2010 Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project Closing Events

The Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project will host its first ever Judges' Panel today, July 12, at the 5 Points Theatre. Judges for this year's 48 Hour Film Project, Britt McTammany, Tony Haines, Kathleen "Bo" Bobak, Paul Young, Sandy Ilog, and Sharon Y. Cobb, will answer questions about the judging process and how filmmakers can improve their scores for next year's competition. The panel will be moderated by Mac McDonald, producer of Jacksonville's 48 Hour Film Project. 48 Hour Film Project team members as well as anyone interested is encouraged to attend. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and admission is free for all Cinemania members. To sign up as a Cinemania member, please visit Cinemania Join to fill out a membership form. There are free Film Fan Memberships and Film Pro Memberships that cost $45.

The Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project also hosted its Awards Ceremony this past Saturday, July 10, at the Florida Theatre that featured a new format styled on national award shows. Awards were given to winners chosen by judges in 21 categories ranging from Best Use of Prop to Best Actor to even Best Student Film (Jacksonville is the only city to offer this last category). Three Audience Choice Awards were also given out. Below is a list of winners. Congratulations!

2010 Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project Award Show

The 2010 Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project will host its Award Show this Saturday, July 10, at the Florida Theatre. 41 teams of over 600 cast and crew members competed to see who could make the “Best 48 Hour Film” in just one weekend. They were given a “Prop”, a “Character,” and a “Line of Dialog” to include and drew a “Film Genre” from a hat and then given 48 hours to write, produce, shoot, edit, score, and render a 4 to 7 minute short film. All the films were screened at the Florida Theatre the following week, where everyone in the audience cast their vote for their favorites. The films that were completed on time were judged by a panel of local film and video professionals.

Todd Roobin Elected to Chair of the Florida Film & Entertainment Advisory Council

Todd Roobin has recently been elected as the Chair of the Florida Film & Entertainment Advisory Council (FFEAC). The elections took place at the 2nd quarter FFEAC meeting held on June 23rd. Todd brings more than 24 years of experience in the film and television industry to his position as Chair. Since 1990, Todd has served as head of the Jacksonville Film & Television Office. In his current role, his duties include marketing Jacksonville to the film, television and digital media industries as a prime location for production. Todd is a dedicated member of the FFEAC who is passionate about continuing to build Florida’s film and entertainment industry. The FFEAC and the staff of the Governor’s Office of Film and Entertainment would like to congratulate him and look forward to his leadership in the upcoming year.

Joey Travolta brings Hollywood to Jacksonville for children with autism

Joey Travolta, longtime film producer, director, and writer and brother of famed actor John Travolta, led his third annual HEAL Foundation film camp for children with autism in Jacksonville. After his help on a student film about autism expanded to him producing the 2006 documentary Normal People Scare Me, Travolta contrived the idea for the film camp and began programs for people with disabilities. This year's film camp began June 21 and featured Duval and St. Johns County children from ages 10 to 17, thirty of them having autism and the remaining twenty being their siblings and friends.