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Get to know the short film: CHALK, 10min, Family/Adventure

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Played at the September 2017 Film Festival

Artboard 1A boy creates a magical chalk drawing that comes to life before becoming separated. The drawing must brave this new world alone and find his way back to his boy.

Project Links
  • Alexyn Scheller
    Director
  • Christina Bailey
    Director
  • Alexyn Scheller
    Writer
  • Christina Bailey
    Writer
  • Alexyn Scheller
    Producer
  • Christina Bailey
    Producer
  • John Hager
    Producer
  • Porter V
    Key Cast
  • Film Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Childrens, Adventure, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 29, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Film Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color

Director BIO: Anthony Bennett (MY LITTLE BROTHER)

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Played at the September 2017 Film Festival

Director Biography

Anthony bennett

Anthony Bennett combines an interest in electronic music composition and video editing to produce unusual and thought-provoking visual material.

Anthony is a qualified computer engineer, actor and film editor with influences ranging from David Lynch to Chris Cunningham.

His experimental music video “Blue Horizon” won two film awards and received six nominations at several international film festivals between 2005 and 2006.

Anthony’s latest film “My Little Brother” delivers an important message for today’s society through a combination of stop-animation elements, handheld close up footage and an exciting child narration.

(2000) Short Film – Easy Money (Director and Editor)
(2001) Mini Feature – Autopilot by Anthony Carpendale (Editor)
(2004) Music Video – Gameboy Freak (Director/Producer/Composer/Editor)
(2005) Music Video – Blue Horizon (Director/Producer/Composer/Editor)

Blue Horizon – Awards

Best Experimental Film – ECU International Film Festival 2006, Paris, France
Video Art Finalist Winner – CheapShot LA 2005, USA

Blue Horizon – Nominations

Best Editing – ECU International Film Festival 2006, Paris, France
Best Experimental Film – Golden Star Shorts 2005, Hollywood, USA
Best Experimental Film – Santa Cruz Film Festival 2005, USA
Best Experimental Film – Rome International Film Festival 2005, Georgia, USA

(2016) Short Film – My Little Brother (Director/Writer/Editor)

My Little Brother – Awards

Best Film Runner Up – Tropfest NZ 2017, New Zealand

Director Statement

“Our own personal experience of storytelling begins at childhood. It’s that magical discovery and refreshing innocence that we forget as we get older with all the stresses and strains of our everyday lives – this was the inspiration for My Little Brother ”

Get to know the short film: MY LITTLE BROTHER, 6min, New Zealand, Family/Experimental

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Played at the September 2017 Film Festival

My little brother movie posterA young boy’s story of his little brother, the scary internet and a nightmare vision.

News & Reviews
  • Film Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 2, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    100 NZD
  • Country of Origin:
    New Zealand
  • Country of Filming:
    New Zealand
  • Film Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HDV
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • Anthony Bennett
    Director
  • Anthony Bennett
    Writer
  • Anthony Bennett
    Producer
  • William Bennett
    Key Cast
  • Laurence Bennett
    Key Cast
  • Richard Askew
    Key Cast
  • Jane Askew
    Key Cast
  • Amanda Bennett
    Key Cast

Get to know the short film: PUSHING, 10min, USA, Family/Drama

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Played at the September 2017 Film Festival

Test3 smallA homeless man, living on the fringes of society, feels out of touch with the speed and exclusivity of his surroundings. He retreats into his imagination to a time where he was better capable of fitting in and was accepted by others. When he is disrupted by a police officer, he initially sees him as a grave threat. However, through an act of kindness, he learns that this particular officer may truly want to help him. In return, he offers forgiveness and shares a bit of himself and how he experiences the world in his own unique way.

  • Ryan LaPine
    Director
  • Ryan LaPine
    Writer
  • Kristina Denton
    Producer
  • Ashlee LaPine
    Producer
  • Bryan Barbarin
    Key Cast
  • Todd Lanker
    Key Cast
  • Film Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 9, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Film Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HDV
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No

July 2017 FAMILY Stories, Screenplays, and Short Films

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Submit your Family Film or Screenplay to the Festival: http://festivalforfamily.com

 

ACTORSHORT STORY Reading – THEY DROVE ON STREETS PAVED WITH KINDNESS
July 2017 Reading
by John Bauer

ACTORFAMILY BEST SCENE Screenplay – ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE
July 2017 Reading
by Sandy Tovray Greenberg

ACTORUNDER 5min. SHORT Screenplay – BABY LOUIE
July 2017 Reading
by Mark Richards

ACTORSTUDENT SHORT Screenplay – BRANCHES
July 2017 Reading
by Holyn Thigpen

ACTORANIMATION TV PILOT Screenplay – CHICKEN COP
July 2017 Reading
by Bryan Cahill

festival posterA MONSTER CALLED CHARLES, 15min, UK, Fantasy/Drama
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Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com

Director: Kierston Drier
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: John Johnson

Camera Operator: Mary Cox

2016 Family Short Films

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Watch the best of Family Short Films from 2016. CLICK and watch the winning readings: 


festival posterBIRTH WEAVING LIFE, 6min., Japan, Animation/Documentary
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festival posterI AM DYSLEXIC, 6min. Norway, Animation/Music Video
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festival posterGRANDMA: A TRUE STORY, 5min, UK, Animation/Family
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festival posterPHANTOM CITY, 6min, Canada, Animation/Crime
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festival posterTHE GRAVEYARD SHIFT, 2min, USA, Animation/Comedy
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festival posterCACOPHONY, 2min, USA, Animation/Drama
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festival posterSISTERS, 4min, USA, Animation/Music Video
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festival posterAFRO CRAB, 4min, Taiwan, Animation/Comedy
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festival posterSTUTTER, 13min., USA, Family/Drama
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festival posterMAN’S BEST FRIEND, 7min. UK, Family/Animation
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WHAT’S WEARING MUMMY, 15min, UK, Family/Comedy
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festival posterTHE GRENADE, 4min., Brazil, Experimental/Music
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festival posterTHERE WAS A PLACE, 14min. Spain, Drama
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FALLING STARS, 25min, Germany, Drama/Mystery
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LATE, 5min, Canada, Drama
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festival posterSTUTTER, 13min., USA, Family/Drama
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festival posterCOLOR, 6min, USA, Experimental/Student
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festival posterTHERE WAS A PLACE, 14min. Spain, Drama
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WHAT’S WEARING MUMMY, 15min, UK, Family/Comedy
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festival posterBACK TO THE FUTURE?, 10min., USA, Comedy/Sci-Fi
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September 2016 Film Festival


festival posterTHE CHAMPION, 17min, USA, Documentary
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September 2016 Film Festival


festival posterAWESOME BEETLE’S COLORS, 3min, Latvia, Animation/Musical
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INSIDE, 3min., Belguim, Animation/Comedy
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festival poster5476 Miles, 4min, UK, Animation/Music Video
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festival posterSPARROW DUET, 4min, USA, Animation/Experimental
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festival posterA SMALL VOICE, 2min, UK, Animation/Drama
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festival posterBOTTOMLESS, 2min, USA, Animation/Biography
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festival posterSEA OF INK, 3min, USA, Animation/Drama
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festival poster1916, 4min, UK, Animation/Drama
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festival posterTIME SMASH, 2min., USA, Animation/Sci-Fi
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JAILBREAK, 1min., USA, Animation/Crime
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festival posterLUCY, 16min, Greece, Family/Drama
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festival posterGHOSTBOY, 9min., UK, Animation/Comedy
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festival poster101 CUPCAKES, 13min, Australia, Family/Drama
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ACTORSILENCE, 3min, Russia, Romance/Drama
Short Film from July 2016 Film Festival

ACTORI LIKE YOU, 2min, Italy, Drama/Romance
Short Film from July 2016 Film Festival
ACTORJACK IS PRETTY, 26min, USA, Fantasy/Family
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festival poster1Minute Nature
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4min, Netherlands, Documentary/Animation

festival posterFROG
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17min, USA, Family/Drama
festival posterACE
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6min, UK, Family/Kids

festival posterFISH
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10min, USA, Family/Drama


festival posterCHATEAU SAUVIGNON: TERROIR
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13min, USA, Horror/Family

 

 

Family Film Festival – Highlights from the Thursday December 29, 2016 event.

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AUDIENCE FESTIVAL AWARDS

Best Film: I AM DYSLEXIC

Best Performances: STUTTER

Best Animation: SISTERS

Best Music: The music from SISTERS
festival posterWHAT’S WEARING MUMMY, 15min, UK, Family/Comedy
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK		 festival posterSTUTTER, 13min., USA, Family/Drama
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festival posterMAN’S BEST FRIEND, 7min. UK, Family/Animation
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK		 festival posterBIRTH WEAVING LIFE, 6min., Japan, Animation/Documentary
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festival posterI AM DYSLEXIC, 6min. Norway, Animation/Music Video
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK		 festival posterGRANDMA: A TRUE STORY, 5min, UK, Animation/Family
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festival posterPHANTOM CITY, 6min, Canada, Animation/Crime
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK		 festival posterTHE GRAVEYARD SHIFT, 2min, USA, Animation/Comedy
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK
festival posterCACOPHONY, 2min, USA, Animation/Drama
WATCH Audience FEEDBACK		 festival posterSISTERS, 4min, USA, Animation/Music Video
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festival posterAFRO CRAB, 4min, Taiwan, Animation/Comedy
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Watch Audience Feedback Video: THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT, 2min, USA, Animation/Comedy

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Short Film played at the December 2016 Family/Animation Film Festival.

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEO of the short film:

MOVIE POSTERTHE GRAVEYARD SHIFT, 2min, USA, Animation/Comedy
Directed by Lara Arikan

It’s long past midnight when the tired and jumpy waitress decides to go and investigate the ominous noise she hears right outside the roadside coffee shop she’s working at.

Director Statement

There’s never a shortage of ideas, only thoughts that haven’t caught up with you yet.

Film Type:Animation, Short, Student

Genres:Horror, Animation, Comedy, Action

Runtime:2 minutes 13 seconds

Completion Date:May 1, 2016

Production Budget:2,275 USD

Country of Origin:United States

Film Color:Black & White and Color

First-time Filmmaker:Yes

Student Project:Yes

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WATCH PAST FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS and the FEEDBACK VIDEOS of EACH SELECTED FILM

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ACTORAUGUST FAMILY/ANIMATION 2016 Film Festival
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Watch Audience Feedback Video: BIRTH WEAVING LIFE, 6min., Japan, Animation/Documentary

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Short Film played at the December 2016 Family/Animation Film Festival.

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK VIDEO of the short film:

MOVIE POSTERBIRTH WEAVING LIFE, 6min., Japan, Animation/Documentary
Directed by Arisa Wakami

This is a documentary animation on the very beginning and the mystery of life, told from the point of view of a mother.

Film Type:Animation, Documentary, Short

Runtime:19 minutes 4 seconds

Completion Date:June 1, 2015

Production Budget:4,000,000 JPY

Country of Origin:Japan

Country of Filming:Japan

Film Language:English, Japanese

Shooting Format:HD,Blu-ray,DCP,DVD

Aspect Ratio:16:9

Film Color:Color

First-time Filmmaker:No

Student Project:No

Director Biography

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WATCH PAST FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS and the FEEDBACK VIDEOS of EACH SELECTED FILM

ACTOROCTOBER HORROR/THRILLER 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from October event		 ACTOROCTOBER ACTION/CRIME 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from October event		 ACTORSEPTEMBER DOC/COMEDY 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from September event
ACTORAUGUST FAMILY/ANIMATION 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from August 25th event		 ACTORAUGUST HORROR/THRILLER 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from August 18th event		 ACTORJULY 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from July 28th event
ACTORJUNE 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from June 30th event		 ACTORMAY 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from May 26th event		 ACTORAPRIL 2016 Film Festival
Watch Audience Feedback Videos from April 28th event