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WORLD OF COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF FILMS
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Alex Weinress & Rob Carlton/ Australia/ 2006/ MiniDV/ 5 minutes
Producers: Alex Weinress & Rob Carlton/ Screenwriter: Rob Carlton/ Cast: Rob Carlton, Jim Carlton, Leo Carlton/ Print Source: Alex Weinress, Hixon Films, aweinress@hixonfilms.com.
A single father has a unique approach to raising his two-year old twin boys – choose a favorite!
Ken Hegan/ Canada/ 2006/ digibeta/ 7:33 minutes/ Ontario Premiere
Producer: John Meadows/ Screenwriter: Ken Hegan/ Print Source: Ken Hegan, Voice of Treason Productions Inc., (604) 733-7714, ken@voiceoftreason.net
A bored Whistler Banquet waiter is suddenly thrust into a life or death race to deliver a cryogenically frozen heart to a dying transplant patient.
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Jose Macias/ Spain/ 2005/ DVCAM/ 18 minutes/ North American Premiere
Producer: TLM Producciones Artes Visuales/ Screenwriters: Jose Macias &David Perez/ Cast: Luis Yague, Alicia Duarte, Jose Macias/ Print Source: Elisa Gilli, Lolita Peliculitas Artes Visuales, internacional@lolitapeliculitas.com.
Professor Paco has found sound unpublished prints. Would it be possible that another version of “Nosferatu” filmed by Murnau existed? A mute short film? A Musical? A mockumentary? A comedy for everyone.
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Ryan Levin/ USA/ 2006/ HDCAM/ 14 minutes/ World Premiere
Executive Producers: Nye Warburton, Ryan Levin/ Screenwriter: Ryan Levin/ Cast: Samuel Lloyd, Robert E. Beckwith/ Print Source: Ryan Levin, (310) 948-4526, ryanlevin@mac.com
Four friends struggle to find a fifth player for their weekly poker game.
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Frederica Pontremoli/ Italy/ 2004/ 35mm/ 12 minutes
Producer: Antonio Cecchi, Federica Pontrmoli/ Screenwriter: Federica Pontremoli/ DOP: Antonio Grambone/ Editing: Alessio Doglione/ Sound: Alessio Doglione/ Cast; Corinna Lo Castro, Nicola Pistoia/ Print Source: Antonio Cecchi, La Casa Gramatica, tel. 39 0644340033, lacasagramatica@libero.it.
Sidetracked for a second, your dog runs off and your marriage hits rocks bottom. Life is full of surprises so don’t let a chance pass you by…grab a glass of champagne and toast to a new life!
Peter Templeman/ Australia/ 2005/ 35mm/ 18 minutes
Producer: Stuart Parkyn/ Screenwriter: Peter Templeman/ DOP: David Hawkins/ Editor: Matthew Walker/ Sound: James Bagley/ Music: Jessica Wells/ Cast: Thomass Campbell, Susan Prior/ Print Source: Ruth Saunders, Australian Film Television and Radio School, 61 2 9805 6611, ruths@aftrs.edu.au.
In this surprising dark comedy, Malcolm is a gentle, door-to-door evangelist who’s in love with a married woman. With pressure mounting from his church to convert her, he realizes that his bible is the very weapon he needs to destroy the marriage that’s keeping him from his true love.
2007 Academy Award Nominee for Best Live Action Short
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Marty Weiss/ USA/ 2006/ HDV/ 29 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producers: Carl A. Goldstein, Eric L. Gold/ Executive Producer: Marcy Kaplan/ DOP: Tim Angulo/ Cast: Marcy Kaplan, Alex Borstein, Bruce Altman, Larry Miller/ Print Source: Carl Goldstein, (818) 512-9292, cagoldstein@adelphia.net.
A pre-school teacher and a successful Hollywood Producer are forced to negotiate their divorce while planning their wedding.
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Christopher Sadler/ UK/ 2007/ Beta SP/ 8 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Julie Lockhart/ Screenwriter: Christopher Sadler/ Print Source: Kerry Drumm, Aardman Animations, 44 117 307 1347, kerry.drum@aardman.com
The farmer takes up oil painting and is determined to paint a masterpiece, but when his back is turned, Shaun and Co. decide to have a go.
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Chris Peckover/ USA/ 2006/ DVCPro HD/ 9:20 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Executive Producer: Eytan Elbaz/ Producers: Chris Peckover, Robert Romeo/ Screenwriter: Gil Rief/ DOP: Matt Gulley/ Cast: Neil Flynn, Anthony Mastantuono/ Print Source: Chris Peckover, (310) 430-2560, cpeckover@gmail.com
After an emergency landing in field, a hungry pilot (Neil Flynn: Scrubs, Mean Girls), tries to convince his onboard badminton team that they need to resort to cannibalism.
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Kris Booth/ Canada/ 2006/ miniDV/ 11:09 minutes/
Producers: Bryce Mitchell, Raj Panikkar/ Screenwriter: Brian Hartigan/ Cast: Dylan Everett/ Print Source: Raj Panikkar, (416) 831-6047, raj@shoesfulloffeet.com
It’s recess and ten-year old Jeff reveals his prized Cat’s Eye marble in a bid to win the ‘Universal Marble Championship’. But when the schoolyard bully grabs the marble and launches it to the other side of the playground, Jeff must cross a schoolyard fraught with danger in order to retrieve it.
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Adam Preston/ UK/ 2006/ MiniDV/ 16:56 minutes/ World Premiere
Producer: Adam Preston/ Screenwriters: Adam Preston, Marketa Tomanova/ Cast: adam Preston/ Print Source: Adam Preston, bodenhamnelson@yahoo.com
A mini morality tale about male sexual vanity set in Paris’s Pigalle district. An Englishman living in Paris suffers agonies when his girlfriend forbids him from telling his macho friends about their exotic private life. He finds an outlet for his frustration and pays heavily for his indiscretion.
Andrew Bush/ Canada/ 2006/ MiniDV/ 2:10 minutes/ Ontario Premiere
Producers: Andrew Bush/ Screenwriter: Andrew Bush/ DOP: David Tompa/ Production Designer: Amber Cull/ Cast: Brian Chambers, Andrew Bush/ Print Source: Andrew Bush, haberdashfilms@gmail.com
If George Lucas wrote the Odd Couple, this might have been the result. May the Force be without you.
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Annabelle Murphy/ Australia/ 2006/ 16mm super/ 15 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Cath Murphy/ Screenwriters: Annabelle Murphy, Cath Murphy/ Print Source: Cath Murphy, cmurfy@iprimus.com.au
A short comedy about a man who has an unhealthy obsession with his health.
Gregory Hobson/ USA/ 2006/ MiniDV/ 7:07 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Executive Producers: Charles Papert, John Sylvain, Peter Lebow/ Producer: Gregory Hobson/ Print Source: Gregory Hobson, Instant Films, (818) 762-4212, ghobson1@earthlink.net
A patient with ‘bird-like tendencies’ leads a psychiatrist to ultimate transformation.
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Simon Brown/ UK/ 2005/ 16mm super/ 11:32 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Rowan Athale/ Screenwriter: Simon Brown/ Cast: Derek Jacobi, Ajay Chhabra, Mark Felgate/ Print Source: Simon Brown, 44 207 5843442, simonb999@btinternet.com
Huxley is a monkey. He is imprisoned in a lab, forced to take part in a ‘Monkey typing Shakespeare’ experiment by a sadistic lab assistant. Secretly he harbors dreams of playing Hamlet. Can Huxley escape from his tormentors and realize his theatrical dreams? Who says a monkey can't play Shakespeare?
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Jason Goode/ Canada/ 2006/ HDV/ 14:21 minutes/
Producers: Jason Goode, John Sullivan, Screenwriter: Kathy Parsons and Jason Goode, based on the play by Kathy Parsons Cast: Aleks Paunovic, Gina Chiarelli; DOP: James Tocher; Editor: Patrick Tittmar / Print Source: Jason Goode, Annunciation Pictures, (604) 215-2441, jason@annunciationpictures.com
An exhausted hitchhiker (Aleks Paunovic) finally gets a break, only to discover that the woman who pulled over (Genie nominee Gina Chiarelli) won’t let him in the car until she’s absolutely sure he’s “safe.” Little does he know that this may take a while…
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Michael Gorman/ Canada/ 2006/ MiniDV/ 12:26 minutes/ World Premiere
Producer: Shane Kwinter/ Screenwriter: Quillan Docherty/ DOP: Jason MacFarlane/ Picture Editor: Laura Aqui/ Cast: Cyrus Lane/ Print Source: Shane Kwinter, (416) 441-1273, shanekwinter@rogers.com
Larry Lowe, a systems analyst in his ‘30’s, is dating a nice Jewish girl named Claire. Lately he has stared to feel somewhat inadequate due to his ‘shortcomings’ and decides to make some ‘cuts’ from his life. His two friends, Jake and Steve, pressure him to go under the knife but Larry begins to have reservations.
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Casey Walker/ Canada/ 2006/ 9 minutes/ World Premiere
Producer: Casey Walker/ Screenwriter: Crystal Wood, Casey Walker/ DOP: Gideon Dante/ Editor: Scot Thiesson/ Sound Recordist: Francois Grenon, Harry Zafranni/ Cast: Mike Paterson, Sarah Smyth, Lauren Spring, Jonathan Aune/ Print Source: Casey Walker, (416) 230-6875, casey@mymilliondollarmovie.com
A man and woman awaken after a one-night stand and try to recall the events that led them to wind up in bed together.
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Carl Knutson/ Canada/ 2006/ digital/ 14:51 minutes/ Toronto Premiere
Producer: Jennifer Chen/ Screenwriter: Carl Knutson/ DOP: D. Gregory Hagey/ Editor: Tom McMurtry/ Original Music: Jim McGrath/ Cast: James Allodi, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Dwayne Hill/ Print Source: Jennifer Chen, Ouat Media Inc., (416) 979-7380, info@ouatmedia.com
After a trial separation, Dave wants Daisy (Tara Spencer-Nairn – Corner Gas) back – even if Daisy’s fallen in love with her new home security system.
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Christopher Leone/ USA/ 2005/ 35mm/ 19 minutes
Producer: Christopher Leone, Laura Harkcom/ Screenwriter: Christopher Leone/ DOP: Kenneth Yeung/ Editing: Christopher Leone/ Sound: Michael Geisler/ Muusic: Keeful Ciancia/ Cast: Paul, Bunch, Cheryl Bricker-Jarrad/ Print Source: Christopher Leone, (323) 314-2183, blacmire@comcast.net
An ordinary job interview becomes a battle of wits, and life or death, when Vincent rates a “K-7” on his psychological profile. But why does a computer programming job require psychological testing? The comedic performances in this imaginative farce totally kill.
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Talia Raine & Casper Frank/ USA/ 2006/ 16mm super/ 7:30 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Kimberley Browning/ Screeenwriter: Casper Frank/ Cast: Rodney Perry, Larry B. Scott, Jerod Mixon, Alonzo Bodden, Reggie de Morton, Adolphus Ward/ Print Source: Talia Raine, Exile Pictures, (323) 465-2262, exilepictures@sbcglobal.net
It’s business as usual until Delmar tells the story of this ‘rich motherfucker with one ear’.
Business Johnson, is a short film featuring such Comedic Urban Legends as Rodney Perry (Def Comedy Jam, Johnson Family Vacation), Alonzo Bodden (winner, NBC’s Last Comic Standing), Larry B. Scott (Revenge of the Nerds), Jerod Mixon (Me, Myself and Irene, The Cookout), Reggie De Morton and Adolphus Ward. The film showcases six funny black men, hanging on the porch, telling stories and riffing off each other like jazz.
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Leilani Holmes/ UK/ 2006/ HDV/ :23 seconds/ North American Premiere
Producer: KC Thiruchelvam/ Screenwriter: John Condon/ Cast: Anthony Keetch/ Print Source: Leilani Holmes, leilani.holmes@gmail.com
An epic dinosaur adventure in 15 seconds!
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Nick Ball/ Australia/ 2006/ DigiBeta/ 11 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Nick Ball/ Screenwriter: Nick Ball/ DOP: Allyn Laing/ Editor: Chris Mylrea/ Sound: Tristan Meredith, Joel Valerie/ Cast: Brett Swain, Clare Danaher/ Print Source: Nick Ball, Jamroll, 61 4 12762307, nick@jamroll.com.au
Josie longs to have a baby. Her husband Frank would rather have steak. Set against the Technicolor backdrop of 1950’s America, follow Josie on an extta-ordinary journey to motherhood – full of Twists, Turns and Tupperware!
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Michael Pacheco/ USA/ 2006/ 35mm/ 11:52 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Byran Wengroff/ Screenwriter: Michael Pacheco/ Cast: Jonathan Thomas, Ryan Stiles/ Print Source: Michael Pacheco, (323) 462-6993, pachecomichael@sbcglobal.net
The story of a student director (Jonathan Thomas, Home Improvement) and a tortured artist’s quest for perfection (Ryan Stiles, Whose Line is it Anyway?).
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Kobi Shely/ USA/ 2006/ 16mm/ 6:22 minutes/ World Premiere
Executive Producer: Ilan Shely/ Co-Producers: Matt Morrison, Kobi Shelly, Claudina Del Guidice/ Screenwriting: Ron Shely/ Cast: Dave Davoli, Marc Lane, Tory Shulman and Megan Brown/ Print Source: Kobi Shely, kobishely@yahoo.com
Intervention shows what can happen when a writer gets too close to their story. This romantic comedy begins with a wedding proposal that unfolds into a chaotic mix-up intertwining the perception between fantasy and reality.
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Mark Porro/ USA/ 2005/ DVCPro50/ 16:16 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Mark Porro/ Screenwriter: Mark Porro/ Cast: Larry Thomas, Griff Furst, Alex Datcher, Brent Falco, Carol Avery/ Print Source: Mark Porro, Small Films/Small Spaces, (323) 260-7458, mark@smallfilmssmallspaces.com
Take a ride on this parody of the LAW & ORDER television franchise; Law & Order SVU. Filmed almost entirely inside a Sport Utility Vehicle.
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Michael A. Dobbin/ Canada/UK production/ 2005/ HD/ 8 minutes/ Ontario Premiere
Producer: M. Dobbin, C. Hastings/ Screenwriter: Chris Hastings/ DOP: Stein Stie/ Editor: Tom Backwill/ Sound: Alan O’Duffy/ Original Music: Doug Berwick/ Cast: Chris Hastings, Peter Winnall, Mark Landau, Peter O’Shea/ Print Source: Michael A.Dobbin, Dobbinnian Pictures, (613) 314-0331
When Rob is set up to lose his job in a London advertising firm, he decides that he has nothing to lose, and makes the pitch of his career.
Ken Hegan/ Canada/ 2006/ DigiBeta/ 5:23 minutes/ Ontario Premiere
Producer: Kirsten Newlands/ Co-Producer: Darlene Choo/ Screenwriter: Ken Hegan/ Print Source: Kirsten Newlands, Kaos Productions, (604) 728-7261, ken@voiceoftreason.net
Two cancer scientists must race to find the cure before their world goes all to hell.
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Zhenya Kiperman/ USA/ revised 2006/ DVC Pro/ 95 minutes/
Executive Producer: Victor Pozdnyakov/ Producer: Zhenya Kiperman, Anthony Grillo, Alyssa Black/ Screenwriter: Zhenya Kiperman/ DOP: Wolfgang Held/ Editor: Leah O’Donnnell/ Cast: Larry Pine, Michi Barall, Keith Nobbs, Kate Hodge, Lair Torrent, Carolee Carmello, Larry Drake, Giancarlo Esposito/ Print Source: Panorama Entertainment, (914) 937-1603, panent@aol.com
Shakespeare’s words aptly come to life in I Will Avenge You, Iago!, a comedy about great actors and their on and off stage dramas and farces including adultery, burglary, suicide and murder.
The film boasts a talented ensemble of veteran actors including Keith Nobbs (The Black Donnellys, Phone Booth), Larry Pine (Melinda Melinda, Small Time Crooks, Dead Man Walking), Giancarlo Esposito (Do The Right Thing, Smoke, Waiting to Exhale) and Emmy Award winner Larry Drake (L.A Law).
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Sean Hanish/ USA/ 2006/ 35mm/ 9:45 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Chris Sias/ Screenwriter: Sean Hanish/ DOP: Christopher Seiyes/ Cast: Eric Matheny, Will Potter/ Print Source: Sean Hanish, Cannonball Production, (310) 403-3872, sean@cannonballproduction.com
Best friends push the boundaries of their relationship to discover what a ‘real man’ is.
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Marie Pantane/ Australia/ 2006/ HDV/ 7 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Aimee Durrant, Marie Patane/ Screenwriter: Marie Patane/ Cast: Helen Sutermeister/ Print Source: Aimee Durrant, pointandshoot1@hotmail.com
Moment the doctor steps through the door we know Rosie is in for an examination from hell!
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Brian Burger/ USA/ 2006/ MiniDV/ 9 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Jacqui Baker, Brian Burger/ Print Source: Jacqui Baker, (978) 362-3539, tacky500@gmail.com
In this comedic musical short, two zombies discover that it’s never too late to start loving…even after death.
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David Evans/ Canada/ 2006/ Digital/ 13:35 minutes/ Ontario Premiere
Producer: David Evans/ Screenwriter: David Evans, Tony Hart/ DOP: Darren Wall/ Editor: Alek Rzeszowski/ Music: Alek Rzeszowski/ Sound: Edgar Ozolins/ Cast: Mike Bell, Ernesto Griffith, Steven Sim, Lee White/ Print Source: David Evans, (204) 510-2205, david_evans@shaw.ca
Convinced that a job well done requires him to secretly wear another’s soiled laundry, a reclusive drycleaner gets the opportunity of a lifetime when a murdering thug comes calling for his services.
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yann Demange/ UK/ 2006/ 16mm super/ 17:55 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Debbie Crosscup/ Screenwriter: yann Demange/ DOP: Alex Ryle/ Cast: Cian Barry, Jordanne O’Brian/ Print Source: yann Demange, 44 7887 846 796, yanndemange@hotmail.com
Daniel wakes up one morning to discover that his penis has disappeared. We share his journey as he struggles to come to terms with his new life without genitals.
Simon Olivier Fecteau/ Canada/ 2004/ Beta/ 8 minutes/
Producer: Jean Francoise Lord, Guillaume Lesperance/ Screenwriter: Simon Olivier Fecteau/ DOP: Jean Francois Lord/ Editing: Simon Olivier Fecteau/ Sound: Simon Poudrette/ Music: Internet Communication/ Cast: Isidore Lapin/ Print Source: Julia Lauzon, Locomotion Films, (514) 840-8486, jlauzon@locomotionfilms.com
While cleaning out his closet, an old widower finds a long-lost list of all the things he wanted to do in his life. With no time to spare, he sets out to comlplete them, in a most efficient, age-inappropriate and sweetly funny way.
Pete Huang/ Canada/ 2006/ 16mm super/ 6 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Erica Paiero, Karla Wanner, Pete Huang/ Screenwriter: Pete Huang/ Cast: Ragnar Eythorsson, Ray Smith, Robert Nolan/ Print Source: Erica Paiero, (905) 510-9709, epaiero@cogeco.ca
A philosophical narrator tells a modern day fairy tale about a series of strange coincidences involving an African boy, a greedy charity worker, and a man who get hit in the head with a very heavy library book.
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Simon Gibney/ Ireland/ 2006/ HD/ 10:30 minutes/ North American Premiere
Producer: Bredan Culleton, Irina Maldea/ Screenwriter: Niall Murphy/ DOP: Fergal O’Hanlon/ Editor: Gary Shonkall/ Music: Tom Laurence/ Sound: Foachra O’Hanlon/ Cast: Paddy Courtney, Ronan Wilmot, Janet Phillips/ Print Source: Simon Gibney, Akajava Film, 353 86 2326241, simongibney@ireland.com
Despite warnings from friends and family about botched surgery and divine retribution, this is a humourous story of a young man’s post-op journey home after his wife insists he has a vasectomy.
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Howard Duy Vu/ USA/ 2006/ HDCAM, DVCPro/ 6:30 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Camille Mana/ Screenwriter: Sameer Asad Gardezi/ DOP: Gavin Kelly/ Editor: Howard Duy Vu/ Sound: Katz Ueno/ Cast: Skyler Stone, Alanna Ubach, Aldis
Hodge, Michael Goldstrom, Felix Pire, Camille Mana, Tom Lenk, Assaf Cohen, Joey Gnoffo/ Print Source: Camille Mana
Diverse co-workers share their true feelings about one another in the break room.
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Alex Weinress & Rob Carlton/ Australia/ 2006/ MiniDV/ 5 minutes
Producers: Alex Weinress & Rob Carlton/ Screenwriter: Rob Carlton/ Cast: Rob Carlton, Jim Carlton, Leo Carlton/ Print Source: Alex Weinress, Hixon Films, aweinress@hixonfilms.com.
A single father has a unique approach to raising his two-year old twin boys – choose a favorite!
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Danny Grossman/ USA/ 2006/ DVCAM/ 9 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Danny Grossman, Steve Barr/ Screenwriter: Danny Grossman/ Cast: Danny Grossman, Elisa Dyann, Jim Martyka/ Print Source: Danny Grossman, SoCal Film Group, (323) 584-4400 x1168, dgrossman@rampage.com
David Kessler woke up one morning to find everything he said was subtitled with what he was “really” thinking. A documentary film crew followed him on first day outside, and witnessed the disastrous results.
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Matthew Warren/ USA/ 2006/ DVCPro 50/ 30:00 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Matthew Warren/ Screenwriter: Mary Harris/ DOP: Darren Rydstrom/ Editor: Cory Yaktus/ Cast: Ken Land/ Print Source: Matthew Warren, Radar Creative, (818) 567-1119, matt@radaria.com
FSI is a ‘first of its kind’ industry education service sponsored by Interthinx™ . The film focuses on revealing fraud via “clues” the FSI agents uncover as they investigate loan file documents.
Emmanuel Marshall/ Australia/ 2005/ DigiBeta/ 5 minutes/
Print Source: polydigm@polydigm.net
Visit Australia’s endangered species in their natural habitat in this no-quite-factual nature mockumentary.
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J. Zachary Pike/ USA/ 2006/ HD/ 6 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Marc Dole/ Screenwriter: J. Zachary Pike, Rob Bolivar, Lou De Santis/ DOP: Marc Dole/ Editor: Marc Dole/ Sound: Chris Decato/ Music: Chris Decato/ Cast: Patrick Montello, Tristam Fowler Jr., John Herman/ Print Source: Marc Dole, Hatchling Studios, (603) 436-0056, marc@hatchling.com
This in-depth documentary that exposes the true nature of a veteran toll bridge Troll.
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Bill Plympton/ USA/ 2006/ 35mm/ 5:45 minutes/
Producer: Bill Plympton/ Screenwriter: Bill Plympton/ Editor: Biljana Labonc/ Sound Design: Greg Sextro/ Music: Hank Bones, Maureen McElheron, Corey Jackson/ Animator: Bill Plympton/ Print Source: John Holderried, Plymptoons, (212) 741-0322, plymptoons@aol.com
“Guide Dog” is a sequel to the Oscar nominated short “Guard Dog”. This time, our hero dog helps blind people with typically disastrous results.
Andy Bean/ UK/ 2006/ 5:40 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Andy Bean/ DOP: Andy Bean/ Cast: David Collins, Dee Saddler, Peter Clifford, Spencer Davieson/ Print Source: Andy Bean, 44 1453 750751, andy@amputeechicken.com
Tremble, mortals! The Mighty God of Thunder has lost his magical hammer and embarks on hi quest for a new one – at the local DIY store…
Phanthep Wiantrakoon/ Canada/ 2006/ Beta SP/ 2:15 minutes/ Ontario Premiere
Producer: Phanther Wiantrakoon/ Screenwriter: Phanther Wiantrakoon/ DOP: Phanthep Wiantrakoon/ Animator: Phanther Wiantrakoon/ Music: Jeff Bikas, Brett Anthony/ Sounnd: Jeff Bikas, Brett Anthony/ Print Source: Susan Postma, Vancouver Film School, (614) 631-3047, susanp@vfs.com
What seems like another typical walk home from the hell Charlie calls his job, will turn into a discovery that could change his life around.
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Scott Thach/ USA/ 2006/ 3:01 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Executive Producer: Will Thach/ Producer: Rick Castaneda/ Screenwriter: Scott Thach/ Cast: Chris Parson, Phillip Wilburn, Scott Thach/ Print Source: Psychic Bunny, (310) 862-4262, info@psychicbunny.com
Fed up at last, God sends his only son back to Earth to set the White House straight. Appearing to George W. Bush and still smarting from his last visit, a reluctant Jesus must convince Dubbya to mend his ungodly ways. His task will not be an easy one.
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D. Nolan/ Canada/ 2006/ 4:16 minutes/ Ontario Premiere
Producer: Nolan/ Screenwriter: Nolan/ Editor/ Nolan/ Animator: Nolan/ Music: Rod Anderson/ Print Source: D. Nolan, (250) 767-2205, awellplacedbananapeel@gmail.com
A day in the life of a coffee fanatic who can’t quite function normally without a few cups. Things go from bad to worse when something as simple as getting a cup of coffee becomes a test of self control.
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Wade Vroom/ Canada/ 2006/ Digital/ :59 seconds/
Producer: David Pratt/ Screenwriter: David Pratt/ DOP: David Pratt/ Editor: Wade Vroom/ Sound: David Pratt/ Music: Wade Vroom/ Animator: Wade Vroom/ Cast: David Pratt/ Print Source: Shageen Shorts, (416) 389-3283, info@shageen.com
A suspenseful, animated, science-fiction film with lots of sex, nudity, violence, love, death and humour all in one minute.
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Anny Slater/ Australia/ 2006/ DigiBeta, HDCAM, Beta SP/ 4:30 minutes/ Toronto Premiere
Producer: Anny Slater/ Screenwriter: Anny Slater/ Cast: Bonnie Slater, Simon Kennedy/ Print Source: Anny Slater, Moondance Pictures, info@moondancepictures.com
Entertainment program ATONEMENT TONIGHT – True Hollywood goes behind the scenes to uncover the True Hollywood story behind the capture of Saddam Hussein.
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Zachary Gans/ Canada/ 2006/ 16mm/ 2 minutes/
Producer: Zachary J. Gans/ Screenwriter: Tim Moore/ DOP: Christopher Clifford/ Sound: Tim Moore, Zachary Gans/ Animator: Tim Moore/ Cast: Joe Gallagher, Roger Bainbridge, John Booren, Kevin Murphy, Dan Beirne/ Print Source: Zachary Gans, (416) 323-3419, zack@geezleproductions.com
Combining live action and traditional cell animation, this short film depicts a typical day near the end of the Colourbars career.
Bill Plympton/ USA/ 2006/ DVD/ 3:52 minutes/
Producer: Ron Diamond/ Screenwriter: Weird Al Yankovic/ Editor: Kerri Jaworski/ Music: Weird Al Yankovic/ Print Source: John Holderried, Plymptoons, (212) 741-0322, plymptoons@aol.com
A humourous, cautionary tale of the consequences of illegally downloading music.
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Don Gerron, Travis Lewis, Nick Reynolds/ USA/ 2005/ MiniDV/ 4 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Don Gerron/ Screenwriter: Don Gerron, Travis, Nick Reynolds/ Print Source: Brandon Kane, Cosmic Control Productions, (480) 246-0500, bkane@cosmiccontrol.com
It’s like a bad habit.
Mark Shirra/ Canada/ 2005/ Beta SP/ 2:16 minutes/ Toronto Premiere
Producer: Mark Shirra/ Screenwriter: Mark Shirra/ DOP: Mark Shirra/ Editor: Mark Shirra/ Music: Asle Hundvin/ Sound: Asle Hundvin/ Print Source: Susan Potsma, Vancouver Film School, (604) 631-3047, susanp@vfs.com
Bertie Lated is late with his homework…again! He’d better have a good excuse because Miss Spleen, an embittered teacher from the depths of Hades is waiting impatiently in the shadows. Can Bertie give the acting performance of his life to grant a stay of execution from the old hag?
Goo-Shun Wang/ USA/ 2006/ 3:45 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Goo-Shun Wang/ Sound Editor: Wei-San Hsu/ Music: Wei-San Hsu/ Print Source: Goo-Shun Wang, (646) 651-5748, dorcus@gmail.com
Illusion of life.
Lev/ USA/ 2005/ Digital/ 4 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer, Writer and Animator: Lev/ Print Source: illeverent@yahoo.com
Stuff you think about but don’t talk about.
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Christopher Sadler/ UK/ 2007/ Beta SP/ 8 minutes/ Canadian Premiere
Producer: Julie Lockhart/ Screenwriter: Christopher Sadler/ Print Source: Kerry Drumm, Aardman Animations, 44 117 307 1347, kerry.drum@aardman.com
The farmer takes up oil painting and is determined to paint a masterpiece, but when his back is turned, Shaun and Co. decide to have a go.
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