Where the Old World of Film Meets the New World of New Media...
Our festival's theme is Old Hollywood, when "film" itself was fresh and new. Come back to the time of Old Hollywood Glitz and Glamour... the era of celluloid... the Prohibition Era, where the gin is cold, but the piano is hot! Attend our Great Gatsby Gala, pop into parties, listen to lectures given by film historians about film's beginnings, attend panel discussions, dance the Charleston while sipping on a martini (sans the "bathtub gin"). We plan on showcasing the very best in film and new media. Won't you join us?
For the full program, including film synopses, click on the FILM GUIDE 2017 Button.
PIFF 2017 Nominees and Winners
BEST FEATURE FILM
Drawing Home
I Am Still Here
Slipaway WINNER
BEST SHORT FILM
The After War
He Said
It Happened Again Last Night
A King's Betrayal
My Name Is Lamar
Neighbor
Perception
Smile
Tale Of The Kite WINNER
Vexed
BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Mentz and Julia Butler (Slipaway)
Giorgio Litt (The After War) WINNER
Mischa Marcus (I Am Still Here)
Tara Brenninkmeyer (He Said)
BEST ACTOR
Andy Peeke (House Broken)
David Barrera (Perception) WINNER
Freddy Douglas (Empty Space)
Jesse Pepe (Slipaway)
Johnny Rey Diaz (I Am Still Here)
Juan Riedinger (Drawing Home)
BEST ACTRESS
Elaine Partnow (Slipaway)
Emily Goss (He Said)
Gabrielle Stone (It Happened Again Last Night) WINNER
Nikki Deloach (The After War)
BEST STUDENT FILM
Have a Little Faith (Directed by Ashton Avila)
The Voices They Hear (Directed by Miguel Chávez) WINNER
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Big Secret (Directed by Susan Downs)
Bud's Odyssey (Directed by Mark Kirkland)
Inez Milholland (Directed by Martha Wheelock)
Long Live The King (Directed by Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger) WINNER
Victor's Last Class (Directed by Brendan Brandt)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Johnny Rey Diaz (I Am Still Here) WINNER
HONORABLE MENTION
My Name Is Lamar WINNER
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Children of Eden by Raymond Just WINNER
AUDIENCE AWARD
Welcome To Willits WINNER
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VISIONARY AWARD
Mischa Marcus (I Am Still Here) WINNER
ALTRUISTIC ARTIST AWARD
Charisma Carpenter
PIFF 2017 program
Wednesday, March 8th:
BLOCK 1: MORE THAN KIN - 6:00 PM
Twin Stars
The Mother
Song on Canvas
Unspoken
Smile
Coming to Terms
Her Son
BLOCK 2: REFLECTIONS - 8:30 PM
Shoot Me Nicely
Speak Now
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE - opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Thursday, March 9th:
BLOCK 3: WAKE UP - 6:00 PM
G.I. Hospital
Work From Home
Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate
The Big Secret
BLOCK 4: WHO ARE WE? - 8:30 PM
Ride Shared
Occupants
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE - opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Friday, March 10th:
BLOCK 5: SCI-FI HIGH - 6:00 PM
IAMEVE "Starman"
Entering Mars
Rückkehr
The Reckoning
Mirrored
Temptations From The Doll
Our God Machine
Dot
BLOCK 6: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES... - 8:30 PM
Mouse
Inside Linda Vista Hospital
The Recursion Theorem
Taste
Occam's Razor
A Knock at the Door
Vexed
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE - CLOSED for ArtNight Pasadena
Saturday, March 11th:
BLOCK 7: THE JAZZ AGE - 11:30 AM
Man & Machine... and Jazz
Drawing Home
BLOCK 8: THE MIND'S EYE - 2:00 PM
Panel at Vroman's Bookstore - 2:00 PM
"Breaking into Screenwriting"
Presented by The Scriptwriters Network
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Panel at Vroman's Bookstore - 4:00 PM
"Legal Dis-Ease: Navigating the World of Entertainment Law"
Moderated by Dorothy Dillingham-Blue
*Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis*
BLOCK 9: LISTEN - 4:30 PM
The Listening Hour
Bola
Remnants
Oakland in Blue
Runner, Runner
My Name is Lamar
Neighbor
BLOCK 10: A VIEW TO A THRILL - 7:00 PM
Saint Jude's Crossing
A.L.L.I.A.N.C.E.
Probability
Stay
The Road Between
Tragiometry
The Voices they Hear
BLOCK 11: EVIL WITHIN - 9:30 PM
Professor Phillips and the Devil
Welcome to Willits
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE - opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Sunday, March 12th:
BLOCK 12: THE TIMES OF OUR LIVES - 12:00 PM
Lemonade Mafia
The Owl And The Lemming
The Boy By The Sea
Little Folk Of The Arctic
Hope I Die
Unlike A Dragon
The Adventures Of Lucy
The Ogress of the Gravelbank
House Broken
Tale Of The Kite
BLOCK 13: SOLDIER ON - 2:30 PM
An Ocean Away
Orion
Bud's Odyssey
The After War
A Children's Song
BLOCK 14: POWER GRRRLS! - 5:00 PM
Dolled Up
The Letter
Lennon
Between Shifts
Have a Little Faith
Valentin
He Said
It Happened Again Last Night
Inez Milholland
BLOCK 15: THE BEST MEDICINE - 7:30 PM
The Weigh-In
Nuggets
Self Esteem
Don't Tell Larry
Trying To F***
Candice & Peter's Smokin' Hot Date
Shy Guys
New Age, Olde English
Empty Space
A Game of Chicken
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE - opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Monday, March 13th:
BLOCK 16: VITA ANIMA - 6:00 PM
Imperative Shift
The Shickles
BLOCK 17: THE PHANTOM PAIN - 8:30 PM
J'ai Tout Mange
Perception
Victor's Last Class
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE - opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Tuesday, March 14th:
BLOCK 18: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS - 6:00 PM
After October
I am Still Here (*contains violent and graphic images, adult themes and language)
BLOCK 19: IT'S ALL GOOD IN HOLLYWOOD - 8:30 PM
The Lion's Den
I'm A Cat
Catching Up
Desi
Long Live the King
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE - opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Wednesday, March 15th:
BLOCK 20: THE ARTS OF LIVING - 6:00 PM
Notes On A Violin
Eden Hostel
Fosse: Recreated
A Gift
Guardian
BLOCK 21: KIN MAY BE KITH - 8:30 PM
Coffee Virgin
Elle
Rose Garden
Slipaway
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE - opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Thursday, March 16th:
GREAT GATSBY GALA & AWARD CEREMONY - 7:00 PM
7:00 PM - Red Carpet
8:00 PM - Award Ceremony
The Speakeasy: 25 N. Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
Black Tie optional, 1920's attire suggested. 21+ only.
PIFF 2017 Screenplay finalists
Almast by Marla Sloane
American Royalty by Dorothy Marks and Joshua Russell
Becoming Terpsichore by Susan Polk
Body Count by John Thibault
The Border Agent by John Madill
Cat and Mouse by Bristol MacDonald
The Children of Eden by Raymond Just
Dead Serious by Peter Nemenoff
Deception Pass by Erik Wiese & Cynthia True
Donald's Block Party by Matt Rhoden
Hawaiian Shirt by Laurence FG
In the Wake of Heroes by Austin Priester
Isabelle's Starting to Happen by Paul Haddad
The Lariat Girl by Suzanne Prescott
Patchwork by Amanda Keener
Primos by Scott Lopez & Jesús F. Jauregui
Sam's War by Stephen Settel
Seventh Angel by Richard Perry
Son by David Bornstein & Trevor Davies
Stealing Christmas by Gary Murphy
This Side of Hereafter by Megan Breen
Three Steps to Heaven by Matt Pacini
The Trade by Sheila Warren
Red Velvet by Tom Radovich
A Woman Untitled by Charles Lane