P21Fest has wrapped, and it was another awesome year! Thanks so much to all who were in attendance! So many of our friends, members, in-kind sponsors, and supporters came out in droves from all over the world! We were, as always, humbled and thrilled by the crowds. For those who weren’t, we’ll fill you in on all the awesome stuff you missed so you know what to expect next year! (You can also download the program HERE by right-clicking and selecting “Save As”.)

2009 AWARD WINNERS


2009 was a fierce competition, with over 100 submissions to the Philadelphia Filmathon and 30 entries to the 21-Day Filmmaking Competition, but these films were chosen by our independent panel of judges (and audiences) as worthy of recognition.

Congratulations to all our 2009 filmmakers, and to all our supporters for making this year such a fantastic success!

Philadelphia Filmathon
Best Feature
The Distance Between the Apple and the Tree

dir. Bajir Cannon

Honorable Mentions

Fairview St.dir. Michael McCallum

Boys of Summerville

dir. Brooks Benjamin

Best Short Film
The Ghost and Us

dir. Emily Carmichael

Honorable Mentions

Spare Time

Dir. Edmond Hawkins

Birth

Dir. Signe Baumane

21-Day Filmmaking Competition

Best Film

“Ghost Light” by Team Emerald Productions

Nominees

“Keystone Jackal” by Team Warrington Oaks Pictures

“Meat After School” by GTeam

Best Directing

“Ghost Light” by Team

Emerald Productions

Nominees

“Crimson Forest” by Team Yerwolves

“Spirit of Illusion” by Team Merg3d

Best Writing (exact tie)

“Keystone Jackal” by Team

Warrington Oaks Pictures

“TUMBLER: the boom” by Team Hard Boiled

Nominees

“Turn of Fate” by Team Stray Dog Films

Best Cinematography

“Crimson Forest” by Team Yerwolves

Nominees

“Meat After School” by GTeam

“Turn of Fate” by Team Stray Dog Films

Best Acting

“Keystone Jackal” by Team Warrington Oaks Pictures

Nominees

“Ghost Light” by Team Emerald Productions

“Overcome” by Team 10 Mile

Best Editing

“Pattern: Response” by Team Synthetic Human

Nominees

“Crimson Forest” by Team Yerwolves

“Meat After School” by GTeam

Best Sound Design (exact tie)

“Pattern: Response” by Team Synthetic Human

“Meat After School” by GTeam

Nominees

“Crimson Forest”

by Team Yerwolves

Best Music

“TUMBLER: the echo” by Team With No Name

Nominees

“Ghost Light” by Team Emerald Productions

“Otto” by Team Dragon Crest Productions

Best Animation

“Otto” by Team Dragon Crest Productions

Nominees

“Yarrrg! A Pirate Movie” by Team Groggy Heads

“Meat After School” by GTeam

Best Special Effects

“Meat After School” by GTeam

Nominees

“Crimson Forest” by Team Yerwolves

“Pattern: Response” by Team Synthetic Human

Best Use of Element

“Turn of Fate” by Team Stray Dog Films

Nominees

“Eight Minutes” by Team Scumberland Productions

“Meat After School” by GTeam

Best Marketing

“Journal’s Paragon” by Team Justice Productions

Nominees

“Meat After School” by GTeam

“Pattern: Response” by Team Synthetic Human

Audience Award: Red Screening

“Journal’s Paragon” by Team Justice Productions

Audience Award: Blue Screening

“Destiny” by Team PhilaGape

Audience Award: Green Screening

“Ghost Light” by Team Emerald Productions

2009 P21FEST WRAPUP

This year was our largest Festival to date. Project Twenty1 screened over 50 films this year, held 10 workshops, and 4 parties, in a 4-day run from October 1st-4th, based in the International House Philadelphia, and this including party venues all around University City: Marbar, Distrito, 12 Lounge, and The Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum. We could not have done it without the help and support of all of these venues, especially International House, who has been a proud supporter and fiscal sponsor of P21 since 2008, which makes donations to Project Twenty1 tax-deductible under their 501(c)3 umbrella.

Our winner of Best Marketing, Team Justice Productions, did an awesome series of podcasts documenting their 21-Day Filmmaking process, as well as the Festival itself. So if you missed any of it, be sure to check them out right here! Or, at youtube.com/jprodlcc

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UPCOMING SCREENINGS & PROMOS

Although P21Fest is wrapped, our work is just beginning. We’ll be supporting our community of filmmakers, both from the Philadelphia Filmathon and the 21-Day Filmmaking Competition, by submitting the films in our library, on your behalf, to our partner festivals around the country, in an attempt to earn our artists as much exposure as possible.

For starters, just this past weekend, our 2008 winner Leon & The Wolf, screened to a packed theater as a part of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, October 11th as a part of their shorts showcase “Dark”. PAAFF put on a great festival this year, and we look forward to working with them more closely in years to come.

Also, Project Twenty1 is co-sponsoring two screenings this year at FirstGlance Film Festivals in Philadelphia, PA, on Friday, October 23.  First up at 7:45 pm, we are hosting the Filmathon film, “Chasing the White Dragon”, directed by Kathilynn Phillips, which is surrounded by some amazing shorts (tickets). And if you missed the winner of our 21-Day Filmmaking Competition, be sure to stay to check out the 10:45 screening of “Ghost Light,” by Team Emerald Productions, to be followed by the feature “Ice Grill USA(tickets).

Our Award-winning films (and select other festival favorites) will be sent to dozens of other festivals in the coming months, so stay tuned for more information!

2010 and BEYOND

As you may or may not realize, 100% of Project Twenty1’s staff and executives are volunteers. As we move into 2010, we hope to be able to add to our community and support more artists through our network and festival, but we are at maximum capacity right now with the artists we do have, and our organization is growing too quickly for us to be able to run it on a purely volunteer basis. In 2009 alone, in addition to our existing programming, we have added 2 new screening series, networking events, educational workshops, artistic parties, and an internship program. The bottom line: WE NEED SUPPORT to keep providing the same level of quality programming and artist support that we’ve been offering to date.

The good news is: every single one of you can help!! How, you ask?

HELP US FIND A TITLE SPONSOR: We have the mission, we have the programming, and we have an amazing network of artists and loads of community support in a city ripe with film, animation, arts, and business opportunities. We also have the ability to get a sponsor’s name, logo, and branding in front of a large audience. We simply haven’t had time to search for sponsors on the level necessary to support our burgeoning organization. Finding a corporate sponsor who loves what we do and wants to affiliate themselves with us would help alleviate the financial strain on us and our artists, and allow us to continue in 2010 and beyond.

So we’re asking you, our community: do you know anybody who works at a medium-sized to large company, looking to attract consumers, or looking to market their brand to trendy, artistic, technologically-savvy individuals? We have the audience, and we’d love to talk with them about how they can get involved. Please, put them in touch with us. Simply email us, and help make the introduction. Note that we are not begging for free “handouts”. We will work for our sponsors, and we will provide to them the audience they need. We just need help getting our foot in the door. Anything you, our community, can do to help, would be immensely appreciated. Again, we may not be able to hold this kind of festival again without you!

CONTRIBUTE OR BECOME A MEMBER: Project Twenty1 runs year-round events, and partners with countless organizations, in and around the Greater Philadelphia region. BECOME A MEMBER on our website, and receive discounts and coupons off many Project Twenty1 events, and partner events throughout the region. As a Member, you will also receive first knowledge of upcoming events, and coupon codes for use on our website. We also highly value our members’ input, so by joining us, you will be able to help us drive the decisions and future of our organization.

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Thanks so much everybody for making 2009 such a tremendous success. We look forward to working with you to continue our programming in the future, and see you again at our next events!

Stephanie Yuhas, Executive Producer
Matt Conant, Artistic Director
Project Twenty1
Not Just A Film Festival
www.ProjectTwenty1.com

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