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second runner up: Split Second third runner up: Dept 666

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Also nominated in this category: Saving Jake and The Sound of Silence
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Also nominated in this category: Dry Rot and The White Paper
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Also nominated in this category: Those Lonely Minutes and Split Second
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Also nominated in this category: Dept 666 and Split Second
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Also nominated in this category: Dept 666 and Angela Isn't Changed
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Also nominated in this category: Split Second and Angela Isn't Changed
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Also nominated in this category: Invader and Dept 666
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Also nominated in this category: Saving Jake and The Sound of Silence
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Special Nomination
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Also nominated in this category: Those Lonely Minutes and Dry Rot
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Also nominated in this category: The White Paper and Dreams & Nightmares
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Special Nomination
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Special Nomination
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Also nominated in this category: The Sound of Silence and Dry Rot
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Also nominated in this category: Angela Isn't Changed and The White Paper
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Also nominated in this category: Dept 666
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Also nominated in this category: Dept 666 and Split Second
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Also nominated in this category: Invader

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Micropolitan Film Festival is going virtual this year! Featuring 10 short films and one guest film premiere, MFF will be entirely live streamed this year to an unlimited online audience (to keep our a community a safer one) and no live audience. But don't fret, we'll be tuning in with the filmmakers for post-film Q&As and text vote for audience favorite. It'll be  weird time for sure.

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2020 FILM SELECTION
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What is Micropolitan Film Festival? 

mi·cro·pol·i·tan: /adjective/
relating to an sub/urban area with a population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000

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Welcome y'all! 
We are a 3rd year film festival sponsored and produced by McDowell Arts Council (MACA), in the beautiful Micropolis of Marion NC. The mission of this festival is to showcase the work of Micropolitan folks in our region (and beyond) who are producing film projects that don't quite fit into any niche genre, category, or competition. We welcome submissions from both emerging and experienced filmmakers, emphasizing the artistic passion, vision, and independent spirit of original cinematic storytelling. Artists, we're here for you! 

Films can be any genre and we encourage an original take, element, or perspective on small-town life experiences or films made by those whose inspiration draws from their small town roots: comfortable, traumatizing, or downright strange (we're keeping this criteria open to YOUR interpretation). Whether your film is a documentary, sci-fi, comedy, animation, romance, art-film, silent, or horror: we want to experience stories through the eyes of both insiders and outsiders of the Micropolitan world. This is a 'Short Film' festival and films must have a running time of 15 minutes or less (including credits). 
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REGIONAL RENEGADES AWARDS
REGIONAL RENEGADES 2019
AUDIENCE CHOICE
"The Devil's Lettuce 2: Edible Evil"

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Artisan Award in Cinematography
"​Hope"
Nominees: 
Soul Bones
Disconnected



Artisan Award in Directing
"Soul Bones
Nominees:
Hope
The Devil's Lettuce 2: Edible Evil 


Artisan Award in Cinematic Editing
"Disconnected"
Nominees: 
Survive Together
Hope

Machinist Award in Original Score
"Charged"
Nominees: 
Survive Together
Soul Bones


Machinist Award in Sound Design
"Soul Bones"
Nominees: 
Charged
Survive Together

Machinist Award in Visual Effects
"Survive Together"
Nominees: 
Charged
The Devil's Lettuce 2: Edible Evil


Craftsman Award in Acting (Individual)
"Hope"
Emily Tynan McDaniel
Nominees:
Jessica Barrett in End of the Road
Zach Ball in Soul Bones
Kristen Cubbage in Disconnected

Craftsman Award in Production Quality
"Disconnected"
Nominees: 
Hope
Soul Bones


Storyteller Award in Screenwriting
"Soul Bones"
Nominees: 
Hope
The Devil's Lettuce 2: Edible Evil


Storyteller Award in Unique Artistry
"The Devil's Lettuce 2: Edible Evil"
Nominees: 
Tree
Charged

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HOMETOWN HEROES AWARDS
HOMETOWN HEROES 2019
AUDIENCE CHOICE
"Suburban Shanghai"

Artisan Award in Directing
"End of the Road"
Nominees:
The Rise
Scratch

Artisan Award in Cinematography
"​The Rise" 
Nominees: 
Miss Monroe
Dark Corners of Your Mind

Artisan Award in Make-Up/SFX
"Suburban Shanghai"
Nominees:
End of the Road
Scratch

Machinist Award in Special Effects
"Scratch"
Nominees:
Suburban Shanghai
Scratch

Machinist Award in Musical Score
"Miss Monroe"
Nominees:
The Rise
Dark Corners of Your Mind

Craftsman Award in Production Quality
"The Rise" 
Nominees:
Scratch
Miss Monroe

Craftsman Award in Acting
(Ensemble)
"End of the Road"
Nominees: 
Miss Monroe
Dark Corners of Your Mind


Storyteller Award in Unique Artistry
"Pill Bottle Wars"
Nominees:
Witch Hazing 
Scratch

Storyteller Award in Humor
"Witch Hazing-Slap Happy"
Nominees: 
Pill Bottle Wars
Suburban Shanghai

Melodist Award in Composition
"Dark Corners of Your Mind"
Nominees:
Miss Monroe
Scratch

Melodist Award in Original Song Writing
"Miss Monroe"
Nominees:
Dark Corners of Your Mind

 Melodist Award in Musical Performance
"Dark Corners of Your Mind"
​Miss Monroe
ARCHIVE
THE MICROPOLITAN ​2018 ARCHIVE!
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Workshops + Classes at MFF
August 10 + 11  2018

Saturday August 10th-11th 11AM – 1PM |
MACA 50 S Main St. Marion NC 28655

08/09/2018
11AM | SFX MAKE UP WORKSHOP
1PM | SCREEN WRITER'S WORKSHOP

7PM | REGIONAL RENEGADES Screening Block
Brief Q&A with the filmmakers featured following the screening of each film
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THE FILMS
"AUTO REPAIR" BY ELIJAH MOORE 9:41
"CURB SERVICE" BY ANDREW HUGGINS 12:56
"A SUMMER'S DAY" BY CHIP HACKLER 10:00
"PICNIC" BY SAMANTHA HAWKINS 5:26
"TICKETS PLEASE" BY KATE DAMIEN 7:36 
"THE STORY WE WANT" BY DAYNA REGGERO
"SILENT SENTINEL" BY JOE DZIKIEWICZ

"TRVL M8S" BY JASON MCGHINNIS 6:23
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​RUNTIME: 50 MINUTES

9PM | REGIONAL RENEGADES AWARDS CEREMONY 
10PM | AFTER-PARTY
             SPILLWAY BRIDGE & CO (
93 S Main St, Marion, NC 28752)
08/10/2018
7PM  | HOMETOWN HEROES
Brief Q&A with the filmmakers featured between the screening of each film
THE FILMS

 "Meet Again"  by Morgan Long
Runtime: 16:42
"MUM"
directed by Corey Wall, Bobby Pimentel, Julie Whitis
 Runtime: 6:49
"Fine Lines"
written and directed by Ashton Helton
 Runtime: 13:47
"Pancake Purgatory"
directed by Sarah Forshey
 Runtime: 11:20
"Interrogation"
written and directed by Tyler McKenzie
 Runtime: 4:35
"Sweet Supple Flesh"
written and directed by The Shirley Brothers Runtime: 8:12
​"MY LIFE IS A MONSTER MOVIE"
produced by L To The Power of Four
Runtime: 17:02
TOTAL ​RUNTIME: 81 MINUTES
9PM  | HOMETOWN HEROES AWARDS 
10PM | AFTER PARTY AT
​             MICA TOWN BREWING 
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