6th Annual Frost Film Festival
February 4-6, 2004

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Description :

Culver City High School has a colorful Academy of Visual and Performing Arts in which the film program is an essential part. The film majors in the Academy (Young Filmmakers) have established the festival to enable young and enthusiastic filmmakers to showcase their work to audiences. It is a quickly growing festival, which is open to all High School students with creativity.

This Year's Winners In The Following Categories :

BEST SHORT FILM -
"A Man and His Past" (Palo Alto High and Menlo Atherton High)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO -
"We're Going To Be Friends" (Harvard Westlake High School)
BEST DOCUMENTARY -
"Steve" (Culver City High School)
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM -
"Disneyland Escape" from "Cap'n Talism" (Mira Costa High School)
BEST COMEDY -
"Falling Back In Time" (Winward High School)

 

Selected Entries Into This Year's Competition :

FILM
  SCHOOL
Pack Yo Bags
The Lie
A Man and His Past
In God We Trust
Sub Rosa
Jesus is Coming to Culver City
Reel Day
Friendly Advice
Falling Back in Time
Unlocking a Nightmare
Captn Talism
From the Gut
Trailer Park
Axed
That Moment
Hitman
Samohi Clique
Cheerios
Behind the Scenes of Sub Rosa
Mask Murdered
  Culver City High School
Harvard Westlake High School
Palo Alto High and Menlo Atherton High
Palo Alto High and Menlo Atherton High
Culver City High School
Culver City High School
Culver CIty High School
Winward High School
Winward High School
Mira Costa High School
Mira Costa High School
Mira Costa High School
Mira Costa High School
Harvard Westlake High School
New York University
Culver City High School
Santa Monica High School
Santa Monica High School
Culver City High School
Manuel Arts High School:
A jury will view the films and choose outstanding direction, writing, cinematography, sound, acting, etc. Directors will be given time to hold a Q & A after the screening of their film. Good luck to everyone!

Viewing Schedule :

Alumni Films :
February 4th 7:00pm
High School Section #1 :
February 5th 7:00pm
High School Section #2 :
February 6th 7:00pm
Filmmakers Forum :
February 6th 5:00pm
Wrap Party :
February 6th 10:00pm RSVP required
$10.00 Admission

Major Partners :

Sony Pictures Westside Productions
UCLA West Los Angeles College
Blurred Vision Theatre Co. Santa Monica College
Playa Vista Development The Evidence Room
A.S.K. Theatre Projects M.Y.E. Theatre Company

2003 Participating Schools :

Mira Costa High School
Harvard Westlake High School
Santa Monica High School
South Torrance High School
Charter Oak High School
Culver City High School

2003 Winners :

Best Film: "And So It Goes" (Culver City High School; Director - Floyd Russ)
Best Documentary: "Kickin It at the Curb" (Santa Monica High School)
Best Screenplay: Carmelo Lopez (Santa Monica High School)
Best Cinematography: "And So It Goes" (Culver City High School; D.P. - Tanner Madix)
Best PSA: Harvard Westlake High School
Best Comedy: "All Up in that Purse" (Culver City High School; Director - Thea Mora)

Alumni :

Jamaal Parhaam, NYU Film School
Hannelore Williams, NYU Film School
Adrian Elzy, NYU Film School
Kate Meyers, NYU Film School
Joey Chavez, USC Film School
Floyd Russ, UCLA
Nolan Ehrstrom, Northridge Film School
David Heffler, Northridge Film School
Mikey Flores, Marymount Film School
Sharzhad Safai, Loyola Marymount Film School
Kevin Gasca, Loyola Marymount Film School
Omar Inguanzo, Los Angeles Film School
Jaron Halmy, UC Santa Cruz Film School
Kevin Dukelow, UC Santa Cruz Film School
David Blumin, San Diego State Film School
Armando Aguire, San Francisco Art Academy

 

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