Updated Feb. 2019 – Dear Activists: We received 34 submissions for our first season of the Colorado International Activism Film Festival, #CIAFF 2017 and provided 16 awards. We hosted a live screening of some of the films & trailers we received at our private live event, which was held Saturday, July 15, 2017, 2-10 PM, The Bug Theater. Here’s a downloadable event program, PDF. Here’s general film festival Rules & Guidelines.
Submissions began February 14th. The festival was held in mid-July, Denver Open Media. Please note that all dates, times & venues are tentative – we usually firm them up within a month or so of the event. Purchase tickets.
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CIAFF 2017 Award Winners:
1) Best in Show Drama: Where’s Larry? by John Surenkamp; 2) Best Acting: Ya Albi by Christine Chen; 3) Best Cinematography Drama: A Hero in All of Us by Travis Lupher, 4) Best Cinematography Documentary: We the Uncivilized: A Life Story by Lily Rose Sequoia, To the Ends of the Earth by David Lavallee, 5) Best USA Festival Theme: The Activists by Michael Heaney, Shash Jaa’: Bear’s Ears by Angelo Baca.
6) Best International Festival Theme: Punks for West Papua by Anthony Brennan, 7) Best in Show Documentary: It Ain’t Easy Being Green by Crystal Fortwangler, 8) Best Production Design Drama: The Watchers by Edward King.
9) Best Dramatic Short: Feral by David Liban, 10) Best Comedic Short/Feature: Illegal Aliens by Justin & Kristin Schaack, Alternative Math by David Maddox, 11) Audience Choice: Ten Thousand Camels by Kent Flaagan.
12) Best Festival Theme (Screenplay): A Chippy Off the Old Block by Kelly Jean Karam, Environmental Fallout (screenplay) by Anthony Marzano.
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#CIAFF 2017: We began showing films and presentations around 2:30 PM. We broke for dinner and “schzmoozing” around 5:30 PM. While we chatted and got to know folks, we listened to The Conspiracy Project (DVD) from world-renowned, award-winning activist and musician Neal Fox. We also heard a few songs via YouTube from Jordan Page. The Bug Theater operated a cash bar and concession stand. Learn more about the venue.
“Thank you for my selection in such a prestigious award…Let the fire burning for the rights of our people end the cycle of poverty and hunger.” Yogini Surve, Director, Hunger, July 2017
Congratulations to the talented submitters and thank you to everyone who contributed to making our debut festival a success! We are truly humbled by your talent and dedication to activist filmmaking! We especially want to thank our venues, judges, sponsors & volunteers. We regret that we were unable to showcase all of our amazing submissions last year at our inaugural live awards event. Learn more.
#CIAFF 2017 Finalists: 1.) Environmental Fallout (screenplay) by Anthony Marzano, 2.) Where’s Larry? by John Surenkamp, 3.) Punks for West Papua by Anthony “Ash” Brennan, 4.) It Ain’t Easy Being Green by Crystal Fortwangler, 5.)The Demolition of Truth by Charles Ewing Smith, 6.) Tunnel Vision Documentary by Bessie Byrne, 7.) To the Ends of the Earth by David Lavallee, 8.) The Activists: War, Peace and Politics in the Streets by Michael Heaney, 9.) Ya Albi by Christine Chen, 10.) Ten Thousand Camels by Kent Flaagan, 11.) Illegal Aliens by Justin & Kristin Schaack, 12.) Alternative Math by David Maddox, 13.) A Hero in All of Us by Travis Lupher, 14.) Feral by David Liban, 15.) The Watchers by Edward King, 16.) We the Uncivilized: A Life Story by Lily Rose Sequoia, 17.) A Chippy Off the Old Block (screenplay) by Kelly Jean Karam, 18.) Shash Jaa’: Bear’s Ears by Angelo Baca.
Semi-Finalists: 19.) Caged by Edward King, 20.) Prayer for Kidnapped Children (photo) by John Taschner, 21.) Fahrenheit 42.0 by Deuvall Dorsey, 22.) The Prince by Patrick Sabongui, 23.) Eliminated by Michael Thomas Cain, 24.) Hush Hush by Thomas Nolle, 25.) No Childhood in Angola by Susana Andre, 26.) 30 Days to Say Goodbye by Edward King.
Official Selections: 27.) Mad Dash (screenplay) by William Leonard, 28.) 420 by Marc Schneider, 29.) Hunger by Mukta Bharti.
To get an idea of the types of films we want to showcase, browse selections at Films for Action and Top Documentary Films.
We welcome both documentary and fictional projects that promote generally positive messages related to Activism. We would love to feature your documentaries, dramatizations, re-enactments, comedies, comics, animations and personal narratives. We also welcome your music videos, screenplays, and art/photographs! Please be sure your submissions are relevant to the theme of “Activism.”
All donations go toward supporting award-winning activist filmmakers, photographers/artists, musicians & writers. You can contact us via snail mail – In Care Of 4259 West Florida Avenue, # 19495 Denver, Colorado, USA [80219] Thank you for investigating our projects! Learn more, three film festivals. Contact us, info@infiniteperimeter.com; text/call Colorado, 720.298.1524 Submit now.
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