Free Film Summer Camp Screening!

Our Free Film Summer Camps are over, but don't fret! Now it's time to see our work on the BIG SCREEN! We will be screening each film and then having a Q&A discussion about the films after each screening. Here's the information you need to come and support our Film Campers:  

Free Film Summer Camp Screening

WHEN: Thursday, July 24, 2014

TIME: Arrive between 6:30 and 7pm. Screening will start at 7pm

WHERE: Harkins Scottsdale 101 at the 101 and Scottsdale Rd.

See you there!

It's almost time to submit to the 2015 PFF!

Even though memories of the Party Pavilion and sold-out crowds are still fresh in our minds, we can't help but get excited about the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival.

Notice anything about the year? That's right! 2015 marks the 15th Annual Phoenix Film Festival happening from March 26 - April 2, 2015 and we want YOU to be there as a filmmaker.

Ok, we are not open for submissions YET, but submissions will open in August. So get those finishing touches on your film. Color correct away! Balance that audio! CUT! Because with only 150 films throughout the week, we want to see the best you have to offer.

Check back in August for the official call for submissions and we hope to see you in 2015!

We are NOW taking submissions for the Arizona Student Film Festival!

Started in 2007, the Arizona Student Film Festival takes place annually at the end of the spring semester. Arizona student filmmakers from grades 3 through college are invited to submit films and create Public Service Announcements for various causes in Arizona. We are very proud of our student filmmakers and as part of the Phoenix Film Foundation, we are committed to educating the next generation of Arizona Filmmakers. And who knows! It could be your first step to the Oscar!

The AZSFF is now taking submissions from Arizona students Grades 3 – College for the 2014 Arizona Student Film Festival! Submission fee is only $10 per entry! It’s an unprecedented opportunity for Arizona students’ creativity to be projected on the “big screen” and viewed by the public.

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SUBMISSION INFORMATION

All submissions are due Thursday, May 15, 2014

Good luck! And we’ll see you at the festival!

2015 Phoenix Film Festival Call for Entries!

THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE 2015 PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL HAS ENDED.

We will notify all filmmakers in February 2015.

The Phoenix Film Festival, fresh off its best year yet, is planning for another big year and we want you to be a part of this great filmmaker event.

The PFF has been named one of The 25 Coolest Film Festivals and a Top 50 Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine and has been called the most filmmaker-friendly festival out there.

The Phoenix Film Festival annually screens over 150 films, holds amazing parties and provided filmmaking seminars to capacity audiences. Over 23,000 attendees enjoy the 8 day festival.  The Festival takes place all in one convenient location and is held on 7 screens at the state of the art Harkins Scottsdale 101. All parties and workshops are held in the Party Pavilion just outside the theatre. Which means everything you need is right on site.

But don't just take our word for it. Check out what some of our past filmmakers had to say about the Phoenix Film Festival:

"Of all the film festivals I've been to Phoenix was by far the most relaxed and fun, with great enthusiastic audiences and interesting engaging films.  I love the Phoenix Film Festival and can't wait to go back." - Matt Rabinowitz, Director of "The Frontier"

"The people of the Phoenix Film Festival seem to instinctively know what filmmakers need: Encouragement, fun and so often overlooked in the film world- kinship. I don't know how, but PFF understands. All the filmmakers felt pampered, not just by the amazing screening facility or the cool parties but by the warmth and real friendship extended. Never have I been to a film festival where camaraderie, instead of competition between filmmakers was fostered, where fun and imagination was extended from the film making process and into the film screening experience. PFF wasn't just a place to screen to the filmmakers there, but the time of their lives." - Eddie Jemison, Director of "King of Herrings

"From the minute you land, they scoop you up and make you a part of their family. They've carefully created an itinerary designed to bring you closer with your filmmaker brethren, and these are friendships I will have a lifetime. The film selection is varied and strong, the venue is top notch, but most importantly, the people working the festival are warm, helpful, and just plain fun, from those running the show to the volunteers helping seat 

people. I very much look forward to returning with all my future films, and will be singing this festival's praises to whomever will listen." - Mark Stolaroff, Producer of "The House that Jack Built"

"Can I coin a phrase to talk about the Phoenix Film Festival? Let's call it the "ultimate fest experience" or maybe "fest quest achieved!" Ok, so maybe I can't coin a phrase that's catchy. But regardless, all indie filmmakers go to festivals with goals in mind whether it's audience feedback or networking. The Phoenix Film Festival exceeded all my expectations and raised the bar for what a festival experience should be. The audiences the PFF attracted were the biggest and best I have seen anywhere. Not to mention they were excited, engaged and intelligent film-goers - the exact people you want at your screenings! I enjoyed a sold-out show for my film 45RPM and received thoughtful feedback and encouragement from viewers and filmmakers alike." - Juli Jackson, Director of "45 RPM"

"I don’t need to tell you that filmmakers often exist in a vacuum as they toil to make their films come to life. The fact that I was invited to screen my film, not once but 3 times, was really great. The Phoenix Film Festival is pure heaven for any filmmaker. I highly recommend it." - Whitney Ransick, Director of "Misfire:The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery"

Thank you to all of the hard-working filmmakers who entered! Good luck and we hope to see you at the 2015 Phoenix Film Festival!

Support the Phoenix Film Foundation while you shop on Amazon.com!

Thanks to a program on Amazon.com, you can support the Phoenix Film Foundation while you shop. By clicking the link below, you will be able to support the Phoenix Film Foundation and our educational programs while you pick out that perfect present because of Amazon's new program, Amazon Smile.

Through Amazon Smile, once you have made the Phoenix Film Foundation your charity of choice, Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase's price to help us on our mission: to support and develop the artistic appreciation, educational opportunities and growth of independent film within Arizona. We do this through our educational programs that teach the art of independent filmmaking to hundreds of Arizona students every year.

Here's the best part, almost everything you buy on Amazon.com is eligible — clothes, books, appliances. Need a Norman Rockwell painting? There's one on Amazon for $4.8 million. You get a present for yourself and you support us as well!

As always, we thank you for your support of the Phoenix Film Foundation. So what are you waiting for? Click below and start shopping! But don't forget to always start your amazon.com shopping at smile.amazon.com!

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Support the PFF by shopping at Safeway, Fresh & Easy or just eating out! PFF is a part of eScrip!

If you have kids in elementary school, you know all about eScrip. If not, by just registering , you can help us earn some much needed money for the Phoenix Film Foundation. And the best part is, all you have to do is sign up and a percentage of what you spend is automatically given to the Foundation. Plus, you can benefit up to 3 different organizations, so if you are already enrolled for your school or church, just add us to your existing account! Click on the banner to the right or read on to sign up and support us!

WHEN SEARCHING FOR ORGANIZATIONS, BE SURE TO LOOK FOR

THE PHOENIX FILM FOUNDATION (eSCRIP ID: 500046125)

 

  There are 3 ways to  help us out, and it's all FREE!  

Sign Up and Add Cards

You can add your Safeway Shopper's card or your Fresh & Easy card. Plus, if you are out of AZ, you can add any number of shopper's cards. Just plug in the numbers and the savings start adding up for us!

SIGN UP AND ADD CARDS  (be sure to use our eScrip ID: 500046125)

eScrip Dining

Contribute up to 5% of your entire bill to The Phoenix Film Foundation when dining at any of the thousands of participating restaurants across the country. Just add the card that you pay with when you go out to eat and the savings will automatically get transferred to us. Not sure if you would be dining at any of the restraunts that qualify? There are about 250 in the Phoenix area alone that do!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR eSCRIP DINING

eScrip Online Shopping

Have some shopping to do? Click below and help out the Phoenix Film Foundation! By starting at the eScrip online mall, you can shop most anywhere on the web -- Target, Macy's, Nordstrom, hotels.com -- even Starbucks!  Just click on the logo to the right to learn more

2015 Phoenix Film Festival Award Winners

On Sunday night, the Copper Wing Award Winners were announced at the Sunday Night Award Party in the Party Pavilion. It was a big night for so many of our filmmakers and we look forward to having encore screenings of many of the winners this week. Below are the winners....

 Click here to see the schedule for the festival

Feature Film Awards

Best Arizona Feature: Unsound

Best Acting Ensemble: Wildlike

Best Screenplay:Frank Hall Green, Wildlike

Best Director: Khalil Sullins, Listening

Best Documentary: Angel of Nanjing

Best Picture:Wildlike

Cox Audience Award: Far from Home

World Cinema Awards

Best World Cinema Short: In the Clouds

Best World Cinema Documentary: Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in Pyong Yang

Best World Cinema Director: Zdenek Jirasky, In Silence

Best World Cinema Picture: In Silence

World Cinema Audience Award Winner: Glories of Tango

International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Fest Awards

Best Sci-Fi  Short: Air

Best Sci-Fi Feature: Clew

Best Horror Short: Dead Hearts

Best Horror Feature: Blood Punch

Short Film Awards

Best College Short: Drone

Best Arizona Short: Ouroboros

Best Short Documentary: Anna

Best Animated Short: The Ocean Maker

Best Live Action Short: Contrapelo

Foundation Awards

Arizona Filmmaker of the Year: Randy Murray

Volunteer of the Year: Dan Gluck

Dr Sydney K Shapiro Humanitarian Award: Angel of Nanjng

Like Us, Really Like Us on Facebook

Your favorite film festival is on Facebook, so be sure to check us out. The Phoenix Film Festival on Facebook is a great place to hear about festival announcements, movie news and to interact with fellow festival fans. So give us a look on Facebook and don't forget to click "Like". Click here to see us there