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Iowa Film News
Updated March 2, 2008
Contents
2008 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival Announces Official
Selections
Iowa Motion Picture Association to provide “Grip
101” film and video crew training
Iowa Motion Picture Association Awards 2008 Call
for Entries
Theatre
Central presents “Camp Angel” March 5-8
Freakin
Records Freakin Movie Premiere
CSPS Out of Bounds Call for Films
Collins Road Theatres Showtimes
Event Calendar
 2008
Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival Announces Official Selections
Cedar Rapids
Independent Filmmakers brings you the 2008 Cedar Rapids Independent
Film Festival, Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, at the Collins
Road Theatres, 1462 Twix Town Road, Marion, Iowa. The festival
will showcase the work of filmmakers from across the state and
around the country, all with strong connections to Iowa.
Eighty-eight
films were submitted for consideration. A panel of judges awarded
40 with Official Selection status. These films will go on to compete
for Gold and Silver Eddy Awards and the Audience Choice and Iowa
Connection Eddys, which will be presented at a Saturday night
ceremony.
“Competition
for Eddy Awards is tighter than ever before,” said Eric
Dean Freese, Communications Director. “The caliber of production
this year is just remarkable.”
The Official
Selections represent a wide variety of features, shorts, documentaries,
music videos, animations and experimental films at Student, Pro-Am
and Professional levels. Films to be screened are:
“Adventures
in Zombie-Sitting,” Beau Batterson, Adam Orton, Abby McCann,
Waterloo; “Animate My Heart,” Joe Boyle, Davenport;
“The Art of Life,” Daniel Randolph, Dubuque; “At
the Gates of Levant,” Vlad Dima, Matei Dima, Cedar Rapids;
“Beneath the Mississippi,” Lonnie Schuyler, Tim
Anderson, Burlington; “Bill's Big Pumpkins,” Ryan
Foss, St. Michael, MN; “Capture Claus,” Chris McInroy,
Austin, TX; “Channing Whitaker Shorts,” Channing
Whitaker, Iowa City; “Dead Lonesome,” Joe Taylor,
Ottumwa; “Elliot's Wake,” Mark Price, Seattle, WA;
“End of the Sawdust Trail,” Andy Brodie, Iowa City;
“Fatherland,” Robert Warzecha, Ben Godar, Des Moines;
“Field of Screams,” Travis Drahozal, Jordan Kessler,
Ben Schlotfelt, Solon; “Filthy Gorgeous,” Rachel
Johnson, Des Moines; “Financial AIDS,” Steven T.
Berry, Coralville; “FRAG,” Ashley Van Gelder, Cedar
Falls; “Haunting Villisca,” Kimberly Busbee, James
Serpento, Des Moines; “The Human Trace,” Jason Satterlund,
Spokane Valley, WA; “In the Company of Wolves,”
Kevin Railsback, Fairfax; “An Inconsequential Matter,”
Max Allan Collins, Muscatine; “Iowa History Makers Salute,”
Steven T. Berry, Coralville; “Iowa's Lincoln Highway Route,”
Michael Kelly, Vinton; “Journey: A Journey to the Heart
of the Journey,” Ben Lepley, Aaron Chrenen, Burbank, CA;
“Knights of Caemonshire,” Adam Orton, Chicago, IL;
“Lost Nation: The Ioway,” Kelly and Tammy Rundle,
Moline, IL; “The Magician,” Shaun Abernathy, El
Cerrito, CA; “mono.nucle.osis,” Charlotte Taylor,
Iowa City; “New Year's Eve,” Jeff Curtis, Omaha,
NE; “Next Exit, Main Street,” Travis Cook, Los Angeles,
CA; “Pieces of the Sun,” Lee Buchenau and Kamau
Bilal, Grinnell; “Plainview,” Scott Jones, Chicago,
IL; “A Plea For Everyman,” Joe Boyle, Davenport;
“Royer,” Brett Stout, Coralville; “Stranger,”
Jenny Stolte, Chicago, IL; “Taffy,” Thomas Matysik,
Clive; “Walking Stick,” Matthew Fleming, Chicago,
IL; “We Are Theo,” Geoff Boothby, Fairfield; “Who
Deserves the Vote?,” Joel Bouwers, Pella; “Wild
No More,” Kevin Railsback, Fairfax; “You Might Need
It Someday,” Phoebe Webb, Iowa City.
In addition
to the screenings, three special filmmaking seminars will be held.
Plans are still being finalized for these.
The Festival
is open to the general public. Admission prior to April 4 is $8
each session for Friday evening, Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon
and Saturday evening sessions. An all-event pass is $25 prior
to April 4. Prices April 4 and 5 are $10 each session, or $35
for an all-event pass. The Eddy Awards Ceremony is free with any
other festival ticket purchase. Presale tickets may be purchased
at the theatre box office, or by calling 319-377-4555.
For more information,
visit http://www.crifm.org/festival.html,
e-mail Scott Chrisman at scott@crifm.org,
or call (319) 431-1320.
The Festival
is sponsored in part by Collins Road Theatres, Marketing and Communication
Strategies, Inc., KCRG-TV9, Mediacom, OnMedia, the Iowa Motion
Picture Association, the Iowa Film Office, Studio4 Productions
and Jungle Software.
The Cedar
Rapids Independent Film Festival was created to provide a venue
for Iowa filmmakers to screen their work for peers and general
audiences. The organization’s primary goals are to encourage
Iowa independent filmmakers to continue improving their craft,
to provide a place to specifically showcase Iowa-connected films,
present a unique cultural event to the community, and to offer
networking opportunities for the purpose of building the Iowa
Filmmaking Industry.
Iowa Motion Picture Association to provide “Grip
101” film and video crew training
The Iowa Motion
Picture Association is offering five “Grip 101” training
sessions in March and April for people interested in working in
the film and video production industry. These weekend training
sessions, held at community colleges around the state, will be
presented by experienced IMPA members, and are designed to provide
a comprehensive orientation to working as an apprentice freelance
grip (lighting technician).
The Iowa Legislature
passed a bill in 2007 creating financial incentives for film and
video production in the state. Three projects qualified for tax
credits last year and more are expected to shoot in 2008. Currently,
there are a limited number of workers available for feature production
across Iowa. A shortage of grip workers is especially anticipated.
Participants
will receive:
- Iowa production
industry overview, including the Iowa Film Office, IMPA, Iowa
Scriptwriters Alliance, college programs, film festivals and
student and professional producers
- Set orientation
including job descriptions, chain of command and set etiquette
- Specific
training in production grip equipment terminology, transport,
set-up and take-down; safety precautions
- Hands-on
experience in doing a variety of scene “set-ups”
during the 2-day training, culminating in shooting a short production
Sunday afternoon
Grip
101 sessions will run from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays at these locations:
March 8–9
– Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny — Call
515-964-6800 or 1-800-342-0033 and refer to CRN 26513.
March 15–16 – Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa
— Call 1-800-346-4413 or 1-641-683-5249 and refer to 08/YR*VOC*3103*501
March 29–30 – Kirkwood Community College, Cedar
Rapids — Call 319-398-1022 or 1-800-332-8833 and refer
to CBEM-005-SLI01
April 5–6 – Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville
— Call 1-800-252-5664 and refer to Course #16225
April 12–13 – Iowa Western Community College, Council
Bluffs — Call (712) 325-3255 or (800) 432-5852, Ext. 3255
and refer to TRADE 99 * 04
The fee of
$99 is payable upon registration directly with each community
college. Upon successful completion of the course, participants
will be added to a roster of production workers and referred to
future production projects in the state.
About
the IMPA
The Iowa Motion Picture Association is the professional organization
of the state’s film and video production community, existing
to promote the talents and skills of the membership, foster good
will between members, and provide support to students interested
in careers in film and video production.
The IMPA has
received a Targeted Industries grant from the Iowa Department
of Economic Development for marketing and communication to raise
awareness about the potential for bringing more production business
to Iowa, and providing workforce development training.
The
Incentives
New legislation included financial incentives for production in
Iowa, including a 25% investment tax credit, 25% production expense
credit, and exemption from state income tax of income to Iowa
resident workers from qualifying projects. Projects must spend
a minimum of $100,000 in Iowa, and be intended for distribution
beyond Iowa.
For more information
please contact Kent Newman, IMPA President, at fullspectrum@mchsi.com
or 515-250-9459.
Iowa Motion Picture Association Awards 2008 Call for
Entries
The Iowa Motion Picture Awards are given by the Iowa Motion Picture
Association (IMPA) in recognition of outstanding creative and
technical achievement in Iowa's moving image production industry,
in all its forms in 16 Program categories and 22 Craft categories.
There are two levels of recognition in the awards: nominees in each
category will receive an Award of Achievement; and the winner
in each category will receive the Award of Excellence. The awards
will be presented at an Academy Award-style program at the Renaissance
Savery Hotel in Des Moines May 10, 2008.
Final deadline is March 14. For complete entry information please go
to www.impa.tv
or call the IMPA business office at 515-440-1040.
Theatre Central presents “Camp Angel” March
5-8
PELLA — Central College’s Theatre Central presents the
world premiere of Jeffrey Bruner’s new play “Camp
Angel,” directed by Ann Wilkinson, Wednesday, March 5, through
Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Kruidenier Center. Tickets
for “Camp Angel” are $5 for adults and $3 for students
and senior citizens or free with Central I.D. Call 641-628-5335
for tickets.
“Camp Angel” is a provocative new piece about religious
violence and the War on Terror, portraying a world in which citizens
fear each other and the government. The performance asks audience
members to imagine a world in which Christian terrorists attack
America, where your next-door neighbor could be your biggest enemy.
Three men named after biblical figures begin a dark journey into
the power of belief in their search for salvation, only to be
captured by the government and declared “enemy combatants.”
Iowa playwright Bruner wrote this tragicomedy in response to a
shrinking separation between church and state and the precarious
balance between national security and civil liberties.
“A play about Christian terrorists is going to be controversial,
but I wanted to talk about how people use faith to justify their
actions,” Bruner said. “And those actions, as we all
know, can be acts of kindness and love or they can be acts of
incredible brutality.”
Wilkinson and the “Camp Angel” cast members are excited
for the opportunity to work hands-on with the playwright.
“Having a playwright in residence has been an amazing learning
experience,” Wilkinson said. “Scenes move and lines
are added or cut with almost every rehearsal. Jeffrey has been
very responsive to feedback from the cast and has allowed us to
feel an enormous sense of ownership in the work.”
Like Bruner, Wilkinson agrees audience members will benefit from a controversial
performance.
“The theatrical exploration of difficult subject matter is the
very essence of a liberal arts education,” she said. “The
piece challenges our perspectives on many political and social
issues, and we hope it will give rise to a great deal of conversation.”
The play contains adult subject matter, violence and the use of strobe
lights and gunfire. A panel of educators from multiple disciplines
will lead a discussion pertaining to topics in the play immediately
following performances on Wednesday and Friday.
Freakin Records Freakin Movie Premiere
Prescribed Films presents the Freakin Records Freakin Movie, Sunday
March 16 at the Ottumwa 8 Theatre, 1215 Theatre Drive, Ottumwa,
Iowa.
This concert
film features performances from Matthew Clay, Nik Sorak, and She
Swings, She Sways. Tickets are $5 at the door, and the film starts
at 4:30.
CSPS Out of Bounds Call for Films
Legion Arts wants to show your films at the "Out of Bounds"
open stage events held at CSPS, 1103 Third St SE, Cedar Rapids.
From F. John
Herbert, Legion Arts Executive Director: "We schedule an
Out of Bounds event every month, and would be happy to see one
or more films on each program. Short forms are best, say 5-10
minutes, though something longer can be accommodated if we have
advance notice. All genres are welcome; no restrictions on form
or content. In particular, Out of Bounds is a great opportunity
to put works-in-progress in front of a small, thoughtful, appreciative
audience, and get some helpful feedback."
There is no
entry fee and box office is split among artists, performers and
filmmakers appearing that night. Legion Arts can sell your CDs,
books and t-shirts, within reason. Filmmakers interested in showing
their work must sign up in advance. To sign up, send an email
to mel@legionarts.org
or phone Mel Andringa at CSPS, 319-364-1580. For more information
about Out of Bounds, visit http://www.legionarts.org/events/Oob10.htm.
Legion Arts
is an award-winning, Cedar Rapids nonprofit dedicated to the creation,
presentation, understanding and impact of contemporary art. Based
at CSPS, a restored landmark building on the edge of downtown
Cedar Rapids, Legion Arts presents cutting edge art, music, theatre,
film and other events at a variety of venues; supports young artists,
experimental art forms and new ideas; and works to involve artists
and the arts in the processes of community development and neighborhood
building. http://www.legionarts.org
Home of the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival!
Lowest admission prices, and now the only second-run and independent
film theatre, in the metro area !
Showtimes!
Collins Road Theatres
1462 Twixt Town Rd. Marion, IA 52302
(319) 377-4555
All shows starting before 6:00 p.m. are bargain matinee price.
2-29-08 through 3-6-08
| National Treasure: Book
of Secrets |
12:35 |
3:30 |
- |
6:40 |
9:05 |
| Cloverfield |
1:00 |
3:00 |
5:00 |
7:00 |
9:00 |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks |
12:40 |
2:50 |
4:50 |
6:50 |
- |
| Atonement |
1:10 |
- |
- |
- |
8:40 |
| Enchanted |
12:30 |
- |
4:55 |
7:10 |
- |
| Michael Clayton |
- |
3:50 |
- |
6:30 |
8:50 |
| No Country for Old Men |
- |
2:35 |
- |
- |
9:10 |
For more information,
visit www.collinsroadtheatres.com.
Event Calendar
Cedar
Rapids Independent Film Festival
April 4-5, 2008
Collins Road Theatres, Marion
For more information visit www.crifm.org
Iowa
Motion Picture Association Awards
May 10, 2008
Renaissance Savery Hotel, Des Moines
Final Submission Deadline: March 14, 2008
For more information visit www.impa.tv
Hardacre
Film and Cinema Festival
August 1-2, 2008
Hardacre Theatre, Tipton
Final Submission Deadline: June 1, 2008
For more information visit www.hardacrefilmfestival.com
Landlocked
Film Festival
August 21-24, 2008
Englert Theatre and others, Iowa City
For more information visit www.llff.org
Make
sure we know when something cool is happening in your film career!
Do you have an upcoming production? Looking for cast or crew?
Know about a great seminar or screening? Have a film in festival
competition? Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers wants
to help you get the word out. We encourage you to send information
about films, screenings, classes, festivals, awards, job opportunities,
and other items of interest to Iowa filmmakers.
To submit news items, contact:
Iowa Film News Update
Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers
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