Movies were shown and Curvee awards were handed out this past weekend at the annual FilmFrenzy!gala, hosted this year at Carco Theater.
In total, 17 teams of filmmakers submitted films made as part of the 50-hour festival, which took placeover the weekend of Oct. 2-4. Of those teams, 12 were first-time entrants.
At the start of the event, filmmakers are given three “curve balls” that are to be incorporated into shortfilms that they must write, film and edit over the weekend. This year, they included:
• Line of dialogue: “How about that new library?”;
• Location: anywhere along the Cedar River; and
• Prop: A deflated football (“After all Renton is the home of the Seahawks and victims of the Patriots lastyear!”).
In total, 11 open division and six student division films were submitted and 11 of the teams were fromoutside Renton.
This year’s films were judged by a group of Los Angeles-based industry professionals and named “Rise &Sign” by Producer Kevin Puglsey the Best Picture.
There’s one more award to be given out this year, the Renton Reporter People’s Choice Curvee. Head onover to www.rentonreporter.com, watch the movies and then vote for your favorite.
The winning film will be honored at a Renton City Council mweeting in November.
The following are the Curvee Awards given out Saturday night:
Best Use of a CurveBall
“Hungover”
Justin Warren, Hazen High School, Producer
Special Judges Award #1
Best Use of a Previous Year Award, Award
“Oh No”
Kyle Boynton & Film Vandals, Producer
Special Judges Award #2
As If Doing One Film Wasn’t Enough Award
“Camp Cedar River – Part 1”
“Camp Cedar River Part 2 – Death of the Fourth Wall”
Long Tran, Producer
Reel Girls Outstanding Woman Producer
Marissa Fujimoto for “Reunion”
Best Actor
Hope Shanthi in “Wi-Tri”
Student Division Films
Honorable Mention
“Tag, You’re It”
Sameer Apdalhaliem, Renton High School, Producer
Student Division Films
Best Picture Student Division
“Hungover”
Justin Warren, Hazen High School, Producer
Open Division Films
Honorable Mention #1
“Oh No”
Kyle Boynton & Film Vandals, Producer
Open Division Films
Honorable Mention #2
“Wi-Tri”
David Hogan, Producer
Open Division Films
Honorable Mention #3
“Working Title”
Jonte Ausler, Producer
Overall 2015 Best Picture
“Rise & Sign”
Kevin Pugsley, Producer
