Project Twenty1: Philadelphia Film & Animation Festival, 21-Day Filmmaking Competition

12:30 pm Workshop: Ask an Entertainment Lawyer Anything!

Location: Upstairs Classrooms @ International House Philadelphia (Map)

3701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

Free with ALL-ACCESS PASS

How can I make sure that no one steals my content? What should I do if a client refuses to pay for the work I created for them? How does intellectual property ownership work? How does indie film distribution work and what the heck is a deal memo? Jackie Borock, Esq.  will go over the basic “101″ of the legal side of the entertainment industry and answer some of your burning questions.

About the Speaker

Jackie Borock is an entertainment attorney with over twenty years in practice in Philadelphia and New York. She has represented clients in a variety of entertainment -related matters, both in private practice and as general counsel and Director of Legal and Business Affairs for TLA Entertainment, an international film and video distribution company. Her clients include writers, directors, producers, performers and musicians in the film, television, theater and music industries, and she has been involved with the Philadelphia Film Festival, the Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and the Woodstock Film Festival as both an advisor and panelist.

In addition to her legal career, Ms. Borock produced an award-winning documentary entitled “A Joyful Noise: The Lost Jewish Music of Philadelphia”, which has aired on both WHYY-TV and WYBE-TV in Philadelphia.

King Me
Flaming Marshmallow Productions, Jon Craig – Wenonah, NJ, USA
For centuries, the game of checkers has been played on the world’s stage. Most regard the casual activity as recreation. But to some, it’s an exhausting test of will, resolve, and confidence.

Blackout
Team Philagape, Christopher Pierdomenico – Brookhaven, PA, USA
Tom has left his life of crime behind, but when he starts experiencing blackouts, terrible things continue happening.

Choices
EPV Films, Chris Casaburi – Lake Carmel, NY, USA
An old-school priest, disillusioned with modern-day morals, attempts to help a confused young woman with a major issue in her life.        Thinking she might be pregnant, a confused young woman contemplates suicide.

Kingdom of Shadows
Art Party Pictures, Kevin Corcoran – Media, PA, USA
Film Preservationist Garrett Berman is obsessed with the lost 1927 film “The Kingdom of Shadows” and with the suicide of its star Ionna Thorpe. Now he has obtained the only complete, uncut print…

Pool Party
Team Noonan, Ron Williams – Harding, PA, USA
After a night out, Rob is hoping his girlfriend will come over.

The House of the Wicked
Team Assembled!!, Keith Chamberlain – Blackwood, NJ, USA
Russ, an emotionally troubled serial killer, has captured several young women in the basement of his childhood home. His code of “mercy killing” is put to the test with his latest abductee, the mysterious Allie.

Act of Kindness
Spinshot Films, Jeremy Cavner – Seattle, WA, USA
Jack’s fortune cookie messages always come true. So when a new fortune promises love, he sets out to find his new match.

Journey Upon Molly’s Path
Team Crackerhammer, Mike Mercadante – Quakertown, PA, USA
Molly walks down a path in her local park – the same path she’s walked since she was a young girl. But now, she sees the world differently.

Killer Cables
Pure Genius Pictures, John Morgera – Wilmington, DE, USA
In this report we look at the growing craze of “jumping” among the youth culture, and examine the dangers of this new drug.

Jump Drive
Team Badger Tsunami, Mike Fenton – Philadelphia, PA, USA
A government agent uncovers a plot to have him and his team terminated.

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2:30 pm Workshop: Music in Film & Animation

Location: Upstairs Classrooms @ International House Philadelphia (Map)

3701 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

Free with ALL-ACCESS PASS

How do I obtain music legally for my film? Can I make money releasing soundtracks? Learn the behind-the-scenes of the music business as it relates to the entertainment industry, inclusing licensing, contracts, and distribution. Great for filmmakers, animators & musicians.

Presented by David Spangenberg

4:30 pm Workshop: Grant Writing

Upstairs @ International House, 3701 Chestnut St.
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Runtime: 98 minutes + Q&A after screening Rated: R: Violence, sexual situations, mature themes

Memory Box
Dir. Jong Ha, New York, NY, USA
Short Animation. A young military officer returns to his devastated homeland after the war. Retracing his memory of childhood, the officer decides to take out the memory box which he had buried years ago.

Monsters & Maidens
Dir. Mike Cossentino, Lansdowne, PA, USA
Student Animation, World Premiere. Monsters & Maidens is an animation about the evolution of video games as told from the perspective of a character in a game. Q&A after the screening!

Amaqqut Nunaat/Country of Wolves
Dir. Neil Christopher, Alberta, Canada
Short Animation, Philadelphia Premiere! Two brothers find themselves adrift on broken sea ice while out hunting for seal. They drift in the darkness for many days, until the ice they are on settles on the shore of a strange and distant land.

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 1: The Egg of The King
Dir. Toshiyuki Kubooka, San Francisco, CA, USA
Feature Animation. USA Premiere! Set in a medieval inspired world, the dark fantasy tale depicts the journey of the protagonist Guts, who wields a sword longer than his height.

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9:30 pm – 2:00am Susie’s Secret Saturday Night Party!

Location: TBA
Philadelphia, PA

Free with your All-Access Pass

Want to know where all the cool kids are going Saturday night? “Like” Susie Filmmaker on Facebook, follow @ProjectTwenty1 on Twitter, or come to our Saturday night feature film presentation of Berserk, and follow us in person!

Susie Filmmaker (Stephanie Yuhas) will guide our attendees after the screening to the hip secret location to be the backdrop for the night’s networking! This is always one of our most fun and improvisational evenings, and join us!