Instant Film Festival
An Annual Day of Creativity on Our Campus.
Held on The Wasserman Campus, MPTF’s Instant Film Festival began in 2017 and offers a day full of collaboration and fun working side by side with current industry professionals, upcoming college students, and MPTF residents. Teams of residents and volunteers take a line of dialogue and create a 1 to 5-minute short film, all over the course of a single day that concludes with screenings and awards for the finished films.
PLAY YOUR PART
This year’s festival is going hybrid. Join us in person or over Zoom for a day full of
creativity, where you will collaborate with current industry professionals & film
students to create 1 to 5 minute short films!
9-10 AM Meet your team; assigned location and mandatory line of dialogue revealed
10-12 PM Write, cast, design, rehearse, and shoot on a smart phone & zoom
12-2 PM | Connect on Zoom and collaborate with your team using Adobe Creative Cloud
2:30-3:30 PM Screen the films! Digital jury votes & awards are given
Interested in participating? Contact allegra.leedom@mptf.com | 818.876.6388
Watch highlights from the 2022 Instant Film Festival here. >
Watch highlights from the 2021 Instant Film Festival here. >
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“It’s a great concept… and it’s interesting how many talented people there are.”
– TONY DOW
Actor, Volunteer
“It’s a great concept… and it’s interesting how many talented people there are.”
– TONY DOW
Actor, Volunteer
Teams are assigned a few days before the festival. Conditions permitting, they shoot on personal camera phones and edit on site with the help of MPTF Studios, and lunch is provided to all participants. After completion, all of the shorts are screened in the Susan and Gary Martin Screening Room on campus, with the awards presentation featuring more surprises like raffles and giveaways.
Potential roles for the day beyond production, actors, and crew can include Resident Advisor, Timekeeper, Editor, Jury Member, Cast and Crew Support, and other Event Support including t-shirt distribution, makeup and hair, audio file searching, and media support.
MPTF STUDIOS
The Instant Film Festival is held by MPTF Studios, our campus production facility that provides original content keeping our residents creatively engaged. For more information about the Instant Film Festival, contact iff@mptf.com.
2019 Instant Film Festival Shorts
What happens when industry pros gather around creativity.