Promising Filmmakers Vie for Awards at Comic-Con International-Independent Film Festival

Promising Filmmakers Vie for Awards at Comic-Con International-Independent Film Festival

SAN DIEGO, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Comic-Con International-Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) has announced its official selections for films to compete in the juried event which will be held in conjunction with the largest comic book and pop culture event in the United States: the San Diego Comic-Con (Comic-Con) from July 23-26, 2009.

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Beth Accomando, president of the San Diego Film Critics Society; Mark A. Altman, writer/producer of the hit ABC television show Castle; and Marc Bernardin, editor for Entertainment Weekly magazine serve as judges for films in competition. The films have no current distribution deals in place.

"Comic-Con is the meeting place for talent from a variety of popular arts fields," commented David Glanzer, spokesperson for the non-profit event, "and we're excited to see such talented filmmakers in competition this year."

Films will compete in seven categories: Action/Adventure, Animation, Comics-Oriented, Documentary, Horror/Suspense, Humor/Parody and Science Fiction/Fantasy. This year 64 features, shorts and documentaries will screen as part of the four-day event. Schedules permitting, many films will include a member of the production company on hand to discuss their project and answer questions from the audience.

Official Selections of the 2009 Comic-Con International-Independent Film Festival include:

Side Effect
Writer/Director: Liz Adams

Allure
Writer/Director: Ian Hunter

Page Turner
Writer: Nick Rufca; Director: Oliver Pearce

Lifeless
Writer: David Sasich; Directors: David Sasich & Eli Sasich

Asylum
Writer/Director: Francesco Erba

Alice Jacobs Is Dead
Writer/Director: Alex Horwitz

Soccer Mom
Writer/Director: Leetal Platt

The Hurricane Fist
Writer/Director: Jimmy Lu

Al's Beef
Writer/Director: Dennis Hauck

Missy and the Maxinator
Writer/Director: Daniel J. Lynch

Inside Out
Writer/Director: Adam White

Every Other Day Is Halloween
Writer/Director: C.W. Prather

Died Young Stayed Pretty
Writer/Director: Eileen Yaghoobian

Mr. Wire's Nostalgia
Writer/Director: Jonathan Ostos Yaber

Botnik
Writer/Director: Jacqueline Smessaert Brennan

The Bone Orchard
Writers/Directors: Steven & Whitney Boe

Capes
Writer/Director: Bryan Cohen

Articles of War
Writer/Director: Daniel M. Kanemoto

Fear
Writer/Director: Agustin Graham

Snuggle Time
Writer/Director: Angela O'Sullivan

She Farted and Created the World
Writer/Director: Scott Coello

Max the Hero
Writers: Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson, Mike Salva;
Director: Mike Salva

Chroma Chameleon
Writers: Marc F. Adler, Scott Biear; Directors: Marc F. Adler, Warren
Grubb

Her Lion's Jump
Writer/Director: Regis Camargo

FOT--The Next Big Thing
Writers: Alex Dron, Rhys Darby, Karl Wills; Director: Alex Dron

Kanizsa Hill
Writer/Director: Evelyn Lee

Caney Mountain
Writers/Directors: Brian Simpson, Travis Schlitter, Tim Kail, Brandon Todd

This Is Not A Fly
Writer/Director: Carlos Fraiha

Pit Stop
Writer: Aaron Pollard; Director: Aaron Pollard, Cherie Tsukayama

The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl
Writer/Director: Mike Roush

Horn Dog
Writer/Director: Bill Plympton

Fallen Shadows
Writer: Miuccia Prada; Director: James Lima

Subcutaneous
Writers/Directors: Mike and Keith Rishkofski

Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
Writer: Andy Rheingold; Directors: Leopoldo Gout & Susan Holden

Zombie Girl: The Movie
Directors: Aaron Marshall, Justin Johnson, Erik Manck

Monsterland
Writer/Director: Jorg Buttgereit

The Book of Tomorrow
Writer/Director: David M. Yohe

Magritte Moment
Writer/Director: Ian Fischer

The Junior League of Superheroes
Writer: Brian Leahy; Director: Justin Fair

The Swing
Writers: Justin Cowden, James Cluster; Director: Justin Cowden

Death in Charge
Writer/Director: Devi Snively

Gorlac and Friends: A 5-Second Film Parade
Writers/Directors: Brian Firenzi, Eric Forrest, Erik Sandoval, Michael
Rousselet

My Four Inch Precious
Writers: Sou Yun Sim & Adam Lucas; Director: Sou Yun Sim

Spider-Cide
Writer/Director: Joel Sandvos

300 Pounds
Writer/Director: Jeff Centauri

Dada
Writer: Brad Jones; Director: B.C. Jones

Coming Out
Writer/Director: Nolan Wang

Super-Anon
Writers: All cast members and Stephen H. Plitt; Director: Stephen H. Plitt

Animated American
Writer: Tim Talbot; Directors: James Baker, Joe Haidiar

Mutant Swinger from Mars
Writer/Director: Michael Kallio

Drawing Between the Lines
Writer/Director: Bruce Parsons

Dig Comics
Writer/Director: Miguel Cima

The Aquabats
Writer/Director: Nathan Fackrell

Last Son
Writer/Director: Brad Ricca

Diabolikal Super-Kriminal
Writer/Director: SS-Sunda

Hirsute
Writer/Director: A.J. Bond

Turbo
Writers: Jarrett Lee Conaway & Erika Cervantes; Director: Jarrett Lee
Conaway

The Son of Santo
Writer/Director: Adonay Guerrero

The Winged Man
Writer: Jose Rivera; Director: Marya Mazor

Afterglow
Writer/Director: Andres Anglade

Over the River and Through the Higher Dimensions
Writer/Director: Dillon Markey

Believe
Writer/Director: T. Justin Ross

Goodsam and Max
Writer/Director: Gil Nevo

Schrodinger's Girl
Writers: Huw Bowen & Paul Hardy; Director: Huw Bowen

A complete schedule with screening times will be posted at www.comic-con.org. Comic-Con is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular art forms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.

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CONTACT: David Glanzer of the Comic-Con International-Independent Film
Festival, +1-619-414-1020

Web Site: http://www.comic-con.org/

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