BARTLETT

DIRECTOR: Ryan Farriss

SCREENWRITER: Kate Janson

PRODUCERS: Kate Janson, Francis Abbey

SCHOOL: Savannah College of Art, Savannah, GA

WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/bartlettmovie

SYNOPSIS: Alan Shepard’s amazing journey through space motivates two unlikely companions to reach higher goals.  This1960’s period piece about a young girl’s desire to break from the traditional notion of “a woman’s place” in society.  While pursuing her own dreams, she inspires a young friend along the way.

CAST: Kate Janson, Bruce Roach, Chris Sioufi, Daniel Horshor

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Feb 3 at 12:45pm in Fairbanks

FINALIST

GIVING HER AWAY

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Andrew Stanfield

SCHOOL/PRODUCTION COMPANY: Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA

WEBSITE: www.hurricanebrainproductions.com

SYNOPSIS: Risking her comfortable suburban marriage and family, Molly Harris sets out to confront her painful past by locating the daughter she gave up for adoption years earlier.  Her search takes her to a time and place she could never have imagined, and she’s forced to decide all over again if she can give her daughter away.

CAST: Christina Chauncey, Jill McGrady, Bruce Ladd, Karissa Thoma, KT Terry

PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Andrew Stanfield

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Feb 3 at 12:45pm in Fairbanks

2007 BEST STUDENT DRAMA

GONE

DIRECTOR: Ethan Cushing

SCREENWRITER: Elizabeth Burns

PRODUCER: Tamara Kihs

SCHOOL/PRODUCTION COMPANY: Chapman University, Orange, CA

SYNOPSIS: Mike loses his mother in a car accident, all he wants to know is what happened to her and where she is now; only his Aunt Libby will give him the answer that he so desperately needs.

CAST: Amanda Novet, Samuel Garland

PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Tamara Kihs

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Feb 3 at 2:30pm in Fairbanks

FINALIST

JANIE

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Christine Shin

PRODUCER: Judith Fernando, Christine Shin

SCHOOL/PRODUCTION COMPANY: University of Southern California, LA, CA

WEBSITE: www.janiethemovie.com                 

SYNOPSIS: Janie, a 9-year-ol girl, has a perfect life as an only daughter in a loving family.  Her life, however, gets completely shattered when Ben the little brother she never knew existed, unexpectedly shows up to live with her family.

CAST: Blaine Saunders, Tanner Maguire, Deborah Quayle, John Miailovich

PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Christine Shin

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Feb 3 at 12:45pm in Fairbanks

RITE OF PASSAGE

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Sara Gordon

PRODUCER: Tamara Kihs

SCHOOL/PRODUCTION COMPANY: Chapman University, Orange, CA

SYNOPSIS: Nobody knows the time and effort taken in the preparation of a Bat Mitzvah better than Amy.  After having a crisis of faith on the eve of Bat Mitzvah, Amy must choose between what is right for her or what is right for her family.

CAST: Samantha Montoya, Lizzie Peet, William Rose

PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Tamara Kihs

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Feb 3 at 2:30pm in Fairbanks

THE RED BALLOON

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER: Michael Olesen

PRODUCER: Seth Bialick

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Michael Olesen

SCHOOL/PRODUCTION COMPANY: UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

SYNOPSIS: A young boy enlists the help of a balloon seller to send birthday wishes to his Mom – in the only way he knows how.  A simple story of loss and longing.

CAST: Aidan Gould, Pedro Miguel Arce

PERSONAL APPEARANCE: Michael Olesen

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Feb 3 at 2:30pm in Fairbanks

TRAINING WHEELS

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER: Marc Plocek

SCHOOL/PRODUCTION COMPANY: New York Film Academy, NY

WEBSITE: www.mppfilms.com

SYNOPSIS: Jonathan, a 22-year-old selfish guy, wants to become a professional cyclist.  His dream is taken away by an accident in which he might have lost the usability of his legs.

CAST: Joseph Hathaway, Thurston Cherry

SCHEDULE: Saturday, Feb 3 at 2:30pm in Fairbanks