FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 09, 2009
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MEMPHIS (June 09, 2009) – Live From Memphis proudly announces its 10th LI'L FILM FEST, June 13, 2009 working with a theme we all have something to shout about:  Family. The screening for this showcase of independent, local film will be held at The Brooks Museum of Art inside Overton Park at 2pm.

LI'L FILM FEST remains true to its goal of supporting local filmmakers and promoting film as art.  Thanks to our partnership with the Memphis Tourism Foundation and collaboration with Indie Memphis, the festival has strengthened the film community of Memphis, giving aspiring local film artists small, manageable projects to work on and complete.  Please join us in honoring our dedicated filmmakers.

On Saturday, June 13, the screening will include the following works:
“Dinner at the Olson's” directed by Don Meyers
“Downer” directed by Jason Rawlings and Jason Davenport
“Family Heat!” directed by Andy Strong
“Meet the Grotz” directed by Rich Kimball
“Reunion” directed by Pandora
“Some People's Families” directed by Jessica Sprenkle
“Son of . . . “ directed by J. Lazarus Hawk
“Sunday” directed by Val Overstreet
“Until Death Do Us Part” directed by Carl E Walters
“Wes' Hypothesis” directed by Daniel Felts
"Monday" directed by Eric Swartz

Our “Grand Jury Award” will be accompanied by a customized, thematic trophy and $500 in cash prizes presented by The Memphis & Shelby Co. Film & Television Commission and Indie Memphis.  The “Audience Choice Award” will come with a trophy and the prize money is cash from the door, so the more people that come to the festival the bigger the pot!

Indie Memphis has put together an out-of-town jury of industry professionals for the “Grand Jury Award:” Joanne Feinberg, Director of Programming for the Ashland Independent Film Festival in Ashland, Oregon; Ted Speaker, Associate Producer of HUMPDAY (opening in theaters this July) and juror for the 2008 LFM Music Video Showcase; and Gabe Wardell, Executive Director of the Atlanta Film Festival.
All films submitted to the Li’l Film Fest will automatically be placed into consideration for the Annual Indie Memphis Film Festival, and any and all submission fees will be waived. (Li’l Film Fest winners will still have an automatic slot in the festival as part of their prize package).

Tickets for screening are $5 at the door. For more information about the festival, please visit www.livefrommemphiscom.

DEADLINE is Monday May 18th.

If you are one of those filmmakers werking to the last second, you can hand your film to us on Monday up to 5pm!!!! or leave it in the drop box on the door till midnight!

1 south main street (downtown) ...go up the stairs and drop in the lock box! 

 Good luck!

The Short and Sweet:

Theme: Family

Secret Ingredient: Heat

Duration: 5 minutes or less

Entry Deadline: Postmarked May 15th / In hand May 18th.

Festival Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Festival Location: Brooks Museum of Art

Awards: Grand Jury Award ($500) | Audience Choice (door $$)

GET THE ENTRY FORM (right click to download)

Sponsors:

Memphis Tourism Foundation

Indie Memphis

Memphis & Shelby Co. Film & Television Commission

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Audiographic Masterworks

A note on the "secret ingredient:"

The secret ingredient should appear in your film in some type of fashion. It is NOT the theme. It can play a major role, or it can just be part of the background, it's really up to you how creative you can be with it!

"Wow."  That's really all I know to say... so I'll say it again, "Wow!"

Li'l Film Fest 9 was wonderful!  I want to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors, the filmmakers, and everyone who came out to the event.  In case you missed it, the festival screened to a packet house (seriously, people standing up, sitting on the ground, etc.) at the Brooks 200-seat theatre. We sold 204 tickets - giving the "Audience Choice" winner a whopping $1,020 cash prize (although technically there were more people there, since all the filmmakers got free entry +1).  Luckly for Audience Choice winners Corduroy Wednesday (CottonBallLand) they also won the "Grand Jury Award" bringing their total cash prize to $1,500!!  There were also some "Honorable Mentions:"

Don't forget to pick up your copy of the Li'l Film Fest 9: Memphis Fact or Fiction DVD!!!  These babies are hot of the press, so... get it while it's hot, get it while it's hot... ok, enough of that...

Li'l Film Fest 9: Memphis - Fact or Fiction?
Saturday, March 21st, 2pm @ the Brooks
See ya' there!

Special thanks to local news-writin', film-watchin', peeps John Beifuss and Chris Herrington for their recent stories on the Li'l Film Fest.  We're so happy to have the support of the CA and the Flyer!

Don't Forget!
Li'l Film Fest 9: Memphis - Fact or Fiction?
Saturday, March 21st, 2pm @ the Brooks Museum
14 films, for only $5

Read Beifuss' Article

Read Herrington's Article

These articles also available in print form... cuz we know you wanna cut 'em out and have them framed :)

Live From Memphis is pleased to announce Li'l Film Fest 9: Memphis - Fact or Fiction? will take place this Saturday, March 21st at 2pm at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.  The following films will be screening:

Journeymen, dir. Arnold Edwards II
Just the Facts, Ma'am, dir. Donald Meyers
Lady in Blue, dir. Kyle Henry
An Exemplary Look at Memphis, Tennessee--Free of Charge!, dir. G. B. Shrewsbury
The Chronicles of Memphis, The Hunter, dir. Anupam "Al" Lahiri
El Regalo (The Gift), dir. Angel Ortez
Milhouse & the King, dir. Alex & Clay
The Legend of Miilton Blocker, dir. Jessica Sprenkle
Weird Tales of Shelby Forest Vol. 1 - Thrill Hill, dir. H. G. Ray
Snipe Huntin', dir. Eric Swartz
Lady in the Lake, dir. J. Lazarus Hawk
The Last Casualty, dir. John Sparks
Chuck, from Craigslist, dir. Morgan Jon Fox & John Tom Roemer
CottonBallLand, dir. Corduroy Wednesday

The Li'l Film Fest will be March 21st, 2pm at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Live From Memphis' Li'L Film Fest is back thanks to our new partnership with the Memphis Tourism Foundation and collaboration with Indie Memphis. Don't miss your chance to see short films made by local filmmakers for the fest's 9th edition: "Memphis – Fact or Fiction?"

Micro Cinema Club #48
LI'L FILM FEST FAVES
7:30 pm Wednesday, Feb. 11 @ Power House Memphis

Admission is free and open to the public; donations are appreciated.

With Live From Memphis' Li'l Film Fest back for its 9th edition ("Memphis: Fact or Fiction") don't miss this program of Li'l Film Fest favorites -- all 5 minutes or less.

Maybe you'll even find yourself inspired to create your own film for the latest round! The deadline isn't until the end of the month, so you'll have plenty of time to create your CITIZEN KANE ;) 

We thought long and hard about which films to screen... (so many that are so great!) but here it is:

Willacious Jackson
Tammy Marqueerius
Li'l Film Fest 1: Baptist Memorial Hospital Implosion

First Things First
H. G. Ray
Li'l Film Fest 8: Resolutions, you know, the New Year's kind :)

Censored
Sarah Fleming & Christopher Reyes
Li'l Film Fest 6: Say What? Your 1st Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech

Heatwave
Brian Churchill
Li'l Film Fest 1: Baptist Memorial Hospital Implosion

Untitled
Rod Azner
Li'l Film Fest 8: Resolutions, you know, the New Year's kind :)

Plenty 4 Days
Eric Swartz
Li'l Film Fest 2: It's Barbeque Ya'll

Dream One: The Box
Sarah Fleming
Li'l Film Fest 3: Kung Who?... No, Kung Fu!

Have You Heard of Craig Brewer?
John Pickle
Li'l Film Fest 5: The Legend of Craig Brewer

Resolutions
Laura Jean Hocking & C. Scott McCoy
Li'l Film Fest 8: Resolutions, you know, the New Year's kind :)

First Amendment - Canceled
Angel Ortez
Li'l Film Fest 6: Say What? Your 1st Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech

What It's All About
Tammy Marqueerius
Li'l Film Fest 2: It's Barbeque Ya'll

L'Hippotomae Vert
Edward Valibus
Li'l Film Fest 8: Resolutions, you know, the New Year's kind :)

Congress Shall Make No Law parts 1-5
Andy Bond
Li'l Film Fest 6: Say What? Your 1st Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech

Oh Fu__
Christopher Reyes & Sarah Fleming
Li'l Film Fest 1: Baptist Memorial Hospital Implosion

The Doctrine and Aesthetics of Pig Husbandry
Adam Remsen
Li'l Film Fest 2: It's Barbeque Ya'll

Electric Ninja Acid Test
John Pickle
Li'l Film Fest 3: Kung Who?... No, Kung Fu!

Conversion Tactics
Christopher Reyes
Li'l Film Fest 4: Politically Incorrect Holidays

The Singing Canary
Adam Remsen
Li'l Film Fest 7: Rhymes with Pelvis

Thanks to all who came out to celebrate a new season of Li'l Film Fests.  For those of you not yet in the know, we annouced the "secret ingredient" that needs to appear somewhere, in some type of fashion in each film... the "secret ingredient" revealed last night is.... Riverboat...

It was actually pretty funny last night after announcing the "secret ingredient" everyone just fell silent... I swear you could have heard a pin drop.  But I know all of you creative people out there will work wonders with this added parameter. So, here's all the info:

The Short & Sweet:
Theme: Memphis – Fact or Fiction?
Secret Ingredient: Riverboat
Duration: 5 minutes or less
Entry Deadline: Postmarked Feb 27, 2009 (in hand by Monday, March 2nd)
Festival Date: Saturday, March 21st  2009 at 2pm
Festival Location: Brooks Museum of Art
Prizes: Grand Jury Award ($500); Audience Choice Award (door)

   
Christopher Reyes addresses the crowd at the Li'l Film Fest Kick-off Party.