2010 Films

TCIF3 2010 Film Submissions

Hellraiser: Deader - Winter's Lament (USA)

Director: Jonathan Kui

Running time: 30 minutes

HELLRAISER: DEADER – WINTER’S LAMENT (2009) is a fan film prequel to the seventh studio Hellraiser film, HELLRAISER: DEADER (2005). It is a character study with horror elements, which explores the backstory of Winter, the mysterious antagonist of HELLRAISER: DEADER. The film is nonlinear, with the story intersecting several characters and events from THE PROPHECY (1995), HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE (1996), HELLRAISER: DEADER and the filmmaker’s previous crossover fan film, HELLRAISER: PROPHECY (2006).

About the Filmmaker:

Jonathan S. Kui is a forensic biologist, who discovered filmmaking as a hobby in 2005. His major influences include directors Clive Barker and Rod Lurie. One of his goals is to someday write, produce and direct a feature-length fan film that would serve as a final chapter for his Hellraiser fan film story arc. He lives in New York with his patient and understanding wife and, unsurprisingly, a small, hungry, collection of carnivorous plants.

The Disagreement (USA)

Director: David Noble

Running time: 5 minutes

Website: www.stormfrontentertainment.com

"The Disagreement". Selina and Diana discuss aspects of their personal life, but their alter egos Catwoman and Wonder Woman display their true emotions. And who sparks all this intensity? you'll have to watch to find out!

About the Filmmaker:

Stormfront Entertainment projects focus around the fan film and horror genres, with experience in music videos, commercials, and short films as well.

The Book Dealers (USA)

Director: Andrew Jones

Running time: 8 minutes

Website: http://www.aw-jones.com/

In 1893, two book dealers arrive at a prairie home to pick-up their latest occult acquisition. They discover a dark supernatural force has been unleashed upon the home’s owners and use turn of the century technology to exorcise the eldritch evil. A Steam-Punk tale inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.

About the Filmmaker:

Andrew W. Jones has directed multiple animated and live action shorts. He has also worked on productions for BBC, PBS, Cartoon Network and the Walt Disney Company. He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Frank Dancoolo: Paranormal Drug Dealer (USA)

Director: Andrew Jones

Running time: 7:45 minutes

Website: http://www.aw-jones.com/

In the annoyingly sparkly future-scape of Neo-Mega-Ultra Tokyo, reporter Holly Malone tracks a murderous urban legend. She discovers a chain of drug related killings leads down a super natural trail. A trail that ends with no average pill pusher. A comedy featuring a brutal blend of computer generated overkill, cartoon physics and stop-motion monsters.

About the Filmmaker:

Lifeline (USA)

Director: Andres Salaff

Running time: 6 minutes

Website: http://andressalaff.blogspot.com/

A brilliant scientist travels through various dimensions and realms in search of his lost love.

About the Filmmaker:

Andres became interested in art at a young age. He was also interested in theater early on. After graduating high school, Andres studied spanish at the Ohio State University and later attended the Calarts Character Animation program. The stories that he read during his studies of Latin American Literature greatly influenced the type of stories that he tells through animation. Andres is currently living and working in the field of animation in Los Angeles, CA.

E.T.A. (Denmark)

Director: Henrik Bjerregaard Clausen

Running time: 4:30 minutes

Website: http://junkworks.org/

Marvin has the most boring job - ever. But all is not as it seems...

About the Filmmaker:

Started on pen & paper, moved on to DeluxePaint on the Amiga 500 and later Imagine & ImageFX on the A1200. Became active in the scene at The Party in 1995. Was part of groups; Puld, Ostebulen, Dream Factory and finally joined JUNK in the late 90’s. Around the same time I switched to a PC based platform and started using 3dsmax. My primary focus was on visually pleasing effects (particles, volumetrics, dynamic simulations) right up until the point where the technical aspects seemed less interesting than why they were there.

I developed an interest in storytelling and directing and has since shifted my attention towards these goals. I am currently involved in the development of various animated and live action projects.

Mrs. Brurnett’s Garden (USA)

Director: Patrick Rea

Running time: 22 minutes

Website: http://senoreality.com

Helen Brumett, an elderly woman, believes she is talking to fairies in her garden. Her husband, Abner thinks she is crazy and has plans to put her away in a home. Are the fairies just a figment of Helen’s imagination, or are they real?

About the Filmmaker:

SenoReality Pictures, LLC is a production company based on the talents of Patrick Rea, Ryan S. Jones and Josh Robison. We were founded in March 2002 and are based entirely in Lawrence, KS.

Since our foundation, we have produced numerous films, including two feature DVD releases in 2007--The Empty Acre (Cinema Epoch) and Heartland Horrors - Season 1 (Elite Entertainment). In 2008 we won a regional Emmy for the short film Women’s Intuition.

Pigeon Impossible (USA)

Director: Lucas Martell

Running time: 6:12 minutes

Website: www.pigeonimpossible.com

Pigeon: Impossible” is the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

About the Filmmaker:

Lucas is a freelance animator and VFX artist. After graduating from Millikin University with a bachelor’s degree in Commercial Music, he moved to Austin, Texas and began production on “Pigeon: Impossible” in the summer of 2004. The film is his first animation, and took nearly 5 years to complete. Since then, he has also become widely known for his weekly podcast that chronicles the techniques and obstacles he’s faced throughout production of the film: www.pigeonimpossible.com/podcast

Remote (Canada)

Director: Marc Roussel

Running time: 20:00 minutes

Website: http://www.redsneakersmedia.com

A severe snowstorm cuts the cable to Matt’s TV, leaving him with channel after channel of static until he happens upon a station with the mirror image of his apartment on it. Except it’s his apartment 30 years prior, and a young woman lives there instead.

About the Filmmaker:

Marc caught the film bug while sitting in a friend’s dark living room watching “John Carpenter’s The Thing”. By the time the lights came back on he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up - a filmmaker. Not long after, Marc talked his dad into buying a Super 8 camera, projector and splicer, and started making films with his friends.

He went on to study film at Humber College in Toronto, and then attended The New York Film Academy’s inaugural first year, where he was the only Canadian amongst an international student body.

Marc has spent the last 12 years working in post production on various TV series’, TV movies and feature films such as “The Skulls 2 and 3”, “Breakfast with Scot” and Atom Egoyan’s “Where the Truth Lies”, “Adoration”, “Chloe” and is currently working on “Barney’s Version” for Robert Lantos.

He co-wrote, produced and edited the short film “The Hardest Job” and edited the multi-award winning “Boyfriend Latte”. Marc has also directed, written and edited the short films “Dear Barry”, “Dead Clown”, “Sweet Tooth” (which won 3rd Prize at the 24hr Toronto Film Challenge in 2006). In 2007 Marc tried his hand at ‘Shot on Mobile’ filmmaking with his first attempt being “Alchemy”, a 1 minute film about two cell phones that fall in love, that went on to win awards at Mobifest, Wildsound Feedback Film Festival and Renderyard 1-Minute Film Festival. His second Mobile film,“Rewind My Love” , was commissioned by Mobifest for their 24-hour Mobile Challenge. The film was shot using a Nokia N86 mobile phone.

Marc’s last film, “Remote”, a 20-minute horror/thriller about a murderous time warp, has screened at 26 film festivals worldwide and gone on to win several awards and garnered rave reviews. Marc produces his films through his company Red Sneakers Media. http://www.redsneakersmedia.com/

Hirsute (Canada)

Director: AJ Bond

Running time: 13:42 minutes

Website: www.thesiblings.ca

Kyle, a young scientist, is struggling to build a time machine when he is confronted by an arrogant future version of himself. Shocked to discover that his future holds a preoccupation with body-hair removal and boiled eggs, Kyle vows to change the course of his life.

About the Filmmaker:

Born in Edmonton and raised in Vancouver, A.J. began his film career as a child actor appearing in numerous Canadian films such as Gary Burns’ Kitchen Party, and Anne Wheeler’s Better Than Chocolate. In 2003, A.J. graduated from the University of British Columbia Film Programme where he produced and edited the award-winning short, Why the Anderson Children Didn’t Come to Dinner, which played at over 50 film festivals worldwide. Numerous editing projects followed, including the short film, My Old Man, based on the works of Charles Bukowski, as well as two short behind-the-scenes documentaries for Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

In 2004, A.J. incorporated Modern Family Productions with Jamie Travis and Amy Belling and the trio began developing their second short film, The Saddest Boy in the World. A.J. was accepted into the 2005 Editors’ Lab at the Canadian Film Centre where he edited the short comedy, If I See Randy Again, Do You Want Me to Hit Him with the Axe? which went on to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2006 A.J. completed The Patterns Trilogy, another series of award winning short films that he produced and edited with Jamie Travis. A.J. recently returned from shooting a documentary series pilot in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and is currently developing his first feature film. Hirsute is A.J.’s directorial debut.

Cost of Living (Canada)

Director: Jonathan Joffe

Running time: 10:40 minutes

Website: www.joffepictures.com/index.html

What would you pay to live forever?

That is the question posed by Cost Of Living, a short film starring William B. Davis (Cigarette Smoking Man, The X-Files). Set in the near future, when a man dying of cancer attempts to purchase a new body he is forced to decide just how much he is willing to pay for immortality. An engaging script, powerful performances, and stylish effects make this short film a must see for everyone.

About the Filmmaker:

In 1999 Jonathan Joffe was hired as technical coordinator for a small non-profit station NUTV in Calgary. While working at NUTV, Jonathan Joffe wrote and directed his first major short film Young Rocket Samurai. The film was a huge success, earning him a national broadcast license on Canada’s Space Channel.

After Young Rocket Samurai, Jonathan Joffe co-founded a workshop now known as Upstart, where each week he directs local actors in performing scene studies for the camera. The workshop, which is still ongoing, has completed over 200 scenes with hundreds of actors and dozens of directors.

Using the lessons he learned from Upstart, Jonathan went on to write, direct, and produce Cost of Living, his second major short film staring William B. Davis of X-Files fame. Within months of its release, the film won international recognition with 15 awards and over 45 festival screenings worldwide, including the 2006 Ampia awards for Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Film in the Drama under 60 minutes category.

January 2007 saw the release of his first ever series Have Guide Will Travel, a 3 part half hour travel show about backpacking in Mexico. The show, on which Joffe worked as producer, director, host, and editor, is currently airing nationally on Canadian Learning Television.

In 2008 Jonathan wrote, produced, and directed 3 sort films of three different genres. The Boiler Room, a thriller, Outervention, a comedy, and The Femme Fatale, a film noir mystery. These films have seen there debuts the Calgary and Edmonton International Film Festivals, and the World Of Comedy Film Festival in Toronto.

Jonathan has written two award winning feature screenplays, Frozen, a feature length Science Fiction film, commissioned by Canadian producer Noah Segal, and the comedy Darren Gets Whacked which is in development with Panacea Entertainment of Edmonton.

PMS Survival Tips (Canada)

Director: Maurice Devereaux

Running time: 3:10 minutes

Website: www.endofthelinemovie.com/

Made with the expert knowledge of the best scientific minds of the 1950ies, PMS SURVIVAL TIPS offers life saving tips to men, for their monthly confrontations with their better halves.

Only recently rediscovered…PMS SURVIVAL TIPS was part of a series of instructional films commissioned by the US government in the mid fifties…

Other films in the series include: “I SEE RED” or why you should worry if your neighbor wants to borrow your lawnmower instead of buying his own. “TOBACCO: THE FRIEND YOU INHALE” and “THE A BOMB IS A OK” All of which are unfortunately “LOST” classics.

About the Filmmaker:

Canadian film director MAURICE DEVEREAUX wrote and directed PMS SURVIVAL TIPS in 1955, but the film gained new popularity on YOUTUBE in 2006 where it was rediscovered and seen by 3 million people.

Now in his late eighties, MAURICE DEVEREAUX continues to make movies, his last horror feature END OF THE LINE, premiered at the Toronto International film festival and won numerous awards at festivals around the world. It is available on DVD. You can visit the website at: http://www.endofthelinemovie.com/

Clone (England)

Director: Chris Bouchard

Running time: 2:43 minutes

Website: www.thehuntforgollum.com

A man hangs off the edge of skyscraper far above a future city. His clone pursues him with a single purpose; the vial of pure DNA essence which all clones are reliant on to preserve their life force. Should he hand over the vial or plunge to his death? Would you trust a clone of yourself with your life? Would you trust yourself...

About the Filmmaker:

Chris is an upcoming film maker with a growing portfolio of independent film projects. Past short films include Disconnect, The Machine and the epic horror film project Human Residue. As a Lord of the Rings fan, he set out to make The Hunt For Gollum as a tribute to the work of JRR Tolkien and the films of Peter Jackson, but also as an experiment in low budget film-making. Aside from directing and overseeing the production, Chris is also supervising the orchestral score for The Hunt For Gollum. His past work as a composer includes the popular fan film Star Wars: Revelations, the internet phenomenon of 2005 that logged millions of downloads and worldwide press acclaim.

I Spit On Eli Roth (USA)

Writer/Director: Devi Snively.

Running time: 7:00 minutes

Website: http://deviantpictures.com/84/i-spit-on-eli-roth/

Friends don’t let friends denigrate the horror genre.

About the Filmmaker:

With film titles such as Teenage Bikini Vampire and Confederate Zombie Massacre! it’s no wonder writer/directrix Devi Snively’s signature “romantic musical horror comedy” genre has been likened to everything from the silent classics of Buster Keaton to EC Comics to Tim Burton and beyond. With Death In Charge she continues to explore themes of life and death with playful irony.

Devi (pronounced DAY-vee) is an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame where she teaches her always over- enrolled course “Cultures of Fear: Anthropological Perspectives of the Horror Film,” the impetus for her upcoming book. She has worked professionally as a ballerina, Spanish translator, hair model, book editor, video game writer, documentary filmmaker, newspaper columnist and video editor. She’s been decidedly unprofessional in several other careers.

In 2007 she was selected as one of 8 participants to the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop For Women (DWW). To date she’s written multiple feature-length screenplays, directed 9 short films and a feature-length documentary, and has just finished shooting her first feature-length narrative, trippin’. Her last 3 short films have been officially selected to screen at over 100 festivals worldwide and garnered numerous awards and critical acclaim.

Enigma (USA)

Writer/Director: Jason & Matt Shumway

Running time: 42:00 minutes

Website:www.enigmathemovie.com/

Floating dead in space, transport ship Genesis become an unsolvable mystery. All hands on board have been killed. But how, and why? What began as a simple transport mission for the crew of the Genesis, ends with not only their bloodshed, but the loss of an important military prisoner. Follow as we look back to the mission and see if you can discover the enigma.

About the Filmmakers:

Jason Shumway

Jason Shumway has been making movies since the young age of 14. After getting his first taste of video editing at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Jason became an award winning filmmaker while studying in J. Everett Light Radio/Television program. For college Jason was lucky enough to be accepted to the prestigious University of Southern California. In this top rated film program Jason directed eight films and crew on many more. He has recently worked on shows for G4TV and NBC. Currently he is a staff editor at E! Entertainment Television. Jason is producing the indie Feature Film “Bloomington” due out next year.

Matt Shumway

Matt graduated with distinction from Art Center College of Design. There he created his award winning film “Over the Moon.” That film led him to Rhythm and Hues Studios where he works as an Animation Supervisor. His feature film credits include X2, Garfield 1 & 2, Chronicles of Narnia, A Night at the Museum, The Golden Compass, The Incredible Hulk, and Land of the Lost. Matt was nominated for and Annie Award in 2006 for his work on Aslan for Narnia. He is currently the Animation Supervisor for Cabin in the Woods, A Drew Goddard / Joss Whedon Film due out Feb 5th 2010.

The Furfangs (Italy)

Writer/Director: Andrea Ricca

Running time: 5:00 minutes

Website:http://www.andrearicca.com/

It tells the story of mysterious and aggressive creatures who came from the space.

About the Filmmaker:

Andrea Ricca graduated in Sociology, began his career as an educational comics designer. He became a 2D-3D graphics designer and works for the international kids film festival - Giffoni Film Festival. He also has experience in local TV and directed varity shows. He has also directed, “The Guardian,” adventure/Fantasy and “UFO Race,” sci-fi short movies.

The Shot (USA)

Director: Travis Lee Eller & Andy Greenfield

Running time: 6:05 minutes

Website:

Two wild west outlaws are faced with a dilemma as an intruder gets closer to their hideout. One man is eager to gun him down while the other is convinced that shooting the stranger would be a grave mistake.

About the Filmmakers:

Travis Lee Eller moved to Los Angeles from North Carolina in 2003 to pursue a career in acting. Since then he has appeared in numerous independent films and television commercials and is currently working as an actor on the Gameshow Network’s “GSN Live”. Andy Greenfield moved to Los Angeles from Montana also in 2003 where he has been busy acting on stage as well as many independent films.

Andy Greenfield currently wrapped up shooting the new NBC mini-series “Persons Unknown” in which he plays a major role as the hotel night manager. Travis and Andy quickly became best friends finding that they both have a strong love for the Western film genre. Both continue to work together as writers, producers, actors and directors of their own independent short films. Travis Lee Eller moved to Los Angeles from North Carolina in 2003 to pursue a career in acting. Since then he has appeared in numerous independent films and television commercials and is currently working as an actor on the Gameshow Network’s “GSN Live”. Andy Greenfield moved to Los Angeles from Montana also in 2003 where he has been busy acting on stage as well as many independent films. Andy Greenfield currently wrapped up shooting the new NBC mini-series “Persons Unknown” in which he plays a major role as the hotel night manager. Travis and Andy quickly became best friends finding that they both have a strong love for the Western film genre. Both continue to work together as writers, producers, actors and directors of their own independent short films.

That’s Magic (USA)

Writer/Director: Brandon McCormick

Running time: 15:00 minutes

Website:www.whitestonemotionpictures.com

The short tells the story of a talented, but jaded and self-absorbed magician, who discovers the true meaning of magic on one cold winter’s night.

About the Filmmaker:

Director Brandon McCormick has created a must see fable: fabulous in its look, intoxicating in its sound, and a treat for whatever senses are left over.

Attackazoids! (USA)

Writer/Director: Brian Lonano

Running time: 7:07 minutes

Website: http://www.attackazoids.com/

A woman struggles for survival in a ghostly world besieged by giant killer robots.

About the Filmmaker:

Brian Lonano has developed a reputation over four years as an up and coming talent in the world of genre and underground filmmaking. His films and music videos have won awards and nominations from both domestic and international film festivals, including an Honorable Mention from Lazlo Kovacs. His works have been official selections at the Cannes Short Film Corner, USA Film Festival (Academy recognized), and Hollywood Film Festival, among others.

Souvenir (USA)

Director/Producer: Jack Gastelbondo/Mark Diestler

Running time: 4:30 minutes

Website/contact:diestler@hotmail.com

William, played by Jacob Gastelbondo, struggles to reconcile with his father’s death. While his coffin lies in the next room William’s awaken to hear strange noises in the middle of the night. He realizes that the line between life and death may be frighteningly closer than imagined.

About the Filmmaker:

JACK GASTELBONDO – Writer/Director/Editor/Composer/Producer

Jack was born and raised in Colombia. He moved to Florida in 1987 when he was 12 years old. He studied music composition in Florida State University. For the last couple of years he has produced, edited, and directed short independent films. He

wrote and directed “The Clearing” which premiered at the Starz Denver Film Festival.

MARK DIESTLER – Producer

Mark is an award winning Producer, working on numerous independent film sets over the past 10 years. He owns and operates Red Giant Productions. Mark earned his MBA from Washington State University. He is married and lives in Denver

The Clearing (USA)

Director/Producer: Jack Gastelbondo/Mark Diestler

Running time: 10:00 minutes

Website/contact:diestler@hotmail.com

Wyatt (Brian Landis Folkins) lives in a city where the government censors words through mental microchips. After finding an old photograph from his late wife with a message he cannot read, he must now decide how far he will go in order to solve this puzzle.

About the Filmmaker:

JACK GASTELBONDO – Writer/Director/Editor/Composer/Producer

wrote and directed “The Clearing” which premiered at the Starz Denver Film Festival.

MARK DIESTLER – Producer

For Those Who Dared Before (USA)

Director/Producer: Perrin Spychala

Running time: 40:00 minutes

Website/contact: perrinspychala@hotmail.com

The sixth Alexander Wellington Adventure “For Those Who Dared Before” begins with Wellington escorting his arch rival, Vittorio Falco, to his London trial. But Falco soon escapes, kills two guards and leaves Wellington for dead. After his recovery and removal from the mission, Wellington goes rogue to bring Falco down. He soon finds himself in the fight of his life as a suitcase nuclear bomb ticks to doomsday.

About the Filmmaker:

Perrin Spychala works as a videographer and local TV commercial producer. He also writes and performs stand-up comedy and assists the Ian Fleming Foundation with the restoration screen used James Bond vehicles and props. He lives in St. Cloud, Minnesota and can be reached at perrinspychala@hotmail.com

Iron Baby (Canada)

Director/Producer: Patrick Boivin

Running time: 1:15 minutes

Website/contact: www.woolflapin.com/index.php/pboivin_en/en/

An Iron Man movie parody starring my baby girl!

About the Filmmaker:

Youtube phenom, Patrick Boivin is a self-taught director who got his start working on a show called Phylactèrecola for a Quebec broadcaster. He has directed several shorts that have been on the international festival circuit. He has created stop-motion animation videos, some of which have gotten over five million hits. He is wowing everyone on the web with his technical proficiency, but most of all with his very own brand of cheeky pop cultural remixing. Huge names have recently hired Patrick. Indochine, Tony Hawk, Iggy Pop and Google, to name a few.

Dead Bones (Switzerland)

Director/Producer: Olivier Beguin

Running time: 19:00 minutes

Website/contact: http://www.dead-bones.com/

The film tells the story of a bounty hunter and his prey as they proceed in unknown territory.

About the Filmmaker:

Born in 1975, Olivier Beguin studied at the London Film School. DEAD BONES is his 4th short film.

Doctor Who: Victimsight (Canada)

Director/Producer: Eldon Letkeman/ Robert Westendorp

Running time: 38:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.victimsight.com

The Doctor has landed on Earth on a typical day when he is suddenly thrown into a conspiracy involving murder and intrigue. An old enemy resurfaces as the Doctor,

with the help of a new friend, tries to figure out how to escape his unusual prison

and prove his innocence.

About the Filmmaker:

Eldon Letkeman - Director, Writer, Producer

Doctor Who :: Victimsight is Eldon’s first big venture into directing films; something he’s wanted to do for a very long time. Several years ago, he fell in love with Doctor Who and simply put the two together.

Eldon’s experience has been mainly stage work; he has been acting on stage since he was 12 years old. He has recently directed three stage shows: Crossing Delancey, This Is A Play and Around the World in 80 Days, the latter breaking attendance records for the hosting theatre company, Gallery 7 Theatre.

Since Victimsight, Eldon has shot another film called “Twenty Minutes” which is currently in post-production. He is also working on several scripts, including a web series and a feature film. Eldon lives with his wife and five children in Abbotsford, BC, Canada.

Burden (USA)

Director: Michael Lynch

Running time: 9:55 minutes

Website/contact: www.burdenthemovie.com

Excellent cinematography and award winning visual effects highlight this noirish sci-fi story of a lone “Watcher” with superpowers named Calik, who decides to disobey his orders to evacuate Earth and battle an alien invasion force in an attempt to protect humans and save our world. Fighting for hope when there is none.

About the Filmmaker:

From his modest beginnings as a film projectionist in his hometown of Ann Arbor Michigan, to his award-winning work in Los Angeles; Michael Lynch has recently been exploding onto the film world. Like every child of the 1980’s, Mike has been inspired by films such as Star Wars and Superman and now as filmmaker one can find his inspirations translate into his films.

Michael Lynch attended film school at Columbia College of Chicago where the institution’s eclectic, urban environment inspired the creation of Burden. Upon graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, CA with his long-time girlfriend Kristine Gregg. Recently, his cinematic work has taken him into political activism as Producer of seven Barack Obama shorts for the Inspiration of “Barack: Yes We Can” film series, which have been screened nationwide to enormous acclaim and has been made available through iTunes. In October of 2008 “Help Wanted” won Best Narrative at the Elevate Film Festival where he performed the roles of Producer/Cinematographer. “Help Wanted” also was an official selection at the Cinequest film festival and San Luis Opisbo International Film Festival, March of 2009.

Michael has recently accomplished producing a short entitled “Swerve” starring Shiloh Fernandez, Juno Temple, and Noah Segan. “Swerve” is scheduled to circulate festivals in 2010 and meanwhile in his latest efforts Michael is in development of his feature adaptation off his award winning short “Burden”.

BURDEN had it’s world premiere July 25th 2009 in front of 2 sold out crowds which was the first time a film sold out 2 shows in the AOF festival history.

Death in the Garden (Australia)

Director/Producer: Michael Chrisoulakis/Edmund Joy

Running time: 11:07 minutes

Website/contact: www.highnoonfilms.com/High_Noon_/High_Noon_Films-Home.html

The stillness hanging over the Chifley gardens is shattered by the girlish scream of the groundsman, mortified after coming face to face with Death itself. Fleeing to his master, in search of aiding his escape, the aging Baron offers to stand in the young man’s place.

So both men begin a journey from where neither intends to return -- one to the farthest shore; the other to Death in the garden.

About the Filmmaker:

Michael Chrisoulakis {Writer/Producer/Director – High Noon Films}

Michael began making films while growing up in Hobart, Tasmania, winning the Tasmanian Television Award for his student projects in year 11. After completing a Media degree in Canberra, he worked as a Commercial Producer/Director at Channel Nine, before moving to Sydney to pursue a career in film.

To date, Michael’s 2003 short suspense film, ‘Interchange’ has screened at many festivals worldwide and received awards including; ‘Short Film Winner’ at both the Telluride Indie Fest and Key West Indie Fest, ‘Best Film’ at the Eyescream Halloween Film Festival, ‘Best Thriller’ at the Int’l Festival of Cinema and Technology, ‘Best Editing’ at the Fearless Tales Genre Fest. Michael also received the ‘Great Expectations’ award at the Sour Grapes Film Festival.

Michael and Edmund Jory have enjoyed a creative collaboration for close to a decade having discovered their mutual passion for film. They have recently completed their first feature length screenplay Darker After Midnight and are well into their second. In 2009 Michael and Edmund created High Noon Films, with the short film Death in the Garden being its first production.

Edmund Jory {Writer - High Noon Films}

After performing in Michael Chrisoulakis’ short suspense film Interchange (2005), Ed and Michael have been collaborating ever since. Shortly after, the duo began work on their first feature film screenplay, Darker After Midnight, which is currently in development.

Meanwhile, Ed co-wrote Death in The Garden (2009), has completed several short film scripts, a TV Series, Don’t Turn Out the Lights, and he and Michael are currently writing their next feature screenplay, the crime drama Stomping Ground.

Bohemibot (USA)

Director/Producer: Brendon Bellomo

Running time: 25:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.bohemibot.com/index.htm

A cyborg harpist, forced to serve as a pilot in the last war on his planet, struggles to overcome a debilitating injury and the loss of his family. His encounter with a young enemy captive reveals that even the din of war can never silence the voice of the heart.

About the Filmmaker:

Brendan Bellomo is one of the cutting edge filmmaking stars of the new generation of film school graduates. He is already a multi award-winning writer/producer/director manifesting vision years beyond his NYU Tisch School of the Arts degree. While at NYU, Brendan wrote, produced and directed a cast and crew of 200 students and professionals from 11 different countries all of whom he convinced to volunteer on his film “Bohemibot” a live action sci-fi short that won the 2009 US Student Academy Award.

He worked as Visual Effects Supervisor on the upcoming feature sci-fi drama “End of the Line” (starring Jon Polito and Mark Margolis) and the indie feature comedy “Trophy Kids” (starring David Gallagher and Ryan Eggold). He also worked as lead digital animator on the award-winning music video short “The Spirit of Gravity”, which screened in 30+ film festivals. Just a year out of school and Brendan serves as a guest lecturer by invitation at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

The Shadow Strikes (Canada)

Director: Adrien van Viersen

Running time: 12:00 minutes

Website/contact:

Samuel Jenkins, serial rapist and petty thief, is confronted, haunted, and terrorized by his first victim, only to find himself face to face with the Master of Darkness... The Shadow.

Eric Breker (Battlestar Galactica, SG-1) and Alexis McRae star in this contemporary rendition of the classic pulp figure, bringing back the dark, macabre, vigilante violence The Shadow originated.

About the Filmmaker:

Adrien van Viersen launched his illustration career and attracted national attention in 1991 with the self-published Time City comic book series. In 1993, Adrien began work in the animation industry, first as a background designer, and then as a storyboard artist on shows such as The Mighty Ducks, Ace Ventura, The Savage Dragon, and War Planets. Meanwhile, he completed work on the Technopolis comic book series (an updated version of Time City), which was published by Caliber Comics in 1997. His efforts garnered him a Russ Manning Award nomination for Best New Talent in the comic book industry.

Adrien’s career in film as a storyboard artist took off in 1999 with Romeo Must Die, and continued with Dreamcatcher, X-men2, I-Robot, 2012, and The Incredible Hulk amongst his long list of credits.

In 2001, Adrien directed, wrote and designed his first short film, Code, produced by B.F. Painter. The film aired regularly on Space (Canada’s Sci-Fi channel) and CBC and won a Leo Award nomination for Best Production design.

Adrien’s other films include Wet Paint, The Agent, and the award winning Tit For Tat and Pig Tale. Pig Tale, released with an alternate ending, was originally shot as the Shadow Strikes fan film and played over 30 festivals around the world, including the prestigious Sitges Film Festival.

Sun Down (USA)

Director/Producer: Lou Klein

Running time: 5:50 minutes

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A look into the Ol West,. Along Time ago . when the high plains scorched hot with the Dessert sun ,.The heat made people crazy.. See strange things...

Things that mostly came out at Night..... Mostly.....

FARD (France)

Director: David Alapont - Luis Briceno

Running time: 13:35 minutes

Website/contact: www.metronomic-productions.com/

In a near future, the world seems to work in a effective and controlled way…

.363 (France)

Director: Daniel Ablin, Jessy Deshais

Running time: 2:34 minutes

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A man, in a flying wheelbarrow in the middle of infinity, a kind of Petit Prince in a Tuttle de Brazil version, goes from planet to planet and crosses caricatures of humanity.

Star Wars: The Escape (Germany)

Director: Willi Giesselmann

Running time: 32:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.steinchenfilm.com

The film is a stop motion fan movie in the Star Wars universe. The characters are Lego Minifigs and the action takes place just before Episode IV.

The Empire and Han Solo are both on the hunt for the deposit of a special and unique variety of chrystals and Han Solo falls into the Empire’s hands. In prison he bumps into members of the rebel alliance, who have tried to get hold of the secret construction plans for the Empire’s almost completed death star . . .

About the Filmmaker:

When eleven-year-old Willi saw his first Star Wars movie on February 3, 1978, his fate was sealed. He became an enthusiastic fan of Star Wars and movies [in general].

“Star Wars ― The Escape” is his first film. More stop motion projects with home-made figures are intended to follow, maybe not only set in the Star Wars universe.

Frankenstein vs The Wolfman (3D) (USA)

Director: Colin Clarke

Running time: 20:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.daredevilfilms.net

A short film created entirely on home computers, Frankenstein vs the Wolfman brings two of filmdoms most famous movie monsters together in the spectacle of 3-D. When a series of killings plagues a small woodsy community, a trio of orphaned pickpockets discover that a Wolfman is the culprit. Teaming up with the Frankenstein monster, they seek to discover who the beast is in human form - before it kills again!

About the Filmmaker:

Frankenstein vs the Wolfman is Colin Clarke third animate short film.

Sinkhole (USA)

Director: Eric Scherbarth

Running time: 13:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.sinkholemovie.com

A salesman approaches a mysterious landowner with an offer to buy the manʼs smoldering abandoned coalmines but finds that there is something far worse than a

mine fire underneath the land.

About the Filmmaker:

Eric is concluding his MFA studies at Columbia University in New York City. Sinkhole is his thesis film, which had its world premiere at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival in 2009.

Probed (USA)

Director: Joel Cranson

Running time: 21:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.joelcranson.com/

Is proof of alien life out there? In this homage to the hit TV series, The X-Files, Carter Fox hopes to prove just that… even if it means failing high school.

About the Filmmaker:

Award winning Director, Joel Cranson, brings his unique love of science fiction to PROBED. Cranson began work in film in 2003, when he wrote and starred in the now popular Star Wars fan-film, Spirits of the Force, which led him to direct two sequels; Fool’s Errand and Reflections of Evil. Soon Joel was off in other directions. His short film, The Guilty, was awarded 1st Place in the IFP Phoenix 36-hour film challenge 2008 along with an award for Best Overall Technical Elements. Another of his short films, Following Suit, took 1st Place in the IFP 24-hour film challenge 2009 and earned Cranson the award for Best Director. He participated as an actor in several other films including Silhouette (Winner of Best Film - Screen Wars Season Two), Brian Loves You (with “Cheers” actor George Wednt), Professor Hu Hires a Temp (as Temp Applicant), Appetite for Justice (1st Place Winner of the IFP 48-hour Film Challenge 2008), and has appeared nationally in the television commercial for Ultrsabers. He is now delighted to present PROBED to film festival audiences.

Book of Tomorrow (USA)

Director: David Yohe

Running time: 19:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.isotropicfilms.com

Young Billy Allen is pulled into an incredible adventure when he discovers a forgotten chest containing a comic book with unimaginable powers that he must learn to master to avert disaster coming to

Robertstown.

About the Filmmaker:

David Yohe, a native of Southern California, returned to college to study film at California State University Northridge at the age of 28 after a successful career in sales and marketing. Some of David’s influences include John Carpenter, John Milius,

Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Nick Castle, Dino De Laurentiis and J.J. Abrams.

David was first inspired by special effects and was a regular reader of Fangoria Magazine growing up. He admired the work of Dick Smith, Rick Baker, Stan Winston and Kevin Yagher.

David was selected by California State University Northridge to direct his Senior Thesis film “The Book of Tomorrow”, which he also wrote and produced. He was further honored by a grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to produce this film. David graduated from California State University Northridge in May 2006 with a Bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Television Arts. He now lives in Burbank, California where he continues to work on projects in film and television through his company Isotropic Films.

Vampire Therapy (USA)

Director: Don Mitchell

Running time: 16:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.pickfordfilmcenter.org

A woman, who sincerely believes she is a vampire, seeks help from her skeptical analyst.

About the Filmmaker:

Don Mitchell (aka “Joel Aaron Leslie”) brings his extensive experience in still photography to his work with moving image. As staff filmmaker for Pickford Film Center in Bellingham, Washington; he has produced many short promotional narratives including First Kiss, 2009:A Space Oddity, and Berlin Rendezvous to name a few. Don draws from the talent pool of gifted young actors studying at Western Washington University’s theatre arts department and actors from the Upfront and Idiom theatres in Bellingham. His work has been greatly influenced by the works of Woody Allen, Val Lewton, Ingmar Bergman and Alfred Hitchcock.

League of Stream (USA)

Directors/Producers: Trip Hope, Scott Folsom, Gail Folsom, Pam Hargrove, Lianna Lawrence

Running time: 24:00 minutes (8 short film episodes)

Website/contact: www.leagueofsteam.com/

The League of S.T.E.A.M. (Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparition Management) is an organization comprised of Inventors, Scientists, Adventurers, Craftsmen, Monster and Creature Hunters, and Paranormal Researchers! You can see more of League of S.T.E.A.M. and our Steam Punk adventures at http://www.leagueofsteam.com/

Alice Jacobs is Dead (USA)

Director: Alex Horwitz

Running time: 21:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.strange-case.com

Dr. Ben Jacobs saved the world. The drug he created allowed mankind to fight back against the Z-virus, which nearly destroyed civilization as we know it. Now, in the aftermath of the crisis, he’s trying to cure the last victims of the virus. But what will happen when he brings his mysterious work home?

About the Filmmaker:

New York City native Alex Horwitz has worked on film productions such as Across the Universe, Spider-Man 3, and Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones documentary, Shine a Light. Alex recently completed the script for a sci-fi adaptation of Oedipus Rex. He also collaborated with Tony-winning Broadway composer/star Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) on a feature-length screenplay, Basket Case, a musical about a school shooting set to hit songs of the 90’s. More recently, he co-produced House of Satisfaction, an independent feature making festival rounds. Alex’s short film, The J2 Project, explores the cloning of Jesus Christ. Ain’t it Cool News called J2 “brilliant,” and it has been released worldwide on Troma DVD. Alex grew up inspired by his father, a Broadway writer/director and former Ringling Bros. clown, and his mother, a classically trained mezzo soprano. An avowed devotee of all things geek, Alex writes BiteMeFanblog.com whenever the Muse takes him.

Seance (Czech Republic)

Director: Robin Kasparik

Running time: 19:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.seance.cz

Séance narrates the story of three people, who are trying to find the fortune of a deceased baroness through a spiritualistic séance. But things will go a bit differently than they planned…

About the Filmmaker:

The author of Séance, Robin Kasparik, is currently attending the Film Director Studies. He was interested in the horror movies since his childhood. His model directors are John Carpenter and Wes Craven, whom he desires to meet one day. He wants to continue his work in the horror genre field, movie Séance with hints of supernatural matters and black magic was just another step forward to his dream - job of a professional film director. “My dream is to present Séance at this year’s US horror film festivals. There are not many film makers in the Czech Republic, who focus on horror genre, so I´m very excited by the opportunity to meet authors that are interested in the same genre as I am,” said Kasparik.

ID (USA)

Director: Daishi Takiishi, Co-Writer: Ryan Meyer

Running time: 25:00 minutes

Website/contact: daishi@nicedayinc.com

In the near future, a man distraught by the near impossibility of his wife waking from a life-threatening coma is given a second chance at love with a perfect android carbon copy of her. but is it really love, or something else?

About the Filmmaker:

Daishi Takiishi, born and raised in Japan, started his career as an assistant editor after graduating from Chapman University Film School. After working on a number of motion pictures and TV productions, he was recruited to join a Santa Monica-based

VFX / Production company Nice Day, Inc. as an editor and VFX supervisor. He now runs the company as the president. Daishi’s long years of experience in post-production

taught him rigorous disciplines as a filmmaker. He recently directed a short film “ID” and a music video “Room Blue” performed by Emi Meyer.

E:D:E:N (Italy)

Director: Fabio Guaglione

Running time: 14:00 minutes

Website/contact: http://www.metaxaproductions.com/

The human race is at risk of extinction. A bunch of military explorers embarks upon a space expedition searching for a new uninhabitable planet. They localize one several years later, but they soon discover that they are not alone.. Against the will of his soldiers, the captain is firmly determined to kill the entire alien race. The final countdown has already started, a devastating weapon points upon the entire planet, but a mutiny is on its way... and a final showdown is waiting.

Babylon 2084 (Germany)

Director: Christian Schleisiek

Running time: 30:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.babylon2084.de

E90-1248 is working as a sorter of building material in one of two towers which are facing each other in an endless expanse of water. His life is dedicated to the growth of the tower, because the water level is rising.

When an accident happens, he finds himself in the bottom storey of the building, a place where all those people are shunted off to, whom the upper storeys of the tower can no longer accommodate. E90-1248 becomes aware of the fact that the tower is well on its way to destroy itself and that he is the only person able to save the human race from perishing.

Skin of Your Teeth (USA)

Director: Dan Gingold

Running time: 14:45 minutes

Website/contact: dgingold@gmail.com

In the midst of a full on zombie apocalypse, on a remote farm, two farmers and their friends struggle to survive.

About the Filmmaker:

Originally from the West Coast, I am a Spanish bilingual video editor based in Brooklyn, NY. I have worked on shorts, documentaries and art/experimental films.

Codename: Dragonfly (USA)

Director: Ron Santiano

Running time: 18:31 minutes

Website/contact: www.redcapecinema.com

We follow sexy secret-agent Lola of the covert operative agency, ‘Division One’ on a mission to rescue the recently kidnapped inventor of a newly developed energy source known as D.F.T., but is given an unexpected visit by her long time arch-nemesis, Lorenzo Kross and his team of SWAT assassins...Will she come out of it alive?

The Silver Rope (Italy)

Director: Fabio Guaglione

Running time: 33:09 minutes

Website/contact: www.metaxaproductions.com/

The lives, the emotions, the mysteries and the personal conflicts of several people meet each other in a world forever changed by an amazing scientific discovery: the localization of the soul, the birth of an engineering of the spirit, the conceptual death of God.

Until the End of Everything (USA)

Director: Nathan Blackwell

Running time: 7:24 minutes

Website/contact: www.squishystudios.com

Gentleman superspy Ethan Hazard is back in action! Only you have the power to help him! At critical moments of the story you must vote and choose the path he takes ... whether he lives or dies ... in his latest daring adventure!

About the Filmmaker:

Phoenix-based filmmaker Nathan Blackwell began his career like many of his counterparts ... a manic eleven year-old running around with a camera, making terrible movies. He’s since directed over forty short films, two low-to-no budget feature films, written six feature film screenplays, and won over twenty-three awards for filmmaking.

Nickel Children (USA)

Director: Kevin Eslinger

Running time: 16:00 minutes

Website/contact: http://nickelchildren.eslingerfilm.com/

It is the late 19th Century, but not as you might have heard of it. In dust bowl Kansas, a young boy, Jack, witnesses his parent’s murder, and is then abducted and forced into an underground child fighting ring. Only the wealthiest are invited to attend these secret communities and bet on the children for their own amusement. However, one among them, an airship captain, is determined to find her own abducted son, whatever the cost.

Nickel Children is an action, adventure, sci-fi, fantasy steam punk film.

The KINEMATOGRAPH (Poland)

Director: Tomek Bagiński, Agnieszka Piechnik

Running time: 12:10 minutes

Website/contact: www.thekinematograph.com

Francis is an inventor. His invention is supposed to change the world. He forgot about one thing: dreams always cost too much. He is focused only on himself and his work and realizes the gravity of the situation only when it is too late.

About the Filmmaker:

Tomek Bagiński (born 1976). Director, animation producer. He is a self-taught artist. He left architecture studies to make films. His first student film Rain won several local awards in 1998 and became an entry pass to Platige Image studio, where he currently works as an Art Director. From 1999 to 2002 he worked, with short intervals, on his important debut short film The Cathedral. The film won the first prize for Best Animated Short at the largest animation and special effects festival SIGGRAPH in 2002 and it was nominated a year later for an Academy Award in the category Short Film (Animated).

In 2004 he completed his second short animated film entitled Fallen Art. He won the Jury prize at SIGGRAPH festival in 2005 and became the first person in the history of the festival to have won both main prizes. The confirmation of the success of both The Cathedral and Fallen Art are numerous awards and the films’ screenings at tens of international festivals. He received BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Animation.

He completed his latest film The Kinematograph in 2009. He currently prepares the realization of his first feature-length film Hardkor 44.

The Anachronism (Canada)

Director: Matthew Long

Running time: 15:00 minutes

Website/contact: www.theanachronism.com

On a sun dappled summer day a science expedition propels two children toward an enigmatic encounter at the edge of their known world. Arriving on an isolated beach, they stumble upon the shipwreck of a robotic squid submarine. The secret it holds within changes their lives forever.