Mammoth Film Festival facts for kids
The Mammoth Film Festival is an exciting international film festival that started in 2018. It was created by Tanner Beard and Tomik Mansoori. This festival celebrates all kinds of movies and TV shows. It also honors the talented people who make them, like filmmakers, actors, directors, writers, and producers.
The festival takes place every February in the beautiful town of Mammoth Lakes, California. You can find events at places like the Minaret Cinemas, The Village, and other spots around Mammoth Mountain.
Many cool things happen at the festival. You can see brand-new movies and TV episodes for the very first time. There are also short films and other digital shows. A fun event is the Mammoth Media Institute Charity Celebrity Bowling Tournament. You can also attend educational talks with top people from the film industry. Plus, there's the MammothCON, which is like a big exhibition hall.
Festival Fun: What Happens?
The Mammoth Film Festival is a big event with lots to see and do. It's a place where movie lovers and creators come together to share their passion.
The 2020 Festival
The 3rd Annual Mammoth Film Festival took place from February 27th to March 2nd, 2020. This five-day event was held in Mammoth Lakes, California. It showed many world and U.S. premiere films. These are movies shown for the first time ever!
Some of the exciting films shown included:
- The world premiere of Tony Hawk’s documentary, Pretending I'm A Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story.
- The Quentin Tarantino documentary, QT8: The First Eight, which had new footage.
- Zac Efron’s travel series, Off The Grid, which featured Mammoth Lakes.
- The world premiere of the indie film Runt, starring Cameron Boyce.
Besides the films, there was a Charity Celebrity Bowling Tournament. People could also join educational talks with leaders from the film world. There were also press conferences and the MammothCON Vendor Exhibition Hall.
Festival Awards: Who Won?
The Mammoth Film Festival gives out awards to recognize amazing work in filmmaking. Here are some of the awards from the 2020 festival:
2020 Awards
- 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
