Since this is such a large and incredibly helpful forum for filmmakers, I thought I would let everyone know about a The Mini-Cinema Film Festival (http://www.minicinema.co.nr). I've been organizing this festival twice yearly at a coffee shop in my hometown of Fairmont, WV.
Created in the mold of the "for the people" stance taken by the Tromadance Film Festival, Mini-Cinema is a completely free film festival, meaning there are no entry fees to filmmakers or cover charges to film fans. Held semi-annually at the Book N Bean house of coffee in Fairmont, WV since 2003, the festival has screened films from all over the world and from all genres and circles of filmmaking. Mini-Cinema welcomes the up-and-coming filmmakers right alongside the independent efforts of established film personalities and is open to all genres. It truly is a festival the caters to filmmakers and the connoisseurs of indepedent art. In 2004, The Mini-Cinema Film Festival was listed among "the rest of the best" North American film festivals in FilmThreat creator Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide.
Since 2003, the festival's grown from a one-night festival catering primarily to shorts, to a two-night event with features and shorts being screened. Among the films screened are two Student Academy Award-winning animated shorts; LOLLILOVE, the directorial debut of Jenna Fischer (NBC's The Office); OPERATION MIDNIGHT CLIMAX, directed by and starring Will Keenan (Tromeo & Juliet) and featuring Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American Summer, Stella, The Baxter); and many, many more films.
Submissions are being accepted for the next event (which will be held in late-February or March 2006; dates TBA) up until January 31st, 2006. Shorts and features of all genres are accepted, but to be honest, because of our lack of availible time slots, short films have a much better chance of being selected than features.
If you are interested in submitting, then please visit the official website at http://www.minicinema.co.nr and please make sure to have your films postmarked by January 31st!
Created in the mold of the "for the people" stance taken by the Tromadance Film Festival, Mini-Cinema is a completely free film festival, meaning there are no entry fees to filmmakers or cover charges to film fans. Held semi-annually at the Book N Bean house of coffee in Fairmont, WV since 2003, the festival has screened films from all over the world and from all genres and circles of filmmaking. Mini-Cinema welcomes the up-and-coming filmmakers right alongside the independent efforts of established film personalities and is open to all genres. It truly is a festival the caters to filmmakers and the connoisseurs of indepedent art. In 2004, The Mini-Cinema Film Festival was listed among "the rest of the best" North American film festivals in FilmThreat creator Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide.
Since 2003, the festival's grown from a one-night festival catering primarily to shorts, to a two-night event with features and shorts being screened. Among the films screened are two Student Academy Award-winning animated shorts; LOLLILOVE, the directorial debut of Jenna Fischer (NBC's The Office); OPERATION MIDNIGHT CLIMAX, directed by and starring Will Keenan (Tromeo & Juliet) and featuring Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American Summer, Stella, The Baxter); and many, many more films.
Submissions are being accepted for the next event (which will be held in late-February or March 2006; dates TBA) up until January 31st, 2006. Shorts and features of all genres are accepted, but to be honest, because of our lack of availible time slots, short films have a much better chance of being selected than features.
If you are interested in submitting, then please visit the official website at http://www.minicinema.co.nr and please make sure to have your films postmarked by January 31st!