Mid-Ohio-Con Indie Film Festival
The Mid-Ohio-Con Indie Film Festival (MOC-IFF) will debut at Mid-Ohio-Con 2008. The festival is a new addition to the Mid-Ohio-Con programming track and represents a fantastic opportunity for independent filmmakers to screen their work in front of legions of enthusiastic fans.
Film Submission
Mid-Ohio-Con is a pop-culture convention that's all about comics, anime/manga, sci-fi/fantasy/horror, gaming, toys, and fan culture in general, so films submitted for consideration in the MOC-IFF should be relevant to our core fan base, focus and themes.
We are accepting submissions in each of the following categories:
- Action/Adventure
- Animation
- Documentary
- Horror/Suspense
- Humor/Parody
- Sci-Fi/Fantasy
We will be accepting submissions from independent filmmakers through August 15, 2008. Two copies of each film should be submitted via mail on DVD in NTSC format to the address listed in the MOC-IFF submission form.
The MOC-IFF submission form with details on the rules and regulations for independent film submission is available in either Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format by clicking on the links below:
Film Selection
Upon receipt all films will be examined by our selection committee, and filmmakers will be notified via e-mail on or around September 12, 2008, whether a submitted film has or has not been chosen to be screened at the MOC-IFF.
Judging and Awards
All submissions selected to be screened at the MOC-IFF will be reviewed by a panel of four judges who will evaluate each qualifying submission based on plot, script, casting, acting, special effects, and overall production quality.
Awards will be granted to the top selection in each category as determined by our selection committee. Awards will include a trophy as well as a prize package comprising contributions from a number of our leading exhibitors and sponsors.
Attending Filmmakers
Although not required, we would like for at least one member of the filmmaking crew to be in attendance at the MOC-IFF to introduce and discuss the film. Attendance will also give us a chance to meet you and for you to connect with fans and other members of the filmmaking community.
Indie Film Festival Schedule
We're pleased to release the screening schedule for the first annual Mid-Ohio-Con Indie Film Festival (MOC-IFF), which will be held in conjunction with Mid-Ohio-Con 2008. This year's slate of films submitted to the MOC-IFF includes fantastic new work from filmmakers spanning the genres of action/adventure, animation, comedy, fantasy, horror/suspense, and sci-fi. In addition to the films in contention for awards at the MOC-IFF, we will be screening new movie trailers courtesy of Trailer Park as well as a number of recent fan favorites during the weekend.Saturday, October 4
| 10:30 a.m.: | Movie trailers courtesy of Trailer Park |
| 11:00 a.m.: | Ryan versus Dorkman, by Ryan Wieber and Michael Scott (sci-fi, 5 minutes) |
| 11:10 a.m.: | Marvelette versus the Rubber City Madmen, by Bryan Pixler (comedy, 5 minutes) |
| 11:20 a.m.: | Back Issues, by Jonathan Parra (comedy, 24 minutes) |
| 11:50 a.m.: | The Rapture, by Johnny Wu (sci-fi/fantasy, 96 minutes) |
| 1:30 p.m.: | Big Evil Bob and the Number One Fan, by Brian Radabaugh (comedy, 25 minutes) |
| 2:00 p.m.: | Red and Blue, by Tyler Ayres (animated, 5 minutes) |
| 2:10 p.m.: | Dean Lecrone versus the Mutants of Comic-Con (comedy, 50 minutes) |
| 3:15 p.m.: | Batman: Dead End, by Sandy Collora (action/adventure, 8 minutes) |
| 3:30 p.m.: | Aidan 5 (winner of the Columbus 48 Hour Film Festival), by John Jackson (sci-fi, 5 minutes) |
| 3:45 p.m.: | Night Music: The Art of P. Craig Russell, by Wayne Alan Harold (documentary, 71 minutes) |
Sunday, October 5
| 10:30 a.m.: | Movie trailers courtesy of Trailer Park |
| 11:00 a.m.: | Ryan versus Dorkman 2, by Ryan Wieber and Michael Scott (sci-fi, 10 minutes) |
| 11:15 a.m.: | Armchair Superheroes, by John Gleckler (comedy, 5 minutes) |
| 11:25 a.m.: | Lure, by John Meredith (horror/suspense, 13 minutes) |
| 11:45 a.m.: | Plaguers, by Brad and Josephina Sykes (sci-fi/fantasy/horror, 86 minutes) |
| 1:30 p.m.: | Goldilocks, Redirected, by Beth Albright (animated, 2 minutes) |
| 1:10 p.m.: | The Cleaner, by Michelle Fatale (horror/suspense, 20 minutes) |
| 1:40 p.m.: | Atom Nine, by Christopher Farely (action/adventure, 77 minutes) |
| 3:00 p.m.: | The Transient, by Chris Lukeman (action/adventure, 25 minutes) |