FilmFest Kansas City 2007
The Fourteenth Annual FilmFest Kansas City
October 19-25, 2007
FilmFest Kansas City 2006
The Thirteenth Annual FilmFest Kansas City
September 8-14, 2006
FilmFest Kansas City will be unspooling more than 50 films from around the world at the Screenland Theatre September 8-14. This year's festival includes a number of film premiers from around the world as well as American independent productions.
The festival is partnering with several local organizations. For the second year, the relationship with the the Sister City Association of Kansas City, Missouri is bringing in films from the countries that share sister cities with our great city. The Alliance Française continues its longtime partnership, bringing several French titles to the table. La Causerie Française will be sponsoring an outstanding Italian film,
Be sure to join us at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 7th for the opening night gala, brought to you by Spaces Magazine, Sister City Association of Kansas City Missouri, and the Women of the Motion Picture Industry.
FilmFest Kansas City is sponsored by Time Warner Cable and Screenland Theatre,
with BE&P, Film Society of Greater Kansas City, Missouri Film Commission, Missouri Arts Council, NTDF, Allied Advertising, Hotel Phillips, Think Films, New Yorker Films, Women In Film, Buttonwood Financial Group, LLC, Alliance Française, TV5 French TV, Cook Composites and Polymers Co., La Causerie Française, UMKC Foreign Languages & Literatures, NBC Channel 41 TV, MIX 93.3, Q104, KFKF, Star 102 and Leader Limo.
2006 FilmFest Kansas City:
Reel Spirit – Showcase of Young Filmmakers
Hosted by Joel Nichols KMBC Channel 9
Saturday, September 9, 2006 10:00 – 11:30 A.M. Screenland Theatre
Adults - $2.00 Children - FREE
This event will feature several award winning videos among others from the Reel Spirit Showcase for Young Filmmakers held at UMKC last spring. The Reel Spirit Showcase was organized by three educators to offer an authentic premiere venue for student filmmakers in three divisions: Division I – grades 2/3, Division II – grades 4/5/6, Division III – grades 7/8. Young filmmakers from the Kansas City metro area and beyond submitted entries created during the school year in five categories: Broadcast News, Documentary, Drama/Comedy, Public Service Announcement and Animation/Claymation. The student produced entries were judged by local media and video professionals. The opportunity for these young filmmakers to exhibit their creative efforts at FilmFest Kansas City in the Screenland Theatre is an exciting honor.
Films for the 2006 Reel Spirit
Showcase of Young Filmmakers Include:
Just Another Field Trip – Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Bryan Buchan, Annie Curry, Brett Eason, Jamie Spencer, Aubrey Stroburg, Cody Todd, Cara Townsend & Josh Harrald
A comedy adventure about extraordinary events on a middle school field trip
Time: 10 Minutes / Category: Drama/Comedy –Division III
Dan’s Adventure – Created and Produced by Young Filmmaker: Max Highsmith
Dan travels back in time to the age of dinosaurs for homework
Time: 3 Minutes / Category: Claymation /Animation - Division III
Dusty the Dope’s Magic Show – Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Ryan McFall & Trevor Rayburn
Magician’s inept attempt to perform a magic show with unexpected results
Time: 3 Minutes / Category: Claymation /Animation - Division II
Los Cerditos – Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Grace Dayson, Kyle Feeler, Spencer Homan, Riley Bonnesen, Jacob Lauve, Alena Mahaffey, Zach Cohen, Kenton Hanifl, Tristan Dooly, Alisha Price & Jacob Wright
Bilingual musical version of the Three Little Pigs with original music
Time: 3 Minutes / Category: Drama/Comedy –Division II
Smoking Weed Is Not a Sport – Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Alex Lange, Ryan Justice & Adam Barry-Ford
The pitfalls of smoking pot are shown
Time: 2 Minutes / Category: Public Service Announcements –Division II
All That Jazz – Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Alyssa Lally, Hannah Guffy, Cara Townsend & Bailey Page
A broadcast news feature about the outstanding award winning jazz band at Pleasant Hill Middle School
Time: 3 Minutes / Category: Broadcast News –Division III
Disaster at Lego City: Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Riley Clark, Thomas Cox, Ashton Love, Tyler Morrison & Chip Rubery
Clever storyline of an unusual pizza and its effect upon Lego City
Time: 15 Minutes / Category: Drama/Comedy –Division II
Fractured Fairy Tale: Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Emily Gragg, Thomas Meek, Elizabeth Hunt & Gage Bregitzer
A funny original musical about the adventures a prince, a sorcerer, a princess and three pigs
Time: 9 Minutes / Category: Drama/Comedy –Division I
Attack of the Zombie – Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: D.J. Hink & Bret Smith
A comical story of vengeance in a middle school setting that goes awry
Time: 5 Minutes / Category: Drama/Comedy –Division III
Drunk Driving – Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Olivia Chapman, Riley Dunn, Michael Phipps & Monika Rettler
A sobering message about what you can miss when you drive drunk
Time: 2 Minutes / Category: Public Service Announcements –Division II
Bully Busters – Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Kathryn Hilger, Matthew Deardorff & Megan Wissman
Awareness of strategies for avoiding conflicts with bullies
Time: 2 Minutes / Category: Public Service Announcements –Division II
The Wolf Files – Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Taylor Coram, Tiffany Brooks, Jessica Dennis, Kelsie Vance, Jensen Tedrow & Kelly White
A hilarious account of the story AFTER the official version of the The Three Little Pigs
Time: 10 Minutes / Category: Drama/Comedy –Division II
The Dims and Brights: Created and Produced by Young Filmmakers: Lauren Harmon, Alan Preston, Mollie Williams, Becca Martel, Briana Anderson, Samantha Passintino & Josh Byard
Electrical safety tips presented in a witty lighthearted manner
Time: 5 Minutes / Category: Public Service Announcements –Division II
Quiggly the Piggly – Created and Produced by Young Filmmaker: Logan Stroburg
A touching story of a lonely pig searching the farm for a friend
Time: 2 Minutes / Category: Claymation /Animation - Division II