Imprint (USA) Van Blumreich
Short Film
15:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:Rob Cardine is dying of the recent Long Virus. In order to keep himself alive, he carries out assignments to receive treatments for his disease. But when an assignment goes wrong, Rob is confronted with his own questions of ethics and humanity. How far is too far?
Film maker bio:Van is one of the millions of people currently based in Houston, Texas. He has had no major accomplishments accredited to his name, as well as no experience in spelunking. However, he is broke and likes madlibs. Van is excited about finding even more ways to spend money on hobbies, get bored and then move on. He plans on pursuing his dreams of filmmaking and crime-fighting, although not necessarily at the same time. He is also very talented at flaring his nostrils and teaching his little cousins stupid magic tricks.
Guy’s Guide to Zombies (England)
Daniel Austin
Animation
03:26 minutes
Film Synopsis:Zombies. Shambling scourge of the modern world? Or just a little misunderstood? If in doubt, check out Guy’s Guide To Zombies, the definitive A to Z guide to living with the dead! Peaceful coexistence is just a handshake away!
Film maker bio:Guy’s Guide To Zombies is Daniel Austin’s third short film, and his first fully animated short. Made in partnership with brothers Chris and Matt, his films have so far enjoyed considerable international success, with screenings as far and wide as Edinburgh, Rotterdam and Vienna. Dan’s next project will be a feature length adaptation of an Austin brothers short film.
Fantastic Fortune (USA)
Mike Fisher
Animation
07:30 minutesFilm Synopsis:
An astronaut discovers the most valuable asteroid in the galaxy and, if everything goes according to plan, he’ll soon be the richest man in the universe!
Film maker bio:Mike Fisher has a love of science fiction and comic books his whole life. He has been a cartoon contributor to Starlog magazine, which covers the world of science fiction, for over 15 years! He also has been creating full-page color cartoons for Animation Magazine, featuring his vharacter, 3-D Pete. Mike’s award winning studio, Goofa Man Productions can be found at
http://www.goofaman.com/.
Alpha Worm (USA)
Mike Fisher
Animation
06:30 minutesFilm Synopsis:
An astronaut and an alien at war with each other drift helplessly through space together. Who will win this contest of will power and intellect?
Film maker bio:
Mike Fisher has a love of science fiction and comic books his whole life. He has been a cartoon contributor to Starlog magazine, which covers the world of science fiction, for over 15 years! He also has been creating full-page color cartoons for Animation Magazine, featuring his vharacter, 3-D Pete. Mike’s award winning studio, Goofa Man Productions can be found at
http://www.goofaman.com/.
Invisible Master (USA)
Mike Fisher
Animation
04:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:An odd man in a strange craft must complete a mysterious mission with mindblowing consequences!
Film maker bio:
Mike Fisher has a love of science fiction and comic books his whole life. He has been a cartoon contributor to Starlog magazine, which covers the world of science fiction, for over 15 years! He also has been creating full-page color cartoons for Animation Magazine, featuring his vharacter, 3-D Pete. Mike’s award winning studio, Goofa Man Productions can be found at
http://www.goofaman.com/.
Haunted Planet (USA)
Danielle Stallings
Short Film
15:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:A woman and her male friend are convinced that reality is a nightmare. His nightmare, in fact. This is the best explanation of all the atrocities in the world. They resolve to end the nightmare and the attendant evils of the world, by waking him up ... or killing him.
Film maker bio:
Film classes at USC and Ohio State University convinced her that, as a medium, film is the best way to apply all of the artistic disciplines she enjoys: storytelling, choreography, photography and music, in concert. After learning film fundamentals by working on scores of student films at Loyola Marymount University, Danielle’s sixth film, "Porn Queens of the 70’s", a verite style short about the tumultuous lives of porn stars earned her DGA recognition two years before "Boogie Nights" was produced. "Haunted Planet" is one of two 35mm shorts Danielle has produced in recent years. "Up Under the Roof", the other, is based on a classic story by Manly Wade Wellman and is in post-production. Danielle currently pays the rent by working as a film paralegal at the elite law firm of Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown in Beverly Hills. She’s also a member of AEA and ATAS.
L19: Disposed (Canada)
Paul Whittington
Animation
02:30 minutes
Film Synopsis:
The last few moments of an android life...
Film maker bio:
I am a filmmaker from Vancouver Island. I played around with film when I was younger but didn’t take it seriously until later on. I mainly create short films however I do plan to get into producing feature lenght films in the future. My interests include Filmmaking, Writing, Stop-Motion Animation, Science Fiction, Robotics, and the future.
Android 207 (Canada)
Paul Whittington
Animation
10:00 minutes
Film Synopsis:
A stop-motion animation film about an android trapped inside of a large maze. The maze is vast and filled with many surprises.
Film maker bio:
I am a filmmaker from Vancouver Island. I grew up in Calgary, Alberta and spent most of my childhood drinking slurpees and hanging out at the arcade. I got my first taste of filmmaking at an early age but never really got into it until much later. I spent the better part of my high school days running around with a video camera filming everything in sight and making crazy horror movies with my friends.
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tain Amazing-Lad (USA)
Keith Carter
Animation
5:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:Captain Amazing-Lad is the hilarious misadventures of one man’s quest to combine domestic bliss with the world of super-heroics. Think Space Ghost meets Al Bundy and prepare for unmitigated chaos. Saturday morning cartoons never looked this good.
Film maker bio:
In 1993, Keith Carter began a career in animation with the D.C. based studio called News in Motion. While working with clientele such as Disney, CNN, CBS and LucasFilms. He is currently a broadcast animator for USA Today Live, where he has garnered three Emmy nominations. This is his third film.
Ascension (Australia)
Vickie Gest
Short Film
13:45 minutesFilm Synopsis:
Searching for the cause of a blackout late one night, exhausted trainspotter Tim mistakenly enters a neighbour’s apartment, blundering into a group of cultists desperate to escape earth and ascend to the Thribelian solar system… unfortunately for Tim, they need a sacrifice!
Film maker bio:Vickie Gest has been working in the Brisbane film industry since 1996. She is a producer and the Managing Director of VizPoets. With a strong interest in independent films with ‘something to say’, Over My Dead Body is Vickie’s first collaboration with the ABC. The film deals with the pending human tissue trade in Australia. It explores how donated dead bodies are recycled to create new biotech products and reveals who is making a profit from this seemingly free gift.
Currently Vickie is producing two half-hour documentaries for Film Australia and the ABC - Rare Chicken Rescue and Roller Derby Dolls. Vickie’s earlier work includes short dramas such as Ascension, Hole in the Wall, Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel, Other People, The Kangaroo and Faithless. Her films have been nominated and won numerous awards including Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Independent Film, Best Producer, Best Actress and Best Musical Score. The films have screened both locally and internationally at more than 200 festivals in total. Vickie has been a supervising producer and executive producer on eight short films with Qpix (QLD Screen Resource Centre).
Break Time (USA)
Dan Byers
Animation
05:53 minutesFilm Synopsis:
Break Time is the computer animated tale of a hard-working robot who must go on a spooky journey to secure his favorite treat.
Film maker bio:Dan Byers is an independent animator and filmmaker based in Omaha, Nebraska.
Single Female Sci-Fi Vet (USA)
Down with Steve Dir: Luke Ogrodnik
Short Film
06:43 minutesFilm Synopsis:The movie was made for the 2007 Minneapolis 48 Hour Film Project. It won the audience award in its group at the competition. 48 Hour Requirements: Character: Jill Meyers, Occupation: Veterinarian, Prop: Mp3 player, Dialogue: "They will get them if we let them.", Genre: Sci-Fi
Film maker bio: Coming soon..
Un-Gone (England)
Simon Bovey
Short Film
08:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:
"It is upon the flaws of man, not the laws of nature that the thread of our existence hangs." Matter transporters are a reality, and the Trans-Trip Corporation, controllers of this technology, provide the gateway to a new life for Julian Salinger and his wife Maya. But this apparent golden age of travel without boundaries has its shadow side. And when the system malfunctions, Salinger discovers a less palatable future behind the corporate facade. Getting there is only half the problem.
Film maker bio:
Simon Bovey is the author of three BBC science fiction serials: In Cold Blood, The Voice of God, and Slipstream as well as the short science fiction film The Ungone. I was born and raised in Worcestershire in the U.K. I’m not sure if I ever ‘decided’ to be a writer, it just happened. I always wrote, made up scenarios so maybe it was natural progression. I went to film school and wrote a few scripts while I was there, all pretty derivative, but mainly I concentrated on directing. One of my firsts jobs was as an assistant to the film director Lindsay Anderson (who made This Sporting Life, O Lucky Man, If) and he said to me one day that it’s fine to be a director but it’s a verb, when you’re not on a set or in a rehearsal room you’re nothing, so you better learn to be a writer as well. I followed that advice.
The Tragical Historie of Guidolon, The Giant Space Chicken (USA)
Frank Wu
Animation
11:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:
This is a short film about a giant space chicken making a film about a giant space chicken. He has delusions of grandeur, thinking he’s a Shakespearean tragic hero, but really he’s just a giant space chicken.
Film maker bio:
Frank Wu is a three-time Hugo Award-winning science fiction artist. He has numerous book and magazine covers to his credit, along with several published short stories. This is his first film project, which he is currently expanding into a feature-length animated film.
The Baseball Card Shop (USA)
Kelly Kennedy
Animation
7:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:In a dark and quiet baseball card shop, a lonely Pez dispenser watches as heroes of the past awaken to play one more game.
Film maker bio:
Kelly Kennedy worked in the animation business doing storyboards for a variety of Kid’s shows. While at Nickelodeon, Kelly created this short animated film that’s played in film festivals all over the US and has won a few awards
The Void (Scotland)
Christopher Dunne
Short Film
7:29 minutes
Film Synopsis:
An interdimensional tale of addition with the chance of redemption. Every time it happens there’s always a task.
Film maker bio:Written and shot by Chris Dunne. Edited by Chris Dunne and Martin Henderson. Sound design and score by Richard Paynter. This is by far the most mental undertaking we’ve ever done. Composite shots, shallow depth of field effects, mind bending story - its all there. The film has been named as a nominee in the Triggerstreet online film festival.
Aquaman: A Fish Story (USA)
J Hanna
Fan Film
1:30 minutesFilm Synopsis:Aquaman; A Fish Sory is a tale of sadness, desperation and awkwardness. Aquaman reaches the edge of his madness. He’s lost all hope and he is without any options in the dark twisted take on DC comic’s most not so powerful superhero.
Film maker bio:J Hanna is the writer/director of this film. He graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in tv/video and film production. A fan of comics, movies, video games and all things geek. He’s currently developing a quirky comedy webseries called Low Art about a group of friends working at a comic book shop.
Star Trek vs Star Wars (Another Nerd’s Fantasy) (USA)
Stephen Emirzian & Craig Murphy
Fan Film
20:00 minutes
Film Synopsis:
In the much anticipated sequel to "A Nerd’s Fantasy," stamp nerd Milton Marmeladelson bumps his head on the floor of his basement game room. Instantly, he is transported back to the battle between the forces of Starfleet and the Empire. With Cmdr. Riker and Mr. Worf as reluctant but desperate allies, it’s up to Milton to save the day.
Film maker bio:
Stephen Emirzian - has worked in tv and film for nearly 20 yrs. He graduated fro Central CT State University with a major in video production and minored in theater. In the 90’s he helped create the popular Connecticut cable access comedy "Meezmeyer This Week", and was a production assistant and field producer for the nationally syndicated "Gayle King show". He was also a producer for the talk show "What’s goin’ On" a Warner Bros. affiliate in New Haven.
Mr. Emerizian continues to work as a researcher/writer and volunteers for several Arts organizations in Connecticut. He is credited as the writer, 2nd unit director, camera op, and actor (Mr. Worf) for this fan film.
Craig Murphy - has worked as an artist, graphic designer, editor and runs a videography business in the Hartford area. He is the director, prop master, costume designer and plays Riker in this film. He also did behind the scenes photography. He is an accomplished computer editor and professional special effects artist.
Iron Man: The TV Show (New Caledonia)
David Guivant
Fan Film
2:03 minutesFilm Synopsis:
When billionaire industrialist Tony Stark dons his sophisticated steel mesh armor of his own design, he becomes a living high-tech weapon, the world’s greatest human fighting machine : THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN. 2D frame by frame Animation, fast paced action, enormous fun, THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN is a non commercial fan film inspired by the famous Marvel Comic character and directed by David Guivant with practically no Budget.
Film maker bio:
David Guivant, unemployed and talented designer / illustrator from NEW CALEDONIA South Pacific Island looking for job in the entertainment industry. David wrote and directed a short comedy which explored George Lucas' strong belief in the Force and his close encounter with a young Steven "JAWS" Spielberg. The short film got noticed by LUCASFILM MAGAZINE in France and was chosen to be screened at the Grand Rex Theatre during SW REUNION 2005, the first SW Convention to be held in Paris. Following thier success, George Lucas Legend of the Force was also screened at FORCE IV convention in Melbourne and in SINGAPORE SCIENCE CENTER during the ART OF STAR WARS Exhibition with his new saga: PRIME OF THE JEDI. David also directed THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN, an independent short film based on the Marvel Comic Book series and is now working on a not profit project, a live adaptation of the 1940's American Sci-Fi Classic: CAPTAIN FUTURE, hoping that his next venture will land him a job in the industry.
Zombie Love (Netherlands/USA)
Yfke Van Berckelaer
Short Film
37:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:This musical extravaganza tells the story of a zombie boy, who tries to change his flesh eating ways in order to gain the love of a mortal girl. Filled with singing, dancing, blood and gore, this film will have you laughing all the way to your grave!
Film maker bio:Born and raised in the Netherlands, Yfke grew up spending most of her time in front of the tv. The other half she spent recruiting (sometimes by force) her friends to act in whatever play she had come up with that morning. She performed in many school productions, and at the age of 17, got the opportunity to direct her first real play. After that she was hooked. In 1998 she decided to get her BA and MA in Film History and Theory at the University of Amsterdam, while still directing theatre productions on the side. Two days after graduating she traded Holland for Hollywood to continue her studies at the MFA Film Directing Program at the California Institute of the Arts. She graduated in 2006; Zombie Love was her thesis film. Yfke is currently working on a full length version of Zombie Love.
Iron Bird (Australia)
Chris Richards-Scully
Short Film
28:00 minutes
Film Synopsis:
Iron Bird takes us on board a Lancaster bomber for one of the most destructive missions of the war, the bombing of Dresden, circa February 1945. A young Australian bomber crew carries out the mission, but for their navigator, JP, it is also a personal mission - to erase a painful memory in his past.
As the seven young men battle for survival over the night skies over Germany, a mysterious presence surrounds them, propelling them towards a journey that would change their lives forever. Driven by a thirst for revenge, will JP find humility and forgiveness before it’s too late?
Film maker bio:Chris Richards-Scully was born in Singapore, but grew up in Perth, Western Australia. Taking a circuitous route to film making, he served as a Policeman before following his heart. Chris is a directing graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS). His short films have won awards and screened at film festivals around the world. He is currently developing a number of projects in collaboration with Producer Jocelyn Quioc.
Her Name is Germany (USA)
Gabe DeLang
Animation Film
5:00 minutes Film Synopsis:A sci-fi animated music video telling of the classic struggle between creator and the created. Just what is a robot’s agenda anyway? Portland’s "The Punk Group." provides the music and Sad World Aniimation creates the motion.
Film maker bio:
Gabe DeLang is a self taught animator living in Portland, Oregon. He splits his time between his day job, his family and his creative projects. Along with animation, Gabe does graphic design for several popular Portland bands including, The Punk Group, The Chromatics, Glass Candy and Reload.
Smiles Aren’t For Heroes (USA)
Perrin Spychala
Fan Film
40:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:In a dangerous world...of danger! England’s second line of defense is first in action! The 5th installment of the Alexander Wellington series has the suave super spy the target of his archrival, Vittorio Falco.
Film maker bio:The Alexander Wellington Films are the creation of Perrin Spychala. A long time fan of the James Bond films, Spychala set out to spoof, parody, and pay homage to this great series while pursuing a screen writing career. In his films, Spychala cleverly uses locations, seasons and a dry sense of humor to create funny, globetrotting adventures that have been filmed in Minnesota, Chicago, Los Angeles and Osaka, Japan. Serving as the Wellington series’ producer, writer, director, editor and star, Spychala has managed to create five truly entertaining half hour films with very limited budgets. Perrin Spychala is an Addy Award winning a videographer and local TV commercial producer. He also writes and performs stand-up comedy and assists the Ian Fleming Foundation with the restoration screen used James Bond vehicles and props. He lives in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Shuteye Hotel (USA)
Bill Plympton
Animation Film
7:00 minutesFilm Synopsis:"Shuteye Hotel" is a film noir murder mystery that takes place in a sleazy hotel. As cops investigate the gruesome murders they become victims of this evil force. What "Jaws" did to swimming, "Shuteye Hotel" will do for sleeping.
Film maker bio:
THE TUNE was animator Bill Plympton’s first full-length feature. His short films have been seen widely around the country, highlighting many animation festivals. His oblique, off-center sense of the ridiculous in everyday life has made the "Microtoons" and his other shorts a popular MTV offering. His distinctive style has even invaded the world of advertising. Commercials for both Trivial Pursuit and Sugar Delight make us chuckle and gasp. But it’s been a lot of hard work.
Shuteye Hotel is very unlike my previous films. It’s not a comedy, although there is a little bit of humor in the film. It is primarily a murder mystery à la Hitchcock, a cartoon noir scored by famed composer Corey Jackson
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