Phoenix Film Festival 2013 Kicks Off on Thursday!

Arizona's premiere celebration of film and filmmakers kicks off its 13th outing this Thursday, April 4th and as usual, UAT Digital Video faculty and students will be in attendance. Here are some of our picks for this year's festival:

High School Shorts
Featuring Audience Award winner of the 2012 UAT DV Festival, "Recipe for Love," directed by UAT DV Festival Grand Prize Winner and future UAT student Gwyneth Christoffel!

Friday 4/5 @ 3:15 pm
Saturday 4/6 @ 9:25 am

Arizona Shorts
Including UAT DV's 48-Hour Film Challenge Winner, "Screaming in Silence," directed by student Neil Sparks, produced by student Caleb Evans, and written by Professor Paul DeNigris.

Saturday 4/6 @1:05 pm
Sunday 4/7 @ 4:15 pm

Favor
Feature film by friend of the DV Program Paul Osborne. A must-see.

Friday 4/5 @7:45 pm
Saturday 4/6 @9:!5 am
Sunday 4/7 @2 pm

Check out the full schedule HERE. See you at the festival!

'Parallax' Wins Best Arizona Short at 2012 Phoenix Film Festival!

At the 2012 Phoenix Film Festival awards ceremony last night, Professor Paul DeNigris' Master's Thesis Film "Parallax" was awarded the Copper Wing for "Best Arizona Short." The film was produced with the participation of an all-star team of UAT Digital Video students and alumni who volunteered countless hours to make the compelling and realistic Iraq War drama. A huge contingent of UAT students, alumni, faculty, and staff also contributed to the film's budget on Kickstarter, so "Parallax" truly was a community endeavor.

UAT Digital Video won this prestigious award last year for the sci-fi action thriller "Fallout." This year's Arizona Shorts competition was tough, with lots of great entries in what many festivalgoers have described as the best batch of Arizona Shorts to ever play the festival. So "Team Parallax" is especially gratified to have won when pitted against such a great group of films! Congrats to everyone involved!

'Parallax' and 'Covet' at Phoenix Film Festival this weekend!

Professor Paul DeNigris' Master's Thesis film "Parallax" will be screening twice during the 2012 Phoenix Film Festival's opening weekend. The film was produced by an all-star team of UAT Digital Video students and alumni who came out in force to help their prof!

"Parallax" - part of "Arizona Shorts"
Saturday, March 31 @ 10:40am
Sunday, April 1 @ 4:25pm

Click here for tickets for "Parallax"

And "Covet" - a multiple award-winner at last summer's 48 Hour Film Challenge, produced by many of the same folks who worked on "Parallax" - will also screen at the Phoenix Film Festival.

"Covet" - part of "Arizona Shorts Showcase"
Saturday, March 31 @ 9:05am

Click here for tickets for "Covet"

EXTRA CREDIT: Volunteer for the Phoenix Film Festival

Can you believe it’s that time of year already?! The Phoenix Film Festival is looking for fun, energetic volunteers to make this year’s festival the best one yet! PFF 2012 will be held Thursday, March 29 – Thursday, April 5, 2012 at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 and will feature the finest in independent film from around the world, as well as celebrities, seminars, and parties all week long!

We have scheduled two (2) New Volunteer Orientations to go over the specifics of volunteering at the festival and answer any questions you might have. This will also be an opportunity for new volunteers to sign up for shifts.

Orientations will be held on Saturday, March 3rd and Saturday March 17th. Time and location are still TBD, so stay tuned for more information!

Volunteer positions are available in Ticketing, Merchandising, Theatre Operations, Seminars, Educational Outreach, Silent Auction and Events. This year we are even introducing a Floater position!

In exchange for a commitment of at least 24 hours, volunteers will receive a festival t-shirt and a full festival pass ($150 value, excludes the opening night screening). If you are unavailable to commit to 24 hours then we encourage you to attend the festival as a patron; however, we will be unable to accept your application to volunteer.

If interested in being a volunteer, please email volunteer@PhxFilm.com

EXTRA CREDIT FOR DV STUDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER. SEE YOUR INSTRUCTOR FOR DETAILS.