Welcome to Chico’s ONLY Independent FILM Festival Events!
September, 27TH-30TH 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat August August August August August August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27- The Chico Independent Film Season 27th VIP Only!America/Los_Angeles
The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade Suite 142, Chico, CA 95973, USA
The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade Suite 142, Chico, CA 95973, USAhttps://chicoindie.com/event/the-chico-independent-film-season-27th/
VIP Only!
Schedule for Film, Music and Awards:
4pm-10pm – Private – VIP Only!
Downtown Viewing Party!
Announced Prior to Festival Week!.
5 hours of running films that are non- competing.
DJ Levi Miners – MC!
“Making it with Moraes – Wedding Cake” by Marcelo Silva in Best in Show -28:00 USA Watch Trailer
“Seven Minute Scrapbook: The 2016 Don Matthews CZ World Championships at E Street” by Uncle Tad Baker in Best Short Film -6:56 USA
“Hazel” (360/VR) by Bob de Jong -6:16 Netherlands Watch Trailer
“California’s Forgotten Children” by Melody C. Miller -1:33:37 USA Watch Trailer
Standing Rock: A Vision for Our Future by Ryan Schmidt, Featuring Michael Goodshield of Lakota Standing Rock Tribe, Rosebud. -33:00 USA Watch Trailer
”World Premiere Sneak Peak for VIP Only!
Full Circle” by Ryan Schmidt 25:00 USA
Special Secret Film! USA
Official Selections VIP Preview Party! – September 27th – VIP Only!
Private Film Viewing Party for Crew, Volunteers, Sponsors and Directors – 8 Films. Previews for VIP Only!
28- The Chico Independent Film Season 28th-Opening Day!America/Los_Angeles
The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade Suite 142, Chico, CA 95973, USA
The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade Suite 142, Chico, CA 95973, USAhttps://chicoindie.com/event/the-chico-independent-film-season-28th/
Opening Day!
9am-9:30 am Introduction to Festival Weekend! Raffle and Prizes.
9:45am-11:30am The Reading USA Watch Trailer
11:45-12:45 Acha Acha Cucaracha: Cucano Strikes Again Argentina Watch Trailer
Raffle/Prizes following.
12:45-2:30 Films: “Two Pictures” by Director, Eric Stone from Seattle, Washington. In Attendance for Director’s Talk! USA Watch Trailer
2:30-2:50pm “The March for Freedom” – by Director, Devon Johnson 11:58 USA Watch Trailer
2:55pm-3:40pm “Beautiful Resistance” by Walid Al-Mekdadi -37:00 Sweden
3:40pm-4:00pm “Rae Lakes Film Documentary” by Chris Smead in Best -20:39 USA Watch Trailer
4:05pm-5:40pm “California’s Forgotten Children” by Melody C. Miller -1:33:37 USA Watch Trailer
5:45pm Special Guest, Michael Goodshield of Lakota Tribe, Standing Rock – Camp Rosebud – Traditional Dance and Song until 5:30pm.
Raffle/Prizes following films.
5:45-10pm Films: “Independent Nature Series” by Director Ryan Schmidt, CSU “Chico Alumni Award!”
Films:
Chico, Ca From the Sky and other Shorts. USA
Chico Aerial Drone film! World Premiere for
“Full Circle” Watch Trailer
and
“Standing Rock: A Vision for Our Future”
10pm-Close CIFF California Music Showcase:
Andrew Bryant and Chad Kelley – Multicultural Acoustic Music
29- The Chico Independent Film Season 29th-Local Independent Day!America/Los_Angeles
The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade Suite 142, Chico, CA 95973, USA
The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade Suite 142, Chico, CA 95973, USAhttps://chicoindie.com/event/the-chico-independent-film-season-29th/
Local Independent Day!
9am Raffle/Prizes following films. Independent Film – Local Only Series!
All Films from California and Chico!
Introduction to Local Independent Film History and Director’s Talk.
Local Raffle and Prizes, 9am-9:15am
Locals Only! Films: 9:15am-4pm
9:20am-9:45pm “Faith’s Gambit” by Steven Zlotowski -23:56 USA Watch Trailer
10:15am-11am “The Littlest Undertaker” by Kevin Molohan in Best Short Film -24:54 USA Watch Trailer
11:10-12:50 “Occupants” by Russell Emanuel -01:20:35 USA Watch Trailer
1pm-1:15pm “Golden Age” by Jeremy Pair in Best Short Film -15:34 USA Watch Trailer
1:30-1:45 “Madicine Woman by Mark Vaughan” -11:44 USA Watch Trailer
1:50pm-2:10pm “Tin Can” by Pat Battistini -20:00 USA
2:10pm-2:15pm “I Found A Hope” by Davy Andrek -4:29 USA
2:20-2:30pm “Sid and Marge Have a Problem” by Michael Baker -9:15 USA
2:35pm-3pm “Happy Hour” by Paul Duff -23:53 USA
3:05pm-3:45 “Pluto” by Tiger Ji in Best Feature Film, Best Soundtrack on Film -40:00 USA Watch Trailer
4pm-5pm “Zero-Zero” by and Producer/Director Randall Whittinghill with Director’s Talk. -14:53 USA Watch Trailer
5:10pm-5:20pm “The Tempest” by Rome Mubarak -8:44 USA
5:25-5:35 “Darkroom” by Phillip E. Walker -8:44 USA Watch Trailer
5:35pm-6:30pm “Local World Premiere”, “A Real Gangster” Directed by Kyle Miller(Film Student, USC). USA Watch Trailer
6:35pm-7:30pm Local Social Mixer and Director’s Talk from Mark Vaughan!
7:35pm-7:45pm ”Wallbangers” by Adele Franck -9:38 USA Watch Trailer
7:45-8:15pm “A Bright Idea” by Peter Treagan -26:37 USA
8:15pm-8:40pm “Women in Film Series”, Director’s Talk: Lorraine Dechter(NPR and Action News Network). USA
8:45pm-10pm “Chico Native Award” for Bill Carter, Director of “Miss Sarajevo” -33:00 USA Watch Trailer
10:15-Close – CIFF California Music Showcase, “America’s” Watch Trailer
30- The Chico Independent Film Season 30th International Independent Day Local to Global!America/Los_Angeles
The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade Suite 142, Chico, CA 95973, USA
The Rendezvous, 3269 Esplanade Suite 142, Chico, CA 95973, USAhttps://chicoindie.com/event/the-chico-independent-film-season-30th/
International Independent Day! Local to Global! “Youth in Film Series”
Introduction to International Directors and Raffle/Prizes!
Raffle! Snacks and Zevia.com sodas, juices. Director’s Talk. Local Youth Film Production!
“Youth in Film Series” @9:00-11am
“Sow” by Daniel Salas – Paradise, Ca Production USA
11am-11:30am “African School of Dance!” Tanya Pillar, Leader
“Africana” by Amin Elhag -7:34 USA
“Ghar Jaana Hai : The Stories Untold” by Konark Sarangi -5:57 USA
Noon-1pm with “HypnoSwami Magic Show”!
K-12 Youth Raffle/Prizes following.
Noon-3pm. “International, VR and Animation Series”!
Animations:
“Todd and his Dog” by Alan Chiou -3:10 Taiwan
“Dear Bear” by Alan Chiou -4:17 Taiwan
“Mickeymousing” by Marc-Anthony Cadieux -4:00 Canada
“Flying” by Jacob Hood -3:45 USA
Alien & Alien by Mariusz Moscicki -1:00 USA
“Runaway Plane” by -3:05 USA
“Don’t Talk to Strangers” by Dae Yeon Cho -4:24 USA
“Determination” by Salome Tkebuchava -1:22 USA
“Lilly Goes Fishing” by Xstine Cook in -7:52 Canada
“Lilly and the Baby” by Xstine Cook -6:31 Canada
“Hirvio” by Brian Kelso-Gillespie, Dan West -3:26 USA Watch Trailer
“Seine’s Breath” by Bethanie Montano -3:19 Australia
“De-Generate” by Miranda Johnson -3:03 USA
“The Servant” by Farnoosh Abedi-9:00 Iran Watch Trailer
VR:
“Sonaria” by Google Spotlight Stories in -4:00 USA Watch Trailer
“Praying from Afar” by Melody Liu in Best Virtual Reality -3:59 Singapore
“Lionhearted” by Ricarda Saleh in Best Virtual Reality -12:10 Germany Watch Trailer
3:15pm-6:30pm International Shorts Series
“The Hildebrandt Collection” – 3 Short Films Germany
“For the Children” Short by Redwulf Films -17:09 United Kingdom Watch Trailer
“Little Jerusalem” by Vaiva Martisauskaite -6:56 Lithuania
“Mumpsimus and Halcyon Discord” by Rolf Klein -3:00 United Kingdom
“Night of the Dummy” by Tigre Ferguson in -2:14 USA
1:15pm-1:45pm “Gray” by Preet Singh -29:55 India Watch Trailer
1:50pm-2pm “Due Day” by Midia Kiasat -7:30 Iran Watch Trailer
2:05pm-2:10pm “Oh, Dear “ by Lauren Fogel -4:15 USA Watch Trailer
2:15pm-2:50pm “Creme Noir – Part II” by Marcin Kulwas -16:06 Poland Watch Trailer
2:55pm-3:10pm “Subluna” by Cambrils Emmeline -11:40 France Watch Trailer
3:15pm-3:30pm “Blame” by Bita Alahyan -9:56 USA
3:30-3:45 “Tango Dreams” by Jessica Gomez -10:00 USA Watch Trailer
3:50-4:10 “Numbness” by Milad Jarmooz -12:30 Iran Watch Trailer
4:15-4:35 “The Observer Effect” by Garret Walsh -18:57 Ireland Watch Trailer
4:45pm-5:15pm “Out From Smoke & Ash” by Lisandro Boccacci -21:56
5:30-5:50pm “For Better, For Worse” by Tal Greenberg -19:00 USA Watch Trailer
6:00pm-6:15 “Pale Mirrors” by Salem Salavati -15:00 Iran
6:30pm-6:50pm “Sisak” by Faraz Arif Ansari -15:00 India Watch Trailer
7pm-7:30pm “Free Fall” by Alexey Slinkin -28:36 Russian Federation Watch Trailer
7:40pm-7:50pm “Carnival Flesh” by Gabriel Alvim -10:00 Brazil
7:55pm-9:10pm International Features Series & Awards Show!
8:45–10:10pm “The Magic Bomb” by Randy Gordon-Gatica -01:24:39 USA Watch Trailer
Local New Music Videos
“Raining Gravel” by Tim Bluhm – Video only! USA
“Delightful” by Katie Garibaldi -4:44 USA Watch Trailer
”Pity Party” by Kaley Rae in Best Music Video/Film -1:40 USA
Awards Announcement and Raffle starts at 10pm-10:15(Quick)
CIFF California Music Showcase with “Sisterhood” from Chico, Ca. Official Website
10:20pm-Close!
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