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The following entries appeared on the TMFF home page in 2008.

2008 TriMedia Film Festival Awards

9/7/2008.The TriMedia Film Festival is pleased to announce the winning entries in the 2008 festival:

Jury Award - Best Short Documentary

Flowers of Rwanda David Muñoz

Audience Choice Award - Best Short Documentary

On the Line Mark Crawford

Jury Award - Best Feature Documentary

Oh Father, Where Art Thou? Luke Neal & Nancy Rugart

Audience Choice Award - Best Feature Documentary

Who Killed Janet Chandler? David Schock

Jury Award - Best Short Film

Hope Springs Eternal Ron Noble

Audience Choice Award - Best Short Film

Small Dark Places Susie Watson

Jury Award - Best TV Pilot/Special

Betrothed Emily Sheskin

Audience Choice Award - Best TV Pilot/Special

Bed of Dreams Art Thomas & Annie Schlax

Jury Award - Best Feature Film

Adventures of Power Chris Woodrow

Audience Choice Award - Best Feature Film

The Collective Judson Morgan & Kelly Overton

Jury Award - Best Student Film

Damfino Connor Anderson

Audience Choice Award - Best Student Film

Doink! Rachel Joyce

Jury Award - Best Theatre

The Painter Written by Peter DeAnello

Audience Choice Award - Best Theatre

Benny Written by Stephanie Anderson

Jury Award - Best Actor - TV & Film

Mark Webber Just Like the Son

Audience Choice Award - Best Actor - Theatre

Megan Heffernan Hold It, Match.Mom, Ray & Maddie

Director's Award - Best of the Festival

Outsource Dan Trezise

Audience Choice Award - Best of the Festival
Presented by the Fort Collins Film Commission

Coyote Brian Peterson, Brett Spackman, & Chris Wyatt

 

Congratulations!
 

See the complete 2008 festival schedule!

TMFF Announces Nominations for Film & TV Jury Awards

9/2/2008. The TriMedia Film Festival is pleased to announce the nominations for Jury Awards for the film and TV entries in the 2008 festival:

Best Short Documentary

• Flowers of Rwanda
• On the Line
• Self Portrait With Cows Going Home and Other Works - A Portrait of Sylvia Plachy

Best Feature Documentary

• Beyond the Call
• Oh Father, Where Art Thou?
• Who Killed Janet Chandler?

Best Short Film

• August 15th
• Hope Springs Eternal
• Outsource
• Small Dark Places
• Spider

Best Feature Film

• Adventures of Power
• Coyote
• Just Like The Son
• The Collective
• The Living Wake

Best TV Pilot/Special

• Betrothed
• MovieStar
• Westown

TMFF Announces Premiere Gala Film

8/6/2008. The 2008 festival will open with the feature film "Coyote," a fast-paced action thriller spiced with strong characters and biting satire. After easily smuggling their deported friend back across the Mexican border, Steve and J start a "kinder, gentler people-smuggling" business. At first it seems like any other startup business, but there's a price to pay for stepping over the line. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at the Lincoln Center. Advance tickets are available now from the Lincoln Center online or at (970) 221-6730.

• Carly Adams, Lead Actress
• Devin Colvin, Producer
• Brian Petersen, Lead Actor/Director/Writer
• Brett Spackman, Lead Actor/Writer
• David C. Thompson, Co-Star
• Marina Valle, Lead Actress
• Chris Wyatt, Producer

TMFF Announces 2008 Lineup

8/5/2008.The 3rd-annual TriMedia Film Festival will feature a slate of more than 50 independent short and feature films; documentaries; original theatre performances; and television specials and pilots. The three-day event runs Sept. 5-7 in venues across Old Town Fort Collins. The festival schedule is now available.

TMFF Official Selections & Schedule Coming Soon

Updated 7/27/2008.The TriMedia Film Festival call for entries had a fabulous response, and we received a record number of entries this year. We're working hard to get getting the last-minute entries through our screening process, and we'll be notifying the artists who submitted their work this weekend, and announcing the official 2008 schedule soon after that.
      Update: We've notified the artists, and are working on the schedule -- so many good entries we want you to see! We expect to publish the final schedule on August 1.

TMFF Passes and Opening Premiere/Gala Tickets Go on Sale Starting July 7

6/25/2008.Buy early and save! Advance-purchases VIP and All-Festival passes go on sale at the Lincoln Center Box Office starting July 7. Tickets to the opening premiere film and gala also go on sale. Save up to $15 when you buy now. Discounts are available for students and seniors. Passes will also be sold at the Lyric Cinema Cafe starting August 1.

Call for Entries is CLOSED

6/8/2008.The final deadline for entries was June 7, so our call for entries is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered their work the festival this year. Our screeners are busy reviewing the stacks of entries, and we'll be notifying everyone about our selections by July 15, and the official schedule by August 1.

The Schmoozer is Back!

4/18/2008.Horsetooth Productions, the main organizer of the TriMedia Film Festival, is bringing back its popular Schmoozer for Northern Colorado production companies and professionals. Check out the Schedule page for all the details.

2008 Call for Entries

3/21/2008.There's still plenty of time to submit your work to the TriMedia Film Festival, but we'd love to see your work now. See the "Submit Your Work" page for all the details.

TriMedia Film Festival Announces 2008 Poster Contest Winner

3/1/2008. The TriMedia Film Festival has selected a design by Robin Huber as the winner in the 2008 poster contest. In addition to the $100 prize, her design will serve as the basis for all graphic design for flyers, ads, and postcards for the 2008 event. Look for the poster on a window or bulletin board up and down the Front Range in August. Congratulations to Robin!

Celebrate Valentine's Day Early with the TriMedia Film Festival

1/26/2008. Celebrate Valentine's Day, see 5 award-winning short films, nibble on sinful chocolates, enter drawings for prizes, and support the TriMedia Film Festival, all in one evening!

• 5 short films**
• Sinful chocolates
• Delectable drinks
• Drawings for prizes
• Exclusive silent auction

7:30 p.m., Wed. Feb. 6, 2008

Rialto Theatre, 228 E. 4th St., Loveland
Tickets $14 ($10 seniors/students)
Box office (970) 262-2120 or online

** Including 2007 Best of the Festival winner TRAIL END and
Jury Award winner UGLY ON THE INSIDE

2008 Call for Entries Open for Business

1/26/2008.The TriMedia Film Festival is pleased to announce the 2008 call for film, TV, and theatre entries will open 1 February 2008. See the "Submit Your Work" page for all the details.

TriMedia Film Festival Announces 2008 Poster Contest

Updated 1/21/2008. The TriMedia Film Festival is holding a poster contest (with a $100 cash prize!) for the design of the 2008 festival poster. See all the details here. The deadline for design entries is Friday, 22 February 2008.

"First Night" Was a Success!

1/1/2008. Thanks to everyone who came out on a cold night to see our TriMedia Film Festival showings at Everyday Joe's. It was a pleasure to see old friends and meet new ones, and we hope to see you at the 2008 festival.