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Thank you to all who made the Future of Cinema International Film Festival a success!
Student Screenings and Winners
Narrative Category
Category winner: Chris Birkmeier, Belmont, MI - Donnybrook
Kameko Gregory, Boston, MA - When the World Runs Dry
Austin Moldow, Emerson, NJ - Paperclip Thieves
Adrien Pellerin, Atlanta, GA - The Curiously Strong Addiction
Joseph Procopio, Toronto, ON - Drive
Marshall Roshto, Millington, NJ - Winter Passings
Ali Scattergood, Oneida, WI - A Birth with No Wings
Katie Silver, Auston, TX - The Carraway Pearls
Animation Category
Caleb Christopher, Republic, OH - Batman Rebuilt
Kayleigh Schneider, Suttons Bay, MI - The Perfectly Seasoned Life
Category winner: Ethan Wellin, Indianapolis, IN - Kingdom on a Mountain
Josh Heineman, Iowa City, IA - Fishes
Zoe Allen-Wickler, Suttons Bay, MI - Perspective
Lenora Paige, Suttons Bay, MI - Flipbook! A handheld mini movie
Documentary Category
Richard Lynch, Kutztown, PA - Tenancious Teacher
Category winner: Shireen Hinkley, Winchester, MA - The Passamaquoddy: A People Reborn
Ben Mullinkosson, Highland Park, IL - Skateboarding
Kiope Gyzen, Irvine, CA - The Making of: Two Spirits One Journey
Screenplay Category
Category winner: Ines Pujos, Traverse City, MI - Paul and Paulina
Katherine Silver, Austin, TX - A Different King of Love Triangle
Best in Festival
Ethan Wellin, Indianapolis, IN - Kingdom on a Mountain (Animation)
Runner up: Shireen Hinkley, Winchester, MA - The Passamaquoddy: A People Reborn (Documentary)
New audio! Michael Mittelstaedt, Director of Motion Picture Arts talks with Interlochen Public Radio's Brad Aspey about the Future of Cinema International Film Festival, emerging trends and new media in filmmaking. Listen now ::
Mission and Objective
Future of Cinema Festival: Cinema for Change
The Future of Cinema Festival at Interlochen Center for the Arts provides a setting for high school filmmakers to meet professionals and peers, screen work, discuss trends and new developments in cinema, while creating a greater understanding of a quickly evolving art form.
About the Festival
Interlochen Center for the Arts engages and inspires people worldwide through excellence in educational, artistic and cultural programs, enhancing the quality of life through the universal language of the arts. The Future of Cinema Festival is a continuation of the center's 80 year legacy as leader in the arts.
The Future of Cinema Festival is for the high school film maker seeking a global community of other passionate, driven high school students in cinema; we are a dedicated showcase of new filmmakers' talent. The inaugural Future of Cinema Fest 2008 will screen the best national and international work of high school students.
Past special guests of the Future of Cinema Series have included Jeff Wozniak, Senior Digital Artist Lucas Films; Gordon Radley, frmr. President of ILM; James Gartner, Director of Glory Road; Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker; Andy Davis, Director of The Fugitive and Holes; Joel McNeely, Composer for Young Indiana Jones Chronicles; Ivan Raimi, Screenwriter – Darkman, Army of Darkness, Spiderman 3; Jeff Daniels, performer.
Categories
Narrative, Animation, Documentary, Screenplay. Winners in each category will receive an iPod Touch.
Rules and Submissions
Entrants are welcome but not required to attend the festival. The submission deadline is April 1, 2008. Click here for detailed rules and submission guidelines. Filmmakers can also submit pieces digitally via www.WithoutABox.com.
Public Events
Guest Presentation: Ivan Raimi
Michigan native and screenwriter Ivan Raimi comes to Interlochen for a presentation and discussion, as part of Interlochen's Future of Cinema student film festival. Raimi's credits include Spiderman 3 and Army of Darkness. This event is free and open to the public.
FREE
Friday, April 18
8:30pm
DeRoy Center for Film Studies
Film Screening and Q&A: Holly Wren Spaulding
Holly Wren Spaulding is an Interlochen alumna, Field Producer, consultant and researcher on the movie, FLOW: For Love Of Water. A new film by Irena Salina, FLOW highlights the local intimacies of an emerging global catastrophe: African plumbers reconnect shantytown water pipes under cover of darkness to ensure a community's survival; a Californian scientist forces awareness of shockingly toxic public water sources; a "Big Water" CEO argues privatization is the wave of the future; a "Water Guru" in India sparks new community water initiatives in hundreds of villages; a Canadian author uncovers the corporate profiteering that drives global water business.
This event is FREE and open to the public
Saturday, April 19
8:30pm
DeRoy Center for Film Studies
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