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10th Annual Windsong Film Festivals

Windsong Pictures hosts two separate film festivals for 2009

2009 INTERNATIONAL WINDSONG FILM FESTIVAL
 

Entry Deadline: January 20, 2009

2009 WINDSONG STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
For K - 12 Students
Entry Deadline: March 20, 2009

  How to Enter the Film Festival

Submit one completed entry form and one copy of your production for each category entered along with the appropriate fee and a 25 words or less summary of the production.

Each entry must be on a separate DVD, Mini DV or 1/2" VHS Tape. Productions produced, screened or aired in 2003-04 may be entered by the director, producer, distributor, client or agency. Any extension of the deadlines must be granted by the entry coordinator.

All entries must be in English or contain English subtitles.

Entries submitted WILL NOT be returned unless accompanied by a fee of $10.00. for US submissions and $30.00 for international entries.

All international entries must be sent - Free domicile - to the Windsong Pictures, Inc. with all transportation charges, duties, and taxes prepaid by the shipper. Any Brokerage fees charged to Windsong Pictures,Inc. will be billed back to the shipper. Be sure to include all the proper customs documentation required by you shipping service.

Entrants Name, and Production Title must be on each Video entered. Entry forms and payments sent by mail will not be processed without the accompanying tape.

Tapes will not be considered for competition unless accompanied by the necessary fees and entry forms.

CATEGORIES:

Drama - Comedy - Documentary - Frontier (Experimental)
Animation - Music Video - News Format

STUDENT ENTRY FEES:

Up to 3:00 minutes - 5:00
3:00 to 30:00 minutes - 15:00
Over 30 minutes - 35.00

INDEPENDENT FILMAKERS ENTRY FEES:

Up to 3:00 minutes - 10.00
3:00 - 30:00 minutes - 25.00
Over 30 minutes - 50.00

LATE ENTRIES - Add 5.00


  THE WINDSONG FILM FESTIVAL ENTRY Fill in this form and mail


ENGLISH FILM TITLE __________________________________________________________________________

PRODUCTION COMPANY __________________________________________________________________________

STUDENT FILM SCHOOL NAME __________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS______________________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE___________________________________________________________E-MAIL _______________________________

WHO IS SUBMITTING THE ENTRY?___________________________________________________________________

DIRECTOR_______________________________________PRODUCER_____________________________________________

WRITER__________________________________________________________________________

CATEGORY ENTERED)_______________________________________________________________RUNNING TIME_______________

FILMING LOCATION(S)_______________________________________________________________

DATE FILM COMPLETED____________________________________________________________

AGE GROUP______________________________

FILM HISTORY (AWARDS, PRIZES,FESTIVALENTRIES) 

_____________________________________________________________________________________

ORIGINAL FORMAT_____________________________________________________

SCREEN FORMAT________________________________________________________________

ASPECT RATIO 1:1.33 1:1.66 1:1.85 1:2/35

ENTRY FEE ENCLOSED $ ____________________


 Mail to:
Windsong Film Festival
PO Box 5018, Fort Wayne, IN 46895-5018



Print out this page and fill out send with your check or money order

Payable to Windsong Pictures.
Remember to write a short description of the film (See above)
Mail or ship entries to
Windsong Pictures, Inc.,
PO Box 5018
Fort Wayne, In 46895 - 5018

DEADLINE

2009 International Windsong Film Festival
for Independent & College Filmmakers
Deadline: January 20, 2009

The Windsong Student Film Festival
K-12 Students
Entry Deadline March 20, 2009

With every your entry enclose a brief description of your production (25 words or less).

  FILM INFORMATION

Windsong Film Festival 2000 Award Winners

Best Drama: "The Last Good War" by Ryan LittleBest Comedy: " A Perfect Day" by Derek Edgar
Best Native Forum: " Dreamer" by Ray Spiess
Best Documentary: "Mars Polar Lander" by Irwin Staff
Best International Film: "The Heart of Country" by Leonard Kamerling & William Parrett

Windsong Student Award Winners 2000

Best Elementary Commercial: "Diversity" by Irwin Elementary
Placed: Lincoln Elementary & St. Theresa Elementary
Best Elementary Documentary: "Sound" by Irwin Elementary
Placed: Croninger Elementary
Best Elementary Comedy: "Hill Critter Tooth Saver" by St. Theresa
Best Middle School Commercial: " Jeans by Heritage" by Heritage Junior High
Best Middle School Comedy: " Happy Chef" by Memorial Park MS
Best High School Documentary: "Untitled" by Cher Packard, Northrop HS< br>Best High School Comedy: "Kung Fusion" by Belmont HS
Best High School Commercial: "Rock House" by Belmont HS

Windsong Pictures Films 2000

" My Dearest Katie" by Heather Quinn
"White Daisies" by Angel North
"In Silence" by Michael Floyd

Windsong Film Festival 2001

WinnersBest Drama: " The Gallows Tree" by Jeremy Habig
Best Comedy: "Auteur" by Ryan Little
"Wild Pasture" by J.C. Brady
Best Native Forum: "Silent Tears" by Shirley Cheechoo
Best Documentary: "Spirit Riders" by James Kleinert
Best Frontier: "Subterranean Passage" by Michael Crochetiere

Windsong Student Award Winners 2001

Best Elementary Documentary: "Nature" by Irwin Elementary
Placed: Irwin Elementary
Best Elementary News Format: " Lincoln Line News" by Lincoln Elementary
Placed: Lincoln Elementary
Best Middle School Comedy: "Survivor II" by Memorial Park Middle School
Best High School Commercial: " Influences" by Belmont HS
Best High School Drama: "False Gods" by Homestead HS
Placed: Homstead High School
Best High School Comedy: "The Stranger in My House" by Sasha Nordeen
Best College Comedy: "The Good Husband" by Cher Packard
Best College Film: "Ripples" by Kurt Lawson

Windsong Pictures 2001

"Native American Sacred Places" by Michael Floyd
"Spirit Mountain" by Heather Quinn"
Heads or Tails" by Andrea Coltrain, Sara Sheets & Jill Standiford

Windsong Film Festival 2002 Winners

Best Animation: " Black Soul" by Martine Chatrand
Best International Drama: "Moosh" by Erez Tadmor
Best American Drama: " A Book and a Rose" by Jeff Bemiss
Best Comedy: "Pillow Fight" by Scott Rice
Best Native Documentary: "The Drums of October" by Lori Windle
Best Ethnic Film: "The Fallen Beats" by Dhaba Wayessa
Best Frontier: "Newton" by Peter Sattler
Best Commercials: "Sisna Internet Service" by J.C. Brady
"OK Water" by Adam Holmes
Best American Director: Ryan Little
Best International Director: Shirley Cheechoo
Best New Composer: Tracy Naylor
Best Musical Producer: Arvel Bird
Best Song: "Sacred Ground" by Pamela Dove
Best Instructional Video: "Beginning Harmonica" by Joletta Sells
Recognition Award: "i am, we are" by William Bryant Rozier

Windsong Student Award Winners 2002

Best Elementary News Format: "Where’s Mike" by Croninger Elementary
Placed: Lincoln Elementary & Franke Park Elementary
Best Elementary Commercial: "Invisible Vests" by Lincoln Elementary
Best Elementary Documentary: "Land & Water" by Jeremy Warner, Irwin
Placed: Irwin Elementary
Best Middle School Commercial: "Hand Washing" by Alexandra Peirce, Memorial Park MS
Best Middle School Documentary: "Timeline of a Teacher" by Quinton Greer & Jacob Zeigler, Leo
Placed: Memorial Park
Best Middle School Drama: "A Night to Dismember" by Memorial Park MS
Best High School Animation: "Leo’s Daydream" by Brad Crossland, Homestead
Placed: Homestead High School
Best High School Commercial: "Trash" by Jansen Langle, Homestead
Placed: Belmont HS & Van Wert HS
Best High School Comedy Short: "The Adventures of Lucky Puffs", M. Griffith, Homestead
Placed: Homestead HS, Northside HS & Van Wert HSBest High School
Best Frontier: "Down" by Jenna Emmanhiser, Belmont HS
Placed: Van Wert HS
Best Documentary: "Only in America" by Eric Bradley, Homestead HS
Best High School Drama Short: "Little Lazarus", Justin Daniel, Leo HS
Placed: Homestead HS, Bellmont HS, Leo HS Best High School Feature Comedy: "Election: A McBride Film" by Kyle Lowden, Canterbury HS

Windsong Pictures Films 2002"

The Nancy Jaynes Story" by Tony Jacobs
"Flight of an Angel" by Jill Standiford
Last Seat in the House" by Andrea Coltrain & Sara Sheets
"Cell Phone" by Heather Quinn
"Sacred Journey" by Michael Floyd

Windsong Film Festival 2003 Award Winners

Best Animation: “Checkmate” by Jillian Blevins
Best Commercial: “Mustang” by Felipe Buccianti
Best Documentary: “One year, The first Anniversary of the WTC Attacks” by Joshua Tsang
Best Frontier: “ Eternal Sleep”, Eric Nelson
Best Comedy: “Eve Sterwin”, Katy Boggio
Best Ethnic PSA: “ This is my Beloved”, S. Torriano Berry
Best International Film, Mabul by Guy Nattiv
Honorable Mention“ The Limited Adventures of Mr. Meat”, Animation, Patrick Riggle & Matt White
“ wet shoes on dry floor:, scrambled egg (s) production, William Bryant Rozier
“Nike”, Commercial, Felipe Bucciant
“Adams Mill Valley:, Documentary, Gary Quigg
“Max Big Break”, Frontier, Scott & Anna Griessel

Windsong Student Awards for 2003

Elementary School Awards
Elementary Documentary First place: “Honesty” Irwin School, Ft. Wayne
Second place: “ Respect” Irwin School, FW
Most Improved : “ Science Fair in the Making” Franke Park School, FW
Honorable Mention: “Word of the Month: Optimism” Holly Harshman School,Mena,AR
Elementary Animation First Place:”Skeleton”, Zoe Allen- Wickler, Suttons Bay School, Suttons Bay, MI
Second Place: “ Lakeside Zoo & The Mystery of the Giving Bones, Mitchell Horn, Bryan Utesch, Leo Elementary
Middle School Awards
First Place: “Worms”, Suttons Bay MS, SB, Suttons Bay, MI
Second Place: “ Squeegee & Bob”,Suttons Bay MS, SB, Suttons Bay, MI
Third Place: “Time Machine:,Suttons Bay MS, SB, Suttons Bay, MI
Middle School News Format First Place: “ B-TV News- December 15, 2002 “ Lora Batchelor MS, Bloomington MS
CommercialFirst Place: “ The Making of a Movie - Behind the Scenes with B-T’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, Lora Batchelor MS, Bloomington MS
DramaFirst Place: “ A Christmas Carol”, Lora Batchelor MS, Bloomington MS
DocumentaryFirst Place: “Evil Exposed- The Tragedy of the Holocaust” Lora Batchelor MS, Bloomington
Second place:” Welcome Future Bulldogs” Lora Batchelor MS, Bloomington HS Commercials First Place:” Pepsi”, Kyle Armstrong & Tiffany Bolenbacher, Bellmont HS, Decatur
Second place:”Safe Driving”, Tim Gamble, Van Wert HS, Ohio
Third Place: “ Schwerve”, Ben Johnson, South Adams HS, Berne
Honorable Mention: “ Play-Doh” Tasha Michelle Johnson, Elmhurst HS, FW
HS Frontier First Place:”The Transient” North Side HS, FW
Second Place: “ In the Moonlight”, Eric Bradley, Homestead HS, FW
HS Documentary First Place:”A Life Never Forgotten” Allyson Logan & Ashley Ober, Concordia HS, FW Honorable Mention: “ The Basement Band”, Andy Howell , Van Wert,Ohio
HS Comedy First Place:”The Lollygagger”, Robert & James Dastoli , Westhill HS, Stamford, CT
Second Place: “Trevor & Matt’s Shorts”. Suttons Bay HS, MI
Third Place: “The Lord of the Hats” Eric Bradley, Homestead HS, FW
Honorable Mention: “The Adventures of Phil N. Danger” Andrew Dull, Van Wert HS, Ohio
Recognition:” Old School Etiquette” Cam Green & Sam Loeffler, North Side HS, FW
Recognition:”Dead center” Northrop HS, FW
HS Drama First Place:” Nice Night for a Murder” Robert & Jamie Dastoli, Westhill HS,Stamford, CN
Second Place:Color Coded” Concordia HS, FW
Third Place: “Outcasts” South Adams HS, Berne
Honorable Mention: “Before the Tragedy” Josh Hambrock, North Side HS, FW
Recognition:”Harmless” Bellmont HS, Decatur
Recognition:”The Fortune Cookie” Nichole Root, Leo HS, Leo, IN
Recognition:”Identities Taken” South Adams HS, Berne
Recognition:”Product CYI” Preston Russell, Bellmont HS, Decatur
HS Music Video First Place:”Smell the Witch”, Rob Coulter, Leo HS
Second Place: “Brick” North Side HS
Third Place:”The Transfiguring Composition” Concordia HS
Honorable Mention: “Come and Breath” Nick Bergen & Josh Frisby, Leo HS
Recognition: “ I know” Sarah Brimm & Casey Johnson, Northside HS
Recognition: “Flatline: The Transfiguring Composition”, Cam Green, NSHS
Recognition: “ Journey Tribute” Preston Pusset, Bellmont, HS, Decatur
Recognition: “When Worlds Collide” Chris Baltes & Matt Madden, NSHS
HS Feature Film Place: “Allies on the Rhine” Collin Schiffli, (Carroll HS), FW

Windsong Pictures Films for 2003

“Field Trip” by Candice Henry & Jill Standiford
“Mighty Mac” by Cassie Conrad & Katarena Floyd
“Once in a Lifetime” by David Martinez
“Patrick” by Heather Quinn
“Safe Haven” with Patricia Heaton ( Everybody Loves Raymond)
“Animal Totems” by Arvel Bird
“Map Caper” by Jamie Winkle
“Magic Chalk” by Nicole Adamzak & Sean Dahman

INTERNATIONAL WINDSONG FILM FESTIVALWINNERS FOR 2004

"Saints and Soldiers" directed by Ryan Little, producer Adam Able, Grand Jury Award Winner, Best Film of the Year
"Monkey's Paw", directed by James Henschen, Producer Jeremy Habig & Nick Circelli, Best Drama Short
"Unconditional" , Patrick Riggle, Best Animation
"Think Big", directed by Tom Alter, music by Tad Daigle, Best Frontier Film
"The Adventures of Mad Matt", Scott Rice, Best Documentary, "Blessing", Stephen Williams, Drama Honorable Mention
"The Three Rivers Jenbe Ensemble", William Bryant Rozier, Documentary Honorable Mention

WINDSONG PICTURES FILMS FOR 2004

"Camp Techs", Windsong Academy Production
"Master Woodcarver", Windsong Academy Production,
"Pirate Fantasy" a feature comedy
Women on the Railroad" Sheri Yost & Nichole Stone
"Silent Cry", Heaher Quinn
"Nightwind" a feature drama

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Windsong Pictures 2005 Forums

Forum I
"Celebrated Equestrians"
" Mothers with Honor"
"Finding Home"
"Alice in Wonderland"

Forum II
"Indiana Aviation Heroes"
"Spreading Wings"




Outstanding Teacher Awards

Tom Tricker, Homestead High School
Susie Pierce, Irwin Elementary School
Karen Kurtz Rightsell, Bellmont High School

Scott Brown, North Side High School

Kevin McGonagle, Van Wert High School

Jeff Rudkin, Lora Bachelor Middle School

Lisa Ricker, Homestead High School

Ken Scott & Chris Allen-Wickler, Suttons Bay, MI

Windsong Thomas L. Kaough Award 2003
Heather Quinn

2004 Katarena Alexandra Floyd

2005 Nichole Stone

2006 Sasha Allgayer

2007 Abby Hines

Windsong Robert H. Parsons Award 2003
Steve Hull

2005 Nichole Stone

15 Year Outstanding Windsong Service Award

David M. Habig

30 Year Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Georgia Floyd

Outstanding Service Award for Parents: Mitch Rice and Gene Quinn

Outstanding Service: Martin Tierney and Heather Quinn