Save the dates! Kick-off is set for Wed, July 10, 2013 and drop off for August 8, both in Baltimore. Screenings will be on August 15 and 16 at the Creative Alliance. Registration available soon — we’re looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones and some more great films!
Congrats once again to all the filmmakers on a job well done! Judges scored on a scale of 100 points and the winners were determined by the collective scores of the three judges. Please note that late films were not eligible. Without further adieu – the overall winners for the 29 Days Later Film Project 2012!
Third place:
Yellow Jacket by Star Wipe Films
Star Wipe Films, led by David Garner, will receive a free film score for a future short film (under 15 minutes) from film composer Craig Dayton.
Runner up:
A Fine Young Lad from Glasgow – Carl’s Basement
Carl’s Basement, led by Carl Stevens, will receive $200 worth of special effects services from Herron Designs.
And the winner of 29 Days Later:
Poetry Betwixt Friendship – Carpathian Punch Factory
Carpathian Punch Factory, led by Bob Rose, will receive a grand prize of a $500 gear rental credit from Absolute Independent Pictures and the prestigious Judith Rheiner Independent Spirit Award trophy.
Special shout outs to the other top five finalists Day Zero by Dropped Frames and Go DJ by B-side Media Arts. We will be screening the top five and presenting the awards at the Oct. 1 Cine Salon. Click here for more info!
Rounding out the top 10 are:
- Crystal Meth by Plaskett Forest Films
- Match by Iron Narwhal
- Day at Work by The Orange Hornet
- The Widow Bird: A Dream by Barkinglips Films
- Cowboys and Indians by Charm City DSLR Filmmakers (tied 10th)
- Topsy’s Revenge by Grand Theft Xylophone Films (tied 10th)
Congratulations and thanks again to all of the winners and filmmakers. Already looking forward to our fifth year!
Congratulations to all of the filmmakers who did an amazing job this year – we were blown away by the quality of the films! Also thanks to our judges, sponsors and all who came out to see the screenings and support local indie filmmaking. Here are the winners from each screening group – each received a trophy and a $150 cash prize:
Screening Group A: A Fine Young Lad from Glasgow by Carl’s Basement
Screening Group B: Poetry Betwixt Friendship by Carpathian Punch Factory
Screening Group C: Crystal Meth by Plaskett Forest Films
Below are the top five films that will screen at the October 1 Cine Salon at the Creative Alliance. The top three will be presented with awards donated by our sponsors Absolute Independent Pictures, Herron Designs and Craig William Dayton. (Note: Announcement will be made online 8/29; films are currently in alphabetical order and do not necessarily reflect final order of finish).
Day Zero - Dropped Frames
A Fine Young Lad from Glasgow – Carl’s Basement
Go DJ – B-side Media Arts
Poetry Betwixt Friendship – Carpathian Punch Factory
Yellow Jacket – Star Wipe Films
These films scored the highest combined points from our three judges for the entire festival. Please note that late films were not eligible for this list. Stay tuned for Wednesday’s big announcement!
With just two days until the drop-off, screening groups are set for August 21 & 22 – check out the epic lineup below! Tickets are just $9 (or $4 for Creative Alliance members) per screening – past ones have sold out so get your tix early.
Click here to buy tickets online and support some of the best and brightest local indie filmmakers around. Avoid the $3 per ticket internet service fee and/or get multi-screening passes ($15 for two screenings, $20 for all three; cannot be purchased online) by calling the Creative Alliance at (410) 276-1651 or visiting their box office (hours Tues-Sat., 11 am to 7 pm).
*Note: Order of films yet to be determined; doors/bar opens one hour prior to screening.
Screening Group A – Tues, 8/21; 7 pm
A sold-out 29 Days Later screening at the Creative Alliance.
–Bel Loc Films, JR Maroney
–BimmyVision, Christopher Rooney
–Bladder Productions, Stephen DeCubellis
–Carl’s Basement, Carl Stevens
–Charm City DSLR Filmmakers, Greg Greenhaw
–Dropped Frames, Brad Tehaan
–Linkwater Films, Andrew Felix
–Mobtelevision, Wes Throneberry
–The Orange Hornet, Cullen Cook
–PA Films, Click Ackman
–Running Storm Productions, Dean Storm
Screening Group B Tues, 8/21, 9:15 pm
–B-side Media Arts, Brandon Bazemore
–Bright Boy Alert, Eric Chang
–Carpathian Punch Factory, Bob Rose
–Escape Reality Productions, Rob Zeman
–Labrat332 Productions, Eric Lund
–Man in the Sky Productions, Sean Hillary
–Mayne Attractions, Tavon Mayne
–Star Wipe Films, David Garner
–Stone Mill Media, Charles Stone
–Top Banana Films, James Skelly
Screening Group C, 8/22, Wed, 8 pm
–5th Underground, Mark Shell
–Barkinglips Films, Linda Franklin
–Cructes Rumbon, Spencer Walter
–Dylan and Pretty Boy, Robert Hampson
–Falling Three Stories, Dawn Campbell
–Grand Theft Xylophone Films, Lyle Drescher
–Grasshopper Philms, Bryan Robinson
–Iron Narwhal, Phil Calvert
–Level 17 Films, Dave Kratz
–Plaskett Forest Films, Ernest Hampson
–Quality Control, Zeb Blair
So the big kick off is tonight, Wed. 7/11! Doors open at 6:30 pm if you want to get an early start on registration and mingle with the nearly 30 teams that have signed up! Registration officially starts at 7 pm. and prop will be revealed at approximately 7:30 (feel free to hang around afterwards and have a few drinks). Team leaders, please be sure that you have at least one member of your team or a team representative in attendance to sign paperwork and listen to the rules. We will have one of our judges, Chuck Duncan, explain the new scoring system this year and what judges will be looking for in your films.
We’d also like to introduce the latest sponsor to the 29 Days Later family, film composer Craig Dayton. He will be scoring a short film (15 minutes or less) for the third place winner! Check him out for any scoring needs at a very reasonable price. Thanks also to our awesome long-time sponsors – Absolute Independent Pictures is offering 29% off gear rental for participants during the 29 day shooting period and 20% off to participants for the remainder of 2012.Herron Designs is offering 29% discounts for all participating teams on special effects work during the festival. Be sure to take advantage of these great offers from our wonderful sponsors. Also, thanks to the Creative Alliance and Maryland Film Office for all their support.
Finally, welcome to Spencer Walter and his Cructes Rumbon team! Looking forward to seeing all the filmmakers tonight – the public is welcome to join the party!Location:
Creative Alliance Marquee Lounge (kick off and drop off)
3134 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
3134 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
p.s. It’s not too late to register online or register at the door. 
Just four more days to register – don’t miss out on a really fun time! To all the filmmakers who have signed up, returning and new, we look forward to seeing you Wednesday night, 7/11, at 7 pm (doors open 6:30) to pick up the prop and get the low-down on the rules. Also, thanks to City Paper for making 29 Days one of their film picks and giving us a nice little write up (and a cool online screenshot of runner up Escape Reality Productions’s “Only”) in their calendar section:
WE SAY…
In 28 Days Later, the film’s protagonist Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up four weeks after a virus experimentation has gone horribly wrong, turning almost all of England into dead people or zombies (although we guess zombies are dead people too). He finds a small group of survivors and battles for his life, cornered between the brain-hungry super-corpses and the heartless, woman-hungry military officers still alive and still not zombies. Anyway, we can certainly picture the 29 Days Later film project being just as epic, as Baltimore filmmakers race throughout the city for almost the next month making their shorts for the August deadline. Films must include the prop that teams receive tonight, and the finished products must be dropped off by 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 9. (Kevin Breen)
Today is the last day to register for our “tiny” regular rate of $60 and save $15 off the late registration fee! Speaking of tiny, below find returning team Mobtelevision’s 2009 runner up entry that proves good things do come in small packages. Welcome also to new team leader Daniel Kavanaugh of Labrat 332!
With a little more than two weeks to go, the competition is really heating up! We are excited to announce four new teams and two returning powerhouses – last year’s grand prize winner, Dave Kratz of Level 17 Films (see his hilarious film “Epiphany” below) and Mobtelevision, which placed 2nd and 3rd in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Welcome also to the first-timers: CAmm Slam legend Bryan Robinson of Grasshopper Philms, Sean Hillary of Man in the Sky Productions, Cullen Cook of The Orange Hornet, and Charles Stone of Stone Mill Media!
Look out filmmakers, the 2010 winner, Cliff Ackman of PA Films, has just signed on! For those who haven’t seen his crowd-pleasing film, “Running Out of Time,” you can check it out below. Also welcome to last year’s best use of prop winner and 29 Days Later pro Stephen Decubellis of Bladder Productions, the ever-creative Chris Rooney of BimmyVideo, and JR Maroney, who will be following up on his fun b-kids film after a one-year hiatus.
Just a reminder that this Sunday, June 24, is the last day to get the early bird rate of $45. Of course, you can always sign up later (space permitting) up until the kick off on July 11 – it will just cost you a little more.
