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