The Faith-Based category is open to a broad range of films, both documentary and narrative style, of any length. Work submitted in this category must use faith-based, religious, or inspirational themes in the characters, topics, issues, or storylines. Films accepted into competition will be vying for the Best Faith-Based Film award. The addition of this new category comes on the heels of the successful addition of two other specialty competitions, Green and Extreme Sports, which debuted at the 2009 event.

“Faith-based films, especially those with Christian themes, have become increasingly successful and popular in Hollywood, and with audiences across the world,” said MFF co-founder Andreas Wettstein. “We wanted to give filmmakers creating work in any aspect of this genre an opportunity and a venue to share their viewpoint and storytelling, and give audiences a chance to see the best of these films.”

Overall, the festival gives out ten awards across nine categories. In addition to Faith-Based, Green, and Extreme Sports, other categories are Drama, Comedy, Foreign, Documentary, Documentary Short, and Narrative Short. The festival also features one non-competitive category, the Screening Series, designed to provide an opportunity for films which already have a distribution arrangement, are otherwise not qualified, or do not wish to enter competition. The four traditional categories, Drama, Comedy, Foreign, and Documentary, will once again compete in MFF’s trademark elimination-style tournament. Films in other categories will participate in separate satellite competitions.

Last year’s 3rd annual Mammoth Film Festival presented an outstanding lineup of films in all categories, including the new-for-2009 Green and Extreme Sports categories. In addition to film screenings, filmmakers and attendees enjoyed a number of hosted events, including The Hollywood Reporter party, and sixty inches of fresh snow during the five-day festival.

Deadlines for submitting a film for consideration are June 15, 2010 (Earlybird), August 15, 2010 (Regular), and September 15, 2010 (Late). MFF’s submissions partner, Withoutabox, also offers its members an exclusive extended deadline, September 30, 2010. Entry fees vary based on entry date and category. Full details are available at the official website, www.mammothfilmfestival.com.

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual international winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. In 2009, MovieMaker, the world’s best-selling independent movie magazine, named the Mammoth Film Festival to its list of Top 25 Festivals. The Festival includes five film competitions and ten awards, and accepts a broad range of entries in feature, short, faith-based, green, and extreme sports film categories. The main Feature Film competition is a trademark elimination-style tournament.

With over 1.5 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

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The festival accepts a broad range of films, and gives out ten awards across nine categories. New for this year is a Faith-Based film category. Returning categories are Drama, Comedy, Foreign, Documentary, Documentary Short, Narrative Short, Extreme Sports, and Green. The festival also features one non-competitive category, the Screening Series, designed to provide an opportunity for films which already have a distribution arrangement, are otherwise not qualified, or do not wish to enter competition. The four traditional categories, Drama, Comedy, Foreign, and Documentary, will once again compete in MFF’s trademark elimination-style tournament. Films in other categories will participate in separate satellite competitions.

Last year’s 3rd annual Mammoth Film Festival presented an outstanding lineup of films in all categories, including the new-for-2009 Green and Extreme Sports categories. In addition to film screenings, filmmakers and attendees enjoyed a number of hosted events, including The Hollywood Reporter party, and sixty inches of fresh snow during the five-day festival.

Deadlines for submitting a film for consideration are June 15, 2010 (Earlybird), August 15, 2010 (Regular), and September 15, 2010 (Late). MFF’s submissions partner, Withoutabox, also offers its members an exclusive extended deadline, September 30, 2010. Entry fees vary based on entry date and category. Full details are available at the official website, www.mammothfilmfestival.com.

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual international winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. In 2009, MovieMaker, the world’s best-selling independent movie magazine, named the Mammoth Film Festival to its list of Top 25 Festivals. The Festival includes five film competitions and ten awards, and accepts a broad range of entries in feature, short, faith-based, green, and extreme sports film categories. The main Feature Film competition is a trademark elimination-style tournament.

With over 1.5 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

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The 3rd Annual Mammoth Film Festival will take place December 9 to 13, 2009, in Mammoth Lakes, California. Winners will be announced at the Festival Awards Party on December 13, where nine awards will be presented: Best Documentary Short Film; Best Narrative Short Film; Best Green Film; Best Extreme Sports Film; four Best in Category awards to feature film finalists in documentary, foreign, drama, and comedy/musical; and the festival’s top award, Best Picture, for the top overall feature film.

A full listing of films, film desctriptions, and screening times, as well as information on lodging and passes for the festival, will be available on the official website at www.mammothfilmfestival.com.

Films accepted into the 2009 Mammoth Film Festival:

Feature Film Tournament
In/Significant Others
Carried Away
Chicago Overcoat
Easier With Practice
Ready Or Not
16 To Life
Bottleworld
Before We Close
My Run
9000 Needles
A Message From The East
A Sea Change
Bitter/Sweet
I’m Not Harry Jenson

Green Film Competition
Obvious Luxury Rife with Responsible Subterfuge
Dive!
Generations
Cost of Living
Meltdown In Tibet
Climate Change: How Do We Know?

Extreme Sports Film Competition
Beyond Midnight: The Grand Traverse
Mind of the Demon: The Larry Linkogle Story
Second Nature
The Arena
Sheer Bliss
Axel Naglich: Mount St. Elias

Short Film Competition – Documentary
Changing The Truth
Ways On Wheels
The Sealed Orders of Liv Ullmann
A Drop in the Bucket
Beyond Limits
On The Grind

Short Film Competition – Narrative
Kilo
Lizard
In Fidelity
Cart
True Beauty This Night
Help
Underwear
Around The Block
Scavenger
Ugly
The Heart of Things
Leave Me
For a Fistful of Snow
Banana Bread
Deadspiel
Trolley Boy
Viko
Purge
Pawn
Old Days
The One Last Time
Porcelain & Diamonds
Mistaken
Adelaide
Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
Planet Sun
The Unknown

Screening Series
Rock Slyde
Floored
Running to the Limits
The Making of the Nutcracker

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual international winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. In 2009, MovieMaker, the world’s best-selling independent movie magazine, named the Mammoth Film Festival to its list of Top 25 Festivals. The Festival includes four film competitions and nine awards, and accepts a broad range of entries in feature, short, green, and extreme sports film categories. The main Feature Film competition is a trademark elimination-style tournament.

With over 1.5 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

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“We always strive to offer a compelling lodging opportunity to our festival guests, both for value and overall experience,” said Mammoth Film Festival’s Andreas Wettstein. “This year we’re very happy to be working with The Westin to make that promise a reality.”

The Westin Monache Resort will offer special room rates and other discounts for all attendees of the 2009 Mammoth Film Festival. The resort will also be hosting a number of film screenings during the festival. When not in a screening, festival guests can enjoy The Westin’s full range of amenities, including a full service restaurant and bar, room service, pool and hot tubs, gym, and underground parking. In addition, the resort offers convenient access to Mammoth Mountain’s express gondola, and is steps away from The Village at Mammoth, which features popular restaurants, shopping, and nightlife.

“The Westin Monache Resort is delighted to partner with the Mammoth Film Festival, which has quickly gained recognition and popularity as a top film festival.  By adding a luxury lodging option, we look forward to continuing to create a truly amazing Mammoth experience for festival guests, and to add to its growth this year and in years to come,” said Steven Rose, GM at The Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth.

The 3rd Annual Mammoth Film Festival will present the best in current independent filmmaking from around the world. Ranging from features and shorts, to green and action sports films, submissions have been received from over 20 countries. The final film submission deadline is September 30, 2009, and the complete film lineup will be announced November 1, 2009.

Mammoth Film Festival attendees can take advantage of special booking rates by calling The Westin Monache’s reservation line at 888-627-8154, and mentioning the Mammoth Film Festival. Online booking will also be available shortly through the official Mammoth Film Festival website, www.mammothfilmfestival.com.

About The Westin Monache Resort

Located in The Village at Mammoth, and adjacent to Mammoth Mountain’s 15-passenger express gondola, The Westin Monache Resort, Mammoth, is just steps away from skiing, great shopping, nightlife and more.  A picturesque setting offers the perfect escape to find your outdoor style. Among its many amenities, The Westin Monache includes stunning panoramic views of the mountains; a full service restaurant; room service; ski valet; a pool and hot tubs; fitness facilities; underground parking; and over 2,000 square feet of meeting space.

www.westinmammoth.com

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. In 2009, MovieMaker, the world’s best-selling independent movie magazine, named the Mammoth Film Festival to its list of Top 25 Festivals. The Festival includes four film competitions, and accepts a broad range of entries in feature, short, green, and extreme sports film categories. The main Feature Film Competition is a trademark elimination-style tournament.

With over 1.5 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

The Green competition will be held in addition to the traditional feature and short film competitions, as well as the newly added Extreme Sports film competition. In order to be eligible as a Green entry, films must have an environmental theme, such as alternative energy, ecological crises, etc. Any films produced in a significant environmentally conscious manner will also be eligible. The category is open to eligible films of any length, and the winner will receive the Best Green Film award.

“The environment is an important core value of the Mammoth community,” said festival co-founder Andreas Wettstein. “We’re excited to present this new competition against the natural backdrop of the Sierras, and we strongly believe in giving these filmmakers a venue for their work.”

Submissions for the Green competition, as well as all other categories, are currently being accepted. Full details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements are available on the official Mammoth Film Festival website, www.mammothfilmfestival.com.

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. In 2009, MovieMaker, the world’s best-selling independent movie magazine, named the Mammoth Film Festival to its list of Top 25 Festivals. The Festival includes four film competitions, and accepts a broad range of entries in feature, short, green, and extreme sports film categories. The main Feature Film Competition is a trademark elimination-style tournament.

With over 1.5 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

State of Rock was conceived when Arkin moved in next door to Brooklyn-based hard metal rockers, Girls Of Porn. As a longtime punk and metal enthusiast, Arkin quickly became a fan of their raucous live shows, and suddenly found himself in the midst of a burgeoning local rock scene. Finding the day-to-day grind of these working rockers a fascinating and neglected topic, he took up the challenge to document it.

“We’re used to seeing the glossed-over, MTV-sanctioned stuff. Stuff about over-hyped, over-bloated rock dinosaurs that cling to relevance by a thread, but still have a greed for attention,” says Arkin. “This is for the real rock stars. The ones who haven’t forgotten what it’s like to be hungry. The ones who aren’t famous. Yet.”

Produced by Arkin, Robert Reames and David Carlson for N7Films, State of Rock takes you on a gut-level behind-the-scenes tour of this raw, hard rock world, following the band through a four-year journey on its rollercoaster quest, driven by a motley crew of unsung dreamers: a roadie who wants to be in the band, a “suit” who used to be, and two lead singers who almost get their shot (including a pre-American Idol Constantine Maroulis).

“State of Rock is a gritty, touching, absurd filmmaking debut which continues to resonate in my brain,” says acclaimed film director Robert Downey Sr. “If I were wearing a hat, I’d tip it to Mr. Arkin.” Red Hot Chili Peppers and Soundgarden producer/engineer Ron St. Germain describes Arkin’s film as “a voyeuristic inside view…unique, compelling and long overdue.”

In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Arkin has acted in numerous projects, including the Woody Allen films Hollywood Ending and Anything Else, Sidney Lumet’s 100 Centre Street, I’m Not Rappaport on Broadway, and Elaine May’s off-Broadway hit, Power Plays. His novel Captain Hawaii was published by Harper Collins. Arkin is the son of Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin, and actress and writer Barbara Dana.

The 2008 Mammoth Film Festival takes place November 13-23, in Mammoth Lakes, California. Features and shorts compete in two separate contests, with the feature film contest culminating in MFF’s traditional elimination-style tournament. Winners will be announced at the Festival Awards Party on November 22.

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. The Festival includes two film competitions, and accepts a broad range of entries for both the short and feature film categories. The main competition for feature films is a trademark elimination-style tournament.

With over 1.5 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

Directed by Sebastian Doggart, Courting Condi is a musical docu-tragi-comedy. Part Borat, part Fahrenheit 9/11, and part Chicago, the film follows a love-struck soul’s hilarious, emotionally engaging, and ultimately shocking quest to woo Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In addition to Rice, the film stars Devin Ratray (Home Alone), Adrian Grenier (Entourage), Jim Norton (Monster Rain), Oscar-winning songwriter Carol Connors, Lawrence Wilkerson (Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff), and Frank Luntz (consultant to Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Bush family).

The Opening Night screening of Courting Condi is scheduled to take place at 9:00 PM on November 13, 2008, immediately following the Founders’ Reception, and will be held at the Grand Sierra Lodge at The Village. At least two additional screenings are scheduled during the first half of the festival, and further screenings are possible, depending on the outcome of the film competition.

Information on all films and screening times, as well as Festival Passes required for admission, are available at www.mammothfilmfestival.com.

The 2008 Mammoth Film Festival will take place November 13-23, 2008, in Mammoth Lakes, California. Features and shorts will compete in two separate contests, and the feature film contest will culminate in Mammoth Film Festival’s traditional elimination-style tournament. Winners will be announced at the Festival Awards Party on November 22nd, where six awards will be presented: one award for Best Short Film; four Best in Category awards to feature film finalists in documentary, foreign, drama, and comedy/musical; and the festival’s top award, Best Picture, for the top overall feature film. The Best Picture and Best Short Film winners will also receive a digital distribution prize package, provided by New World Digital Entertainment.

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. The Festival includes two film competitions, and accepts a broad range of entries for both the short and feature film categories. The main competition for feature films is a trademark elimination-style tournament.

With over 1.5 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

The 2008 Mammoth Film Festival will take place November 13-23, 2008, in Mammoth Lakes, California. Winners will be announced at the Festival Awards Party on November 22nd, where six awards will be presented: one award for Best Short Film; four Best in Category awards to feature film finalists in documentary, foreign, drama, and comedy/musical; and the festival’s top award, Best Picture, for the top overall feature film. The Best Picture and Best Short Film winners will also receive a digital distribution prize package, provided by New World Digital Entertainment.

A full listing of films, as well as information on screenings and passes for the festival, is available on the official website at www.mammothfilmfestival.com.

Films accepted into the 2008 feature film competition:

Off Off Broadway (Jeff Huston – U S A)
Tattooed (Declan Maynes – Austria, Ireland)
The Music Lesson (Virginia Galloway – U S A)
Who’s Got the Power? (Casey Coates Danson – U S A)
Courting Condi (Sebastian Doggart – U S A)
Committing Poetry in Times of War (S Stavros – U S A)
Lumia (Vlachos/Finkelstein – U S A)
Turlock, A Historical Documentary (Dustin Veneman – U S A)
The Promise of New York (Raul Barcelona – U S A)
The Unwinking Gaze (Joshua Dugdale – Canada, United Kingdom)
Guyville Redux (Aware Records – U S A)
Secrets to Love (Tracie Donahue – U S A)
Lumpur: The Story of the Indonesian Mud Disaster (Sharon Madanes – U S A)
Food Fight (Chris Taylor – U S A)
Under the Skin (Billy Burke – U S A, Japan)
JJ’s Journey, A Journey About Autism (Lori Ciccarelli – U S A)
The Jill and Tony Curtis Story (Eric Ellena – U S A)
Beauty 24 (Steve Gatlin – U S A)
Autodoc (Brian Elerding – U S A)
Ayaa (Jason Margolis – Canada)
Kill Kill Faster Faster (Gareth Maxwell Roberts – Netherlands, U S A, United Kingdom)
HomeLand (Christopher Young – U S A)
Leaving Barstow (Peter Paige – U S A)
Jim and the Infidels (Rick Algarosa – U S A)
the two men (Aleksandr Sokolyn – U S A)
Come Together (Charles Unger – U S A)
Vanaja (Rajnesh Domalpalli – India, U S A)
Report On the State Of Man (Etienne Demers-Boyer – Canada)
Project Mindlog (Steffen F. Kaminski – Germany)
MASA (Glenn Keone – U S A)

Films accepted into the 2008 short film competition:

For Tomorrow (Kenneth Kokin – Argentina, U S A)
Crema Suprema (Ellenora Ventura – Canada)
Fun On Earth (Jesse Gordon – U S A)
In The Wind (Martin Papazian – U S A)
The Rhapsody (Max Cusimano – U S A)
School of Thought (Tony Perri – U S A)
Old Dogs (Jonathan Fahn – U S A)
Alternative (Andrew Swan – U S A)
Via Bearzi (Michael Bearzi – U S A)
The Double (Rani DeMuth – U S A)
Thus to Tyrants (Joshua Smith – U S A)
Nancy Picks & Chooses (Sean Fahey – U S A)
September 12th (Matthew Lewis – U S A)
Cam2Cam (Davy Sihali – France)
Water Falls (Isaac Ergas – U S A)
The Offering (Paul Lee – Canada)
Waiting (Lisa Demaine – U S A)
The Gallery (Russell Aziz – U S A)
The Long Wooden Tobogganist (Andrew Wall – Canada)
The Response (Adam Rodgers – U S A)
The Cushioned and Lazy (Heidi Zienty – U S A)
Class Savage (Matt Zien (Canada)
August (Jay Gammill – U S A)
Positive Prognosis (Peter Ladkani – Germany)
The Cave: An Adaptation of Plato’s Allegory in Clay (Michael Ramsey – U S A)
Struck (Nathan Lorch – U S A)
The Legend of Hell’s Gate (Tanner Beard – U S A)
Wedding Jimmy (Lisa Pescia – U S A)
Trunk (Christopher D’Elia – U S A)
Dance Club (Jason Weisbrod – U S A)
Jawbone (Matt Hish – U S A)
First (Nick Sivakumaran – U S A)
Interpretation (Lin Oeding – U S A)
The Speeding Ticket (Danny Strauss – U S A)

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. The Festival includes two film competitions, and accepts a broad range of entries for both the short and feature film categories. The main competition for feature films is a unique, first-of-its-kind elimination tournament.

With over 1.5 million annual skier visits, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

“Digital distribution is the future for film, and after a series of conversations with Andreas, we decided that festival partnerships are a unique way to bring that future to independent filmmakers,” said Mr. Carter.

The winners will receive a five-year non-exclusive deal that includes worldwide digital distribution through a network of partners including iTunes and Amazon, a customized e-commerce solution, placement in MVEG’s network of burn-on-demand kiosks, and up to 1000 retail-packaged DVD copies of their film.

“It’s exciting to offer the winners such a truly valuable prize after all their hard work, and we’re happy to have Mark, and New World, as a partner,” said Mr. Wettstein. “We look forward to some great success stories.”

Mammoth Film Festival is scheduled for November 13-23, 2008, in Mammoth Lakes, California, and winners will be announced on the closing night of the festival. The deadline for submitting films to the festival for consideration is September 30, 2008. More information is available on the official website (www.mammothfilmfestival.com).

About Mammoth Film Festival

Mammoth Film Festival is an annual winter film festival in Mammoth Lakes, California, home of the Mammoth Mountain ski resort. The Festival includes two film competitions, and accepts a broad range of entries for both the short and feature film categories. The main competition for feature films is a unique, first-of-its-kind elimination tournament.

With 1.5 million annual visitors, Mammoth Mountain is currently the third most frequented resort in the United States. Along with world-class skiing, the town of Mammoth Lakes also offers premiere dining, accommodations, and resort activities.

www.mammothfilmfestival.com

About New World Digital Entertainment Group

Founded in 1996, New World Digital Entertainment Group, formerly Media Vision Entertainment Group, is an industry leader providing high-quality state of the art disc replication and premium printing & packaging, as well as cutting-edge digital placement, distribution and tracked payment of content around the world.

From paid downloads and mobile video, to digital distribution, VOD and burn-on-demand, New World Digital Entertainment Group’s services cover North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

www.nwdigitalinc.com

Mr. Hammers served as Program Director for the highly successful inaugural event in 2007, and is also the Director of the Sunset Film Fest, a monthly short film festival held in Los Angeles, California. Mr Hammers’ Sunset Film Fest experience will come directly into play this year as the Mammoth Film Festival adds a new short film competition to the 2008 event, in addition to continuing the feature film tournament.

“Brian is a great asset to the Mammoth Film Festival, and his expertise will be invaluable as we expand this year’s event, and continue to grow into the future,” said MFF’s Andreas Wettstein.

The Mammoth Film Festival has begun the 2008 submission process for both feature and short films, with regular and late deadlines approaching on August 31, 2008, and September 30, 2008, respectively. Filmmakers may submit their work through either the official Festival website, or through Withoutabox (http://www.withoutabox.com/login/5613).

About The Mammoth Film Festival

The Mammoth Film Festival takes place annually, just before Thanksgiving, in Mammoth Lakes, California. It is comprised of a film competition, market and trade show. The Festival celebrates the business of film and its importance in today’s entertainment industry, as well as its impact in the global economy, and hopes to benefit not only the industry’s business side and artistic side, but also the community of Mammoth Lakes.

Mammoth’s geographic location, nearly equidistant from the major population centers of Los Angeles and San Diego to the south, Reno to the north, and San Francisco to the west, makes it a natural nucleus for winter and summer activities. Incorporated in 1984, the Town of Mammoth Lakes sits at an altitude of 7,900 feet, and is surrounded by mountains exceeding 12,000 feet. Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, one of the top ski resorts in the United States, is located just outside of town.

Official website: http://www.mammothfilmfestival.com