS: David Donar, Corey Moosa, Shelley Butler Hyler PRODUCTION COMPANY: Mythmakers Productions, Clemson University IN ASSOCIATION WITH South Carolina Film Commission SYNOPSIS: This short film tells two stories: the first is the relationship between an estranged father and his son and how it develops during a day of hunting. The second parallel story is of an old ‘tom’ turkey that tries to protect a young ‘jake’ turkey from danger. The two worlds eventually collide as the Jake moves towards the hunters. What will the future hold for the bird and the boy? CAST: Voice-over: Bo Metcalf, Mark Prudhomme Actors: Steve Rankin, Thomas Hudgins PERSONAL APPEARANCE: West Hyler, Steve Rankin, Thomas Hudgins SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 20 at (continued on Page 32) iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival 31 2010 IFFF FILMS (continued from Page 31) 10:15am A WORLD WITHOUT NUMBERS DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Mitchell Rose PRODUCTION COMPANY: Red Red Rose Pictures SYNOPSIS: Written when the filmmaker was nine years old, this comedy explores the horrors of a numberless world through the lens of childhood melodrama. CAST: Mitchell Rose PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Mitchell Rose SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 6:15pm THE SHOW WITH THE ELEPHANT (Germany) DIRECTOR: Leona Frommelt, Renate Bleichenbach PRODUCERS: Heike Sistig (WDR) PRODUCTION COMPANY: WDR SYNOPSIS: A delightful mixture of animation and live action that is directed towards children 5-14. This is a successful series in Germany. CAST: Tanya Maishofer, Andre Gatsue SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:15pm SHORT: Public Service Announcement BIG KIDS CARE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Janet Ells, Christina Williams DIRECTOR: Dallas King SCREENWRITERS: Christina Williams, Dallas King Janet Ellis PRODUCER: Dallas King PRODUCTION COMPANY: ARC Talent Management SYNOPSIS: This PSA was developed to inform the public of the risks that at-risk face in the world today, and the need to bring them positive programs and funding. SCHEDULE: Thursday, March 17 at 7:15pm, Saturday, March 19 at 6:15pm STUDENT: Drama FIG SEASON DIRECTOR: Amy Kernan-Bennett ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Carolina Roca-Smith SCREENWRITER: Christine Reklaitis PRODUCER: Rachel Skidmore SCHOOL: Chapman University SYNOPSIS: An elderly man and aged woman retell the tale of the day they met their one true love. The hottest summer’s day in Charleston leads a young couple to share their hopes and dreams while collecting wild figs in the park. CAST: Austin Marie Sayre, Brandon 32 Bales PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Amy Kernan-Bennett JEREMY DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/MUSIC: Brian Faye ADSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Florian Boyce, Jennifer Howe, Aaron Howe PRODUCER: Stephanie Berman SCHOOL: Chapman University SYNOPSIS: When his incarcerated father is transferred to a distant prison, 14-year-old Jeremy must face life alone with his game-showaddicted Mother and two violent, older half-brothers. Hindered by his disparaging family in the bleakest trailer park, Jeremy scours heaven and Earth for the love and the light that he so desperately craves. CAST: Dalton O’Dell, Elaine Rinehart, John Whitaker, Harold Cannon, Jeremy Fultz, Orlando McNary, Paul Louis Harrell, Ronnie Clark, Tracey Paleo PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Brian Faye SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 12:00pm MESSAGE RECEIVED DIRECTORS: Karolyn Szot, Rachel Koontz SCREENWRITER: Karolyn Szot PRODUCERS: Josie Chai, Liz Coda SCHOOL: University of Northwestern SYNOPSIS: This film is a beautiful portrayal of young love in today’s tech-savvy generation. And about how this love could end too soon. Inspired by a true story, and shows us hot to live our life in ‘context’. CAST: Blake-Briana McKay, Byron Samuel, Emily Marso, Johnny Langan, Kale Clauson: SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:00pm THE LITTLE WOODEN MAN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Patrick Matheny DIRECTOR: Douglas Vandegrift SCREENWRITERS: Douglas Vandegrift, Dan Strong PRODUCER: Dawn Garcia PRODUCTION COMPANY: Vandergrift & Matheny Productions MUSIC: Stephen Anderson SCHOOL: UCLA SYNOPSIS: Within the stillness of the late Geppetto’s woodworking cottage, the man Pinolo seeks refuge from the turmoil of the world he chose to follow long ago but what he discovers instead is a life that has been lost. CAST: Jack Bornoff, Angel LaMay PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Douglas Vandergrift SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:00pm WITHOUT WINGS DIRECTOR: Megan Weaver SCREENWRITER: Megan Weaver, Erin Barnes, Louis Mendiola PRODUCERS: Christopher Manigault, Mamit Kukwikila PRODUCTION COMPANY: Starrshine Productions SYNOPSIS: In a world caught between reality and magic, a little girl must learn to overcome her past so that she can truly live in the present. This coming-of-age story is about the pain we feel after being left behind and the vulnerability we face when we finally take the leap of faith to trust someone again. CAST: Hailee Steinfeld, Shawn Sullivan, Wendy Douglas, Brian SpanglerCampbell PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Megan Weaver SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:00pm PAPER AND COLORED PENCILS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Karin Binanto DIRECTOR: Karin Binanto SCREENWRITERS: Karin Binanto, Sarmad Khan PRODUCERS: Karin Binanto, Peter Greeley, Austin Lewis SCHOOL: Columbia-Hollywood, CA – Avril Ilejay SYNOPSIS: Getting an A and a present for submitting a family portrait that he found in the trash can, makes 9-year-old Reggie very guilty, so he sets off to uncover the drawing’s true artist. CAST: Brady Ecklund, Athena Velasco, Janet Chiara, Ray Chavez SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 10:00am STUDENT: Foreign Drama A REASON TO STAY (Israel) DIRECTOR: Adiya Imri Orr SCREENWRITERS: Eldar Yusufov, Adiya Imri Orr PRODUCER: Rona Feldman SCHOOL: Tel Aviv University – Rachel Wallach SYNOPSIS: Tomer, 24, lives with his mother and her plants in a small apartment. They both know he is never going to leave. Tomer has cerebral palsy and he is all that his mother has. All of their days start and end the same way, each day turns out to be no more surprising than what they expected. CAST: Eldar Yusufov, Lior Sabags, Shany Cohen, Esti Zackheim ALMOST 100 – (Australia) DIRECTORS/SCREENWRITERS/ PRODUCERS: Amelia Ashton, Andy Lowe, Lana Spehar, Timothy Abdallah, Rachel Manning PRODUCERS: Darren Ashton, Emma Hadley SCHOOL: Hills Grammar School SYNOPSIS: A typical night out has unforeseen consequences for five teenage friends. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Darren Ashton, Emma Hadley, Amelia Ashton, Andy Lowe, Lana Spehar, Timothy Abdallah, Rachel Manning CAST: Amelia Ashton, Andy Lowe, Lana Spehar, Timothy Abdallah, Rachel Manning SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:00pm COLORS AND BOOTS (Brazil) (CORES E BOTAS) EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Nalu Beco, Juliana Vicente DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Juliana Vicente SCHOOL: Preta Porte Filmes SYNOPSIS: Joana has the same dram as all young Brazilian girls in the 80’s, she wants o be a Paquita, a dancer on Xuxa’s TV Show. Her family is wealthy, and will support her. However, there is a problem: she’s is black and Xuxa never has had a black Paquita on their team. CAST: Jhenyfer Lauren, Bruno Lourenco, Luciano Quirino, Dani Ornellas SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 10:00am DEAF JEFF EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: John Maass, John Huynh DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Ingi Larusson PRODUCER: Marcel Hernandez SYNOPSIS: Set in Louisiana, this film follows Jeff Signman, a hearing impaired, aspiring photographer who lives in the shadow of the local hero, his brother. But, when he is kidnapped by a trio of out-of-town drug dealers, can Jeff and his best buddy save the day and finally earn the respect of the locals? CAST: Aaron Goldenberg, Larry Dogg, Marilyn Gresh, Christian Michaels SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 12:00pm DRAWING PAPER (South Korea) DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Kim Kyung-hwan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kim Sang-jin SCHOOL: Hangang Media High School, Seoul, South Korea SYNOPSIS: He always plays alone and draws pictures with crayons. When there are no more spaces to draw on, he draws graffiti on the wall, which led him to be scolded by the landlady. He comes back to his shabby deserted house and falls asleep drawing his mother. SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:00pm EASY CALL (Burundi) DIRECTOR: Angelo Arakana SCREENWRITER: Ella Iranga n’Shombo PRODUCER: Christopher Redmond SCHOOL: Burundi Film Center, 319 Crichton Street., Ottawa, ON K1M 2011 International Family Film Festival • iffilmfest.org 2010 IFFF FILMS 1W3 Canada SYNOPSIS: A young woman’s foray into prostitution bring shocking consequences to her family. CAST: Lynda Brown Kana, Francis Muhire, Baltazar Mukenuzi, Nadia Harushimana SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm FAKE EYELASHES (China) DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Jianying Zho SCREENWRITER: Jianying Zho SCHOOL: School of Art Institute, Chicago, IL SYNOPSIS: By use their way to help solve a crime, the father and daughter improved their relationship. CAST: Guozhong Li, Shuang Lu, Jingfang Zhu SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 2:00pm LIVING IT (Singapore) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Isaac Kerlow DIRECTOR: David Lee SCREENWRITERS: David Lee, Aida Azlin PRODUCERS: David Lee, Cai MiaoQin SCHOOL: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore Lightcatcher Productions SYNOPSIS: You will never understand what others are feeling, until you go through it. CAST: Chris Lee Ban Loong, Ho Toon Chee, Hera Winata PERSONAL APPEARANCE: David Lee SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 10:00am PIGFOOT (Burundi) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Parviz Yazdani DIRECTOR: Aster Ntirampeba SCREENWRITER: Francis Muhire PRODUCER: Christopher Redmond SCHOOL: Burundi Film Center SYNOPSIS: A porter in Bujumbura tries to make a name for hisself by working for a slaughterhouse. CAST: Frances Muhire SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm MISSION: MONTREAL (Burundi) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Parviz Yazdani DIRECTOR: Natcha Songore SCREENWRITER: Franck Mugemanuro PRODUCER: Christopher Redmond SYNOPSIS: Lionel sells out his family and friends in a desperate attempt to move to Canada. CAST: Angelo Arakaza, Francis Muhire SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm THE RETURN OF OLD MAN KABURA (Burundi) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Parviz Yazdani DIRECTOR: Patrick Ngendakumana SCREENWRITER: Evard Niyomwungere PRODUCER: Christopher Redmond SCHOOL: Burundi Film Center SYNOPSIS: An 82-year-old refugee comes home to Burundi and tries to rebuild his life after 36 years in exile. SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm KNOCK KNOCK (WHO’S DEAD?) (Burundi) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Parviz Yazdani DIRECTOR: Grace Nzeymana SCREENWRITER: Fabrice Emerimana PRODUCER: Christopher Redmond SCHOOL: Burundi Film Center SYNOPSIS: A morbid comedy following one man’s botched attempts to earn a living by collecting the dead. CAST: Caporal Mugabonumuhto SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm BURNT DOWN (Kenya) DIRECTORS: Evelyn Nyaaga, Clarence Ilavonga SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Evelyn Nyaaga SCHOOL: Hot Sun Film School SYNOPSIS: After her shop and her livelihood are destroyed, a young woman discovers a new opportunity at Kibera Film School. CAST: Evelyn Nyaaga, Beatrice Aringa, Aida Achieng, Cathrine Sikali, Sandra Owaka PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Mercy Murugi SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm FRIENDS REMAIN FRIENDS (Kenya) DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Victor Oluoch SCHOOL: Hot Sun Film School SYNOPSIS: The 2008 post election violence tore Kenya apart. To save his life, one youth has to choose between his friends and his tribe. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Mercy Murugi SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Amos Wandera SCHOOL: Hot Sun Film School SYNOPSIS: A boy needs his mother’s love, but his mother leaves and the boy is left with his mean-spirited stepmother. CAST: Joseph at Keya, Barack Odoro, Dinah Khamusali PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Mercy Murugi SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 7:15pm POINT OFF (Kenya) DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Amos Owino Wandera SCHOOL: Hot Sun Film School SYNOPSIS: Amos, orphaned while in primary school, must find money for his school fees. Since his mother was not in a position to finance his education and provide for the family, he takes to the streets to hustle for his school fees. PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Mercy Murugi SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm STUDENT: Foreign Comedy MASQUERADE (Canada) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Tony Papa DIRECTOR: Blake Ponto SCREENWRITERS: Isabelle Villaneuve, Hillary Jones, Blake Ponto PRODUCER: Isabelle Villaneuve SCHOOL: Powell River Digital Film School, BC, Canada SYNOPSIS: A disillusioned couple struggles to rekindle their relationship. Nothing seems to work. Faced with new temptations, they each go their separate ways in hopes of finding a little of - well – we’ll call it happiness somewhere else. CAST: Amanda Burke, Ramin Shadmehr STUDENT: Computer Animation SAFARI (Kenya) PRAYERS FOR PEACE MAMA (Kenya) THE LIGHTHOUSE (Tai- DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Bonface Mogaka PRODUCER: Belinda Adhiambo SCHOOL: Hot Sun Film School SYNOPSIS: Oscar’s mother is dying. As her last wish, she wants her son to be reunited with his father. CAST: Ian Mark, Mercy Andate, Ibra Mohamed, John Asalu, Jessica Wanjiko PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Mercy Murugi SCHEDULE: Friday, March 18 at 5:30pm iffilmfest.org • 2011 International Family Film Festival DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Dustin Grella PRODUCER: Dustin Grella, Matt Israel PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dusty Studio SCHOOL: School of Visual Arts SYNOPSIS: Pastels on a slate chalkboard underscore life’ impermanence as the artist confronts the memory of his younger brother killed in Iraq. CAST: Voice-Over: Dustin and Devin Grella SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 10:00am wan) DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Po Chou Chi PRODUCER: Dow Ning Yang ANIMATOR: Po Chou Chi COMPOSER: Chien-Yu Huang SCHOOL: UCLA - MangoWorx SYNOPSIS: This animation film is a story about parents support for their children to make their dreams come true. CAST: Voice-Over: Po Chou Chi SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 10:00am TANKS FOR NOTHIN’ DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/ PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Joshua Armstrong MUSIC: Travis Ragle, Joe Cisneros SYNOPSIS: A young brother and sister open their presents on Christmas morning. The tomboy sister is enthralled with her older brother’s new football and space helmet and she imagines herself scoring the winning touchdown. Her vivid dreams are instantly shattered as she opens her own gift, a boring tea set!!! SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 10:00am TIME RESTAURANT (S Korea) DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SCREENWRITER/EDITOR: Hong So-hee, Cho Hyeon-bin, Lee Eun-a SCHOOL: Gyeonggi Art High School, Seoul, South Korea SYNOPSIS: Jackie reaches a dead end, chased by the strange shadows. At the moment, when the shadow attacks, the wall opens and Jackie steps inside. There is a restaurant. As he takes a bite, his body becomes transparent and the transparent waiter finds color. STUDENT: Documentary ANIMATION: A PALETTE OF POSSIBILITIES DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SCREENWRITER: Angela Hinton SCHOOL: University of North Carolina, Wilmington PRODUCTION COMPANY: Hidden Diva Productions SYNOPSIS: This film is a fascinating collection of stories anecdotes, and insights from some of the best animators in the world today. Academy Award nominee Joe Hale, versatile artist Ron Dias, and others talk about their life work and give advice and encouragement to children thinking about a career in hand drawn animation. CAST: VO: Patt Noday. Alex Maher, Dominic Carola, Joe Hale, Mary Kay Haseley, Ron Dias, Tony West SCHEDULE: Saturday, March 19 at 10:00am 33 Good Choices ™ “If you treat the people around you the way you want to be treated, what do you think would happen? It may take a while, but probably you will find that people will begin to treat you the same way you treat them. “Life is much happier and more pleasant when you treat others as you want them to treat you.” —How to Make Good Choices Congratulations to all the entrants and winners of the Movies with a Message Competition! www.HappyHouse.Org © 2011 Happy House All Rights Reserved. Any unauthorized copying, translation, duplication, importation or distribution, in whole or in part, by any means, including electronic copying, storage or transmission, is a violation of applicable laws. Grateful acknowledgment is made to the L Ron Hubbard Library for permission to reproduce selections of the copyrighted work, How to Make Good Choices. THE WAY TO HAPPINESS is a trademark owned by L. Ron Hubbard Library in the USA and in other countries (trademark registrations issued and other registrations pending) and is used with permission. 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