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campus moviefest florida grand finale

Here’s what you missed at the Campus MovieFest Florida Grand Finale last Friday:

The top sixteen films for Florida are (in no particular order):

Best Picture: Focus (University of South Florida)
Best Comedy: Mobile (University of South Florida)
Best Drama: The Fall (Rollins College)

Congratulations to all the people who worked on these films! You can watch the movies at www.campusmoviefest.com/finale/florida08.html.

gasparilla film festival’s award winners

Here’s a list of the 2008 Gasparilla Film Festival’s award winners:

Young Filmmaker Grand Jury: Onerick
Audience Best Short: Onerick
Best Local Production: Gunn Highway
Special Mention Cinema Award: The Flock
Special Mention Grand Jury: Big Rig
Grand Jury: American Fork
Audience Best Documentary: Tocar y Luchar
Audience Best Narrative: Fly Boys
Special Mention–Female Actor: Ariel Kiebble, Day Dreamer
Special Mention–Male Actor: Shane West, What We Do Is Secret

(Received via email)

oscar night at tampa theatre is february 24

Received via email:

The excitement and glamour of Hollywood are coming to Tampa Theatre on Oscar Night. Guests can experience the thrills and surprises of the 80th Academy Awards® on Sunday, February 24, at Tampa Bay’s own Oscar Night® America–Tampa Bay sponsored by Ferman Motor Car Company. This is one of only 52 official parties sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that will be held across the country on Oscar Night.

Last year, official Oscar Night parties raised almost $3 million for local charities in 47 cities. All money raised stays in the community. Only one charity party in a given market may participate in Oscar Night America, which makes Tampa Theatre the only Academy-sanctioned telecast location in the Tampa Bay area.

The Tampa Theatre, along with Oscar Night America hosts in other cities, isn’t going to let the writers’ strike get in the way of having some Hollywood fun and raising money for charity. The event is moving forward as planned. You can read more or purchase tickets on this page of the Tampa Theatre’s website.

news and notes:cates, loren cass, secrets of a medicine man, beazel

• Did you miss the chance to see Academy Awards producer Gil Cates when he was in Tampa last month for a fundraiser for the Hillel School of Tampa? Both Cates and Eileen Kanter from Events By Eileen were on Tampa Bay’s Media Talk and the segments are available on YouTube. Watch Gil Cates’ interview here and Eileen Kanter’s here.
• Congratulations to the local filmmakers at Jonesing Pictures, Inc. Their film Loren Cass has won the One+One Award for Use of Music in a Feature Film at the EntreVues Film Festival (a.k.a. the Belfort International Film Festival) .
• The trailer for locally-produced documentary Secrets of a Medicine Man is now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5xX2wCRKZQ.
• Local writer/director Michael Beazel “has written a short screenwriting article titled Character Studies for Film and Television and he is making it available for anyone who wants a PDF copy. For a copy, email MBeazel(at)tampabay.rr.com.” (h/t to local filmmaker Guzzo Brother #1)

2007 crystal reel award winners

(This is from the end of October, via the Florida Film Commission website.)

2007 CRYSTAL REEL AWARD WINNERS!

It’s a wrap! The 2007 Crystal Reel Awards (CRA) were fabulous! The Florida Motion Picture and Television Association (FMPTA), a trade association initiated in 1973 by professionals within the Florida film industry, maintains the primary objective to encourage and facilitate increased film, video and sound recording production within the state of Florida. Indoctrinated in the late 1980s by FMPTA, the Crystal Reel Awards (CRA) honors Florida filmmakers for their fine work in fields such as motion pictures, videos, screenwriting, acting, music, print models and numerous other categories. Winning a Crystal Reel Award is a unique distinction among Florida filmmakers. A great BIG thank you goes out to the Tampa Chapter for hosting this year’s terrific program. Plans are already underway for the 2008 CRA.

FMPTA is dedicated to the promotion of film, television, recording, print and digital media in Florida.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! To learn more about the FMPTA, visit www.fmpta.org.

“discover me” film contest winner announced

Received via email:

“Discover Me” Film Contest Winner Announced 

MyMovieNetwork.com in conjunction with Indie Film Nation Podcast wanted to congratulate all participants in our “Discover Me” Film Contest.  This was our most participated and popular film contest to date.  The contest was open to all members of www.MyMovieNetwork.com who entered digital films in any genre. The top 3 finishers of the contest are: 

Good-Bye! by Mitchell Ophir 
Bobby and Melinda by Robert Blasi 
Kieran Ridge:This is a Tribute by Joseph Mikos 

Good-Bye! was selected as the premier film among all those that entered.  The winner Mitchell Ophir will have the opportunity to be interviewed by Indie Film Nation podcast heard around the world and will receive FrameForge 3D Studio software, a very generous prize package from Indie Film Nation. 

2nd and 3rd place runner-up winners will get MyMovieNetwork branded long-sleeve shirts and exposure through MyMovieNetwork and our affiliated sites.  We’re very excited to provide www.MyMovieNetwork.com members as much exposure and promotional opportunities as possible.  “We’ve been honored to work with Indie Film Nation because of their commitment to promote and advance careers of indie filmmakers,” said Clint Mazur, MyMovieNetwork’s CEO.  “This kind of world wide exposure can really advance the career of indie filmmakers.” 

About Indie Film Nation: Indie Film Nation Podcast dives deep into the world of independent film with a collective of filmmakers from around the globe. Think of it as IFC meets the Crocodile Hunter meets Ain’t It Cool News. The podcast covers film festivals, interviews up-and-coming directors, and talks about productions in progress. Immigrate to Indie Film Nation and leave corporate cinema in the dust. 

About MyMovieNetwork.com: Launched in 2006, MyMovieNetwork is a groundbreaking online community and service that provides tools for filmmakers to showcase their work around the world by posting their films and portfolios as well as, learn from, network and collaborate with fellow movie makers. All members and visitors can watch, critique and rate submitted content based on its quality while at the same time enjoy the entertainment provided to them for free. MyMovieNetwork runs contests to find the best filmmakers, provides tools for scouting, blogging and linking to personal film archives. We provide ability to create a unique portfolio with an individualized link that can be sent as your professional resume. In addition each user can create a studio where all their films, cast and crew are associated in one place.

Visit www.mymovienetwork.com for more info.

edgar award winners in theater, tv and film

Something from a couple of months ago, but interesting nonetheless, via the Award Winners Blog: 

The Edgar Award winners have been announced. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (the “Edgars”) are named after Mystery Writers of America’s patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the genre. You can see a list of this year’s nominees here. Here are this year’s theater, TV and film winners:

• Best Play: Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure by Steven Dietz (Arizona Theatre Company)
• Best Television Episode Teleplay: Life on Mars - Episode 1, Teleplay by Matthew Graham (BBC America)
• Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay: The Wire, Season 4, Teleplays by Ed Burns, Kia Corthron, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon & William F. Zorzi (Home Box Office)
• Best Motion Picture Screenplay: The Departed, Screenplay by William Monahan (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Visit www.theedgars.com for more info.

webby award winners

Congrats to the following winners of the 11th Annual Webby Awards:

Winner, Movies/Film: www.panslabyrinth.com

Winner, Television: www.current.tv

(From the Award Winners Blog)

winners of the 48 hour film project 2007 tampa

The list of winning 2007 films is finally posted on the 48 Hour Film Project Tampa website:

And the winners are:

• BEST FILM – Unspeakable
• BEST DIRECTING - Unspeakable
• BEST WRITING - Unspeakable
• BEST EDITING - Unspeakable
• BEST ACTING - Unspeakable
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Unspeakable
• BEST SOUND DESIGN - Unspeakable
• BEST USE OF CHARACTER (Megan or Pete Van Gibb) - Last Chance
• BEST USE OF PROP (salt and pepper shakers) - Last Minute Gift
• BEST USE OF LINE OF DIALOGUE (”I Don’t Know What His Deal Is”) - Versus
• BEST GRAPHICS - Last Chance
• BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS - Tough Beat
• BEST MUSICAL SCORE - NecroZombie Robot Marriage
• BEST CHOREOGRAPHY - NecroZombie Robot Marriage

The audience favorites:

• Unspeakable
• Super Hero Hotline
• NecroZombie Robot Marriage
• Versus

Congratulations to all the winners.  For photos and more info, click here.

live blogging the oscars, part six

11:46 p.m.  Ah, the In Memorium montage.  I don’t like that the audience claps during the montage, because I always feel sorry for the lesser-known filmmakers and actors who don’t get much audience acknowledgement.

11:52 p.m.  Philip Seymour Hoffman needs a hairbrush!  I’m so glad that Helen Mirren won Best Actress.  She’s amazing.

12:03 a.m.  Forrest Whitaker wins Best Actor and gives a moving, heartfelt acceptance speech.

12:08 a.m.  Another standing ovation — Martin Scorsese wins Best Director!  Which leads us to five shots of Jack Nicholson.

12:13 a.m.  Final surprise of the night – The Departed wins Best Picture! Additional camera shots of Jack Nicholson, bringing the total for the evening to 22.

12:15 a.m.  Off to bed.  Good night!