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2003 CRI Film Festival

The Cedar Rapids Independent Film
Festival was created to provide a place for local filmmakers to
show their work to peers and the general public.
In its third year, the festival
grew by leaps and bounds, arriving at a total of 43 films submitted
for consideration. Twenty-two selected entries were screened April
4 and 5 at Cherry Auditorium at Coe College. 2003's work covered
many genres and skill levels, including comedies, dramas, and
documentaries by master and student filmmakers. Speakers included
Herb Kane and Mike Hall from CriticDoctor.com, Shirley Long from
Screenwriters Bootcamp; and the keynote address was given by Steve
Schott of the IMPA, Iowa Film Office, and producer of numerous
tv and movie projects.
Awards presented at
the Saturday evening ceremony:
Official Selections Alarm by William Lehman,
Ash Wednesday by Paul Martin, The Breakfast Special by David Fishel, Crimson Duel by Noble Film (Joe Boyle
and Kurt Oberhaus), Dance Compa-Rhythmns by Michelle Rutten,
Eating L.A. by Steve Binder, Escape Velocity by
Dan Mundt, Family Tree by Hayden Grooms, Flying After by Julie Russell-Steuart, The Formula: Enriched by Steve
Phelan and Chris Hanel, For God and Country by Pat Yackley
and Craig Schaefer, Heartland Signs by Jason Spangler and
Paul Marlow, Indigo Dreams by Matthew Merritt, Irving
Park by Michael Tolva and Stephen Hitchcock, A Matter of
Principal by Max Allan Collins, National Motorcycle Museum by Nancy Kula's Anamosa High School Video Production Class, The
Next Table by James Serpento and Kimberly Busbee, On the
Fast Track by Giovanni Quezada, Persistence of Vision by Andy Langager, Power of Love by Rick Amundson, With
Her Own Eyes by Melissa Westley and Elizabeth John, World
History of the Orange by David Fishel.
Student Freestyle First Place: Alarm - Willliam Lehman Runner Up: Indigo Dreams - Matthew Merritt
Student Short Form First Place: Irving Park - Michael Tolva and Stephen Hitchcock Runner Up: World History of the Orange - David Fishel
Student Documentary First Place: With Her Own Eyes - Melissa Westley and Elizabeth
John Runner Up: National Motorcycle Museum - Anamosa High School
Video Production 2 class - Teacher Nancy Kula
Student Long Form First Place: Crimson Duel - Noble Film - Joe Boyle and
Kurt Oberhaus Runner Up: Persistence of Vision - Andy Langager
Master Freestyle First Place: Flying After - Julie Russell-Steuart Runner Up: Dance Compa Rythmns - Michelle Rutten
Master Short Form First Place: A Matter of Principal - Max Allan Collins Runner Up: Next Table - James Serpento and Kimberly Busbee
Master Documentary First Place: Family Tree - Hayden Grooms Runner Up: For God and Country - Pat Yackley and Craig
Schaefer
Master Feature First Place: Eating L.A. - Steve Binder Runner Up: Escape Velocity - Dan Mundt
Audience Choice Ash Wednesday - Paul Martin
Music Selections
Bye Bye Bye - Starch Martins - www.starchmartins.com Head Out - BoomChasers - www.theboomchasers.com Devil was a Drag Racer - Sherman Hillside Stranglers - www.shermanhillsidestranglers.com I Was a Teenage Frankenstein - Jim Testa - www.jerseybeat.com/jimtesta.htm They Took Off - Brother Trucker - www.trailer-records.com Without You - Pieta Brown - www.trailer-records.com Summer Rain - James Kennedy & Friends - www.heartconsortmusic.com The Philippians 1:21 Paradox - Dark Spectacle - www.angelfire.com/band/darkspec If I were Able - 30 Seconds of Shame - www.30sos.com Force Feed - Fear of Falling - www.fearoffalling.com Evolution (G# Minor) - Semi-Tone - www.semi-tone.com Absence of Circumstance - Leven - www.levenmusic.com Tipple Time - Oblivious Minnow (this song reunites Pearls 4 Swine!!)
- www.ominnow.com Why do You Even Say That - Greg Brown - www.trailer-records.com Driftwood from Carrie - David Zollo - www.trailer-records.com Opposite of Up - Conspire - www.conspireonline.com Lament - Leven - www.levenmusic.com , Enemy - Conspire - www.conspireonline.com Stay Little Baby - The Starch Martins - www.starchmartins.com Eye of the Needle - David Zollo - www.trailer-records.com Without the Sin - The Boomchasers - www.theboomchasers.com Song with No Maracas - Sherman Hillside Stranglers - www.shermanhillsidestranglers.com Bought and Sold - Brother Trucker - www.trailer-records.com Top Hat - Semi-Tone - www.semi-tone.com Tell Me How - Pieta Brown - www.trailer-records.com What Child Is This - Jon Southwood - www.gamutstudio.com Reason to Hate - 30 Seconds of Shame - www.30sos.com Soul to Even - Leven - www.levenmusic.com Healthy Brain Pills - Oblivious Minnow - www.ominnow.com Beyond the Sunset - Greg Brown - www.trailer-records.com San Franciso Peaks - James Kennedy & Friends - www.heartconsortmusic.com TriskaidekaBlues - Jon Southwood - www.gamutstudio.com Incident at the Harrington - Sherman Hillside Stranglers - www.shermanhillsidestranglers.com Complete (Charger's Ether Remix) - 30 Seconds of Shame - www.30sos.com I don't Like You - Conspire - www.conspireonline.com Sunshine Came - The Starch Martins - www.starchmartins.com
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