Program

The event is FREE to all!

Saturday, April 28, 2018

10:30am — Doors Open

11:00am — Welcome / Opening Remarks

11:10-11:40pm — Midwest Student Competition: Block One (family-friendly section)

Sequential — Teddy Holcomb (5:24)

Lily and Violet — Noni Ford (4:41)

Painted Red — Ursus Gurung, Calvin Rudy (10:18)

Homecoming — Anna Romano (18:00)

Prisoner, a Visual Poem — Hinna Raja (5:34)

  • 5 minute break

11:45-12:35pm — World Competition: Block One

No Sex — Alexey Ionov (9:41)

Encantado — Lisa Mazza (3:00)

Lena — Gustavo Campos (15:00)

FISHY — Rachel Gonzalez, Leury Holguin (8:31)

Schoolyard Blues — Maria Eriksson-Hecht(16:36)

  • 5 minute break

12:40-1:15pm —World Competition: Block Two

Be OpenMarcell Fehér (10:10)

Harevan — Marilou Caravecchia-Pelletier (18:04)

Exist — Peyam Shadniya (4:48)

FIFO — Sacha Ferbus (12:47)

Shadow — Jae Won Jung (18:52)

  • 5 minute break

1:20-2:20pm — Panel Discussion: “Moving Past Scandal: What’s Next In Combating Sexual Harassment In The Film and Media Industries”

  • 10 minute break

2:30-3:20pm — Documentary Block

Becoming Beautiful — Joanna Bosse (18:49)

Such and Such — Ashley Seering (5:00)

Casa, Home, Leaving —Veronica Garcia (9:47)

Respectfully, Tony — John Haley, Julia Szromba (12:24)

  • 5 minute break

3:25-4:25pm — Panel Discussion: “New and Emerging Distribution Platforms: Reaching Audiences Beyond the Big Screen”

  • 10 minute break

4:35-5:40pm — World Competition: Block Three

Illusory — Peyton Finch (2:01)

Unibrow Tutorial — Houra Arabmashaee (7:11)

Count your Curses — Lorène Yavo (8:30)

Growing Alice — Danilo Zombrano (3:58)

Vacation with Chris — Nora Colgan (1:54)

  • 10 minute break

5:50-6:35pm — Midwest Student Competition: Block Two

Lightswitch — Nick Kinder (6:24)

VISCID — Riley Walz (1:24)

The 9th Annual Community Opposite Day — Charlie Kessler (5:36)

A Corner for August — Janjay Knowlden (14:47)

Second Living Room — Ryan Kowalkowski (13:12)

Finding Footing — Sami Masaki (4:04)

  • 5 minute break

6:40-7:55pm — Q&A with Filmmakers

  • 5 minute break

8:00-8:15pm — Awards Presentation / Closing Remarks