Mammoth Film Festival

Here is the complete listing of winning films from the 3rd Annual Mammoth Film Festival. (Remember that following us on Twitter is the fastest way to get news updates like this!)

Best Drama: In/Significant Others

Best Comedy: Ready Or Not

Best Documentary: My Run

Best Foreign Film: Bitter/Sweet

Best Narrative Short: Whose Dog Is It Anyway?

Best Documentary Short: On The Grind

Best Green Film: Dive!

Best Extreme Sports Film: Second Nature

Best Picture: Ready Or Not

That’s it! Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to all of this year’s participating films and filmmakers. Stay tuned for more wrap up, stories, photos, etc…

We have our first group of 2009 winners here at Mammoth Film Festival.

Best Drama: In/Significant Others
Best Comedy: Ready Or Not
Best Documentary: My Run
Best Foreign: Bitter/Sweet

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all the great films that participated. Winning category films are screening today to determine the overall Best Picture winner — please check the schedule page or come to registration for showtimes.

The remaining winners, including Shorts, Green, and Extreme Sports, will be announced at the Awards Party tonight at Whitebark at the Westin.

The first round results for the 2009 feature film tournament were announced this morning via Twitter (follow us if you’re not already @mammothfilmfest).

In the drama category, In/Significant Others and Easier With Practice move on. In Comedy it’s Ready Or Not and 16 To Life. Documentaries going on are My Run and 9000 Needles. And in foreign, Bitter/Sweet and Speed Dating.

So round two is:
• In/Significant Others vs Easier With Practice
• Ready Or Not vs 16 To Life
• My Run vs 9000 Needles
• Bitter/Sweet vs Speed Dating

Screening times are on the schedule page.

Round two voting continues until midnight tonight (details available at registration or at the venues). Please remeber that you must see both films in a bracket in order to cast an eligible vote.

Congratulations to everyone, and good luck!

After the first day of screenings, the crowds gathered at Side Door Cafe for the Founders Reception. Festival attendees, media, and filmmakers were able to relax, warm up (it’s cold here!), and enjoy some food and wine. The party was followed by the opening night screenings of Cart and Rock Slyde, playing to a packed house at the Foxfir screening room. Screenings continue today and through the weekend as we enjoy more great films, and anticipate the fresh powder that’s on its way!

The feature film Rock Slyde, and the short film Cart, have been chosen as the Opening Night Selections for the 2009 Mammoth Film Festival. Both films will be screened on Wednesday night, immediately following the Founders Reception.

Rock Slyde, a film by Chris Dowling, is a film-noir comedy about a brilliant but clueless detective (Patrick Warburton), who finds himself in a turf war with an upstart quasi-religious cult leader (Andy Dick).

Cart, a short film by Jesse Rosten, is a fantastic and unique look at the secret life of shopping carts.

The Opening Night screenings will be held Wednesday, December 9, beginning at 9pm, at Mammoth Lakes Arts Center (549 Old Mammoth Road).