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Spaceman on Earth

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Welgunzer

Flying the Secret Sky

The Film Series at Cine Gear Expo - A Tribute to the Visual Art of Filmmaking salutes the finalists of its Film Competitions

Congratulations to our selected finalists who will have their films screened at the 3rd AnnualFilm Series at Cine Gear Expo, June 4th at the The Studios at Paramount. Special thanks go out to ourPre-screening Jurors: Kevin Fraser, Alessandro Zezza, Penny Phillips, andCheryl Bacon who have collectively viewed hundreds of hours of films from across the nation and around the world. They have carefully selected the top 6 Student Shorts, 7 Independent Shorts, 3 Documentary Features and 3 Independent Features to compete for our coveted prize packages worth $120,000.

The following listings do not reflect the order in which these films will be screened. 

Student Shorts --
Blackwater, Producer - Sunny Midha, Director - Konstantinos Frangopoulos, Cinematographer - Brain Fawcett, National Film and Television School Beaconsfield Studios
Welgunzer, Producer - Katherine Sharp, Director - Bradford Schmidt, Cinematographer - Austin F.Schmidt, Adaptation by Brandon Schmidt, University of California Los Angeles
Last Call, Cinematographer - Collin Brazie, Director/Writer - Nick Corporon, Producer - Mamito Kukwikila, Chapman University
Beholden, Director/Screenwriter - David Jibladze, Producer - Ambyr Davis, Cinematographer - David Gibb, Chapman University
Lucky Lotus, Director - Ken Ochiai, Producer - Jacqueline Tambunting, Cinematographer - David Mallin, Writer - Cara Fasone, American Film Institute
Ethereal Pondering of a Sightless Gaze, Filmmaker - JS Mayank, Loyola Marymount University

Independent Shorts --
Charlie Thistle, Director/Writer - Bragi Schut, Producers - Kirsten Wagner and EstherGoodstein, Cinematographer - Paula Huidobro
Shadow.net, Director/Writer - John V. Knowles, Producers - Lotti Phariss Knowles and Guy Birtwhistle, Cinematographer - Tommy Logtens
Torturato, Director/Writer - Pat Battistini, Producers - Angelo Battistini, Pat Battistini, Paola Zanotti, Cinematographer - Mirco Sgarzi
Two, Four Six, Director/Producer/Writer - Paul Babin, Cinematographer - Robert Kositchek
True Beauty This Night, Director/Writer - Peter Besson, Producers - Stephen Sweeney and Tom Sweeney, Cinematographer - Jas Shelton
Spaceman on Earth, Director/Producer - Shant Hamassian, Co-Producer - Alex Kalognomos, Camera - Shant Hamassian
The Last Dragon Kingdom, Co-Producer/Directors - David Emery and Aine Carey, Camera - Jim LeBlanc

Documentary Features --
400 Years of theTelescope, Director/Producer - Kris Koenig, Camera - Scott Stender, Writer - Albert vanHelden
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos, Director/Writer - James Chressanthis, ASC, Producers - Tony Frere, Zachary Kranzler, Kian Soleimanpour, Director of Photography - Anka Malatynska, additional photography - James Chressanthis, ASC, Zoltan Honti, Chris Johnson, Tarina Reed, Ed Gutentag, Melissa Holt
Flying the Secret Sky: The Story of the RAF Ferry Command, Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Writer - William VanDerKloot

Features --
Capers, Director - Julian Mark Kheel, Producers - Michael Cecchi, Brett Halsey, Dave Steck, Danny Masterson, Writers - Brett Halsey and Julian Mark Kheel, Cinematographer - Carlo Scialla
Route 30, Director/Producer/Screenwriter - John Putch, Producer - Jonathan Taylor, Cinematographer - Keith Duggan
The Beautiful Blue Danube, Production Collaborating Director - Boris Gortinski, Producer/Director - Darko Bajic, Writing - Nabojsa Romcevic, Camera - Boris Gortinski