So here is the Backseat Film Festival 2007 Official Stats and Wrap up for Philadelphia:
ATTENDANCE: over 1200
FEATURES: 14
SHORTS AND VIDEOS: 83
TOTAL HOURS OF PROGRAMMING: 30+
BEERS: 1488
SHOTS OR MIXED DRINKS: 3180
MONSTER ENERGY DRINKS: 1680
POUNDS OF POPCORN: 108
TAXI RIDES BOUGHT FOR DRUNKS: 3
Log onto www.backseatfilmfestival.com to see press coverage, pictures and video from the festival, things drunks lost at the film festival and more!
BACKSEAT FILM FESTIVAL 2007 AWARDS
Best Feature Film – "Blood Car" - Alex Orr Best Featurette – "Know Your Enemy" - Aaron Arendt Best Short Film – "Man vs. Woman" - Juan Carlos Vargas Best Documentary – "Get Thrashed" - Rick Ernst Best Music Video – TIE -- Turbo A.C.'s "Avenue X; The Dwarves "FEFU"
Best Animation – TIE -- "Ghost of Sam Peckinpah"- Jason Brewer "Chirpy" - John E. Goras
SPECIAL AWARDS!
Local Filmmaker Award – Adam Ahlbrandt & Clayton Haske Filmmaker Appreciation Award – Elias Best Soundtrack - "Get Thrashed" Rick Ernst Best Movie Title – "Stupid Teenagers Must Die" - Jeff Smith Best Drinking Movie- "Beer Drinkers in Space" - Frank Delle Best Breasts – Lindsay Gareth - "Stupid Teenagers Must Die"
Most Disturbing – "Handi-Snacks" - Chet Lemmons Most Original – "Fudge 44" - Graham Jones Staff Favorites – "Automatons" - James Felix McKenney
"Kabumei: The Art of the Sharpened Grenade" - Bob Forward "Surf Gang" - Katrina Del Mar
We thank all of our sponsors; Monster Energy Drink, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Sailor Jerry, Philly Car Share, Philadelphia Weekly, Gray Kangaroo Personal Liquor Filters, Myspace Film, Bawdy Girl, Connie’s Ric Rac, Philebrity, M3 Printing, Hot Rod Condoms, Madmaude and Co., Goodie Goodie and the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.
Also, we thank everyone who came out and got drunk with us at the biggest Backseat Film Festival yet, we have a lot more events coming up in 2007 and we hope that you will join us for them!
Stay tuned to the website for more dates and we'll see you at the next festival!
www.backseatconceptions.com
23.04.2007 | Editor's blog
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