This coming Saturday, May 4th, 2013, the International Family Film Festival (IFFF) will shine the spotlight on our industry youth both in front of and behind the camera, highlighting a fun-filled day full of films made by children and teens ages 8 – 18 with workshops, celebrity signings and other special events at Raleigh Studios Hollywood.
The day kicks off with film screenings starting at 9:00 a.m. and several fabulous, food trucks will be on the Raleigh lot to serve lunch and snack foods throughout the day.
Ticket prices
• Film Screenings: $8/person – Free Admission for Children 5 years and younger
• Workshops/ Meet and Greet Autograph Signing with Disney Child Star Aaron Landon: $8/person
• All Access Day Pass: $25/person for full IFFF Youthfest! Admission to all events/activities)
• Awards Ceremony/ Reception: $8/person
*Tickets are not mailed, but can be picked up at the Festival Ticket Office on May 4th, 2013.*
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Music with Saint Tone at 9:30 am Chaplin Theater
Celebrity Meet & Greet with Disney Star Aaron Landon at 10:00 am Chaplin Theater
Short Films at 11:00 am Chaplin Theater
Acting Up! Workshop with Pro Claire Winters at 12:30 pm Cantina
Voice Over Workshop with Pro Bill Farmer at 2:00 pm Pickford Theater
Short Films at 3:00 pm Pickford Theater
Youth Fest! Awards at 4:30 pm Chaplin Theater
Pizza party at 6:00 pm Cantina
2013 INTERNATIONAL FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL
YOUTH FEST! SHORT FILM SYNOPSIS
Ages 8 – 13
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Drama
Cardboard 10 minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 11 am
Synopsis: In the wake of the economic downturn, homelessness is a problem that faces families. Unfortunately, in America, there are few options, for families seeking shelter. If faced with adversity, what would you do to keep your family together?
Executive Producer: Jenny-Lynn Waugh Azarian
Director/Screenwriter: Tara-Nicole Azarian
Producer/DP: Robert Filion
Editor: Jenny-Lynn Waugh Azarian
Personal Appearance: Tara-Nicole Azaran
Circuit Breaker 12 minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 11 am
Synopsis: In this philosophical drama, a ‘what-if’ conundrum is put into effect as an otherworldly figure throws a ‘circuit breaker’ in a back alley of a modern town, plunging everything but the people decades into the past. This film challenges the notion of progress and questions just how much e rely on mechanization.
Cast: Caroline Kelly, Caleb Barynin, Corionne Smith, Ella Morin, Kileli Markovich, Tome Carnahan, Dorianne Goodmurphy, Trevor Parsons, Venturino Liberatore
Directors/Producers: Jacob Shaw, Caroline Kelly
Screenwriter/Editor: Jacob Shaw
DP: Caroline Kelly, Dylan Weber
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Comedy
Carson Billingsley Stop Motion 1 Minute
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 3 pm
Synopsis: Using a stop-motion animation technique, Manhattan Beach Middle School (MBMS) film student Carson Billingsly engages and studies with curious movements, shadows, light, rhythms and alternating patterns the beginning magic of animation arts.
Director/Producer/Actor: Carson Billingsley
Personal Appearances: Carson Billingsley
Cy Chittenden 1 Minute
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 3:00 p.m.
Synopsis: Manhattan Beach Middle School (MBMS) film student Cy Chittenden engages in a playful animation etude described as a “person gliding across front yard surfaces” set to music.
Follow Cy as he explores his homey environment in a most unusual way.
Director/Producer/Actor: Cy Crittenden
Personal Appearance: Cy Crittenden
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Comedy Foreign CLASS
Black on White – Finland (sub-titled) 5:45 minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 3 pm
Synopsis: Babies (that are played by older children), are using pacifiers…then they get out of bed, and start fighting each other, and use laser guns.
Cast: Niko Mater, Elias Kukkonen, Matias Kylmanen, Pietari Sanisalmi, Jonne Yrjanheikki
Director/Screenwriter/Producer:
School/Production Company: Valve Film School
Love At The Dentist – Finland (sub-titled) 2:37 minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 3 pm
Synopsis: Each of the 4 girls waiting their turn in the dentist office have different reactions to taking their turn…one girl brings the dentist flowers.
Cast: Katariina Leinonen, Sipo Herva, Silja Tuovinen, Vilma Kunnari, Joonas Koivula
Director/Screenwriter/Producer: Katariina Leinonen, Sipo Herva, Silja Tuovinen, Vilma Kunnari, Joonas Koivula
School/Production Company: Valve Film School
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Animation Computer
Killer App 1:18 minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 11 am
Synopsis: A young girl runs into some problems, when her father asks her to do some gardening.
Cast: VO- Elizabeth (12 yr old) & Robert Herrick (Father)
Executive Producer: Robert Herrick
Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Editor: Elizabeth Herrick
Production Company: Studio H
School: American Heritage School, FL
YOUTH FEST! SHORT Animation Computer Foreign
Betty and Dorothy – UK 9 minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 11 am
Synopsis: An uplifting story of a lifelong friendship exquisitely pictured in animation. Inspired by the watercolour paintings of the Yorkshire countryside. Betty and Dorothy reveal an extraordinary period of change in English country life. During war and peace their friendship remains constant throughout.
Cast: V-O: Betty Fawbert, Dorothy Kibbat
Executive Producer: David Bunting
Director/Screenwriter/Producer:
School: Kell Bank Primary School, N Yorkshire UK – Kathleen Allison
Art Director: Ian Scott Massie, Simon Palmer
Light Up the World – UK 9 minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 11 am
Synopsis: This film explores the Paralympic Values of determination, inspiration, courage and equality. Produced by 497 disabled and non-disabled young people from 12 countries across the globe. From March to June 2012, the children from 24 schools collaborated to create an animation depicting a journey of the Paralympic torch, from the birthplace at Stoke Mandeville Hospital to London and its handover to Brazil in 2016.
Cast: 497 children
Executive Producer: David Bunting
Director/Screenwriter/Producer:
Producer: Vicky Hope Walker
Editor: Adam Kirk
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Clay-Motion Animation Foreign CLASS
Old People in Traffic – Finland (sub-titled) 2:54 minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 3 pm
Synopsis: Some old people have to cross the street in order to go to the dentist office for new dentures. They had a lot of trouble crossing the street getting there, but coming back home, a good Samaritan posted a sign at the street to let the drivers know that they were going to cross.
Voice-Over Cast: Antti Telkkala, Antii Pirnes, Joona Ala-Rami, Pyry Vaara
Director/Screenwriter/Producer:
Animators: Antti Telkkala, Antii Pirnes, Joona Ala-Rami, Pyry Vaara
School/Production Company: Valve Film School
Space Adventure of Max The Wax – Finland (sub-titled) 3:08 minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 3 pm
Synopsis: A space ship lands on a strange planet, and the pilot finds a group of ‘green men aliens’ protecting a strange object.
Voice-Over Cast: Ukko Braysy, Juuso Juntunen, Roope
Director/Screenwriter/Producer:
Directors/Screenwriters/Animators: Ukko Braysy, Juuso Juntunen, Roope Kontio, Reetu Kontio
School/Production Company: Valve Film School
YOUTH FEST! SHORT Documentary
“G” Water 10 minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 11 am
Synopsis: This film explores the daily life of villagers in Mali, Africa: the challenges they face and the hope that they have for the future.
This film is by 12 year old Luke Broyles who traveled to Mali, Africa in 2011 to meet and document these kind and generous people.
Cast Voice-Over: John Holden
Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Editor/Music/DP: Luke Broyles
Music: Mali villagers
School: Creekside Middle School, Indiana
Personal Appearances: Luke Broyles
iPad Documentary 7 Minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 11 am
Synopsis: The Manhattan Beach Middle School District has begun to provide IPads for all of the 6th grade students. The Principal and Teachers are interviewed and asked if they feel the IPad is a good use for research and fundamental subjects.
Cast: Principal John Jackson, Teachers Dave Bayner, Locke, Maybery, Brown. The students are Malcolm Kluth, Cy Crittenden, Carson Billingsley, Cooper Roth, Greg Moore, Nick Cerafici.
Production Crew: Malcolm Kluth, Cy Crittenden, Carson Billingsley, Cooper Roth, Greg Moore, Nick Cerafici
Personal Appearances: Carson Billingsley, Cy Crittenden
ROTFL 5 minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 11 am
Synopsis: Electronic communication is both a blessing and a curse. According to the CDC, suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,000 deaths per year. For every suicide there are at least 100 attempts.
Cast: Tara-Nicole Azarian
Director/Screenwriter/Producer: Tara-Nicole Azarian
Editors: Tara Nicole Azarian, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Azarian
Production Company: Front Porch Films
DP: Jenny-Waugh Azarian
Music: Incomptech
Personal Appearances: Tara-Nicole Azarian
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Documentary Foreign
The Race – UK 9 minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 11 am
Synopsis: Will their differences put an end to David and Neils’ friendship?
Cast: Neil and David
Executive Producer: Greenhouse Multi-Cultural Play & Arts Project
Director/Screenwriter/Producer: Greenhouse Multi-Cultural Play
Production Company: Studio 28 Fazeley Studios
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Mixed Media Foreign CLASS #4066-4099
Camera of Horrors – Finland (sub-titled) 4:45 minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 3:00pm
Synopsis: A man bought a camera from a second-hand store, and when he started to film…a ghostly villain appears in each frame, and starts to stab the actors.
Cast: Johannes Kaarre, Reetu Konitio, Jenna Nauska, Aapeli Ristola, Matilda Kangas, Jante Jomppanen
Director: Aapeli Ristola
Screenwriter: Johannes Kaarre
DP/Editor/Music: Jante Jomppanen
School/Production Company: Valve Film School
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Drama
The Heart of a Book 4 Minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 11:30 am
Synopsis: This short film is about the heart and soul of classic ink-pressed books. It is told through the voice of a book, and it tries to persuade the audience to continue reading classic style books instead of digital or audio books.
Cast: Barbara Stein, Karen Stein, Robert Stein
Director/Screenwriter/DP/Producer/Editor: Brandon Scharaga
Production Company: Brandino Productions
School: Carlsbad High School, CA
The Painted Girl 8 Minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 11:30 am
Synopsis: This film tells the story of Megan, a closeted gay 15-year-old, who runs away from her mother’s expectations. Hiding in an abandoned subway tunnel, she uses spray paint to create art for her mother. Megan hopes that through this gallery of graffiti, she can help her mother understand who she is.
Cast: Emma Rae Johnson, Abby Carter, Ben Kadie, Andrew Tribolini, John Kauffman, Molly Berg, Rex Davidson, Victoria Puckett
Director/Producer/Editor/DP: Ben Kadie
Screenwriter: Ben Kadie
School: Interlake High School, Bellevue, WA
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Drama CLASS
The Science of Friendship 6 Minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 11:30 am
Synopsis: New student Jo immediately gets off on the wrong foot with the popular girls. Little does Heather know how much she actually will need Jo. This film was produced as a part of Verve Studios Film Acting for Teens Camp 2012.
Cast: Ashlee Renee, Jacqueline Soto, Kelly Nicole, Lauren Hanneman, Taylor Brauer
Executive Producer: Amanda Melby
Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Editor/DP: Amanda Melby
Assistant Director: Ashley Faulkner
Production Company: Verve Studios, LLC
Music: Kasia Szczech
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Drama Foreign CLASS
Beloved – UK 4 Minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 11:30 am
Synopsis: A poetic interpretation of falling in love.
Cast: Adam Lloyd, Emily Fretwell, William Hobby
Executive Producer: Suited & Booted Studios
Director/Screenwriter: Daniel inkant
Producer: Elle Farham
Production Company: First Light Movies
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Comedy
Bookstore 18 Minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 11:30 am
Synopsis: Tara, a teenager who dreams of a successful future in business, must manage the school Bookstore for one day. Dealing with her preoccupied employees and the craziness that gets in the way of her ambitions.
Cast: Tara Josi, Angus O’Brien, Alexander Haney, Angela Haney
Executive Producer: Cheri Gaulke
Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Editor: Alexander Haney
School: Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, CA
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Comedy CLASS
Got Talent? 10 Minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 3 pm
Synopsis: When Principal Swidler posts a notice that everyone must participate in the all-school talent show, some students are thrilled and others terrified. This film was produced as a part of Verve Studios Film Acting for Kids Camp 2012
Cast: Autumn Whitaker, Ayla Taylor, Jack Walton, Jessie Finch, Kelly Holland, Niklas Tollefson, Noah Lanouette, Sophie Sabatini, Judith Eisenberg
Executive Producer: Amanda Melby
Director/Screenwriter/Producer:/Editor/DP Amanda Melby
Assistant Director: Judith Eisenberg
Production Company: Verve Studios, LLC
Music: Charlie Yokom
Path to the Presidency 11 Minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 3 pm
Synopsis: “If Sara wins, she’ll waste the whole year and nothing will change. If Sam wins, he might do some nice things for the environment, but nothing to better the student’s daily life and routine.”
This is a comedic look at the election process in Middle School. This film was produced as a part of Verve Studios Film Acting for Tweens Camp 2012.
Cast: Justine Danielson, Kine Miltun, Maggie Thurston, Ali Martinez, Holly Benscoter, Jared Tuton, Nicole Soto, Michael Gerardi, Dale Montieth
Executive Producer: Amanda Melby
Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Editor/DP: Amanda Melby
Assistant Directors: Dale Nontieth, Lora Blume
Production Company: Verve Studios, LLC
Music: Rania Adamczyk
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Animation Computer
Mr. Raindrop 6 Minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 3 pm
Synopsis: Mr. Raindrop finally figures out that his purpose in life is to keep the earth, plants and trees green with his water drops, instead of just splashing around in mud puddles.
Executive Producer: Brian Finn
Director: Dani Bowman
Screenwriter: Harriet Spizziri
Producer: Patrick Eidemiller
Editor: Dani Bowman
Production Company: Power Light Animation Studios
Animator: Dani Bowman
Music: Camille Saint-Saens
Personal Appearance: Dani Bowman
http://www.powerlight-studios.com
The Namazu 5 Minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 3 pm
Synopsis: A young girl named Dani was visiting an amusement park with her family in Japan with her pet cat Iggy. She was having so much fun until some mean kids blocked the entrance to her next ride, the Glop of Doom. All of a sudden, the earth began to tremble, she thought about what to do to help, and she was transported to the Catfish Kingdom where she met Kashima and The Namazu.
Cast: Yom Kenny (Narrator), Stella Ritter, Ken Mora, Miles Mort, Nick Guzman
Director: Dani Bowman
Screenwriter: Kevin Sean Michaels
Producers: Kevin Sean Michaels, Patrick Eidemiller
Editor: Dani Bowman
Production Company: Power Light Animation Studios
Animators: Dani Bowman, Perry Chen
Music: Lauren Dair Owens, Will Clay, Nick Guzman
Personal Appearance: Dani Bowman, Perry Chen
http.//www.powerlight-studios.com
Antarctic Flight 3 minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 3 pm
Synopsis: When a pilot lands at the South Pole, little does he know that his scientific expedition will lead him to a lesson in friendship and kindness to others
Director/Screenwriter: Andrew Corl
Producers: Andrew & Emily Corl
School: Trinity Education Center
Personal Appearance: Andrew Corl
Simply Love 3 Minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 3 pm
Synopsis: When a restroom sign man falls in love with his female counterpart, he will try his best to win her love.
Director/Screenwriter: Andrew Corl
Producers: Andrew Corl & Emily Corl
School: Trinity Education Center
Personal Appearance: Andrew Corl
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT Documentary
A Quest for Peace: Nonviolence Among Religions 10 Minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 11:30 am
Synopsis: Young filmmaker Matthew Evans takes a look at one of the most pressing issues in our modern society: violence among religions. Through discussions with Arun Gandhi and local religion leaders, Matthew learns powerful lessons about nonviolence, acceptance, and cultural understanding. As Gandhi has said, “We must become the change we wish to see in our world!”
Cast: Arun Gandhi, Leona Evans, Linda Bertenthal, Michael Moran, Naiyerah Kolkailah
Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Editor: Matthew Evans
Production Company: WGI Films
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT Class: Documentary Foreign
I Could Live Yours – UK 10 Minutes
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 3 pm
Synopsis: I could live a rich man’s life, but he could never live mine
Cast: Ashley McLean, Brad McLean, Sean Jackson
Executive Producer: Exeter Phoenix
Screenwriters: Creekmore Youth Club, Millway Community Centre Exeter Phoenix
Producer: Creekmore Youth Club
Production Company: First Light Movies
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Educational
Losing to Violence – the Impact on Siblings 8 Minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 11:30 am
Synopsis: Whenever someone dies due to violence, the entire community is impacted. But nowhere is the devastating effect felt more than in the homes. Press Pass TV’s youth explores the impact violence has on siblings and what we as a community can do to lessen it.
Director: Abdul Karim Salih
Producers: Diana Julien, Zaquanna Rogers
Production Manager: Zarah Klink Hansen
Production Company: Press Pass TV
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Mixed Media
The Hollow Chronicles II
Schedule: May 4, Saturday, 3 pm
Synopsis: In this Chapter of The Hollow Chronicles, Fear uses the tragedy of Pride’s past in an attempt to lead him to his doom. Can Hollow save him before it is too late?
Cast: Kaleigh Kailani, Summer Kailani, Ron Burch, Sequoia Valverde, Madison Brunoehler, Jack Seavor McDonald, Chloe Blunk, Hailey Bachelier, Julia Patterson, Jessica Bailey, Preston Renteria, Amanda Halpern, Lexi Packer, Kamryn Santi
Director/Screenwriter/Producer/Editor: Kaleigh Kailani
Production Company: Queenadreams Productions
Music: Kevin McLeod, Kaleigh Kailani
Personal Appearance: Kaleigh Kailani, Summer Kailani
Ages 14-18
YOUTH FEST! SHORT: Mixed Media
Panda Run 5 Minutes
Schedule: Saturday, May 4, 11:30 am
Synopsis: Panda Bears are hunted by poachers, and the family finds a way to make money by taking pictures, instead of killing the Panda Bears to make money.
Cast: VO-Bayard, Dexter, Gary, and Patricia Vinant-Tang
Executive Producer: Gary Vinant-Tang
Directors: Gary Vinant-Tang, Dexter Vinant-Tang, Patricia Vinant-Tang
Screenwriter: Bayard and Dexter Vinant-Tang
Producers/DP: Gary and Patricia Vinant-Tang
Animators: Dexter and Patricia Vinant-Tang
Production Company: Dream Craft Pictures
Music: Kevin MacLeod
Editor: Gary Vinant-Tang
Personal Appearance: The Vinant-Tang Family
