Brimstone Museum Complex, Sulphur, LA
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to help out my bud, Patrick Bennett, put on the Calcasieu Parish Short Film Festival. The event was well attended and yours truly even had the chance to do a presentation on Bigfoot in film history as a representative of my “side gig,” the Filmsquatch Podcast. On top of that, independent filmmaker, Mitch Laing, gave a brilliant presentation on how to make and market a film. I played all of the media for his presentation and was glad to be a part of his program. He also gave everyone a peek at some of his upcoming work and let us watch his Chasing Bogman short. The event was topped off with a 100th anniversary screening of Buster Keaton’s The Balloonatic and the awards ceremony.
Here’s a list of all of the winners from the festival:
Home Grown Film (made in Louisiana by a Louisiana filmmaker):
1st Place – “Cajun Bricolage”
2nd Place – “Swashbuckle Kill”
3rd Place – “Peggy Blue Eyes”
Best Narrative Film:
1st Place – “Swashbuckle Kill”
2nd Place – “Peggy Blue Eyes”
3rd Place – “From Father to Daughter: The Cuba Film”
Best Documentary:
1st Place – “Philoxenia”
2nd Place – “Cajun Bricolage”
3rd Place -“Piano Girl”
Best Script:
1st Place – “The Night We Left Home”
2nd Place – “Monsters Among Us”
3rd Place – “The Pest”
Best Student Film:
1st Place – “Exhausted”
2nd Place – “The Night of Prayer”
3rd Place – “…”
Best Music Video:
1st Place – “We are the Earth”
2nd Place – “Coffee and Cream”
3rd Place – “…”
Best 48-Hour Film:
“The Great Carmichael”
Best Animated Film:
“Beat Heart”
This year’s event was a blast! I can’t wait for next year. If you have the chance, join us!
Thanks for checking out my post! I also want to thank everyone that attended and/or supported the Calcasieu Short Film Festival, especially the Brimstone Museum.
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