HomeInterview with Festival Director Crystal Pelkey (Short Shorts Film Festival)
Interview with Festival Director Crystal Pelkey (Short Shorts Film Festival)
February 19, 2016 under5minutefilmfestival Uncategorized
The Short Shorts Film Festival in Duluth, MN is celebrating its 11th year in 2016.
It is the only festival of its kind in Northern Minnesota. The festival brings
together amateur and professional filmmakers from all across the globe to
compete for cash prizes. Each film must be under five minutes. The audience
scores each film and ultimately, the top three winners. The festival features many
genres including, but not limited to: animation, comedy, drama, documentary,
experimental, and music videos.
Interview with Festival Director Crystal Pelkey:
Matthew Toffolo: What is your Film Festival succeeding at doing for filmmakers?
Crystal Pelkey: ​Our film festival provides an opportunity for amateur filmmakers to be on the same stage as professional filmmakers. It's a place for creative storytelling to take center stage and telling that story in less than five minutes is a unique challenge that many filmmakers embrace and succeed at.
Matthew: What would you expect to experience if you attend the festival this year (2016)?
Crystal: Our audiences can expect to play an active role in our festival, in that that ​​they score each film and ultimately pick the top three cash prize winners!​​ Audiences can also expect to see many genres of film: animation, comedy, drama, documentary, experimental, and music video. to name a few.
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