CINE GEAR EXPO

FILM SERIES COMPETITION FINALISTS
2023

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Disembodied Head (Charming Disaster)

Director: Iain Marcks
Writer: Iain Marcks
Producer: Iain Marcks
Director of Photography: Iain Marcks 

 

Disperata (Cristina Stroe, Folclor)

Director: VONJAKO
Writer: VONJAKO
Producer: Andrea Giacomini
Director of Photography: VONJAKO

The Legend Never Dies (The Embalmer)

Director:Nathaniel Bannister
Writers: Eric Hersey, Nathaniel Bannister, Christopher Mahon, Alberto Madrigal
Producer: Nathaniel Bannister
Director of Photography: Nathaniel Bannister

Mendirman! (I am the one!)

Directors: Sabirov Khurhid, Sabirov Nadir
Writers: Sabirov Khurhid, Sabirov Nadir
Producers: Sabirov Khurhid, Sabirov Nadir
Directors of Photography: Rustam Muratov, Dilshod Ganiev

Native Son

Director: James Cawley
Writer: James Cawley
Producers: James Cawley, Krystal Cawley
Director of Photography: James Cawley

Valerine (The Elephant Man)

Director: VONJAKO
Writer: VONJAKO
Producer: Andrea Giacomini (VONJAKO)
Director of Photography: VONJAKO

Wren Kitchens

Director: Chandler Kauffman
Writer: Tribal
Producer: Gordon Garreau
Director of Photography: Chandler Kauffman

Independent Short Films

Eva

Director: Ming Jue Hu
Writers: Ming Jue Hu, Yuan Yuan
Producers: Ming Jue Hu, Fan He, Candy Hu
Director of Photography: Joshua Echevarria

Jerome

Director: Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
Writer: Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz
Producers: Santi Naidoo, Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz, Ben O’Keefe
Director of Photography: Joewi Verhoeven

KODAMA

Director: Dekang Liu
Writer: Dekang Liu
Producer: Ziqi Gao
Director of Photography: Tianyi Liu

Now and Never

Director: Kymberly Harris
Writers: Story: Natalie NIcole Dressel, Screenplay: Kymberly Harris
Producers: Anita Banerji, Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier, Rohi Mirza Pandya, Nick Rathod
Director of Photography: Leah Anova

What About David?

Director: Lindsey Ryan
Writer: Lindsey Ryan
Producer: Samantha Scolarici
Director of Photography: Laura Valladao

King Me

Director: John Matysiak
Writer: David McKay
Producers: David McKay, Marisa McKay
Director of Photography: John Matysiak

Student Films

Cycles

Director: Milena Mooradian
Writer: Milena Mooradian
Producer: Milena Mooradian
Director of Photography: Milena Mooradian
School: Loyola Marymount University

The Day, at the Beach

Director: Cindy Di Xin
Writer: Cindy Di Xin
Producers: Maggie Mingqi Tao
Director of Photography: Lance Haoyuan Li
School: Chapman University

Fire Born

Director: Daniel Carsenty
Writers: Daniel Carsenty & Katerina Hoyo-Frederickson
Producer: Katerina Hoyo-Frederickson
Director of Photography: Jo Zhou
School: American Film Institute

Leading with Excellence

Directors: Monica Hall, Zachary Fried
Writers: Monica Hall, Zachary Fried
Producer: Zachary Fried
Directors of Photography: Haley Arsaga, Monica Hall, Zachary Fried
School: College of Southern Nevada

One On One

Director: Jack Wolf Perry
Writer: Jack Wolf Perry
Producers: Brian Benjamin Dwyer, Ramiro Cantu, J. Browne, Simon Purse, Andrea Mardon
Director of Photography: Gabriella Busasnky
School: Chapman University

A Roadside Banquet

Director: Peiqi Peng
Writer: Peiqi Peng
Producer: Ziqi Gao
Director of Photography: Tianyi Liu
School: American Film Institute Conservatory