9TH LDS FILM FESTIVAL 2010
JANUARY 20-23, 2010 | SCERA CENTER, OREM

WELCOME TO THE 9TH LDS FILM FESTIVAL 2010

Tickets for all events are now available at 801-225-ARTS, online at scera.org or at the door. Click here for admissions information.

All events are open to the public and take place at the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem (745 South State Street).

Click here for a complete festival schedule listed by day. Click here to look up the schedule by category.

We are very excited about this year's festival program and look forward to welcoming you at the 9th LDS Film Festival 2010.

DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

You can now download the festival schedule and preview all films and events on one easy-to-read (and print) calendar. 

51 GROUPS COMPETE IN 24-HOUR MARATHON RACE

51 groups signed up on Friday morning, January 15, to participate in the 8th 24-Hour Filmmaking Marathon. All finished films must be turned in 24 hours later on Saturday, January 16 to be eligible for an award.

Prizes totalling more than $1,000 will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of this exciting competition.

All films will be screened during the Festival on Thursday, January 21, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

This year's theme is Charity, the object to use in the film is a rock, and the dialogue line is "I'm the one who..."

GET READY FOR THE 24-HOUR FILMMAKING MARATHON

Become an award-winning filmmaker in 24 hours! The 24-hour filmmaking marathon will kick off again on Friday, January 15, at 10:00 am at the Scera Center for the Arts in Orem.

The 24-hour filmmaking marathon is a fun competition and a highlight of the festival. Every year dozens of groups sign up to participate, and all finished films are screened during the festival to a crowd of around 500 people. Past entries have gone on to play at film festivals nationwide. Every participating group has only 24 hours to write, shoot and edit a 3-minute short film. No more than five people (cast and crew) per group are allowed to participate.

$20 of each group's entry fee will go towards the award money. In 2009, the following prizes were paid out:
1st place..............................$500.00
2nd place.............................$250.00
3rd place..............................$100.00
Certificates for Honorable Mention and Audience Choice will also be awarded.

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At least one group member needs to be present when the competition starts on Friday, January 15, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. All films have to be finished and handed in 24 hours later on Saturday, January 16, at 10:00 a.m.

All films will be screened and judged on Thursday, January 21, 2010.

2010 CALL FOR ENTRIES

We invite and encourage all LDS and local filmmakers to participate in the 9th LDS Film Festival 2010 and submit their work to the festival. The success of the LDS Film Festival is a direct result of the quality and diversity of the work submitted. The 2009 Festival had an attendance of over 7000. We look forward to another exciting LDS Film Festival 2010.

The LDS Film Festival 2010 offers the following categories for submissions:

Feature Film Exhibition
Films 60 minutes and longer

Short Film Competition
Films 20 minutes and under

Special Screenings
Films 20 to 60 minutes in length

24-Hour Filmmaking Marathon
Become an award-winning filmmaker in 24 hours

7-Page Script Competition
7-page scripts to be made into short films for the festival

NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD AT THE 2009 LDS FILM FESTIVAL

Approximately 7000 visitors attended the 8th LDS Film Festival 2009, which finished strong Saturday night with the screenings of Father in Israel, One Man's Treasure, and Once Upon a Summer. Attendance went up slightly from 6500 last year, and has doubled since 2006.

The winners of the Short Film Competition, 24-Hour Filmmaking Marathon, and 7-Page Script Competition were announced Saturday night at an informal Award Ceremony. Kristal Williams Rowley's film Mind the Gap won 1st Place and Audience Choice Award in the Short Film Competition, and The Infinipede Space Monster from Outer Space did the same in the 24-Hour Filmmaking Marathon.

For a list of all festival winners, click here.

"We are delighted with this year's line-up and attendance," says Christian Vuissa, founder and president of the LDS Film Festival. "We have seen a tremendous variety in this year's programming, and look forward to a very promising future for LDS filmmakers and the LDS Film Festival."

The SCERA Center for the Arts was often packed with festival attendees, who stood in line to get into one of the many world premieres at the LDS Film Festival. Documentaries on all kinds of subjects took center stage, with a total of 25 in the program. Female filmmakers also had a prominent presence at the festival, with Kristal Williams Rowley winning 1st Place and Alla Volkova 2nd Place in the Short Film Competition.

"We want to thank all the filmmakers, volunteers, sponsors, and festival attendees for their support of the festival. The LDS Film Festival exists because so many in the community are willing to share their talent and appreciate each other's efforts," concludes Vuissa. "What began in 2001 as a small short film festival, has grown into a major event. We already look forward to the 9th LDS Film Festival 2010."

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