OFFICIAL WINNERS: Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2010

Hello everybody,
Last night was a fitting closing night ceremony - loose, exciting, and heartfelt. Thank you to: PSAV, G Rich & team, HDSDmedia.com, MediaBureau.com, BuyBoards.com, MBPS.cc, NLNA, GPTMC, RUBA, Abbaye, Red Cup, Random Tea Room, Doll Face Studio, Cafe Treece, Honey's Sit & Eat, Cafe Lau Maude, Pura Vida, Lafayette Bistro, 700 club, North Bowl, Chuck Treece, Little Brown Chair(!), The Rezarekt, Jason Walker, Surgeon, Keith Atkinson, Greenable, Almanac Market, CLEAR, Sphere Communications, & http://phila.org.


Below are the Official Winners of the 3rd Annual Philadelphia Independent Film festival 2010.

Thanks to everybody who made this happen. After a long ride, we are solidly on track to provide a unique and aggressive programming experience for the Philadelphia Independent Film festival and the City of Philadelphia.

If you attended, please let us know. We saw many camera's and sketch artists and we would love to hear your thoughts and see your pictures. You can upload them to the Festival Facebook and website account if you desire or link to our website what you have posted.


We applaud everybody who submitted to us. We look forward to see you at our weekly screenings.

With great thanks,

Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
June 23 - 27, 2010

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OFFICIAL WINNERS
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3rd Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2010

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Best Feature:
Kandahar Break (David Whitney ~ Director)
Honorable Mention - Feature
The Beginner (Benjamin Coccio)
Honorable Mention - Feature
Putt Putt Syndrome (Alan Cognata– Director)

Best – Short:
Qing Lou Nu ( Bryan Hopkins ~ Director)
Honorable Mention - Short
Furs ( Jill Knox-Gosse)

Best – Political
Who killed Chea Vichea? (Rich Garella ~ Producer / Bradley Cox ~ Director)
Honorable Mention - Political
Auf Wiedersehen: Till We Meet Again (Linda G. Mills ~ Director / Producer)

Best - Special Feature
Letters from the Desert: Eulogy to Slowness (Michela Occhipinti – Director / Producer)
Honorable Mention - Special Feature
Blue Wonder ( John Shenk / Akemi)

Best - Feature Length Music Documentary
Average Community (Fred Zara ~ Director and Christopher Zara ~ Writer /CoProducer)
Honorable Mention - Feature Length Music Documentary
Riot Acts – Flaunting Gender (Madsen Minax ~ Director)

Best Film - Foreign
Stockholm (United Arab Emirates) (Tiffany Yoon Director/Producer)
Honorable Mention - Foreign
Bruja (PANAMA) (Jason Yamas ~Producer)

Best - Animation
The Lift (Robert Kohr)
Honorable Mention - Animation
The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger (Bill Plympton)

Best - Music Video:
Nicolas Maranda – “646” (Nicolas Maranda ~Director)
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Ruse of Fools – “The Flood” (Mark Gonzalas – Composer)
Honorable Mention - Music Video
DJ Ease Back / Prince Lord - The Light (DJ Ease Back - ~Director)


Post: 6 26 2010
UPDATED: 6 27 2010
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Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2010

Philadelphia Independent Film Festival June 23 - 27, 2010 Go to Philadelphia Independent Film Festival for full film schedule / venues.

Where:
Ruba Hall, Media Bureau, DollFace Studio, Cafe Treece, Random Tea Rom, Ritz East

VENUES Ruba Hall: 414 Green Street Philadelphia, Pa 19123 ... (Capacity: 120)
Media Bureau: 725 N. 4th Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 ... (Capacity: 52)
DollFace Studio: 737 N 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 ... (Capacity: 55)
Cafe Treece: 338 Brown Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 ... (Capacity: 48)
Random Tea Room: 713 N 4th Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 ... (Capacity: 20)

TODAY: Philadelphia Underground Film Forum #PUFF...

TODAY: Philadelphia Underground Film Forum #PUFF...

My Kidnapper,
Kandahar Break,
and The Quiet Ones...
Film makers r here.




Animation Festival 1:30 at Media Bureau...
5:00 John Shenk BLUE WONDER @ Random Tea Room...
#piff2010 #PUFF #uff


See you at the Philadelphia Independent Film festival!

Script Writing class in session ... Adam Levenberg. Philadelphia Independent Film festival.

Script Writing class in session ... Adam Levenberg ...

www.hireahollywoodexec.com/about to start class.

See you in the News Room on 338 Brown street...
Below Cafe Treece... #piff2010 #puff #uff

Synopsis: Lionel Laget and Trirème Films Team.

Screening: Sunday, 2:00pm CAFE TREECE as part of the 3rd Annual Philadelphia Independent Film festival.

Posted: Genesis and history of my movie ...

The film is based on a true story. During the curfew the Second World War, sometimes leaving their tram depot. Always connected to electric current, a forgetting to tighten the brake, and a tram left alone!
Thus, the townspeople thought they saw trams ghosts!
Creation of the film :
It is a combination of old photographs, a model of tram, and the genuine old tram.
To comply with the films of the 30s, we turned burlesque characters in Super 8.
A music of a modern classic, the audience accompanies the fear, comedy and emotion.
As in Marseilles, Philadelphia has kept some of its trams. The PCC has provided for over forty years with excellent service.
This film has helped to prevent the destruction of old trams in the city!
Your old tram network has probably had its ghosts!

Lionel Laget.

"Til We meet again screening ... Philadelphia Independent Film festival kicks off ... #puff

Thank you and welcome!
To a sold out house the festival has begun!

Thank you to Linda Mills and Peter Mills who are in attendance.
See blogs for vposts and other tidbits ...

Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director

Jim Marrs to attend Philadelphia Independent Film festival ... June 24, 2010

Breaking:
Jim Marrsdiscusses Bird's Eye View as part of the Philadelphia Independent Film festival 7pm @ Media Bureau.
(Alien abduction & Gov't secrecy)
(With other screenings planned)
#PUFF" /via @PUFForum #uff



Posted: freeRADlab

Press: Links 06202010 - Philadelphia Independent Film Festival

Posted: v05

Blogs:
Culture Mob !!! Blog !!
Who Killed Chea Vichea?
Courier Post Online
DevianArt,(Lisa Spiller)
nsmphilly
Throws of Passion

Newspapers:
Steven Rea, Inquirer
Philadelphia City Paper

Online news sources:
Northern Liberties Outside In
Yahoo Events
Yelp - Who killed Chea Vichea?
Philly Fun Guide
Production Hub!

Film Makers and other sites (mentions):
Quiet Ones ...
MovieSet

Local.com
Hello Philadelphia
The River Why
Bullet Film

Who Killed Chea Vichea? #Piff2010 #PUFF #uff #PhilaIndie

Posted: Philadelphia Independent Film festival
/ Philadelphia Underground Film Forum.

Screening's:
Media Bureau - Saturday ~ 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Random Tea Room - Friday ~ 6:00pm -
Ruba - Sunday ~ 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Amy Leonard
freeRADlab

Title: Who Killed Chea Vichea?


Bradley Cox's unsettling documentary Who Killed Chea Vichea? follows the investigation of the murder of Chea Vichea, leader of a Cambodian worker's rights union. A champion of justice and the humane treatment of laborers in Cambodia's extensive production industry, Chea Vichea was shot and killed on the Chinese New Year in 2004 in front of a newsstand on the street. Amid demands for justice from Vichea's many supporters, Cambodian police arrested two men alleged to be the culprits despite considerable evidence to the contrary. The political nature of the arrests raise disquieting suspicions about the Cambodian government, giving followers of Vichea little hope of justice or reconciliation in the future. Meanwhile, two men serve a 20-year prison sentence for a murder they likely did not commit while Vichea's family mourns the unresolved murder of a beloved brother, husband, and father.

Featuring interviews with Vichea's family and supporters as well as family and friends of the men convicted for his murder, Who Killed Chea Vichea? weaves a disturbing tale of corruption, injustice, and unanswered questions. Through investigative-reporting style filmmaking, Bradley Cox unveils a nation in sociopolitical turmoil despite reassuring claims to the contrary made by numerous international ambassadors. Under threat of death or incarceration by the government, many Cambodian citizens fear to speak out against this and other injustices occurring in their country.

Who Killed Chea Vichea? speaks to an international audience about human rights and democracy. It provides excellent insight into a disturbing situation, developing a compelling story that calls viewers to action against corruption and injustice around the world.

Movie site: http://WhoKilledCheaVichea.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WhoKilledCheaVichea#!/group.php?gid=76083065273
Twitter: http://twitter.com/RGarella

TRT: 56 min
Language: English / Khmer

PayPal has been enabled. You can buy tickets for screenings. http://PhiladelphiaIndependentFilmFestival.com #uff #puff #piff2010

Ticket update:
We are almost sold out for Opening night. If you want tickets to American Jihadist and / or 'Til We Meet again, please do so now. We are adding screenings as the days go on based on demand, so it is possible you might not miss out on a screening.

Feel free to call the BoxOffice at: 215 59 2 - 1242.

See you at the Festival,

Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
June 23 - 27, 2010

Bastard Art, directed by Vince Corkadel, follows Gothic musician, Andi Sex Gang’s, musical timeline. #PUFF #uff #piff2010 #PhilaIndie

Posted: Philadelphia Independent Film festival
/ Philadelphia Underground Film Forum.

Screening: Cafe Treece Friday 6:00pm

Nicole Eckenroad
freeRADlab

Title: Andi Sex Gang and the Way Bastard Art Could Have Been

Bastard Art, directed by Vince Corkadel, follows Gothic musician, Andi Sex Gang’s, musical timeline. It is a chronological documentary that gives an account of the many breakups of the Sex Gang Children. The film highlights indie struggle and suggests that Andi Sex Gang and his children have been ignored by mainstream music culture.

Andi Sex Gang believes that music should be “a free and fluid thing,” which to me, gives reason NOT to work chronologically. The film finds the need to stick to this rigid timeline, and therefore loses the opportunity to reach a climax – a payoff for the interesting subject of “The way goth could have been.” Instead, the end works like a Where Are They Now, summing up simply that. Bastard Art could have stood to amplify the conflict between big labels and little musicians… and it maybe could have used an external mic and a manual focus.

That being said, I’m loving that it put non-mainstream music in the spotlight for 95 minutes, and I’ll probably keep thinking about not only the way goth could have been, but how music could have developed differently because of Andi Sex Gang.


Movie site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtm5K_19ibw
Facebook:
Twitter:

TRT:
Language: Queens English

Madsen Minax's documentary Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance #PUFF #uff #piff2010 #PhilaIndie

Posted: Philadelphia Independent Film festival

/ Philadelphia Underground Film Forum.

Screening: Cafe Treece 6:00pm (338 Brown St.)

Amy Leonard
freeRADlab

Title: Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance

Madsen Minax's documentary Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance features transgender musicians and performance artists discussing their music, art, and identities. Highlighting acts from across the United States and an act from Toronto, a wide range of styles and personalities are represented. The artists discuss issues such as songwriting, voice (and how it is effected by hormones), audience reception, and identity both as a gender and as a human being.

In a society where gender norms implicitly dictate most social interactions, transgender people find themselves occupying an unconventional, and often unaccepted, social space. The manner in which trans artists utilize this non-normative space varies from simply acknowledging it as an essential part of themselves to deliberately riffing on traditional gender norms. Some artists define themselves in terms of a specific gender, while others choose not to classify themselves in those terms. However, all the artists interviewed in Riot Acts are first and foremost human beings, artists, and individuals. Though their gender identity is a part of who they are, it does not define them or their art.

Though Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance follows transgender musicians, it speaks to a larger questions about identity that all people can relate to. What is gender, and how does it define who we are? How does gender affect our relationships to ourselves and others? How does gender oppress the expression of our true selves?

Movie site: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1527721/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RiotActsthemovie

Twitter:

TRT: 76min
Language: English

Film Maker page has been posted ...and more updates.

Hello,
The Film Maker page has been posted as you all know by now. Thanks for all the ideas and comments. We will be adding much more content as we all interact including video during the fest. Take a look and let us know what you think.

Keep these websites in mind:

For active discussion on the screenings we will be using the fest blog as well as your own blogs:
http://PhiladelphiaIndependentFilmFestival.blogspot.com

For active daily event updates we will be using:
http://Twitter.com/PhilaIndie with a SEARCH (hash) tag of: #piff2010 #puff #uff

For Event invites, panels, discussions, and updates (most by you all that we are feeding onto our page)
we are using Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=56954853058&ref=search

We have included your synopsis, movies, links to websites, and trailers. The site is also searchable for people simply looking for information. You are also able to email the link to your lists. If you have a publicist (or you are a publicist reading this), this is an effective way to quickly target potential people who might want to see the screening.


We have also posted a schedule that seems to change as the days go by. Please note, we are accommodating "every" request. We have not moved your screening, however, unless you have been contacted. So do not worry that something might happen unexpectedly.

More soon.

Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
June 23 -27, 2010

Philadelphia Independent Film Festival Venue Listings ... 2010..REPOST...

Hello - 

Sorry for any lack of information on venues! We are very excited to have the screenings located on one block this year and the participation and interest of many, many merchants. The neighborhood will be immersed in film, media, and the arts. 

Here are listings for each venue with links to their websites and other information. We have converted a Cafe, Private Club, Recording Studio, and an Interactive agency here in Northern Liberties on a single block radius. With our partner, PSAV, we are looking to provide a unique audio / video experience.

Venue:

RUBA: 414 Green Street Philadelphia, Pa 19123 ... (Capacity: 120)

Media Bureau: 725 N. 4th Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 ... (Capacity: 52)

DollFace Studio: 737 N 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 ... (Capacity: 55)

Cafe Treece: 338 Brown Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 ... (Capacity: 48)

Random Tea Room 713 N 4th Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 ... (Capacity: 20)

Download the current festival program here: 

Festival Program

Announcing the Panels and Speakers this week... #Piff2010 #PUFF #uff #PhilaIndie

Film makers and Festival supporters,

Programming is still going on! We believe we have accomodated EVERYBODY and their requests. That was a tall order. We believe that because of this we were able to get more than 17 film makers here to represent their movies. Thank you.

We have a great variety of speakers for this years festival. As of this writing, many (42 and counting) film makers have commited to speak and discuss their films. We will be posting to this blog this week as it unfolds but have laready been discussing via Twitter at PhilaIndie and on Facebook as you know. We will have many provacative discussions including journalist Jim Marrs , Actor / Philosopher Mark Borkowski , Director DAVID WHITNEY, Musician Chuck Treece, and many more... Panels will include http://Film.org on the future of film, an Animation discussion, and more!

PUFF, Philadelphia Underground Film Forum, is the sponsor of these events. All events will take place in Northern Liberties and are walking distance!

All events are FREE with festival badge and will sell out! If you would like to attend and do not have a badge, please get there early!

regards,

Benjamin Barnett
Festival Director
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
June 23 - 27, 2010

Philadelphia Independent Film festival posts Programming Schedule

Programming has been completed! No more exceptions. Please.

By now most of you have called, email, txt, or stopped into the studio. This has been a great experience discussing the movies and the business of movies. Thank you.

We will have a pdf shortly and of course are available via phone.

We'll see you at the festival.

Benjamin F. Barnett
Festival Director
Philadelphia Independent Film festival
June 23 - 27, 2010