Here they are.
These are the films and performers who
have demonstrated an edge over this years competition and we have
nominated for Wavecrest Awards.
First of all, we must salute this years
Triple Threat Film Maker. We take great pride in watching every film
submitted for excellence in several aspects of film making that include
acting, writing and directing and sometimes everything else that goes
into making a film. While several films met the qualifications for th...
The results are in!
Some of them anyway.
With over 150 films to watch our
screeners are still hard at work finding those absolutely dazzling gems
that we know you will love. The complete list of all films selected
will be available on August 1, but we just can’t contain our excitement
any more and had to let you in on what’s in store for this year.
Florida State University film student
Torch Eberhart comes through again, making this his second year in a row
to h...
That's right, you heard it hear first - unless you already knew. We are now officially The Clearwater Film & Music Festival. We have four stages for the durection of the festival to showcase live original music by up and coming bands from across the USA. We also have all the outstanding beach parties, films, and educational panels to go with it.
This year, you do not want to miss The Film Boutique. A trade show made for all things film. Contact us today to learn more. clea...
We screened over 70 films our first year and handed out a dozen of our one and only Wavecrest Awards to deserving filmmakers. Super discounted submission fees available until February 1, 2011. Also offering film coverage so you can get an unbiased report on your film and know how to tweak it.
Enter now at http://theclearwaterfilmfestival.com
GET REELED IN!
...
WAVECRESTS AWARDED AT INAUGURAL CLEARWATER FILM FESTIVALNew Trophy Presented To 6 Filmmakers and 4 ActorsSpain leads Australia, Canada, UK and USA The Wavecrest Award was unveiled at the inaugural Clearwater Film Festival. Created to honor the actor / writer / director, what the festival dubs a “triple threat filmmaker”. Wavecrests were awarded in thirteen categories. In form to follow the Academy Awards they followed format presenting the Best Supporting to Railed Up and Wrecked (C...
For several months, and daily for the past week I have been fielding emails and telephone calls from around the world questioning who is in charge of the Clearwater Film Festival.The answer is Mike Rembis. It is solely owned by me and nobody else.I was asked again today who sponsors The Clearwater Film Festival. The answer is me - Mike Rembis. I invented it and put my life savings into it and I have a few sponsors who have provided me with in-kind advertising and local support in exchange ...
San Jose, CA / USA – September 7, 2010Jeff Owen Artworks has been commissioned to create fourteen Wavecrest awards for the 2010 Clearwater Film Festival in Clearwater, Florida. Jeff Owen’s unique design was chosen by theClearwater Film Festival Executive Director, Mike Rembis for the Clearwater Film Festival honorees. The film festival showcases seasoned filmmakers and emerging artist that demonstrate the synergy of the actor, writer and director. The Wavecrest award will be awarded in four...
Here it is - the complete list of films we are showing and a little about our film panelists. There's more to come, so hang in there!
A Soldier’s Mission
Animation
Director: Mel K. Lockett
3 minutes
USA 2010
A love struck tin soldier rushes to the aid of a fallen princess.OPENING NIGHT - LCC THU 3:00 - LCC THU 4:15
A Tall TaleAnimation
Director: Brittany Biggs
8 minutes
USA 2010
A lost princess returns home...
First the good news. our opening night films are
A SOLDIER'S MISSION, 3 minutes, Animation, by Mel K. Lockett, USA
LASTRAIN, 23 minutes, Short Film (Drama), by Tony Lopez, SPAIN
TWENTY TEN, 71 minutes, Feature Film (Comedy), by Byron Kaye, AUSTRALIA.
Congratulations to all those filmmakers who will be screening at our first year festival!
Now for the bad.
It is always a tremendous and excrutiating decision when you make the final tweaks and scheduling of your pr...
Guess it may be time to attempt delivery of a "daily" blog post to let you know what we are doing. First of all, working round the clock to get the program together for publication. Plan to have all films listed on the website tomorrow. So check back for the list of 72 films from around the globe including 6 animated films, 23 documentaries, 32 short films, 2 mini-features and 10 feature films to be shown in 35MM, DV Cam, Blu-Ray and DVD. We have 40 film blocks at 3 theaters an...
The Clearwater Film Festival will be holding their Opening Night Gala at Capitol Theater with party immediately following at the exclusive luxury residences of Water's Edge in downtown Clearwater. Enjoy a fully catered event with live music by Harpist Taylor Mills accompanied by Flutist Pam Irwin.
This spectacular evening will showcase an animation, short film and feature film to be announced on September 2 along with the entire festival schedule.
Tickets are limited to this f...
We finished out our submission season with exactly 200 film submissions and will be screening 60 - 70 films from around the world. But that is not all. The Clearwater Film Festival has one more ambitious project underway that you may like to be a part of. The Film Boutique is the beginning of what we intend to become a film market. While traditional film markets may offer festival attendees hundreds of options in dealmaking with industry pros, we have to start somewhere, so we can't p...
The Clearwater Film Festival is pleased to announce that Film Badges are on sale now.
Keep watching our website for updates on our educational panels and our upcoming "HOW TO FEST" page as we get closer to festival time, September 29 - October 3, 2010.
http://www.theclearwaterfilmfestival.com/english/tickets.html
...
The Clearwater Film Festival's Summer Film Challenge is please to announce the top three films for this years SFC competitionFIRST PLACEIn The Shadows Comedy Genre by Tom Thompson SECOND PLACEAshes To AnthraxSuspense Genre by Corey HortonTHIRD PLACEPonytailSport Genre by Joe RaditchThanks to all those who entered.In The Shadows will be featured during the festival and other entries are now in consideration.The festival program will be announced in September. Film badges go on sale in early Ju...
The Clearwater Film Festival celebrates Triple-Threat Filmmakers who act, write and direct. Before Orson Welles gave us Citizen Kane and Shakespeare became Hamlet, the Greek poet Thespis got up on stage and shocked the audience by pretending to be somebody else, giving birth to the multi-hyphenate talent, which became the driving force in entertainment for the last 2,600 years.Your challenge is to cram that legacy into 30 seconds of brilliant filmmaking, and show us what you can do with what you...
Join us at System Productions for The Summer Film Challenge on June 25th, 2010 at 8PM Five intrepid filmmakers have stepped forward to compete for a bounty of fantastic prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Filmmakers were assigned a Title, a Genre and Three (3) Random Product Placements.Whose films will win?Corey Horton ASHES TO ANTHRAX SUSPENSEJohn Jones THE HOMECOMING MYSTERYTom Thompson IN THE SHADOW COMEDYDonald E Reynolds JASPER MAN ACTIONJoe Raditch PONYTAIL SPORTFREE ADMISSION ...
Attention all animation film makers. During the month of JUNE 2010 The Clearwater Film Festival is waiving the submission fee for animated films from anywhere in the world. Our official submission deadline is June 1st with our extended deadline of August 2nd, so we are still accepting all films, however, animated films submitted during the month of JUNE may enter at no cost. Please submit directly through our website by printing out the submission form and writing on it ANIMATION JUNE SUBM...
June 1. That's the regular deadline we're talking about. You will save $10 USD if you sign up now instead of waiting until our extended deadline. But - If you need more time to perfect your cinematic masterpiece you may still submit through August 2, 2010, and if you still can't get it out of the edit bay, you can submit through WITHOUTABOX until August 16, 2010 for another $10 USD. By why wait? Save money! Send in your submission today, let us know it's a rough cut, and if your film p...
Join us at System Productions for The Summer Film Challenge on June 25th, 2010 at 8PM Five intrepid filmmakers have stepped forward to compete for a bounty of fantastic prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Filmmakers were assigned a Title, a Genre and Three (3) Random Product Placements.Whose films will win?Corey Horton ASHES TO ANTHRAX SUSPENSEJohn Jones THE HOMECOMING MYSTERYTom Thompson IN THE SHADOW COMEDYDonald E Reynolds JASPER MAN ACTIONJoe Raditch PONYTAIL SPORTFREE ADMISSIONWH...
TCFF is pleased to announce that we are officially in triple digit territory for the first time since we began our submission process in December 2009. We have received dozens of quality films from all over the world. The majority of films are from the US and we have had a brilliant response from the UK and Canada. We have also received films from Israel, Switzerland, Argentina, South Korea, Ecuador, Belgium, Serbia, Australia, Germany and Italy. our screeners are eager to view more and ...
Get Reeled In!The Clearwater Film Festival celebrates Triple-Threat Filmmakers who act, write and direct. Before Orson Welles gave us Citizen Kane and Shakespeare became Hamlet, the Greek poet Thespis got up on stage and shocked the audience by pretending to be somebody else, giving birth to the multi-hyphenate talent, which became the driving force in entertainment for the last 2,600 years.Your challenge is to cram that legacy into 30 seconds of brilliant filmmaking, and show us what you can do...
We just hit 90 films submitted today! Help us make it to 100, send yours!...
The Clearwater Film Festival is pleased to announce the Official Selection of eleven outstanding films to be included in our first film festival. We have already received dozens of films and are accepting submissions through August 2010. While we are not even close to making our absolute final decisions these visual gems truly have those special and unique qualities that create a compelling cinematic experience that we feel have started to give life to our project. We look forward to more ...
The Clearwater Film Festival debuts in Clearwater Florida on September 29 - Oct 3, 2010
The Clearwater Film Festival is a platform built to showcase seasoned filmmakers and emerging artists who demonstrate the synergy of the actor, writer and director. When great talents work harmoniously the results may be beautiful, questionable or even shocking. When the talents of the actor, writer and director belong to the same person, the triple-threat filmmaker, those results are ofte...
