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Second
Annual HypeFest Is A Grand Slam
HypeFest Doubles Attendance in Year Two
HypeFest,
the unique festival that links independent ideas with commercial
creativity, concluded its weekend-long screenings and festivities
with an awards show and the stylish sounds of DJ Starskee
Suave. The festival took place July 24 — July 25 at CineSpace
in Hollywood and showcased approximately 75 original short-subject
works from filmmakers around the world.
The Style
Council Award, which recognizes a project for its unique style
and visual panache, was given to the short film "Heaven"
by Todd McCammon. The Incubus music video, "Megalomaniac,"
directed Floria Sigismondi and submitted by Stardust, received
the Honorable Mention. The D.I.Y. Award, presented to a compelling
project created on a limited budget, went to Keith Schofield
for his music video, The Notwist "One With the Freaks."
Honorable Mention went to "Stop Thief!" by Soseh
Kevorkian. Stash Magazine's Animation Award, which honored
the best animated project, was presented to "The Balloon"
by Satinder Singh. Director Joel Trussell's kid606 "The
Illness" music video won Honorable Mention. The short
film, "Gravity," directed by Erik Weigel, received
the Audience Award, which went to the project voted most popular
by attending audiences.
Prizes
were furnished by production and postproduction supplier Moviola,
music production company Hear the Picture Musicworks, animation
software company Kaydara, DVD Magazine Stash, entertainment
business software provider Media Services, film and video
production resource 411 Publishing, indie music store Amoeba
Music, retail beauty chain Sephora, Lucky Strike Lanes, and
publisher Michael Weise Productions.
Also honored
were the music video Gwem "FYMW" by Alexandre Singh
with the You Won't See This on MTV Award, "Praxis"
by The Pattan Brothers with the Triumph Over Adversity Honor,
and "Headache" by Eric Devlin Taylor with the Take
Two Aspirin and Call Me In The Morning Award.
For the
screenplay competition, with prizes provided by The
Writers Store and Hollywood Scriptwriter, first place
went to Amy Roy for "Rent Control." Second place
was awarded to Ned Farr for "How to Ace an Intervention."
All award
winners received a signature HypeFest trophy, as well
as a copy of The Ultimate Filmmaker's Guide to Short Films
by Kim Adelman.
Screenplay
Competition
First Place
Rent
Control by Amy Roy
amyaroy@lycos.com
A romantic comedy about a woman who goes to extremes to steal
the apartment of her dreams away from a jilted bride.
Second
Place
How to Ace an Intervention by Ned Farr
ned@nedfarr.com
Traci thinks she's throwing a cocktail party for her closest
friends, but soon discovers the party is just for her —
and that the "party" is over. A satiric look at
a group of people who stage an intervention for an alcoholic
friend, who turns the tables on them by using her own 12-step
program, leaving her with a Pyrrhic victory.
Semifinalists
(alphabetical order by author)
The End of the Beginning by Greg Brooks
brooksgreg80@comcast.net
A ten-year-old boy growing up in the 70s must write about
the most influential person in his life. He realizes he doesn't
know much about his family, and his research proves enlightening.
Erotomania by Zakary Kurzawski
nothingtoprove@hotmail.com
Burckhard is obsessed with a dead girl. Could delivering the
girl's last words to her lover spoil Burckhard's own chances
of happiness?
Me and Sammy by Ian McCamey
imac@bluemilkprod.com
A random encounter with famous rock star Sammy Hagar has an
unexpected outcome in this short screenplay that pokes fun
at the nature of celebrity encounters, along with the Van
Halen legacy, while demonstrating that all anyone wants is
to be in pictures.
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