An hour when vigilance and dream, reality and imagination, the present and the past are woven together. Breaking down the blue hour onthakan im on mobile so please forgive the poor formatting. Attendees of affs world famous writers conference get access to over 175 panels, roundtables, pitch sessions, and workshops, covering every nook and cranny of the art, craft, and business of storytelling through film, television, and digital platforms. This gay romancehorror tells a story of a bullied teenager tam atthaphan poonsawas who befriends and has a sexual relationship with a. In a way, life on blue moon mountain represents all communities everywhere.
The film festival calendar contains the renowned tribeca film festival, the slamdance film festival and dozens of great experiences. Blue hour feature film by jordan davis kickstarter. For this landscape photo contest we invited you to share your best images showing the blue hour with chances to win a polaroid snap touch portable instant and more. Blue moon by metrospect media in st louis, missouri crisp by men with big shiny spears in boston, massachusetts curtain call by august film makers in augusta, georgia forget by voxavila productions in austin, texas.
Blue moon by metrospect media in st louis, missouri crisp by men with big shiny spears in boston, massachusetts curtain call by august film makers in augusta, georgia forget by voxavila productions in austin, texas hiraeth by misfit island media in waterford, connecticut. It was screened in the panorama section of the 65th berlin international film festival. Despite some pacing issues, the film ultimately resonates as it weaves a bleak, lynchian thread of mystery into a love story bolstered by genuine onscreen chemistry. With ellen albertini dow, eric burdon, paul dillon, catherine garedakis. Thats why its so worthwhile to attend emcs first look screening on september 21 at 3pm in the student union ballroom. Punctuated by striking visuals and avantgarde editing, the blue hour is a lost masterpiece of late period sexploitation. Johnson to honor their daughter, allegra johnson 198320, a prolific and talented young writer who was enrolled as an undergraduate at ucla and was working on a memoir and a novel through the ucla extension writers program when her life was tragically cut short. The richmond international film festival screenplay contest run by the same folks is similiarly well regarded. Filmink is australias leading source when it comes to all things movies with a special focus on the australian film industry.
A bullied gay boy at a thai high school finds both sex and a sense of safety when he meets a young man at a dilapidated swimming pool for a. As with the flagship competition we all know and love, filmmakers will create short films in only 48 hours with required elements and all. Andy warhols blue movie 1968, being shown at the whitney museum, recalls a time when blue meant erotic, naughty, titillating. A liberating sublimation, or a harsh contrast between dream and cursed reality. A bullied gay boy at a thai high school finds both sex and a sense of safety when he meets a young man at a dilapidated swimming pool for a hookup in the blue hour onthakan, the directorial debut of anucha boonyawatana. My personal thoughts on what the movie means after watching it a second time. The blue hour is the time span between the suns decline and the nights entry. Im sophie, the owner and head cinematographer of blue hour films.
Princess garrett assistant community manager blue hour. Your may enter our filmmakers contest until november 30, 2018. Darkest hour is out now on digital, bluray, 4k ultra hd and dvd from universal pictures home entertainment, and to celebrate we are giving away 3 copies of the film on dvd. Your best photos taken during the time of the day before sunrise in the morning and after sunset in the evening. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. The blue hour trailer 2015 the blue hour is a sexy supernatural love story about a bullied loner, tam, who finds solace in the arms of phum, a boy he meets at a haunted swimming pool. Mar 12, 2020 youll receive all of the above rewards, as well as a muskrat pass sweatshirt and an executive producer title in the credits of the film. The peak of it can be 10 minutes before the sunrise. The into film awards celebrate educators, into film clubs and young filmmakers. Worldfest is one of the oldest film festivals in the world, founded in 1961 as a film society.
The 1minute film competition is an initiative of australian teachers of media atom. Principal cast giovanni ciccia, jackelyn vasquez, rossana fernandezmaldonado, aurora aranda, reynaldo arenas. Jan 21, 2016 the blue hour trailer 2015 the blue hour is a sexy supernatural love story about a bullied loner, tam, who finds solace in the arms of phum, a boy he meets at a haunted swimming pool. Youll receive all of the above rewards, as well as a muskrat pass sweatshirt and an executive producer title in the credits of the film. Participate in the blue hour photo contest for a chance to win prizes and give exposure to your photography. Youth opportunities is the largest opportunities discovery platform for youth across the globe. A seductive and peculiar genre hybrid, the blue hour is not your average comingofage gay romance. With atthaphan phunsawat, oabnithi wiwattanawarang, djuangjai hirunsri, nithiroj simkamtom.
Feb 27, 2018 2nd place winner of the hsv expo 72 hour film contest award for best use of surprise element award for best cinematography award for 2nd place directed by daniel manzano written and edited by. Worldfesthouston international film festival filmfreeway. It provides australian and new zealand primary and secondary school students with the opportunity to make a 60second short film or animation, and win fantastic prizes in the process the theme for the 2020 competition is the second world war and your community. Film racing creates unique and inspiring competitions for filmmakers.
The music we release is searching for that moment between dark and light, bringing forth a wide variety of musical genres, from fast, night time forest over morning twilight to more progressive, slower beats and peaceful chillout tunes. When im not busy with weddings, i work as a videographer for ctv news in halifax. Filmmakers from all over the melbourne, au area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. It is light in its joyful moments and dark in its despair. Submitscreenplay and teleplay austin film festival. Worked with senior leadership to shape messaging and concepts for competitions. In this adrenaline filled competition you have one weekendto make a short film. Now is the time to get your entry ready for the nashville film festival naff, now in its 47th year. Other, more malevolent forces soon intrude on the initial idyll, and thats much to the films credit. From nature shots to cityscapes, show us how you capture the blue hour in a creative and original way. The blue hour 2015 directed by anucha boonyawatana.
Additionally, the film was selected by nanni moretti to screen at the 2007 torino film festival, in turin, italy. Join the blue hour photo contest and win think tank urban bag. Digital short films will be delivered between january and late april 2018. Join the shooting the blue hour photo contest and win. Your film will premiere on the big screen for a live theater audience and be seen by top judges. In addition to an 8 day film festival and 4 day conference, we offer year round events, a young filmmakers program, a tv show, radio show, podcast and. Producing the grand prize winning script blue motel ted campbell under his production banner, doval bacall films, llc. This onehour event is a screening of exemplary work done by mtsu film, video, animation, and photography students. Catch the worlds finest films by discovering exceptional film festivals with everfest. May 01, 2017 the blue hour 2015 this gay romancehorror tells a story of a bullied teenager tam atthaphan poonsawas who befriends and has a sexual relationship with a mysterious gay boy phum oabnithi. Winning scripts will have the opportunity to be read by top industry heavyhitters, while all semifinalists and finalists will earn passes to the festival in april. It is equal parts sweet, somber, and inexplicably disquieting.
The lives of several high school students are highlighted in a series of interconnected vignettes. Phum reveals that his familys land has been stolen and the new found lovers imagine a perfect life together on. Austin film festival furthers the art and craft of storytelling by inspiring and championing the work of writers, filmmakers, and all artists who use written and visual language to tell a story in addition to an 8 day film festival and 4 day conference, we offer year round events, a young filmmakers program, a tv show, radio show, podcast and more. Speechless award winning short horror film 2018 youtube. An early 70s indie film right to the core, the blue hour didnt leave much of a trail if it ever showed in a theater anywhere. Feb 16, 2015 a bullied gay boy at a thai high school finds both sex and a sense of safety when he meets a young man at a dilapidated swimming pool for a hookup in the blue hour onthakan, the directorial.
Blue moon by metrospect media in st louis, missouri. During sunrise, the blue hour diminishes very fast towards the sun rising on the horizon. Haunted by a ghostly presence, tam struggles to stay connected to reality. The global short films competition is for filmmakers anywhere in the world. The blue hour is a sexy supernatural love story about a bullied loner, tam, who finds solace in the arms of phum, a boy he meets at a haunted swimming pool. The duchess of cambridge is launching a blue peter competition, asking children to design a sculpture for her back to nature garden. I graduated from nsccs screen arts program in 2011, and since then ive been obsessed with perfecting the art of storytelling through film. Apr 26, 20 appropriately titled the competition, the film captures a fascinating account on how five world renowned architects jean nouvel, frank gehry, dominique perrault, zaha hadid and norman foster. The rule of thumb for blue hour is when exactly it starts and ends. Nothing inspires like seeing ones peers do great work. Coincidentally, anucha boonyawatanas the blue hour opens a run at the museum of modern art in a week when two other films playing in new york remind us of the different connotations its colorcoded titular adjective has had.
Join over 300 photo contests per year and browse a huge selection of photos. The blue hour 2015 this gay romancehorror tells a story of a bullied teenager tam atthaphan poonsawas who befriends and has a sexual relationship with. The title the blue hour is very significant to the meaning of the movie. The blue hour is a 2007 american drama film directed and written by eric nazarian. The allegra johnson writing prize was inaugurated on march 20, 2014 by roberta j. The festival celebrates scripts, films, and web series. A grandmother struggles to help her grandson when she finds out her daughter physically abuses him. Wedding videography in halifax, nova scotia blue hour films. About blue hour founded in toronto, ontario by paul stavropoulos, blue hour productions inc. I almost posted this in rwtf because thats the main question i find myself asking after watching the blue hour, which started off as an innocent gay romance film and quickly turned into a dark supernatural horror. An official selection of the berlin international film festival, the blue hour is a dark atmospheric tale of love and distress. So its imperative for any screenwriters that are looking to take their career to the next level must find a way to set themselves apart. Watch the blue hour online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
The 72 hour horror film race will be march 58, 2020. The blue hour cleveland international film festival. With jared johnson, jack messier, abbey ramirez, frances carcellar. Phum reveals that his familys land has been stolen and the new found lovers imagine a perfect life together on the disputed land. While the blue hour opens in a way suggesting a typical gay comingofage tale, it quickly veers away from conventional formulas and expectations by using that genre to springboard into different and much darker ones. The winning film will go up against films from around the world at filmapalooza 2021 for a chance at the grand prize and an opportunity to screen at the cannes film festival 2021 short film corner. Start an into film club more about into film clubs.
The blue hour 2014 producers evelyne pegotogier, gustavo sanchez, frank perezgarland. The blue hour, also known as onthakan, is the time between day and night. Blue hour sounds is an italian psytrance and chillout label. Austin film festival furthers the art and craft of storytelling by inspiring and championing the work of writers, filmmakers, and all artists who use written and visual language to tell a story. Onthakan is a 2015 thai horror film directed by anucha boonyawatana. Mar 08, 2016 phum reveals that his familys land has been stolen and the new found lovers imagine a perfect life together on the disputed land.