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2004 CRI Film Festival
The 2004 Cedar Rapids Independent
Film Festival was held Friday and Saturday, April 2nd and 3rd,
at the newly renovated Collins Road Theatres, 1462 Twixtown Road,
Marion, Iowa. In its fourth year, the festival experienced much
growth and evolution. To emphasize the Festival’s purpose
of honoring the Iowa filmmaking industry, a special “Iowa
Tie” requirement was added to the entry guidelines. Even
with more strict eligibility rules, nearly 50 films were submitted
for consideration. A panel of expert judges selected 30 for exhibition.
Opening ceremonies were led by
Marion Mayor John Nieland and Cedar Rapids Mayor Paul Pate, and
a keynote address was given Saturday night by Tom Wheeler of the
Iowa Film Office.
Awards presented at the Saturday evening
ceremony:
Official Selections:
Disillusioned by Jen Hedrick and Orly Shuber, The Ecology
of Love by Devon Terrill, EPIC by Matthew E. Merritt, Exquisite
Corpse by David Fishel, Fault by Jenny Stolte, For Always by Bryan
Woods and Scott Beck, Glory Days: A Documentary by Jason Spangler
and Paul Marlow, Halloween 9: The Next Day by Kory Cousins, Jar
of Grasshoppers by Chris McInroy, lost/found by Scott Beck and
Bryan Woods, Lustron - The House America's Been Waiting For by
Bill Kubota, Ed Moore and Bill Ferehawk, Marion - One of Many,
One of a Kind by Kim Ketelsen and Jeff Anderson, Mike Hammer’s
Mickey Spillane by Max Allan Collins, Muffin Man by Jessica Eisner
and David Workman, Nicki’s Abortion by Adam Brooks, One
Night Stand by Adam Kokontis, Matthew J. Baker and Nathan Rippenger,
Parking Problems by Paul Huenemann, Penelope Chance Learns to
Dance by Paul Huenemann, Perfect Sense by Chris McInroy, Puttin’
on the Glitz by George Lindblade, Christine McAvoy and Lou Ann
Lindblade, Resycle by Libby Green, Shell Rock Honey & Flowers
by Sarah E. Jensen, Space Rocket by Dan Mundt, The Story About
When Larggy Got A Bee Sting and Shut Himself In His Room and Went
Insane by Ross Freeman and Nick Wilson, Tenzen by Matthew E. Merritt,
Three Women by Max Allan Collins, Ubuntu by Deja Bernhardt, The
Visitor by David Thrasher and Gene Hamilton, A Wake for Young
Souls by Patrick Winfield, When Worlds Collide by Tawna Rathe
and Jim Grawe.
Eddy Awards:
(Named for Thomas Edison, an American motion picture pioneer;
and for the river water movements, eddies, which go against the
current.)
Student Freestyle
First Place: Exquisite Corpse – David Fishel
Runner Up: Disillusioned – Jen Hedrick and Orly Shuber
Student Short Form
First Place: Jar of Grasshoppers – Chris McInroy
Runner Up: One Night Stand – Adam Kokontis, Matthew J. Baker,
Nathan Rippenger
Student Documentary
First Place: Ubuntu – Deja Bernhardt
Runner Up: Shell Rock Honey & Flowers – Sarah E. Jensen
Student Long Form
First Place: Perfect Sense – Chris McInroy
Runner Up: lost/found – Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Master Freestyle
First Place: EPIC – Matthew E. Merritt
Runner Up: Tenzen – Matthew E. Merritt
Master Short Form
First Place (tie): Penelope Chance Learns to Dance – Paul
Huenemann
First Place (tie): Glory Days: A Documentary – Jason Spangler,
Paul Marlow
Master Documentary
First Place: Lustron – The House America’s Been Waiting
For – Bill Kubota, Ed Moore, Bill Ferehawk
Runner Up: Mike Hammer’s Mickey Spillane – Max Allan
Collins
Master Feature
First Place: Muffin Man – Jessica Eisner, David Workman
Audience Choice
Glory Days: A Documentary – Jason Spangler, Paul Marlow
The Cedar Rapids Independent Film
Festival was created to provide a place for area filmmakers to
show their work to peers and the general public.
Many people who have made films
do not have a way to show them to anyone besides their family
and friends. The greatest reward for a filmmaker is having their
film shown to an appreciative audience. One of our 2002
festival entrants commented what a wonderful feeling it was
to observe an audience watching his film--and have them laugh
when they were supposed to laugh!
Awards are presented in student
and professional categories for features, shorts, documentaries,
experimental films, and audience choice. In addition to screenings
and awards, the festival offers guest speakers and lots of networking
opportunities.
For full results of each year,
see the Festival History Menu in the sidebar.
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