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The Micropolitan Film Festival
based out of the beautiful Micropolis of Marion NC We're glad you're here....you film weirdo. |
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
Welcome y'all!
We are a 4th year (we skipped 2021 lol) 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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relating to an sub/urban area with a population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000
Welcome y'all!
We are a 4th year (we skipped 2021 lol) 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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MFF 2020 (VIRTUAL EDITION)
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2019 archive
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REGIONAL RENEGADES AWARDS
REGIONAL RENEGADES 2019
AUDIENCE CHOICE "The Devil's Lettuce 2: Edible Evil" 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 |
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
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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 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 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 |