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35th Annual
Seattle International Film Festival
May 21- June 14!
Introduce your community to extraordinary films from around the world.
The Seattle International Film Festival is here! The largest and most highly-attended film festival in the United States, showcasing more than 400 films from over 60 countries to an audience of 150,000 attendees annually. Listed by Variety as one of the world's “50 unmissable film festivals,” SIFF continues to be recognized as one of the top festivals in North America. SIFF combines the best aspects of a casual film marketplace with a well-established reputation as a great audience festival filmmakers love to attend.
On Memorial Day The 2009 Fly Films will screen to a packed house at the Egyptian Theatre in Capitol Hill. This May/June issue of the WIF website is devoted to the more than decade-long tradition of the Seattle International Film Festival Fly Filmmaking Challenge.
SIFF chose four local filmmakers, 3 narrative and one documentary, and three interestingly dark little stories written by local writers, in competition, which the narrative filmmakers chose at random out of a hat. (Make that a vintage fedora.) The narrative filmmakers were each given seven rolls of Black and White Super 16mm film, equipment and industry support, and four days to shoot. The documentary filmmaker showcased the other three filmmakers and their films with her own brand of Noir satire.
The Fly Filmmakers this year are Laura Jean Cronin, directing Arthur; Shawn Telford, directing Safe Passage; Tran Quoc Bao, directing Black Coffee; and Shannon Hart-Reed directing Anatomy of a Fly. Women in Film was represented well this year in the Flys. WIF member Barbara Brown produced WIF member Laura Jean Cronin's short film, and WIF member Ilona Rossman Ho produced WIF member Shannon Hart-Reed’s documentary. Safe Passage was written by WIF member Michael Raymond and co-produced by WIF member Amanda Bontecou. Virginia Bogert, president of WIF/Seattle produced all four short films for SIFF. Bogert, an award-winning producer/director whose diverse film career spans more than 20 years, said, “My passion is film, it continues to be a part of my life and career-I make them, and I help others make them. What drew me to producing the Fly Filmmaking Challenge was the prospect of encouraging and supporting filmmakers. Creativity always needs nurturing, and if I can do that for another filmmaker and help provide an incredible opportunity like this, life's good.”
Nina Carduner of Black Coffee in Anatomy of a Fly
Director Shannon Hart-Reed
Hair and Make-up by Melanie Melanie
Photo by T.J. Williams Jr.
The narrative filmmakers' challenges were: one unknown script, 7 rolls of film, 4 days to shoot, 5 days to edit, 2 days for post and music, for ten minutes on screen. Each film included an iconic Seattle landmark and each director had to appear a la Hitchcock in his or her film. The dark genre and the exigencies of shooting and lighting Chiaroscuro in B/W film with a somewhat limited amount of film honing the discipline of the directors who are often used to shooting on somewhat limitless tape. Open-handed support from the local industry in partnership with SIF made it possible for the filmmakers to shoot, produce, edit, and feed their volunteer cats and crew.
The 2009 Fly Films will screen to a packed house at the Egyptian Theatre in Capitol Hill on Memorial Day. This May/June issue of the WIF website is devoted to the more than decade-long tradition of the Seattle International Film Festival Fly Filmmaking Challenge.
Anatomy of a Fly, director/writer Shannon Hart-Reed
Black Coffee, director Tran Quoc Bao; writers Tim Watkins and Charles Forsgren
Arthur, director Laura Jean Cronin; writer Joshua Bourland
Safe Passage, director Shawn Telford; writer Michael Raymond
| Fly Film Sponsors |
| Modern Digital Production Services |
| Oppenheimer Cine Rental Thirtieth Anniversary |
| Bad Animals |
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Seattle Composers Alliance |
| Kodak |
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Alpha Cine Labs |
| Seattle Grip and Lighting |
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Pacific Grip and Lighting |
| Rocket Pictures |
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Bexel Corporation |
| City of Seattle |
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Seattle Monorail Services |
| Northwest Locations Professionals |
| The Screen Actors Guild |
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Stephen Salamunovich,
Complete Casting |
| Mayor's Office of Film and Music |
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WashingtonFilmWorks |
| McDonald Insurance Group, Inc. |
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Key People |
| TheFilmSchool |
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NW Film Forum |
| MAC Store |
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IrisINK |
| The Tape Company |
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Fuji |
| Catering by |
| Events by Lulu |
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Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria |
| Oesteria La Spiga |
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Pagliacci Pizza |
| Taco Del Mar |
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Dulces Latin Bistro |
| Cupcake Royale/Café Verité |
| Propel Water |
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Stumptown Coffee |
| Trader Joes |
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Grocery Outlet |
| Hi Spot Café |
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Noah's Bagels Capitol Hill |
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An a huge thanks to
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| Peter Allen |
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Heather Ayres |
| Beth Barrett |
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Josselyn Bossennec |
| Lyall Bush |
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John Comerford |
| Amy Dee |
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Rob Diamond |
| Doug Dumas |
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Dave Fassio |
| Sue Guthrie |
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John Jacobsen |
| Karn Junkinsmith |
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Nancy Kennedy |
| Kris Kristensen |
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Susan LaSalle |
| Brian MacDonald |
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Kathie McCallister |
| Geoff Ogle |
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Marty Oppenheimer |
| Holden Payne |
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Lynn Shelton |
| Lynn Souikni |
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Rick Stevenson |
| Mark Titus |
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Wendi Wills |
| George Wing |
“While most of the films in the Seattle International Film Fest were years in the making, four were made in a matter of days. A look inside SIFF's Fly Filmmaking Competition, where a film is made on the fly, and where the operating belief is: great things can happen overnight.”
–Tim Appelo, City Arts
Check out the Noir Cover Girl in 40's style make-up and hair by WIF member Melanie Melanie. MM created the make-up for all the “actors” in Shannon Hart Reed’s stylish “documentary” Anatomy of a Fly. story, great pix, and an interview with Laura Jean Cronin.
2009 FLY FILM LINE-UP
at Egyptian Theatre
May 25, 2009 4:00 PM
June 10, 2009 4:00 PM
Buy tickets
Nina Carduner and Yuji Okumoto actors in Black Coffee seen here in Anatomy of a Fly
Director Shannon Hart-Reed
Hair and Make-up by Melanie Melanie
Photo by T.J. Williams Jr.
Anatomy of a Fly, director/writer Shannon Hart-Reed
“A retro spoof of this year's Fly Filmmaking process.”
Shannon Hart Reed's background in production design and art direction gave her an edge as the stylish creator of the “alternative documentary” about the 2009 Fly Filmmaking Challenge.
Doug Zangar as The Composer in Anatomy of a Fly
Director Shannon Hart-Reed
Photo by T.J. Williams Jr.
Black Coffee, written by SIFF Fly scriptwriting competition winners Timothy Watkins and Charles Forsgren. Director Tran Quoc Bao
Someone has found out about David's affair and is blackmailing him. David plans to make the payment to spare his political career, but he's about to find out he's been double-crossed.
Melissa Roberts and Nina Carduner in Black Coffee
Director Tran Quoc Bao
Photo by Sean Hoyt
Tran Quoc Bao's 2008 impressive short film Bookie helped land him the opportunity to join this year's Fly club.
Oliver Greenleaf in Arthur
Director Laura Jean Cronin
Photo by T. J. Williams Jr.
Arthur, written by The FilmSchool 2008 scholarship winner Joshua Bourland. Director Laura Jean Cronin
In order to protect his mother from an abusive guardian, young Arthur Matthews must call upon a more capable persona in order to defeat the beast.
Experienced filmmaker Laura Jean Cronin, with several festival films to her name, has two shorts in SIFF this year – one is a Fly! Congrats!
Paul Reese in Arthur
Director Laura Jean Cronin
Photo by Alistair James
Safe Passage, written by SIFF Fly scriptwriting competition winner Michael Raymond. Director Shawn Telford
Two arguing friends catch a late-night ride on the Seattle monorail, but the ride isn't quite what they expected, nor is the destination.
Khanh Doan in Safe Passage
Director Shawn Telford
Photo by Regan Macatravic
Shawn Telford, the darling actor of the Seattle independent filmmaking circuit and star of previous Fly Films who has directed several shorts as well, gets his shot this year as a Fly director.
Robert Manning Jr. as The Dark Angel in Safe Passage
Director Shawn Telford
Photo by Sean Telford
Director Shawn Telford doing double duty on Safe Passage
Photo by Amanda Bontecou
Check out the SIFF site for more information about the Flys, the crews, including more WIF crew members, the directors and the writers.
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