INAUGURAL MAMMOTH FILM FESTIVAL™ UNVEILS ROUND 2 OF IT’S OFFICIAL SELECTIONS LINEUP
THE FESTIVAL WILL SHOWCASE EXCLUSIVE 120 FILMS SET TO LAUNCH THE 2018 MAMMOTH FILM FESTIVAL™
(15 Features and 105 Shorts)
The JBN team will be covering IN THE TUB red carpet launch - December 2, 2017. Content will be posted soon after.
ABOUT MAMMOTH MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.
The Mammoth Media Institute is an organization that utilizes this destination location (Mammoth Lakes, CA) to bring independent film and television, VR, documentaries, film education and more to the eyes and ears of industry professionals, distributors, producers, financiers etc.
We do this by creating a multiplatform festival (Mammoth Film Festival™) showcasing this media, generating publication with our partners and advisory board through the support of our sponsors. We also have a film education program (Mammoth Film Summit™) that is held twice a year one in Mammoth Lakes and one in a hand selected city in the US. It’s purpose is to educate newer film makers with a broad variety of seminars with working professional: producers, actors, writers and directors. The funds generated go into the institute to host the festival and the film education programs, also to film grants awarded to film makers throughout the year at events across the nation.
FOR TICKETS, ALL ACCESS PASSES, AND HOTEL INFORMATION FOR THE MAMMOTH FILM FESTIVAL™, PLEASE VISIT:
https://www.mammothfilmfestival.org/
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ABOUT MAMMOTH MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.
The Mammoth Media Institute is an organization that utilizes this destination location (Mammoth Lakes, CA) to bring independent film and television, VR, documentaries, film education and more to the eyes and ears of industry professionals, distributors, producers, financiers etc.
We do this by creating a multiplatform festival (Mammoth Film Festival™) showcasing this media, generating publication with our partners and advisory board through the support of our sponsors. We also have a film education program (Mammoth Film Summit™) that is held twice a year one in Mammoth Lakes and one in a hand selected city in the US. It’s purpose is to educate newer film makers with a broad variety of seminars with working professional: producers, actors, writers and directors. The funds generated go into the institute to host the festival and the film education programs, also to film grants awarded to film makers throughout the year at events across the nation.
FOR TICKETS, ALL ACCESS PASSES, AND HOTEL INFORMATION FOR THE MAMMOTH FILM FESTIVAL™, PLEASE VISIT:
https://www.mammothfilmfestival.org/
MAMMOTH FILM FESTIVAL - SOCIAL MEDIA
TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK |
January 31, 2018--- The organizers behind the upcoming inaugural Mammoth Film Festival™ are unleashing Round 2 of their Official Selections lineup for the festival taking place February 8-11. The organizers are thrilled to announce an unprecedented 120 film projects in competition (15 features, 6 of which are world premieres and 105 shorts) at this first-year event. The complete lineup, schedule and tickets are available for purchase now at: https://www.mammothfilmfestival.org/. The festival will award over $20,000 in filmmaker prizes and funds.
Round 2 Mammoth Film Festival™ Official selections include:
Round 2 Mammoth Film Festival™ Official selections include:
Written by Jonathan Rosenthal and Frederick Cipoletti (Pocket Listing, Reaper), Directed by Frederick Cipoletti. Rosenthal also produces and co-stars in the film, which serves as the directorial debut for Cipoletti. Desolate stars Will Brittain (Kong: Skull Island), Callan Mulvey, and Tyson Ritter (Gloria), Natasha Bassett (Hail, Caesar!), James Russo (Django Unchained) and tells the story of a family of farmers. While trying to survive the worst drought in history, they force their youngest brother down a path of destruction; betrayed and left for dead in an unfamiliar land, he must survive, endure and seek the revenge he deserves. Jonathan Rosenthal
KHALI THE KILLER
Written and Directed by Jon Matthews. A film starring Emmy nominated actor Richard Cabral (American Crime), Adam Rennie, Chi Chi Navarro, Corina Calderon and Jon Matthews. After deciding to retire, an East L.A. hit man decides to take one last job to help support his ailing grandmother's end of life care. But everything falls apart when he develops empathy for the targets of his hit, and he's forced to make the toughest decision of his life.
HIGH LOW FORTY
Directed by Paddy Quinn, written by Quinn and Kurt Finney. The film stars Geoff Stults (Wedding Crashers), Jay Harrington (S.W.A.T.), Kenny Wormald (Footloose) and Sierra Love (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ). Long estranged brothers reconnect along a road-trip home to say goodbye to their hardened father on his deathbed.
MULLY
MammothFF will feature a special FREE screening of Scott Haze’s (Venom) award winning documentary film “Mully” during the festival’s opening day. What happens when a six-year-old boy in Kenya is abandoned by his family and left to raise himself on the streets? Mully is no ordinary rags-to-riches tale. It's the true story of Charles Mully, whose unlikely stratospheric rise to wealth and power leaves him questioning his own existence, searching for meaning in life. Produced by Lukas Behnken and Elissa Shay
NORTH TO ALASKA
On Saturday February 10, the festival will feature a special FREE screening of John Wayne’s North to Alaska which was filmed in Mammoth Lakes. Several members of the Wayne family will be in attendance to introduce the film. The iconic 1960 film was Directed by Henry Hathaway. During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.
THE LONG WALK HOME (Short)
Directed by Jarod Einsohn, written by Cory Miller. Starring Ryan Rottman, Alex Sgambati, and Robbie Jones.
11TH HOUR (Short)
Directed by Jim Sheridan, written by Sheridan and Oskar Slingerland. Starring Salma Hayek, Gabriel Castilho, Gary Douglas, and Tony Doyle.
FANMANS BASEMENT
Directed by Drew Lewis (6 Bullets To Hell) A stop-motion animated short film about a pop-culture fanatic calling himself ‘The Fanman’ who starts a Youtube channel out of his mother’s basement. Wearing the iconic mask of a certain caped-crusader and vowing an oath of anonymity, he chases internet fame by trying wholeheartedly to make a viral video.
LPM, LIKES PER MINUTE
Written by Vanessa Goodwin (Sons of Anarchy, Pitch) and Directed by Alexandra Chando (The Lying Game) is a short film about social commentary on the affects of social media. “Sue has the perfect life, online. But the daily task of creating her idyllic digital persona begins to take its toll.”
The Mammoth Film Festival™ is proud to announce MammothCON. This convention will support booths and activations for various products and companies looking to push their brand amid one of the mountains busiest weekend of the year. MammothCON will showcase tech, lifestyle brands, and multimedia and art all taking place at The Village Lodge Convention Hall.
Mammoth Film Festival™ is the passion project of Filmmaker Tanner Beard. Festival founders include Beard, Tomik Mansoori, Theo Dumont and managers include Alexandra Chando, Daniel Sol and Nicole Castro. Categories include U.S. Narrative feature films, U.S. Documentary feature films, International Narrative Feature Films, Action Sports, Virtual Reality, and Short Films.
Beard commented: “We are bringing together an incredible group of high profile and up and coming filmmakers to the beautiful town of Mammoth Lakes for a 4-day, one-of-a-kind celebration of film, television and media.”
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