INTERNATIONAL FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL
2005 Winners and Finalists
The International Family Film Festival is a non-profit organization which has dedicated itself for the last 11 years to quality family programming!
"We ask that all the material presented during the festival somehow entertain, engage, and further educate us about ourselves- so that, we may indeed gain new perceptions and insights into the family we call our own. Our vision for the future is to establish year-round programs and services, including youth-oriented educational programs that address occupational as well as fundemental life skills.
Patte Dee McKee
IFFF Program Director
2005 THE “FRIZ” AWARD
HENRY SELECK
2005 THE FILM EXCELLENCE AWARD
LOU FLORIMONTE
TOP APPLAUSE AWARD
ALWAYS WILL Min 89 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/EDITOR: Michael Sammaciccia
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Windermere Pictures
IFFF SPIRIT AWARD
THE GOAL Min 120 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Darla Rae
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Film It Productions
WEBSITE: www.thegoal-movie.com
IFFF DIRECTORS GOLD AWARD
CRAB ORCHARD Min 112 World Premiere
DIRECTOR: Michael J. Jacobs
SCREENWRITER: Robin Peters
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robin Peters
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dreamscape Cinema
Website: www.dreamscapecinema.com
FEATURE DRAMA
WINNER
COME AWAY HOME Min 103
DIRECTOR: Doug McKeon
SCREENWRITER: Robert D. Slane
PRODUCERS: Robert D. Slane, Stephen M. Zakman, Gregg Russell
PRODUCTION COMPANY: American Family Movies
Website: www.comeawayhome.com
FINALIST
CRAB ORCHARD Min 112 World Premiere
DIRECTOR: Michael J. Jacobs
SCREENWRITER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robin Peters
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Dreamscape Cinema
Website: www.dreamscapecinema.com
FINALIST
A RELATIVE THING Min 102 World Premiere
DIRECTOR: Garrett Bennett
SCREENWRITER: Steve Edmiston
PRODUCERS: Steve Edmiston, Victor Kepler, Garrett Bennett
PRODUCTION COMPANY: EKE Pictures, and Hat Factory Studios
FEATURE – COMEDY
WINNER
THE CONNECTICUT KID Min 87
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/ACTOR: Jack Serino
PRODUCTION COMPANY: TCK Productions
FINALIST
SWEET DESTINY Min 93 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITERS/PRODUCER: Francine Pellegrino
CO-DIRECTOR: Nino Peppicelli
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Pellegrino Productions
Website: www.pellegrinoproductions.com
FINALIST
A ONE TIME THING Min 105
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Karl Fink
PRODUCERS: Karl Fink, Jane Sibbett
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Trust Ranch Studios
Website: www.aonetimething.com
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
WINNER
CITIZEN TANOUYE Min 59 World Premiere
DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS: Craig Yahata, Robert Horsting
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Hashi Productions
Website:www.citizentanouye.com
FINALIST
AN AMERICAN RA CE Min 65
DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Marc Wortman & Jake Wortman
PRODUCTION COMPANY: JM Films
Website: www.jmfilms.com
A PLACE CALLED HOME: AN ADOPTION STORY Min 90
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Thomas Gaunt
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Thomas Gaunt
PRODUCTION COMPANY: At The Roots Films
Website: www.aplacecalledhome.net
SHORT DRAMA
WINNER
NO GREATER LOVE Min 16
DIRECTOR: Arthur Rasco
PRODUCERS: Arthur & Hanna Rasco
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ideal Images
FINALIST
A DISTANT THUNDER Min 36 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Jonathan Flora
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/PRODUCER: Kip Perry
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Parking Lot Productions
FINALIST
THE APPRAISAL Min 12 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Sean House
PRODUCER: Corey Nathan
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Epiphany
Website: www.nathanmcdowell.com
SHORT DRAMA-FOREIGN
WINNER
BEFORE I GO (Germany) Min 22
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Heiko Hahn
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Heiko Hahn Filmproduction
FINALIST
GABRIEL (Australia) Min 10
DIRECTOR: Cherie Knott
SCREENWRITERS/PRODUCER: Janine Burchett
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Easy Tiger Films
FINALIST
HOMECOMING (UK) Min 15 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Emma Farrell
PRODUCER: Tiffany Whittome
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Six Foot High Films LTD, Piper Films LTD
Website: www.sixfoothighfilms.com
SHORT COMEDY
WINNER
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED Min 25
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/ACTOR: Brian Reed Garvin
PRODUCER: Mark Fenlason
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Purity Productions & MFX Special Effects
Website: www.PurityProductions.com
FINALIST
RILEY Min 7 World Premiere
DIRECTORS: Jacqueline Taliaferro, Jasmin Tekiner
SCREENWRITER: Jacqueline Taliaferro
PRODUCERS: Jacqueline Taliaferro, Jasmin Tekiner, Megan Michitti
PRODUCTION COMPANY: High Tide Films & Champs Films
FINALIST
WEAR SOMETHING NICE Min 18
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Camille Cellucci
PRODUCERS: Jacquie Barnbrook, Rod Hamilton, Juanita Diana-Feeney
PRODUCTION COMPANY: All Good Films
Website: www.allgoodfilms.com
SHORT ANIMATION-COMPUTER
WINNER
RED PLANET BLUES Min 11
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/SCREENWRITER: Carol Gottlieb Singer
ANIMMATOR/DIRECTOR: David H. Brooks
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Mixed Emotions Productions
FINALIST
THE GNAT & THE LION Min 4
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Burke Higgins
PRODUCERS: Burke Higgins, Tony Prohl
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Nite Lite Animation
Website: www.nitelightanimation.com
FINALIST
CATCHING KRINGLE Min 13
DIRECTOR: Jeff Wadlow
SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Adam Himoff
PRODUCERS: Andrea Stern, Martin Frankel
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Jellyman Productions
Website: www.jellyman.com
SHORT ANIMATION-CLASSIC
WINNER
THE MAN WHO WALKED BETWEEN TWO TOWERS Min 10
DIRECTOR: Michael Sporn
SCREENWRITER: Mordecai Gerstein
PRODUCERS: Paul Gagne, Michael Sporn. Melissa Reilly
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Weston Woods Studios
Website: www.scholastic.com
FINALIST
ARNIE, THE DOUGHNUT Min 17
DIRECTOR: Daniel Ivanick
SCREENWRITER: Laurie Keller
PRODUCERS: Paul Gagne, Dan Ivanick, Melissa Reilly
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Weston Woods Studios and DMI Productions
Website: www.scholastic.com
FINALIST
AEROSOL (Australia) Min 10
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Wojciech Wawrzyniak
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/PRODUCER: Karel Segers
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ozzywood Films-NSW Film & TV Office
Website: www:ozzywood.com
SHORT EDUCATIONAL
WINNER
THE WHEEL OF PEACE Min 30
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER Diane Eskenazi
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Golden Films/Peace Builders
Website: www.buildpeace.com
FINALIST
HOT AFTERNOONS HAVE BEEN IN MONTANA Min 16
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Ken Kimmelman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Robert Murphy
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Imagery Films, LTD
Website: www.ifl.home.mindpring.com
FINALIST
RICHARD HEENE: SCIENCE DETECTIVE Min 44 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Richard Heene
PRODUCERS: Richard Heene, Mayum Heene
PRODUCTION COMPANY: My You Me Productions
Website: www.myyoume.com
STUDENT FILMMAKER WINNERS
STUDENT – DRAMA
WINNER
CHASING DAYLIGHT Min 21
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Jeff Stephenson
PRODUCER: Jawal Nga
American Film Institute
FINALIST
CODE NAME: SIMON Min 10
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Graham Tallman
PRODUCER: Fabian Frohne
American Film Institute
Website: www.codenamesimon.com
FINALIST
DAVID AND DEE Min 19
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Jonathan Vara
PRODUCER: Melcher Fabi
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Fabilous Productions
American Film Institute
Website: www.davidanddee.com
STUDENT – COMEDY
WINNER
FETCH Min 8
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: David May
PRODUCER: Bret Simmons
Chapman University
Website: www.storytellersociety.com
FINALIST
DIRECTING RYE Min 20 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Jim Cantiello
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Tiny Mutant Pictures
New York University-Tisch, NY
Website: www.tinymutant.com/rye
FINALIST
I KILLED ZOE DAY Min 20 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Powell Weaver
PRODUCER: Michaela McKee
New York University, NY
STUDENT – ANIMATION/CLASSIC
WINNER
THE RUBBER DUCKLING Min 4
DIRECTOR/ANIMATOR/PRODUCER: Jody Rice
UCLA
FINALIST
JUXTAPOSER Min 4 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Joanna Davidovich
Savannah College of Art & Design, GA
FINALIST
THE SISTERS Min 3
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: Alissa Hendricks
School of Visual Arts, NY
STUDENT – DOCUMENTARY
WINNER
GONG YI Min 20
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Chao Kuang Hsieh
SUNY – Buffalo, NY
FINALIST
MY HUMANITY Min 27 World Premiere
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Daniel Skag
Chapman University
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