Mammoth Film Festival

The Mammoth Film Festival is an international film festival that takes place annually in Mammoth Lakes, California. The main event at the Mammoth Film Festival, the Feature Film Competition, is a unique elimination-style tournament. The festival was founded by two entertainment industry veterans, and California natives, founder Meng King, and creator/co-founder Andreas Wettstein.

In 2009, the Mammoth Film Festival was named by Moviemaker Magazine as one of the 25 most worthwhile festivals in North America. MovieMaker also described the festival as "American Idol for moviemakers," and "rapidly growing in recognition and praise." [1]

Festivals

2007

The 2007 event showcased a variety of films including Spirit of the Marathon, from American filmmaker Jon Dunham, featuring Olympic medalist Deena Kastor; The Rebel, from Vietnamese filmmaker Truc 'Charlie' Nguyen, starring Dustin Nguyen; and I'll Be There With You, from Japanese filmmaker Akihiro Kitamura, starring Daniel Baldwin.

The Festival also featured a headline performance by Louden Swain, the Los Angeles-based band fronted by Rob Benedict.

2008

The 2008 Mammoth Film Festival was held November 13–23, 2008. The event opened with the film Courting Condi, and featured over 60 films and 150 screenings.

2009

The 3rd Annual Mammoth Film Festival was held December 9–13, 2009. In addition to the traditional Feature Film and Short Film competitions, two new competitions were added: a Green Film competition, and an Extreme Sports Film competition.

2010

The 4th Annual Mammoth Film Festival was held December 8–12, 2010. New for this year was the addition of a Faith-Based Film category.

Awards

2007

2008

  • Best Picture & Best Drama -- Leaving Barstow - IMDb
  • Best Comedy/Musical -- Courting Condi - IMDb
  • Best Documentary -- The Unwinking Gaze - IMDb
  • Best Foreign Film -- Vanaja - IMDb
  • Best Short -- Struck - IMDb

2009

  • Best Picture & Best Comedy -- Ready Or Not - IMDb
  • Best Drama -- In/Significant Others - IMDb
  • Best Documentary -- My Run - IMDb
  • Best Foreign Film -- Bitter/Sweet - IMDb
  • Best Documentary Short -- On The Grind - IMDb
  • Best Narrative Short -- Whose Dog Is It Anyway? - IMDb
  • Best Green Film -- Dive! - IMDb
  • Best Extreme Sports Film -- Second Nature - IMDb

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The 2009 List: 25 Festivals Worth the Fee Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine., MovieMaker, April 17, 2009

References

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