Mammoth Film Festival facts for kids
Mammoth Film Festival is an international film festival formed by Co-Founders Tanner Beard and Tomik Mansoori in 2018 specializing as an all media platform in celebrating varieties of filmmakers, actors, directors, writers, producers and their work. Regal with the wonderful town of Mammoth Lakes, CA as its backdrop, “MammothFF” is held every February at the Minaret Cinemas, The Village and other various venues throughout Mammoth Mountain and The Town of Mammoth Lakes.
The festival is made up of many events including World Premiere feature films and television episodics, short format stories, and other digital format programming along with the famous Mammoth Media Institute Charity Celebrity Bowling Tournament, Educational and Interactive Panels Discussions with Top Industry Leaders and the MammothCON Vendor Exhibition Hall.
"If I’ve picked up one thing up from attending film festivals from all over the world, ranging from the most humble in size to the largest and most prestigious, they all have one thing in common. They all celebrate the magic of creation on screen with those who make stories, love telling those stories, and admire the craft. To bring elements of festivals that have meant to me to such a wonderful place like Mammoth and what that area of California has to offer in destination, style, content and quality will be sure to make Mammoth Film Festival a one of a kind event for years to come." - Tanner Beard, President and Co-Founder of Mammoth Film Festival™
Festivals
2020
The 3rd Annual Mammoth Film Festival was held February 27th - March 2nd, 2020. The five-day event, held in Mammoth Lakes, California, showcased world and U.S. premieres, exclusive cuts, and special screenings including the world premiere of Tony Hawk’s highly-anticipated feature documentary Pretending I'm A Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story, the Quentin Tarantino documentary QT8: The First Eight featuring never before seen added footage, Zac Efron’s Off The Grid destination series featuring the town of Mammoth Lakes as well as the world premiere of the indie film Runt starring Cameron Boyce. There was also a Charity Celebrity Bowling Tournament, Educational and Interactive Panels Discussions with Top Industry Leaders, Press Conferences and the MammothCON Vendor Exhibition Hall.
Awards
2020
- Achievement in Filmmaking -- Lukas Haas’ She’s In My Head
- Achievement in Filmmaking International -- About Us
- Achievement in Filmmaking Music -- Hour Of Lead - IMDb
- Achievement in Filmmaking Cinematography -- Dante Spinotti - Now Is Everything
- Achievement in Filmmaking Writer -- William Day Frank - Susie Searches
- Achievement in Filmmaking Director -- William Coakley - Runt
- Best TV Episodic -- That One Time
- Best Genre Film (Short) -- Pleasant Canyon
- Best Genre Film (Feature) -- Deported - IMDb
- Best Action Sports (Short) -- Rio Pangagonicos
- Best Action Sports (Feature) -- Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story - IMDb
- Audience Award (Short) -- Adult Night
- Audience Award (Feature) -- Runt - IMDb
- Best Documentary (Short) -- The Return
- Best Documentary (Feature) -- Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story - IMDb
- Grand Jury Award (Short) -- Clarity
- Grand Jury Award (Feature) -- In Full Bloom
- Best Actress (Short) -- Joselyn Gallardo
- Best Actress (Feature) -- Jules Willcox
- Best Actor (Short) -- Brett Zimmerman
- Best Actor (Feature) -- Marc Manchecka
- Best Picture (Short) --40 Minutes Over Maui
- Best Picture (Feature) -- Alone
- Festival Favorite -- Hour Of Lead - IMDb
