Love Your Shorts Film Festival facts for kids
| Location | Sanford, Florida, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Language | International |
| Website | http://www.loveyourshorts.com |
The Love Your Shorts Film Festival is a fun event in Sanford, Florida, usually held around Valentine's Day. It's all about movies! This festival only shows short movies, each less than 30 minutes long.
The movies are grouped into different viewing sessions. After each session, the audience gets to vote for their favorite movie. The winners are announced right away! The top movies from each session then go to a final round. Here, a special group of judges picks the overall best movie of the festival.
Winners of each session get a special award called the "Monroe." This award is a unique piece of metal art. It's named after Lake Monroe in Sanford. After each movie session, filmmakers talk with the audience. They answer questions about their movies. The festival also has a panel where filmmakers share tips and stories about making movies.
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The 2011 Festival
What Happened in 2011?
The 2011 Love Your Shorts Film Festival took place from February 11 to 13. It was held at the Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce. This building used to be a USO headquarters. Over 220 movies were sent in from 15 different countries. Out of these, 63 movies were chosen to be shown at the festival.
Who Won in 2011?
Here are the winners from the 2011 festival:
| Award | Film |
|---|---|
| Best Opening Night | SNIP, Directed by Bill Lyle, Canada, 13m |
| Best Animation | Kidnap, Directed by Sijia Luo, USA, 4m |
| Best Documentary | Crazy Diamond, Directed by Hanny Lee, Taiwan, 11m |
| Best Comedy | God Of Love, Directed by Luke Matheny, USA, 18m |
| Best Sci-Fi/Horror | The Furred Man, Directed by Paul Williams, United Kingdom, 15m |
| Best Drama | Determined, Directed by Scott Scheirich, Canada, 20m |
| Best Florida Flavor | Missile Crisis, Directed by Jaye Davidson, USA, 16m |
| Best of the Festival | God of Love, Directed by Luke Matheny, USA, 18m |
Who Were the Judges in 2011?
The judges for the 2011 festival were:
- Denise Cummings
- Barbara Farrell
- Tracy Frenkel
- Lisa Mills
- Roger Moore
The 2012 Festival
What Happened in 2012?
The 2012 Love Your Shorts Film Festival was held from February 10 to 12. It took place at the historic Ritz Theater / Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center. This theater was built in 1922 and can seat 585 people. Filmmakers could send in their movies from June 1, 2011, to November 30, 2011.
Find Out More
- Hurter, Tom. "Love Your Shorts Film Festival Official Selections Announced": http://ucffilm.blogspot.com/2011/01/love-your-shorts-film-festival-official.html: http://ucffilm.blogspot.com/2011/01/love-your-shorts-film-festival-official.html, UCF Film News, January 10, 2011.
- Myer, Ray. "Movies selected for inaugural Love Your Shorts Film Festival", The Sanford Herald, January 12, 2011.
- Myer, Ray. "Roll out the red carpet – Love Your Shorts is here", The Sanford Herald, February 7, 2011.
- Moore, Roger. "Sanford's first film fest debuts Friday", The Orlando Sentinel, February 10, 2011.
- Moore, Roger. "Love Your Shorts Film Fest is a wrap, and a success, in Sanford ", The Orlando Sentinel, February 14, 2011.
- Myer, Ray. "IT'S A WRAP: Love Your Shorts premieres in Sanford", The Sanford Herald, February 17, 2011.
- Moore, Roger. "Love Your Shorts Film Festival moves to bigger digs", The Orlando Sentinel, June 2, 2011.
