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The Kanami Arts Academy (KAA), in association with Black Hawk Films Ltd. and the city of Carmina Gadalica present...


The Kanami International Film Festival




THE FESTIVAL

Last year's awards showed stunning sucess for not only the Kanami film industry but as well as the individual film makers from all around.

the same thing. The Academy formally invites any and all members of the international motion pictures industry, foreign leaders, and others to attend the Kanami Foreign Film Festival, to be held in Kanami's largest city, Carmina Gadalica. The festival will highlight the achievements of filmmakers, actors, actresses, and all other important members of the international film community in a event leading up to the Awards, were the best of the best will be awarded for their achievements. Hosted by legenday film maker Alex Thorton. The Hawk Awards will be hosted at Carmina's largest theater, Oka Hall, a major mulitplex of theater music halls and opera halls. During the week-long festival, films will be shown in and around the Muliplex MEGAMAX Theater, the largest movie screen ever built.

CARMINA GALDALICA

The largest city and the capital of the Republic of Kanami which also plays host to the central Government, and subs and cities. It is a leading city in the country for global, cultural, and a major center of commerce in the Republic, and is renowned for its very diverse culture, and plays host to fashion, the arts, and entertainment. World-class hotels and restaurants are found abound in the city, which is also host to an unrivaled nightlife scene. And don't forget the Liberty Fountain. A great place to cool off in the heat of the day, as water jets shoot up. Children love to try to dodge the water jets, and get soaked to the bone. The city is now recovering from a deadly missile attack so somethings may seem a little out of place, but remeber the people of the nation are strong and always welcoming. Make sure you show proper respect

ACCOMODATIONS

Guests may enter though any International Airport in Kanami, or Port, on an international passport. Transportation in and around the city will be provided by the Transit Lines, which offers bus, subway, and monorail routes that traverse the city extensively. For those who travel in style, accommodations can be made with one of the city’s Limousine services. Several hotels within the city will offer deals for international visitors.

Please note that all international leaders and government are highly encouraged to RSVP directly with the city government of Kanami if attending.

FILM ENTRY

To enter a film into the festival, filmmakers must fill out an application form to send to the Kanami Arts Academy , which will either accept or reject the films entry. Please note that only (3) films may be submitted from one country. (The exception to this is a series of films that go beyond 3. However if a film series excedes 3 films that will be your one and only entry)

Title:
Director:
Writer: (if the screenplay is adapted please aknowledge the source)
Runtime:
Country:
Language(s):
Genres:
Editor:
Composer: (Include song writers if applicable)
Director of Photography:
Producer(s):

Rating: Please choose (1) rating for the film from the list below.

Major Cast List:

Plot Outline:

Ratings

GA-General Audiences All Ages Admitted

PG-Parental Guidence Suggested

MA-13 Mature Audiences over 13 Strongly Recommended

MA-15 Restricted to Audiences Under 15 Must Be Accompanied by Adut Guradian or Parent

R-Restricted Under 17 Must Be Accompanied By Adult Guardian or Parent

NC-17 No One 17 and Under Admitted

X-19 Pornographic. No one 19 and Under Admitted NOT ALLOWED


HAWK AWARD NOMINATIONS

If a film has applied for entry into the Kanami Film Festival, it is eligible to win a Hawk Award. A film, and its cast and crew, may be nominated for any of the following awards... (When chosing a category, give me names)

Best Picture,
Best Director,
Best Original Screenplay,
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Leading Actor,
Best Leading Actress,
Best Supporting Actor,
Best Supporting Actress,
Best Action Film,
Best Comedy,
Best Romance,
Best Drama,
Best Horror,
Best Documentary,
Best Visual Effects,
Best Orginal Score,
Best Orginal Song,
Best Set/Costume Design,
Best Achivement in Makeup,
Best Film Editing
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Sound Effects
Best Cinematography

The awards are to be handed out by the KAA association, who will base their vote heavily on the given plot outline as well as artistic quality. Some consideration will be given into media reviews


Last Years Biggest Contenders:

1st Place: Fantasy Quest from Emerald Springs (7)
2nd Place: Gisela from H-Town Tejas (4)
3rd Place: Fires of the Phoenix from Spit Break (3)

Title: The Time of your Life
Director: Raphael Kearn
Writer: Adapted from the book "Clockwork" by Ferdinard Dephire
Runtime: 1hr 43 minutes
Country: Bazalonia
Language(s): English, however dubs are available for a small selection of languages and subtitle for quite few more
Genres: Drama
Editor: Henry Octavius
Composer: Margaret Hampstead
Director of Photography: Julia Enrico
Producer(s): John Edwards

Rating: MA-15

Major Cast List: Jonathon Broderick as Old Trevor Grahams, Stuart Heffernan as Middle Aged Trevor Grahams, Frederick Johanssen as Young Adult Trevor Grahams and finally Edward Streets as 12-year old Trevor Grahams

Plot Outline:

When a second fall of Trevor Grahams, a 83 year old man injures his hip for the last time is put into a wheelchair. He thinks his life is over, until he finds an odd contraption seemed to have been built into the chair. It steps him back through his life at crucial points, through Middle age, as a young Adult and as a child. As his history is revealed things start to click and form together the pattern of his life, the major points in where it changed. A number of interesting things had happened in his and for the first time he gets to see it as if he where an outsider. Being able to interfere he is able to make alterations to how his life would have been.

Awards:

Best Picture
Best Drama
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Leading Actor (Jonathon Broderick)
Best Visual Effects
Best Original Score
Best Achivement in Makeup
Best Film Editing
Best Sound Effects
Best Cinematography

Thank you for your entry. Your request have been noted to the academy and it is prepared for screening

Title: la'rala'aru - deprecated
Director: Imneri Taka
Writer: (if the screenplay is adapted please aknowledge the source) The screenplay was created as coursework by the Exkola Side Jinhes-Neveratil (High school of Jinhes Neveratil)
Runtime: 128 minutes
Country: Rejistania
Language(s): Rejistanian, progressan english, Isesi, Minokajetan, Majuvedian, Trs, Hito, Ly, Seleken, Radjavedan, Revjan, and 7 other local languages, French, Esperanto and mainstream English versions exist as well.
Genres: Science Fiction
Editor: Ndera Adimi
Composer: (Include song writers if applicable)
Tadere Keli, Asuinda Helix, Lxa Manu (they form the band "Hakim Ve Kurudi De") Itix Samu, Sari Tasada (from the "Solaris Experience")
Director of Photography: Kureka Sali
Producer(s): Imitanil Hse

Rating: MA-13

Plot outline: When the expedition returns from their trip to the Kexiam solar system after 100 years, humanity changed so much that the communication would be impossible. the last 'unupgraded' (later in the film, the term 'deprecated' is used) humans are searched by a group of SANA employees. At the same time, Hisda tries to escape from her fanatic cargo cult. She is a deprecated one, but will the SANAistoj find her in time?

The film is opposing the foreign ideas of progress and hilights the importance to remember ones past.

Nominations:
Best Actress: Ikimari H~sene (playing Hisda)
Best Orginal Song: "'aru namin" by Hakim Ve Kurudi De
Best Set/Costume Design,
Best Supporting Actor: Jakata~o Lejis (as High Priest Teme)


Title: Transactions
Director: Jeskudi Aseri
Writer: (if the screenplay is adapted please aknowledge the source): Latil Myak, Xikata~o Leni
Runtime: 117 minutes
Country: Rejistania
Language(s): Rejistanian, progressan english, Isesi, Minokajetan, Majuvedian, Trs, Hito, Ly, Seleken, Radjavedan, Revjan, and 14 other local languages, Esperanto, Mweni and mainstream English versions exist as well.
Genres: Thriller
Editor: Syku Semendate
Composer: (Include song writers if applicable): Ikaru Se, Taka Sala, Imakili I Ha~e

Director of Photography: Nativa Xea~r
Producer(s): Venje Ti

Rating: MA-13 (Rejistanian rating is 'for adults only' but international audiences are less disliking violence)

Plot outline: Nikhe Li~lson works in the Globalexchange bank in KaMaRi. On one day, the Rejistanian police recruits him to go undercover in a scandal, which goes up to the rejistani central bank. He is getting into the organisation and finds out something, but then his cover is blown and he has to run for his life... Like many rejistani films, this one shows less actual violence but many references to it, thus resulting in an 'adult only' rating in Rejistania.

Nominations:
Best Action Film
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Effects

Title: The Dawn of Hope
Director: Yiani Mattibollio
Runtime: 152 minutes
Country: St Samuel
Language(s): English with some Latin/Italian and Arabic
Genres: Fantasy War Film
Editor: Maria Bella Riccardo
Composer: Sir Ellardo Fassa-Miamba
Producer(s): Giuseppe Nouve

Rating: PG

Major Cast List: Gianni Thakkas, Costas Vella-Duuva, Sami Di Kordova, Nicholias Le Molliere and Ahmed Al-Semwa

Plot Outline: Gianni Thakkas plays Davonir, the mercenary who rises to fame in a bid to unite the warring tribes of the mythical lands of Gorrosia. The human lands are in a state of civil war and inter tribal conflict, but a new deadlier foe is about to bring pain and suffering to the lands. Agurratuss, the Dark Lord of the Armies of Death descends upon the realm with his hordes of mutant warriors and undead legions and it is up to Davonir to bring down the Armies of Death. The first movie of a planned triology.


Best Picture
Best Director - Yiani Mattibollio
Best Leading Actor - Gianni Thakkas, a heart throb with the ladies and an idol for the men, Thakkas seemed made for the part of Davonir
Best Supporting Actor - Ahmed Al-Semwa, the 60 year old film legend comes out of retirment to play Opptiakka, an Arab War lord.
Best Visual Effects

Title: Little Big Man
Director: Julio Santiarbo
Runtime: 122 minutes
Country: St Samuel
Language(s): English
Genres: Comedy
Producer(s): Alizia Antoba

Rating: MA-15 Restricted to Audiences Under 15 Must Be Accompanied by Adut Guradian or Parent

Major Cast List: Donny Qazoo, Ellese Minari, Nathim Oldaman

Plot Outline: Donny Qazoo is back and is up to all his usual stupidly hilarious antics once more. In Little Big Man, Qazoo plays Gianluca Voldio, a bankrupt loser working as a pickle packer. Voldio soon realises that he is a little man crying out to be the big man and after finding his inner self, with help from his friends, Gupta (Mohammed Rahman), a retarded colleague and Wolfgang (Jurgen Zattzburg), his muscular, but very camp and very German best buddy, he sets his sights on becoming Prime Minister of St Samuel, but on the way falling in love with Mallissa Twella (Louisa Dante).

Best Supporting Actor - Mohammed Rahman playing Gupta, a retarded Pickle Packer
Best Comedy
Best Orginal Song - 'I want to bwake fwee' by the Virgin Takers

Title: The Adventures of SuperDude: The Dude's Revenge
Director: Jared Firth
Runtime: 2 hours 38 minutes
Country: Bazalonia
Genre: Action
Producers: DC Inc

Rating: PG

Major Cast List: Jeremy Irons as SuperDude/James Smith, Verity Dean as Louise, Frederick Hebber as Johnny, Wolfgang Omozer as Revengo

Plot Outline: With Max Mactor, the main re-occuring Villian for SuperDude safely looked away in MegaCity High Security Prison, it seemed the for SuperDude had sunk to a new low, while this seemed a good thing this allowed the Anti-SuperDude minority to grow in power, and the the emerging of a new SuperVillian Revengo, can SuperDude not succumb to the Revenge Ray, can he overcome the political issues indeed will this be the final end of SuperDude? This is a live action movie

Best Action
Best Movie
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Visual Effects
Best Leading Actor - Jeremy Irons
Best Leading Actress - Verity Dean
Best Supporting Actor - Wolfgang Omozer

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Title: Behind a Failure
Director: Wendy Kilo
Runtime 1hr 51
Country: Bazalonia
Genre: Documentary

Rating: PG

Plot Outline: The recent death of a mid-level official in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the public release of his diaries perform the basis of this documentary that follows the rise and fall, the trials and the triumphs of the Atlantian Oceania Regional Free Trade Organisation. The Brain child of one of the most respected politicians in Bazalonian History Sir Richard Menszae who died soon after. It include analysis of the politics and why exactly in the end why only Bazalonia and it's political enemy Starblaydia signed at the time.

Best Documentary
Best Film Editing.
Best Sound Effects

Dirty Football

Director: Samuel C Jones
Writer: Grace D Jamsie
Runtime: 120 minutes
Country: Jeruselem
Language(s): English, Russian
Genres: Biographic
Editor: Pierre Le Blanc
Composer: DJ Jazzie of Kinky Kitty nightclub
Director of Photography: Nicole Phantom
Producer(s): Samuel C Jones

Rating:
NC-17 No One 17 and Under Admitted

Major Cast List:
Monique Alexander as the older Dazza Dallas
Natasha Noski as the younger Dazza Dallas
Michala Smith as Debbie Dallas

Plot Outline:

The illegitimate second daughter of former prostutite is desperate to play football but the system is not letting girls play. She is only a team cheerleader and despite her efforts no one wants to give her a try. The girl only teams are full and she can't break in despite having a sister playing World Cup football. She resorts to using her good looks and body to further her career in less than moral ways, and somehow she makes the World Cup team through her sheer raw skill and sexual manupilation of the males who run the football system.

Yes, she is Dazza Dallas. Based on real events, the football documentary could be dismissed as just another dirty movie but it is a story about the corrupt male-dominated football system of the past and how a dumb looking cheerleader can sleep her way into football stardom. It's hard to believe this is based on real person but it is.

This is actually a chopped down version of the XXX movie "Football Floosie" minus the all pornographic scenes with lots of extra real "dialogue" added. There is some nudity and sexual references but you'd expect that in this movie.

Best Actress - Natasha Noski
Best Documentary

Title: Spelling B
Director: Tim Arpeggi
Writer: Claire Osnes
Runtime: 128 minutes
Country: ...Zwangzug...
Languages: Descriptive and Algebraic English (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Algebraic_English)
Genres: mockumentary, most likely
Editor: Harry Pekin
Composer: Gloria Patterson
Director of photography: Leopold Joyce
Producer: Nick Radermacher
Rating: GA, though it might not interest young children
Major Cast List: Kyle Baumgardner (Tyler Marx), Jerry Docen (Douglas Marx), Valerie MacDonald (Belinda Marx), Ariana Cleve (Rosalyn Spencer)

Plot Outline:

(Note: "Descriptive English", in Zwangzug, refers to standard English such as this text.)

Tyler Marx is an elementary school student from Bangkok, who relocates to Merano with his parents Douglas and Belinda. Academically, he is far behind his peers, all of whom are very eloquent, in stark contrast to his Algebraic speech. Through hard work, exhausting effort, and an unnecessarily long montage, he masters Descriptive's nuances just in time for the school spelling bee. Being an impoverished child (inasmuch as that stereotype can be depicted in a socialist nation), having only several months' familiarity with Descriptive, and facing overwhelming odds in general, he is widely expected to win. However, his rather vapid classmate Rosalyn upsets him.

It has been praised as "heart-warming" by the Merano Regency and "blud-boyling" by the Bangkok Scoresheet.

HAWK NOMINATIONS:

Best Original Screenplay
Best Drama or Best Comedy (depending on how it's interpreted)

Title: Achtung - Skgorria!
Director: Svetlanka Beckenbauer
Writer: Herman Flootkazy, adapted from the hit Skgorrian TV series "Operation: Wolfenstein"
Runtime: 180 minutes
Country: Skgorrian
Language(s): Skgorrian, Atopian (these two are more of a dialect of each other, like American and British English) Subtitlied in German, Russian, English, French and Spanish
Genres: Action/Drama
Editor: Lukas Yutras
Composer: Most songs are from the World War Two period and performed by the Skgorrian Army Choir
Director of Photography: Sergei Yuklig
Producer: Dominik Servchenko
Rating:R-Restricted Under 17 Must Be Accompanied By Adult Guardian or Parent
Main Cast List: Ivan Gorobets as Olgich Peter, Heinrich Petersen as Nikita Schloss and Emma Wandenburg as Adolfine Wandenburg
Plot Outline: 'Achtung - Skgorria!' follows the course of the Skgorrian National Socialists during World War Two and their support for the Germans after the German liberation of Skgorria in 1941. We follow Olgich Peter, the leader of the Skgorrian National Socialists as he proudly leads his country against the Soviets. We follow Nikita Schloss, a bored farm boy who signs up for the Waffen-SS and takes part in the heavy fighting on the Eastern Front. We follow Adolfine Wandenburg, played by a direct ancestor of hers, as she leads a local Party Office and warns the populace of the danger of communism. The stories of these characters are kept entirely seperate throughout the film, so as to give an overview of Skgorrian life. As the Soviets close in on the borders in late 1943, Olgich begins preperations to defend his home soil, Adolfine fears that her hard work will be undone by Red lies and Nikita sees first-hand that the Soviets cannot be held back.

One of the most spectacular scenes is the Battle of Four Rivers, in which the entire Skgorrian army attempted to stop the Soviet advance. The Skgorrians are sorely pressed and only hang on due to the arrival of 2 German Panzer regiments, but a further Soviet attack shatters the lines and ends effective large-scale military resistance in Skgorria. This scene was recreated live with the same numbers of troops as used in the battle - significant strings had to pulled but it does help that the director is the daughter of Skgorria's most powerful military figure.

In the end, Olgich Peter dies pistol in hand, leading a few soldiers in one last charge against the Soviets as they take the capital. Adolfine is execute by the Soviets, but the people remain loyal to the cause and impervious to communist influence. The final scene shows Nikita waiting in the ruins of Berlin with the remmenants of the Skgorrian SS, loyal to National Socialism to the last.

The film makes extensive use of old Skgorrian and German wartime songs, so much so that no new material was written for this film.

HAWK NOMINATIONS:
Best Visual Effects for the massive Battle of Four Rivers
Best Leading Actor for Ivan Gorobets' captivating portrayal of one of the most pivotal figures in Skgorrian history

Title: For the Flag!
Director:John Redren
Writer: (Lt.John Macintire)
Runtime:2 hours and 5 minutes
Country:Calizorinstan
Language(s):English, but dubbed in other languages too
Genres: War, Historical
Editor: Col.John Macked
Composer: (Bob Hedwoord (mostly wrote the rock'n roll ones)
Director of Photography:Henry Edgewood
Producer(s):Jerry Anzherimer

Rating: Please choose (1) rating for the film from the list below.
MA-15
Major Cast List:
John Atwood as Col.John Macked, Bob Etwood as President Jack Slovic, and Herny Terrwood as General Sakarov, Terry Sloan as John Baned, and John Terry as Mike Baned. Adm.John Arnold as himself
Plot Outline:
The movie is about the 1.5 years of the Calizorinstani Civil War, from the time Mike Baned made his speech, through the firey battles of the CCW, from Alpine to Boreggo Springs. It is seen through the eyes of the "Falcon" commander Col.John Macked (John Atwood). It follows him through the most critcal times, and the climax is when a foreign power offers to help (McLoed03) and the forces have to work together to stop the Calizorinstani Communist Party, this is possibliy the first movie made of this conflict. And it also shows the detainment in Lerasia, where Adm.Arnold makes a break for home during the CCW. It is the most action packed move, and the most thrilling movie of the year.

Nominations.
Best Picture, For the Flag!
Best Director, John Redren
Best Original Screenplay, For the Flag

Thank you, all films have been noted and submited to the Academy.

Title: Passo di San Raffaele ("St. Rafael's Pass")
Director: Alberto Rosconi
Writer: Marico Gambaletti
Runtime: 99 minutes
Country: Brutland and Norden
Language(s): Nord-Brutlandese; can be subtitled to English, French, and other languages
Genres: Romance/Drama; Historical Fiction
Editor: Mariella Barbielli
Composer: Umberto La Condamina
Director of Photography: Terrenco Massiminiani
Producer(s): Terrenco Massiminiani, Giustina Sorte, Wanda Roccamolense

Rating: NC-17 [Cut Version]

Major Cast List: Bruno Borticello (Marco Malmessini); Adam Torticolli (Stefano Lignolli)

Plot Outline: Giri Valley, Norden, December 1747. Young Brute soldier Marco Malmessini is fighting Nordeners in the war between Norden and Brutland. He terribly misses his wife and two children back at home, but there is no way but forward across the snowy mountain passes. Battle after battle, he becomes more and more homesick, and more and more Nordeners surrender and become prisoners.

One of the prisoners was Stefano Lignolli, who had been forced to leave his ailing mother and be conscripted to the army. He was forever grateful to Marco who stopped his brutish comrades from beating him to death. But Stefano's gratefulness eventually turned into friendship, and soon, into romantic love. Marco reciprocated all of those feelings. To the surprise of them both, it seemed that their love was above their homesickness, their families, their nations, and their gods. And so they devised a plan.

They ran away, hoping to reach a place where no one would see them. Nobody seemed to notice, until another prisoner tipped off the Brute soldiers about the pair's plans. And so a search party from the Brute army sought out the two.

Evidently, Marco and Stefano did not get far across the snowy landscape. In a small, abandoned cottage up St. Raphael's Pass, Brute soldiers found the two, hiding. The orders were to bring the soldier to the commander and to kill the prisoner at sight. Marco refused to follow orders that he go and asked his comrades to shoot them both. The officer in charge of the search party granted his wish. Soldier and prisoner were shot, inseparable even as their bodies froze in the cold of the Christmas Eve.

[NB: In the Roman Catholic tradition, St. Raphael the Archangel is the patron saint of matchmakers and matchmaking.]

Check out a news article here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12602621&postcount=16), and an interview snippet here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12608582&postcount=20).

Awards:
Best Leading Actors
Best Original Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Effects
Best Cinematography
Best Romance
Best Set/Costume Design

Thank you. Film has been submitted to the Academy. More films are still being accepted at this time.



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Regarding Multiple Adult Rated Film Version: (cut & uncut)

For thoes that have submitted their cut versions, (thoes rated NC-17) these of course will be the films shown at the festival. Regarding your uncut versions, these will not be shown at the festival but can still be approved into Kanami. Submission to KBECR is optional but should you pass on certifying your film it will be submitted to the Kanami Film Commission to deem it's suitablity for release. The X-19 certificate is a registered trademark and can not be self applied. Any films bearing this certificate will be in limited release. Only to select adult theators and select stores.

Title: Salor ov Xanadou: Misaki (Sailor of Xanadou: Misaki)
Director: Alexandrea Shiq (pron. Sheek)
Writer: Alexandrea Shiq Yukiko Shiq
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Kurona
Language(s): Kurma
Genres: Romance/Action/Adventure/Comedy/Drama
Editor: Yukiko Shiq
Composer: Zoey Orimoto
Director of Photography: Shinji Morimoto
Producer(s): Alexandrea Shiq, Yukiko Shiq, Tommy Kajiura
Rating: R
Plot: Misaki is a pirate on the rough seas of Xanadou. One day following a storm she encounters a stray boy girl. Misaki soon finds her self falling in love with this girl but does the girl really love her back? She finds out she is really the Kuronan Princess and is engaged to another boy. But what does the princess desire?

the film has not been authroized by the Kuronan government. Although the princess is fictious it isn't considered right to inappropriately display the royals such as the princess. It is pretty racey with Lesbian sexuality and nudity but still not too much to yeiled the highest rating.

The Community of Teoghlach is proud to nominate the following film:

Title: Let God Not Weaken Our Hand
Director: Michael Silverman -- Survivor
Writer: Michael Silverman -- Survivor
Runtime: 176 mins
Country: The Community of Teoghlach
Language(s): Available in both official languages of the nation: English and Gaidhlig
Genres: Drama/Action/Historical
Editor: John Silverman -- Survivor/Brother of Michael Silverman
Composer: Orchestra na Gaidhlig -- The Community of Teoghlach's most well-known orchestra
Director of Photography: Randy Hamilton -- Teoghlach web site owner
Producer(s): "Poe" Hamilton -- Brother of Randy

Rating: R -- Restricted

Major Cast List: Toyue Jjitsu (Wyan Boyd) -- Ilian Tryels (Michael Silverman) -- Randy Rivels (John Silverman) -- Alycia Bairg (Penny Silverman)

Plot Outline: This story, told by two survivors themselves, is the true story of the fight of the Community of Teoghlach from the now-extinct Federation of Saorse. After earning their independence just over half a year ago today, two brothers and survivors of the Civil War, Michael and John Silverman, chose to embark on a mission with little to no experience in filmmaking. After exploring to other nations in their world of Taijitu, and learning from the best filmmakers the region had to offer, as they insisted on shooting this film themselves, they set out to tell the story of their nation's independence, and the harrowing details of their own survival, which took the world of Taijitu by storm.

The Federation of Saorse was once an extremely prosperous nation with a lush environment, a world benchmark in civil rights, and a thriving economy. Its government trusted the people, and the people trusted it. However, without warning, a religious extremist group following the uprising Chraig faith led by the schizophrenic and unstable Wyan Boyd (Toyue Jjitsu) stormed the capitol, and claimed a coup d'etat in the name of their God. Immediately, ultimatiums were issued to kill all of the Gaidhlig speakers of the land, to exterminate all believers in the God Dia, and a military regime was established within days.

After two months of very little resistance, most of the land and its people were either killed or deported except for three people: Michael Silverman (Ilian Tryels), John Silverman (Randy Rivels), and the wife of John, Penny Silverman (Alycia Bairg). They had hid in an ancient shelter that was built during the days of anticipated nuclear warfare between the Federation of Saorse and its very own police force years and years ago, and Michael's wife had died from starvation during the two month haul. After facing resistance from John and Penny, Michael decided in a fit of rage that they were not to stay here: they would leave, find Wyan Boyd, and kill him themselves.

The story tells of what they noticed through the ruins of the city, and replays what was once the free and prosperous Federation of Saorse. It tells of their close calls with the military regime, their many flees for safety when noticed, and of their desire for a better life. It tells of the untimely death of Penny, who is accidentially killed when John mistakes her for an extremist after she left to go find water for their survival. Finally, it tells of their brave efforts to kill Wyan Boyd with one daring distraction and another daring gunshot that must be seen to be believed. After Wyan is killed, the brothers stumble across another nuclear shelter that a great deal of the community had managed to hide in before the mass extermination took place: right behind the Federation's capital. Together, they form the new Community of Teoghlach.

The title of this movie, "Let God Not Weaken Our Hand," is a testament to the last bit of faith that the Silverman brothers have, and is currently the new motto of The Community of Teoghlach, so that their fight will never be forgotten. This story is true, and it is their history. The cast is a group of actors drawn from without the world of Taijitu, and together, they tell the Silvermans' story.

HAWK AWARD NOMINATIONS

Best Picture -- "Let God Not Weaken Our Hand"
Best Director -- Michael Silverman
Best Original Screenplay - "Let God Not Weaken Our Hand"
Best Leading Actor -- Toyue Jjitsu (Wyan Boyd)/Ilian Tryels (Michael Silverman)
Best Supporting Actress -- Alycia Bairg (Penny Silverman)
Best Drama -- "Let God Not Weaken Our Hand"
Best Documentary -- "Let God Not Weaken Our Hand"
Best Orginal Score -- Orchestra na Gaidhlig
Best Orginal Song -- Orchestra na Gaidhlig

Title: Sciete Valori Mellía ("Seven Deadly Virtues")
Director: Gisella Bertolini
Writer: Susanna di Sant'Albano
Runtime: 46 minutes
Country: Brutland and Norden
Language(s): Nord-Brutlandese; can be subtitled to English, French, and other languages
Genres: Drama
Editor: Gisella Bertolini
Composer: Riccardo Forcola
Director of Photography: Carolina Sentinelli
Producer(s): Carolina Sentinelli, Susanna di Sant'Albano, Alizia Fontremmeri, Gisella Bertolini

Rating: MA-13

Major Cast List: Alizia Fontremmeri (Sabrina Roncalli); Hendrick Polster (Kail Barletti)

Plot Outline: Who says that good begets good? Sabrina Roncalli only has good to offer, but gets evil in return.

The movie opens with Kail Barletti, her longtime boyfriend, proposing marriage. This had been what Sabrina had been longing for! After all, she had been reserving herself for the man she would live for the rest of her life.

Back at work the next day, Sabrina finds out that instead of her being promoted the general manager of the office, her assistant got the job. She had been helping Alisa Goncalo all along and sharing the credit for their successes, and now, the roles are reversed? Guess too much humility is not good. Adding insult to the injury, her former assistant puts pressure on her to finish an assignment, due that night. She worked hard to finish the job in time, putting off resentment.

Sabrina brings it to Kail later that night. Kail also had an unusually short fuse that night. The two enter a shouting match, but Sabrina backs down, and leaves for her apartment. On the way, a group of homeless children ask for some loose change. She was eager to shout at them, but her instinctive goodness came out and she reached for her purse. But the children outsmarted her and grabbed her purse and ran away with money.

At home, she resisted the temptation to drink the liquor stored in the fridge. There was work the next day.

But the next day, she had no more work. Alisa had recommended that Sabrina be fired from the job, on the grounds that she was sloppy in her work. She was angry and was ready to lash it out at anybody.

That person turned out to be Kail. When she went to his flat, she saw her fiance making out with another woman. She wanted to kill him right at that moment, but the only thing she did was to take the engagement ring off her finger and throw it at him. Kail took this offensively and gave her a good smack and a bruise.

She got out of the flat and headed for her friend's house just at the adjacent building, where she stayed until late into the night. Her consoling friend asked to stay, but she didn't want to disturb her friend and her family. So she left, walking through the dark, deserted streets of the city. But somebody saw her, as prey. The rapist ripped out of her the virginity she was taking care of for so long.

She almost crawled home, in tears, wanting to reach the phone and call her parents or her friends. But as she opened the door to her flat, she saw the lifeless Kail sprawled on the floor. He had drunk himself to death with the liquor in the fridge. Clenched on his fist was a note he would have given her that night: "I'm Sorry."

A review/news about the film here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12605335&postcount=17).

Awards:
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Original Screenplay

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The producers of Brutland and Norden's other entry, "Passo di San Raffaele" would like to submit the uncut version to the KBECR for review. Thank you very much.

thank you latest entries. Your films have been accepted. You are of course encouraged to talk more about your films on the International Film Channel

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Title:Nuclear War
Director: Kary Flosh
Writer: Documentary so none
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Country: Milchama
Language(s):English, Hebrew, subtitle available in a host of other languages.
Genres: Documentary
Editor:Kary Flosh
Composer: No one specifically, a lot of rock music in it.
Director of Photography: Casey Martin
Producer(s): Casey Martin, Kary Flosh

MA-13 Mature Audiences over 13 Strongly Recommended- For swearing, drug and sexual refrences.

Major Cast List: Kary Flosh, Stephan Merchant, Jon Goings, Kamil Shess, Mary Vanderwhether

Plot Outline: Independent director Kary Flosh takes his look at one of the most important intellectual competitions of Milchama, policy debate. In this hard cutting documentary he documents the obsession, the passion and the intensity of debate. Flosh follows a year in the life of two teams of policy debaters on the professional circuit. One of them (Merchant and Shess) are the top team of the highly competitive Scaroni team and are trying to deal with the pressure that comes with trying to win every tournament. The other team (Goings and Vanderwhether) are an up and coming duo with the new team Debrook and struggle through many things including the financial difficulties and lack of resources that come with being on a new team.

Flosh also inserts himself in the documentary and slowly becomes more and more obsessed with the debaters and debate in general. He eventually even competes with Casey Martin.

The film won best documentary and best director at the Milchama film awards. It is the first Milchamian film to be released internationally.

Nominations:
Best Documentary
Best Director: Kary Flosh
Best Film Editing: Kary Flosh
Best Cinematography: Casey Martin

Summary of Films submitted so far (20) - AND CLOSED

Australonesia(1)

- In War, Valour (R)

Bazalonia(3)

- Time of your Life (MA-15)
- The Adventures of SuperDude: The Dude's Revenge (PG)
- Behind a Failure (PG)

Brutland and Norden(2)

- Passo di San Raffaele (NC-17)
- Sciete Valori Mellía (MA-13)

Calizorinstan(2)

- For the Flag! (MA-15)
- The 30 Days of Tension (MA-15)

Jeruselem(1)

- Dirty Football (NC-17)

Kurona(1)

- Salor ov Xanadou: Misaki (R)

Milchama (1)

- Nuclear War (MA-13)

Reineberg (1)

- The Lamb Knows No Dance (NC-17)

Rejistania (2)

- la'rala'aru - deprecated (MA-13)
- Transactions (MA-13)

Skgorria (1)

- Achtung - Skgorria! (NC-17)

St. Samuel (2)

- The Dawn of Hope (PG)
- Little Big Man (MA-15)

Teoghlach (1)

- Let God Not Weaken Our Hand (R)

The HURD (1)

- they can't stop the spring (G)

Zwangzug (1)

- Spelling B (G)

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and pay no attention to the edited notice....

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I... don't think so... you left the mic on...... DAMN

Title: The 30 Days of Tension
Director:John Redren
Writer: (John Atwood)
Runtime:2 hours and 30 minutes
Country:Calizorinstan
Language(s):English, French and Spanish
Genres: Historical Documentry
Editor:Adm.Arnold
Composer: (Imperial Troopers (rock and roll) and the San Diego Orchestra
Director of Photography:Tony Bard
Producer(s):John Woods

Rating: MA-15

Major Cast List:
Adm Arnold as himself, John Tory as the Count of Transylvania, and Bob Atwood as General Sakarov, and Jack Slovic as himself
Plot Outline:
This movie details the story of the tension filled 30 days, detailing the standoff between the Dominon Commonwealth, and the Questrian blockade forces near Hataria. It shows the Calizorinstan Air Force and the Navy, preparing for a war, and the tense diplomatic relations between the Commonwealth and blockade forces, it's based on the real-life events.

Hank Award Nominations:
Best Original Song: Fighter's Prepare by Imperial Troopers
Best Documentary:30 Days of Tension
Best Director:John Redren

Title: The Lamb Knows No Dance
Director: Salzabron Daswok Ahugo III
Writers: Tyler Tayte & Taylor Tayte (Adapted from John Weaving's Broadway Musical of the same name)
Runtime: 202 minutes
Country: Reineberg
Language(s): English
Genres: Musical
Editor: Shigeru Homtari
Composer: Gary Floyd Nellson
Director of Photography: Sally Wu
Producer(s): Horatio Woodrow

Major Cast List: Miguel Carebra as Lance Lala, Riley Scotts as Timmy Tutu, Red Smithory as Randy the Raging Rebel, Frank Strom as Sheep King, and Lisa Lovage as Sheep Mistress.

Plot Outline: A homosexual couple, Lance Lala and Timmy Tutu, flee from the oppressive Dictator of Haphappyland, who has outlawed same-sex marriages and deemed them punishable by death. As they flee the country through the cover and safety of the Deep Green Woods, they stumble across a secret village run by talking sheep. However, the sheep village is in the middle of a civil war, and Lance and Timmy are taken into custody by the Sheep King and his Mistress, under accusations of espionage. They are thrown into the castle dungeon, where they are beaten and raped by the imprisoned sheep rebels. They eventually manage to befriend one of the sheep rebels, Randy, who agrees to help them escape if they will perform sexual favors for him. They agree, and he helps them escape from the dungeon but before he himself has a chance to escape, he is grabbed by guards. Back on the run again, Lance and Timmy soon realize that their hearts remain with Randy, and decide to go back for him. When they get back to the castle, they discover that the whole thing was a trap right from the beginning! Lance and Timmy are recaptured and forced to serve as the King's sex slaves for the rest of their lives.

NC-17

Best Picture
Best Director, (Salzabron Daswok Ahugo III)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Leading Actor, (Riley Scotts)
Best Supporting Actor, (Frank Strom)
Best Orginal Score, (Gary Floyd Nellson & the Reineberg Royal Orchestra)
Best Orginal Song, (Halt, Summoning Sheep Beckon!)
Best Set/Costume Design
Best Achivement in Makeup
Best Cinematography

Ah looks like there's been some activity while I was away. Anyway, I'll probably close it up

The free/libre/opensource land of the HURD presents:

Title: they can't stop the spring
Director: Matthew Reiser
Writer: The screenplay was created in an open wiki
Runtime: 129 minutes
Country: the HURD
Languages: HURDist English, Esperanto, Lojban, Klingon, Ido, Volapuk
Genres: Sci-Fi, Opera
Editor: Hans Zamenhof
Composer: collaboration of more than 200 HURDists
Director of Photography: replace Photogrphy by rendering and it would be Floyd Steinberg
Rating: GA
Major Cast List: entire film was rendered, so none
Description: In a world where climate control is nearly perfect, the world is under a thick blanket of snow. This is because this way, the population depends in every need on the party. Roberto works at the climate control facilities as guard and prevented an attack on it. He is told that the terrorists are the friends of spring, who want to remove all climate control and let nature change the weather as it likes, a horrible idea for the party and for Roberto. Outside of the office, he meets Somera they get to know each other. Roberto learns later that Somera is part of the resistance. He deicdes to help Somera-

The film is an opera, only renderred instead of acted. Matthew Reiser describes this film as an attempt to bring opera into this millenium.

The entire film is under a Creative Commons license which means sharing and non-commercial use is encouraged.

Nominations:
Best Romance
Best Original screenplay (Simone Tux would represent the wiki-crew)
Best Original Song (ili ne povas cxesi la printempo / they can not stop the spring - liberaj pingvenoj)

PS: Rejistania is my puppet

All looks good!

Title: In War, Valour
Director: John Barkley
Writer: Sgt. Paul Vember Ret. (Based loosely on a true story)
Runtime: 126 minutes
Country: Australonesia
Language(s): English (Subtitles in Spanish, Bahasa, Malay, Thai, and Chinese)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Editor: Jacob Hasselback
Composer: Jason Van Der Witt
Director of Photography: Ben Kreger
Producer(s): John Barkley, Anthony Thomson

Rating: R

Major Cast List:

Allen Carr - Mark Anders
Anthony Thomson - Sgt. Patrick Blane
Ali Sharrif Yallah - Ambrose Yudhoyono
Matt Dylan - William Duval
Naveen Singh - Yudhoyono's Aide
Paul Horowitz - Adam Johnson

Plot Outline:
In the year 2007, Indonesia broke into masssive civil war. The nation was divided between socialists, Islamic extremists, and fascists; along with numerous small-time warlords trying to increase their power over the archipelago, and many attempts by smaller ethnic groups at breaking away from the mess that was Indonesia.

Later that year, Australonesia sends the IV Land Force, a peace-keeping task-force to stabilize the region. Australonesia succeeds in bringing peace to most of the nation, but one fascist rogue general, Ambrose Yudhoyono, cannot be brought under control.

Mark Anders, a Private in the Mechanized Infantry Corps, is an idealist fresh out of boot camp. Along with several other new paratroopers, he is assigned as a replacement to B Company, 21 Battalion, which took heavy losses earlier in the fighting. His idealism is slowly drained away as he is forced to watch and unable to act against the endless torture of innocent civillians across the other side of the De-Militarized Zone.

As a new member to the company, he constantly suffers hazing and abuse from veterans, being forced to perform others' arduous tasks, as well as his own. Despite this, he does become very close friends with another recruit, William Duval. Finally, bureaucrats give the go-ahead and Anders and his teammates launch an attack on Yudhoyono's outposts, freeing a village along the way.

Unfortunately, in the attack, Anders' close friend, Duval, dies. Anders becomes anger-ridden and thirsty for revenge. At one point, he is suffering at the hands of one of his primary torturers, Cpl. Adam Johnson, and flips, getting into a fight with, and nearly killing him. As a result, Anders is no longer seen as the new 'wuss,' and is accepted into the company more readily.

The company launches an assault on another Yudhoyono-held village. After the battle, a few of Anders' comrades, including his Sergeant, take place in murders and gang rapes of innocents in the village. Though he doesn't take part, Anders looks on uncaring, still full of wrath for his friend's death. Anders' Sergeant orders him to take part. He refuses, once again losing status in the eyes of influential members of his company. The sergeant takes a woman and threatens to kill her if Anders doesn't ravage her. Forced into the lesser of two evils, Anders does so.

B Company pushes onwards, Anders once again the reject, and sets up camp. Anders' platoon sergeant sends him and four other recruits out on a suicide mission, the type of which they have no training for. The mission takes several days and, while the other four troopers die, Anders makes it. He returns to the campsite, only to find that his company has packed up and left. On the journey alone, he ponders what he has become, the monster that war has made him, the monster that Sergeant Blane has made him.

Tracing their tracks, he meets up with B Company, whilst they battle Yudhoyono's last stronghold. With nobody taking notice, Anders joins in the battle. Confident still that nobody else is watching him, Anders shoots Sergeant Blane five time in the head, killing him. At the end of the battle only a few survive of his company, though they emerge victorious. The ending sequence includes Anders' voice-over, relating many topics to the movie. He discusses how terrible war is, but how it is sometimes necessary; how the war brings out the best and worst in people; and morality.

Nominated for:
Best Action Film
Best Director - John Barkley
Best Supporting Actor - Patrick Blane (Anthony Thomson)
Best Picture

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<< Quotes >>

"You can never really know who you are, you can never know what you can do until you face terror. You can never truly realize what kind of man you are until you look death and adversity in the eye. If you can face it, and rise above it, then and only then can you know who you are." - Pte. Mark Anders (Voice-Over)

"In War ruthless action is necessary - what is often called ruthless - what is only clarity, seeing what needs to be done and doing it." Sgt. Patrick Blane

Mark Anders: Sir. We had a thing, back in civvie life, called due process. Remember?
Patrick Blane: Out here, due process is a bullet in the back of the head, kiddo, so don't mess.

"Do you think if you kill General Yudhoyono, we will simply lay down our arms? That we will adopt your democracy? We will stop killing? We will not, there will be no peace. There will always be war." - Yudhoyono's Aide

ACCEPTED

All right everyone this is now

CLOSED

Any updates?

Not sure...

sorry I just got wrapped up with my High School Graduation and all so I will begin to get back into this