The first annual Model City Film Festival is August 4-6 at Taylored Venue & Events. Don't miss the great local and international films and panel discussions, tickets on sale now!
Day passes $15 | Weekend passes $25
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
Friday, August 4th
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. – "Brews Before Views" Meet and Greet/Panel Talk (@ Model City Tap House)
6:00 p.m. – Doors Open before Screening Session #1 (@ Taylored Venue & Events)
6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Screening Session #1
iRony (7 min.) → Student, Short by Radheya Jegatheva
Lucky Penny (9 min) → Short by Johnny Hayes
The Fight → Short by Ryan Shipley
Annie Waits (9 min) → Short by April Kelley
American Sock (7 min) → Short by Jason K. Allen
15 Min. Break
Proverbial Luck (5 min) → Micro-Short by Dave Lojek
Autumn Lovers (5 min) → Micro-Short by Ponda Frost
State of Franklin (11 min) → Short by Cliff D. Andrews
Trial of a Rockstar (35 min) → Short by Austin Parsons
15 Min. Break
Brontosaurus (1 hr, 20 min) → Student, Feature by Ryan Renfro
15-30 Min. Break/Q&A with Filmmakers present
10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Late Night Horror Movie Screening session (@ Taylored Venue & Events)
Saturday, August 5th
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Coffee Talk/Breakfast and filmmaker panel (@ The Nutty Java, LLC. Coffee House)
9:30 a.m. – Doors Open before Screening Session #2 (@ Taylored Venue & Events)
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Screening Session #2 (Doc Block)
Killing Coal Country (1 hr., 50 min.) → Student, Feature by Slater Teague
Light Sight (8 min.) → Student, Short by Seyed M. Tabatabaei
Nobody Dies Here (24 Min.) → Short by Simon Panay
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break (Enjoy food trucks @ Model City Tap House or the Downtown Kingsport Wine Festival)
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Screening Session #3 (Doc Block pt. 2)
So Long Asleep, Waking the Ghosts of a War (1 hr.) → Feature by David Plath
Irreclaimable (1 hr., 21 Min.) → Feature by Justin Toppins
3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Break
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Panel Discussion w/ Filmmakers (@ The Nutty Java, LLC. Coffee House)
6:00 p.m. – Doors Open before Screening Session #4 (@ Taylored Venue & Events)
6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Screening Session #4
20 Metres of Love in Montmartre (5 min.) → Micro-Short by Pierre Gaffie
Center City (10 min) → Short by August Aguilar
Golden Bream (24 min.) → Short by Yuriy Konopkin
Spring Wolf (14 min.) → Short by Michael Fink
Bibo (20 Min) → Student, Short by Kelsey Tweed
Back to the Drawing Board → Student, Short by John Queener
15 Min. Break
Black Cat (1 hr., 25 min.) → Feature by Peter Pardini
Return (9 min.) → Short by Matt Lyscas and Claire Palmer
Mirror (3 min.) → Student, Micro-Short by Sara Eustaquio
The Head (15 min.) → Short by Jim Hartman
15-30 Min. Break /Q&A with Filmmakers Present
10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Late Night Horror Movie Screening session (@ Taylored Venue & Events)
Sunday, August 6th
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Coffee Talk/Breakfast and filmmaker panel (@ The Nutty Java, LLC. Coffee House)
9:30 a.m. – Doors Open before Screening Session #5 (@ Taylored Venue & Events)
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Screening Session #5
Sideline (15 min) → Student, Short by Denver Muncey
Fish (4 min.) → Micro-Short by Saman Hosseinpuor
Cup of Tea (3 min.) → Micro-Short by Jitendra Rai
PET (11 min.) → Short by Xristos Moraitis
Mousse (40 min.) → Short by John Hellburg
Limit (9 min.) → Short by Javadd Daraei
Numbness (13 min.) → Short by Milad Jarmooz
The Embroidered Dress (20 min.) → Student, Short by Dogus Algun
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Awards Ceremony (@ High Voltage Kingsport)
3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – After Party (@ High Voltage Kingsport)
Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible.
Go Forth and Film Award – an award with a monetary prize ($500) given to help fund an upcoming project. The winner may be from either of the four submission categories (Feature, Short, Micro-Short, or Student).
Brilliant Budget Award - The “Brilliant Budget” Award is presented to the film that executes a wonderfully-produced film with proof of an incredibly low budget
Best Feature
Best Short
Best Micro Short
Best Production Design
Audience Choice