See a short award winning film from NFFTY 2009 before these classic films played outdoors in beautiful West Seattle.
More info: http://westseattlemovies.blogspot.com/
NFFTY 2009 Exceeds Attendance and Web Traffic Goals
Film Festival Celebrating Youth-made film creates buzz for all ages
Seattle, WA – April 27, 2009. NFFTY 2009 enjoyed record attendance at its 3rd annual festival held at Seattle Cinerama and Seattle Center (April 24-26). NFFTY screened 113 films from youth ranging in age from 7 to 22, representing 27 states and 8 countries. All genres of film were presented including animation, shorts, music videos, documentaries, and feature films.
NFFTY attendance set new records, exceeding prior year’s attendance by 225%, with an estimated 4,000 filmgoers over the 2-½ day event. The festival began with a sold out Friday Gala Opening Night at Seattle Cinerama and Experience Music Project | Science Fiction Museum Hall of Fame, followed a weekend of 21 screenings and 4 industry-led panels.
NFFTY 2009 was operated as a carbon neutral event, as certified by carbonfund.org. This ethic, as well as a special screening of films with environmental, social justice, and peace themes, is part of NFFTY Earth, the organization’s campaign to promote the power of youth-made film to positively affect social change.
Web traffic to the NFFTY website and ancillary links also exceeded expectations. A separate online festival held via Indieflix just prior to the main fest garnered over 800 voters. Page views exceeded 55,000 for the festival via its b-side link.
“We are thrilled by the attendance and enthusiasm for this year’s festival,” said Jesse Harris, NFFTY Executive Director. “And equally satisfying is the response from the 50 filmmakers who were able to personally attend the festival and experience the excitement of having large audiences view their work.”
Jury Awards for films were: Animation – Chicken Cowboy, Stephen Neary, 22; Documentary – Left Side, Esther Magasis, 16; Experimental – Dihydrogen Monoxide, Sam Bender, 17; Feature – The Reunion of Amila Marbleberry and Marcy Stills, Michael Tucker, 22; International – Marea Alta, Carlos Parada, 19; Music Video – Glitter Waste Land Dance-Off, Tommy Strauss, 21; Short – X to Y, Matt Sobel, 20.
Audiences voted for their favorite films: Animation – Odysseus and the Cyclops, Emily Salva, 7; Documentary – Lucky Boy, Alex Gaylon, 21; Experimental – Soliloquy, Olivia Motley, 15; Feature – Perfect Sport, Anthony O’Brien, 21; International – Patrick, Luke Snellin, 22; Music Video – Rebuilding, Jade Warpenburg, 21; Short – The Substitute, Ryan and Andrew Cox, 20.
Added this year were Best New Talent Awards in 3 age categories: 18-22 – Fairytales, Travis Walton Waugh, 20; 12-17 – I Have a Dream Today, Hannah Holtgerts, 17; 11 and under – Odysseus and the Cyclops, Emily Salva, 7. Lucky Boy, Alex Gaylon, 21 was the winner of the IndieFest Award, TheFilmSchool Scholarship Award was given to The Reunion of Amila Marbleberry and Marcy Stills, Michael Tucker, 22; and the NFFTY LA Trip HBO Winner was Ben Kadie, Murder at the Pharaoh’s Grave, 13.
NFFTY 2009’s sponsors and supporters were Volvo Cars of North America, TakePart.com, EMP|SFM, Comcast, Vulcan, Cinerama, IndieFlix, Full Sail University, LA Film School, Motorola, Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc., HBO, Nike 6.0, TheFilmSchool, B-side, KUOW, Tokita Bethune, Zune, Vitaminwater, American Lung Association, Chipotle, Pravda, Vain, KBCS, Poster Giant, Gray Line, TOMS Shoes, Planet Illogica, Saracina Vineyards, Kaia Naturals, Mayor’s Office of Film + Music, Washington Film Works, The Norcliffe Foundation, Starbucks Foundation, and Raynier Institute & Foundation.
FREE film screenings and fun nights all over Seattle this summer! Come check out films from NFFTY 09 followed by full length feature films every week this summer!
Aster Coffee Lounge
5615 24th Ave NW
Seattle, WA 981
Dates & Times:
Friday, July 10, 8:45p
Friday, July 17, 8:45p
Friday, July 24, 8:45p
Friday, July 31, 8:45p
Seattle Center
Mural Amphitheater
Behind the Center House
Dates & Times:
Saturday, Aug 1, 9p
Saturday, Aug 15, 9p
Saturday, Aug 22, 9p
Friday, Aug 28, 9p
Saturday, Aug 29, 9p
West Seattle
Movies on the Wall
4400 California Ave SW
Dates & Times:
Saturday, July 18, 9p
Saturday, July 25, 9p
More info: http://nffty.org/nffty365.html
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NFFTY and Aster Coffee Lounge present short film screenings of films from NFFTY 2009! Check out films by the up & coming moviemakers of tomorrow. Wine tasting is also happening 4-8pm, short films will play every hour on the hour from 4-8pm.
Aster Coffee Lounge
5615 24th Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
You’re invited to join NFFTY and Sound Transit in celebrating student filmmakers from five Seattle-area high schools as they proudly present their short films at this free screening.
Also playing that evening are local student films from the 2009 National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY).
Free food and beverages provided.
You’ll be able to vote for your favorite film from five high schools:
Rainier Beach High School
South Lake High School
Seattle Urban Academy
Foster Senior High School
Cleveland High School
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
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6:00pm – 8:00pm
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Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club
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Chat with NFFTY 09 award winning director and co-writer/actor of the film Marea Alta.
Check out video highlights and interviews from NFFTY 2009!
Check out a few short interviews from some NFFTY 09 filmmakers:
More NFFTY 09 video coming soon!
Learn about the NFFTY Little Big Planet Filmmaker Challenge and how you could win a Sony Playstation prize package!
