Tuesday 18 July 2000

IFP Phoenix Filmmaker Challenges 2012-13

IFP Phoenix runs a number of film challenges every year in the Phoenix area.

In the 2012-13 season, the challenges were the Beat the Clock Challenge, the Masterpiece Challenge and the Breakout Challenge. All submissions were screened at events at the Phoenix Art Museum, while the top films from each moved on to screen in a dedicated block at the Phoenix Film Festival at the Harkins Scottsdale 101. Awards were given at each event and for the best of year films.

The Beat the Clock Challenge screenings were on 10th August, 2012. The winning film was Screaming in Silence, with The Memory Ride and The Duel in second and third place. The audience favourite was Love Sucks. Best actor and actress were McCauley Harlan and Chelsea Samuelson for Reality Check and The Duel respectively. Travis Mills won as best director for The Memory Ride.

The Masterpiece Challenge screenings were on 13th November, 2012. Titus won for best film, while the audience favourite was La Lucha.

The Breakout Challenge screenings were on 5th April, 2013. Mission Control won as the best film, with The Face of Innocence and A Day on Bleaker Street the runners up. The Face of Innocence was the audience favourite. Best actor and actress were Seth Gandrud for A Day on Bleaker Street and Honda King for I Don't Even Know Your Name, which also won the best director award for Michael Coleman.

At the finals, Screaming in Silence won as best film of the year, with The Duel and Mission Control following on in second and third. The best actor, actress and director awards mirrored the Breakout Challenge: Seth Gandrud for A Day on Bleaker Street and Honda King and Michael Coleman for I Don't Even Know Your Name.

Here are all the films that screened at these events this year, with titles linking to my reviews and the IMDb pages added for reference.

Rating System
1 - Abysmal | 2 - Bad | 3 - Poor | 4 - OK | 5 - Good | 6 - Excellent | 7 - Classic

Beat the Clock Challenge
Title Year H D Director(s) IMDb
Hallways 2012 Diane M Dresback IMDb
Life Support Saviors 2012 n/a
Tied Down 2012 n/a
Misplaced Memories 2012 n/a
The Duel 2012 5 4 Robert Garcia IMDb
A Stand Up Guy 2012 n/a
30 Days 2012 n/a
Final Hook UPZ 2012 n/a
37 Minutes 2012 n/a
In/Out 2012 n/a
Screaming in Silence 2012 5 5 Neil Sparks IMDb
Crees que vale la pena 2012 n/a
Reality Check 2012 Alexander S Pawlak IMDb
Septasum 2012 n/a
Love Sucks 2012 4 5 James Politano n/a
House Training 2012 n/a
Side Effects May Include 2012 n/a
The Memory Ride 2012 6 6 Travis Mills IMDb
The Interview 2012 n/a

Masterpiece Challenge
Title Year H D Director(s) IMDb
Spark 2012 4 4 Diane M Dresback IMDb
Letters Home 2012 4 4 Annie Winn n/a
Babble 2012 3 3 Alexander S Pawlak n/a
Titus 2012 4 4 Robert Garcia & Nicki Legge IMDb
La Lucha 2012 6 6 Aaron Kes IMDb

Breakout Challenge
Title Year H D Director(s) IMDb
The Sisters of St Mary's 2013 4 4 James Politano n/a
A Day on Bleaker Street 2013 4 4 Bill Wetherill IMDb
The Recipe 2013 4 5 Brice LeCarre n/a
Second Chances 2013 4 4 Jon Ray IMDb
I Don't Even Know Your Name 2013 4 4 Michael Coleman n/a
Mission Control 2013 5 5 Brandon Nazari IMDb
Shiny 2013 4 4 Shawn Esplin n/a
Bad Day 2013 5 5 Steve Briscoe & Paul DeNigris n/a
The Face of Innocence 2013 5 5 Robert Garcia IMDb

Finals
Title Year H D Director(s) IMDb
The Duel 2012 5 4 Robert Garcia IMDb
The Face of Innocence 2013 5 5 Robert Garcia IMDb
Love Sucks 2012 4 5 James Politano n/a
La Lucha 2012 6 6 Aaron Kes IMDb
The Memory Ride 2012 6 6 Travis Mills IMDb
Mission Control 2013 5 5 Brandon Nazari IMDb
Screaming in Silence 2012 5 5 Neil Sparks IMDb
Titus 2012 4 4 Robert Garcia & Nicki Legge IMDb

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