PFF 2013 Posters Win International Award!

Congratulations to the Phoenix Film Festival's Art Director Martin Freetage and his crew for creating some of the best film festival posters in THE WORLD!

The website FilmFestivalPosters.com has announced the award recipients for the year 2013 and we are proud to announce that the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival posters have been recognized as some of the best of 2013!

The Film Festival Poster Awards are an annual collection of honors given for outstanding achievement in artwork and other promotional materials advertising film festivals and film events around the world. The awards are given by FilmFestivalPosters.com, an online database of artwork and promotional materials related to film festivals and film events around the world.

Marty and his crew are in some prestigious company! Here is the full list of winners:

2013 Award Recipients:

GOLD

Cannes International Film Festival 2013

SPECIAL JURY AWARD

OSCARS: 85 Years of Oscars

SILVER

Guadalajara International Film Festival 2013

Skopje Film Festival 2013

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2013

Sitges Film Festival 2013

Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2013

BRONZE

¡Cine Magnífico! Albuquerque’s Latino Film Festival 2013

Massachusetts Independent Film Festival 2013

True/False Film Festival 2013

San Diego Latino Film Festival 2013

Phoenix Film Festival 2013

Ann Arbor Film Festival 2013

Australia Spanish Film Festival 2013

Quinzaine des Réalisateurs 2013

Paris Festival for Different and Experimental Cinema 2013

Tokyo International Film Festival 2013

Here's the fourth poster for the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival!

The time is now to Join the Film Revolution. Next week we'll be announcing the (R)evolution of Film series that will feature classic screenings in January, February and March. Be there and become part of the Film Revolution.

Looking for volunteer designers for the 2014 PFF marketing campaign

 Be part of the Phoenix Film Festival team!

We're looking for a few designers for the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival marketing campaign. Specialty in vector art design a plus. Must know Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

Keep in mind these are volunteer positions, however you'll have the opportunity to be creative, get great exposure and plus you'll receive passes to the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival.

If you're interested in getting involved as part of our design team, please send questions and resumes to office@Phxfilm.com.

Submissions for the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival are now closed!

Thank you all for submitting your films and screenplays to the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival. The submission period wrapped up on December 16. Films are currently being screened and notifications will be made in late January.

Keep updated on our selections and submissions process for the 2015 festival by joining our mailing list.

Good luck and we'll see you in April!

Winners & Happenings at the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival!

The films have been shown. The awards have been presented. Missed out on the ceremony or miss any of the winning films at the festival? Have no fear because we'll be showing the winning films all week long so you'll get a second chance to catch all the winning films for the rest of the festival! 2013 Phoenix Film Festival Copper Wing Award Winners

International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Fest Awards • Best Sci-Fi Short: White Room: 02B3 • Best Sci-Fi Feature: Channeling • Best Horror Short: Killer Kart • Best Horror Feature: Found.

Short Film Awards • Best Grade/HS: Alone Together • Best College Short: If You’re Serious • Best Arizona Short: Say What You Want • Best Documentary: Short:Ivan and Arnold: Day Laborers From Both Sides of the Border • Best Live Action Short: 6 Years, 4 Months & 23 Days • Best Animated Short:Head Over Heels

World Cinema Awards • Best World Cinema Short: Half Good Killer • World Cinema Best Documentary: Occupy The Movie • World Cinema Best Director: David Ondricek, In the Shadow • World Cinema Best Picture: Inch’Allah • World Cinema Audience Award Winner: Ninah’s Dowry

Foundation Awards • Arizona Filmmaker of the Year: Bob Marquis • Volunteer of the Year: Bill Mondy • Board Member of the Year: Chris LaMont

Feature Film Awards • Dan Harkins Breakthrough Filmmaker Award: Fredrik Stanton, Uprising • Special Jury Prize: Lou Taylor Pucci, The Story of Luke • Best Ensemble: The Retrieval • Best Director: Chris Eska, The Retrieval • Best Screenplay:Paul Osborne, Favor • Best Documentary: Los Wild Ones • Best Picture presented by FX Movie Channel:Putzel • Cox Audience Award: The Retrieval directed by Chris Eska

Click here for the Weekday Schedule!

2013 Phoenix Film Festival Screenplay Contest

Congratulations to the winners and finalists for the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival Screenplay Contest Winners. Below is a list of this year's winners.

First Place: $300 Cash, a prize pack and listing on Phoenix Film Festival website, two VIP Passes to the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival (accommodation and air fare not included).

Second Place: A prize pack, listing on Phoenix Film Festival website, two VIP Passes to the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival (accommodations and air fare not included).

Third Place: A prize pack, listing on the Phoenix Film Festival website, a VIP Pass to the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival (accommodations and air fare not included).

Ten Finalists: Ten Finalists to be posted on the Phoenix Film Festival website.

2013 Phoenix Film Festival Screenplay Search

Results

1^st Place          Daddy’s Girl                              Lee Olivas

2^nd Place         This Modern Man is Beat   David Schroeder

3^rd Place          Eleven Eleven                        Chris Redish

Remaining Top 10 in alphabetical order by title:

Baby on Board                        Steven Laflamme

Marriagehood                         John Harris

Peculiar Taste                         Philip Sedgwick

The Sidekick Rules                 Chris Warner

Sidewalker Surfer                   Pamela Ryan-Hick

Something Incredible           Megan Breen

The Taking of the King          Nelson Blish

Passes to the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival on sale now

Passes for the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival are now on sale. There are so many ways to enjoy this year's festival from individual tickets all the way up to the VIP Passes. This year we'll have over 140 screenings of new films including features and shorts. For more information on purchasing passes, click here

Many films have already been announced and scheduled. You can start planning your festival itinerary by visiting our films page here

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Opening Night Event - Celebrate the Art of Food and see The Spectacular Now

The Opening Night Event features a cocktail party with a dozen restaurants participating, a screening of the Opening Night Movie and presentation of the Visionary Award.

Tickets are $60 and can be purchased here . Ticket price includes food, drink, entertainment and the film.

Opening Night Cocktail Party in The Arizona Republic Party Pavilion

Thursday, April 4^th at 5:00pm

The 2013 Phoenix Film Festival kicks off in style with the Opening Night Cocktail Party where we’ll be celebrating the art of food. We’ve got a dozen restaurants on board to satisfy your appetite and sweet tooth.

In addition to food, entertainment will be provided by Colton Avery. You can find out more about Colton at facebook.com/pages/colton-avery

The Opening Night Event is also a fundraiser for the non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation which operates the Phoenix Film Festival and other film organizations. This is your opportunity to help support their student education programs through the silent auction and raffle.

Restaurants participating include: America's Taco Shop, Carlos O'Briens, Grimaldi's, Kiki's Custom Cupcakes, Outback Steakhouse, Postino, Roy's, Short Leash Hot Dogs, Sprinkles, TK's Tavern, Tommy Bahama and Whole Foods,

Then at starting at 7:00, we'll head over to the theatre for a screening of the Opening Night Film with director James Ponsoldt in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.

The Spectacular Now

Directed by James Ponsoldt

Run Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Cast:

Shailene Woodley, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miles Teller

Synopsis:

Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finicky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Amy has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together.