Mammoth Film Festival (or "MammothFF") is an international, five-day event founded in 2018 by Tanner Beard (CEO) and Tomik Mansoori. The festival showcases the work of independent filmmakers, actors, directors, writers, and producers. It is held every February at various venues throughout Mammoth Mountain and the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, United States.
Festival events include world-premiere feature films and television episodics, short format stories, and other digital-format programming. Other annual highlights are interactive panel discussions, vendor exhibits, and a celebrity bowling tournament for charity.[1]
History
2018
The inaugural Mammoth Film Festival was held February 8–11, 2018, and included:[2][3]
- Sun Dogs, which won the Grand Jury Prize and the awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Jennifer Morrison) and Best Actor (Michael Angarano) [2]
- Red Hat's Open Source Stories documentary film Road to A.I.[3]
2019
The 2nd Annual Mammoth Film Festival was held February 7–11, 2019[4] and debuted:
- James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti's original comedy series Everyone Is Doing Great
2020
The 3rd Annual Mammoth Film Festival was held February 27 to March 2, 2020 and premiered:
- Ludvig Gür's documentary Pretending I'm A Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story
- Quentin Tarantino's documentary QT8: The First Eight (with added footage)
- Zac Efron's Off The Grid destination series featuring the town of Mammoth Lakes
- Indie film Runt starring Cameron Boyce
2021
In late 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, founders Beard and Mansoori decided to delay the 2021 festival until 2022. They felt strongly about maintaining the in-person aspect of the festival, as opposed to making it a virtual or hybrid event.[5]
2022
As of August 2021, the 4th Annual Mammoth Film Festival is scheduled to be held February 3–7, 2022.[6]
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
- 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
- Best Action Sports (Short) -- Rio Pangagonicos
- Best Action Sports (Feature) -- Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story
- Audience Award (Short) -- Adult Night
- Audience Award (Feature) -- Runt
- Best Documentary (Short) -- The Return
- Best Documentary (Feature) -- Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story
- 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
References
- ↑ "Mammoth Film Festival". Visit Mammoth Lake. Mammoth Lakes Tourism. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- 1 2 Prickett, Macon (2018-02-12). "Jennifer Morrison's SUN DOGS Wins Best Picture At Mammoth Film Festival". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- 1 2 "Open Source Stories film - Road to A.I. - selected for three film festivals". Red Hat. Red Hat, Inc. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ "Mammoth Film Festival - Events". Mammoth Film Festival. Facebook. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ "Mammoth Film Festival Takes A Break Until 2022". FilmFestivals.com. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ "Join us Feb 3-7, 2022". Mammoth Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-08-08.