INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL HOLLYWOOD

Honors Awarded to Student Filmmakers From Around the World in 14 Categories

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. , November. 8, 2004 – After six days filled with 135 student film screenings, as well as numerous presentations and events, the Second Annual International Student Film Festival Hollywood drew to a close on Saturday, November 6, 2004. The historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood was the site for the weeklong events.

Opening night ceremonies honored, JENNIFER LYNCH, multi-talented writer,

director and actor, with the “YOUNG DIRECTORS AWARD”.

Her next film “SURVEILLANCE” will be released in 2005 (Written by Jennifer Lynch & Kent Harper).
The festivities ended with an awards ceremony in which 22 student filmmakers from schools around the world were given honors for their films. The winners in each category include:

ISFFH - Winners of 2004

• Best Short “ Screenplay, Director”
  Nancy Stein from Los Angeles Film School Los Angeles, CA for “Stealing Innocence”

• Best Cinematography
  Erika Grediaga from American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA for “Anima”

• Best Children Drama
  Jeff Stephenson from American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA for “Chasing Daylight”

• Best Children Fantasy Story
  Kevin Shahinian from University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA for “Carter’s Wish”

• Best Documentary
  Brenda Brkusic from Chapman University. Orange, CA for “Freedom from Despair”

• Best Docudrama
  Jay Stone from Chapman University. Orange, CA for “ Massacre at Shelton Laurel”

• Best Family Drama
  Stacey Kattman from Chapman University. Orange, CA for “Change of Heart”

• Best Drama
  Nicole Markel from Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA for “Swollen Shadows”

• Best Comedy
  Gretchen von Tongeln from Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA for “Madeleine McDowell”

• Best Foreign Film
  Ali Ihtiyar from Marmara University Istanbul, Turkey for “Window-Pencere”

• Best Foreign Language Family Drama
  Felipe Andres Joya Zarate from Escuela de Cine y TV Univ. Nacional de Columbia for “Family Business”

• Best Foreign Language Drama
  Daniel Wallentine from Mamatiska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden for “Revisited-Kom Tillbaka”

• Best Humanitarian Award
  Joanie Spina from CCSN Media Tech. Dpt. Las Vegas, Nevada for “Born to Die”

• Best Animation
  Alexander Woo from New York University New York, NY for “Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher”

• Best High School Film
  Micah Levin from Crossroads School Santa Monica, CA for “Acquired”

• Best High School Directing
  Dan Williams from Santa Monica High School St. Monica, CA for “Hitch”

• Best Creative Team High School Film
  San Francisco Art&Film Students from San Francisco, CA for “Post Cards From Paris”

• Best High School Drama
  Dimitriy Steinbuchel, Alexander Frolovfrom Claremont High School Claremont, CA for “Turns”

• Best High School Family Drama
  Matthew Jones from South Bay Lutheran High School Inglewood, CA for “Separating Affect”

• Best High School Comedy
  Alexander Winn from Highland Park High School Dallas, TX for “Baggage Claim”

• Best Junior High School
  Noah Luke from Carpenter Avenue Elementary, Studio City, CA for “A Letter to Abigail”

• Best Junior High School Documentary
  Taylor Leach, Peter Becich from Newcomb Academy Long Beach, CA for “Totally Board”

The Festival received more than 250+ submissions from high school, colleges, universities and private film school students worldwide, including such countries as Australia, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, UK, Iceland, Singapore and U.S.

During the weeklong programs, guests included, the well-known actors John Savage and Beverly Garland, our major sponsors, CRA/LA and J.H. Synder Development Corporation, benefactors and community leaders from North Hollywood along with more than 2500 attendees.

The International Student Film FestivalHollywood is giving student filmmakers from around the world a unique new opportunity to showcase their work in Hollywood, the entertainment capital of the world. Veteran film editor Robin Saban, whose years of work in entertainment inspired him to create an outlet for promising student filmmakers, created the Festival . Mr. Saban has reached out to the deans, principals, film professors, and students at more than 1000 universities and high schools worldwide to generate awareness and excitement for the festival.

Festival Mailing Address:
4821 Lankershim Blvd. Suite: F132
North Hollywood , CA 91601
info@isffhollywood.org or 818-425-8137