Next Saturday, CinemaKC presents the 11th Annual One Night Stand by the Independent Filmmakers Coalition of Kansas City (IFCKC) on June 18 at the Screenland Armour Theater on 408 Armour Rd. in North Kansas City. The program includes a mixer at 6:30pm followed by the screenings and a Q&A with filmmakers starting at 7:30pm.

The One Night Stand filmmaking challenge is simple. Starting at 9:30 am on Saturday, June 18th, teams will have just ten hours to conceive, shoot and produce a short film, to be screened at 7:30pm that same evening. All of the teams are given a theme, a required line of dialogue, and a prop to use in the film. No production can be done prior to the event.

“It’s similar to most of the forty-eight hour competitions,” says IFC president Brian Boye, “except we did it first. The One Night Stand was one of the first timed competitions in the country. This will be our eleventh year, and it keeps getting better.”

Teams will have just 10 hours to write scripts, rehearse, shoot, and edit the short films. The final length of each story will be determined by the number of teams that enter the competition. The entry fee for teams is $30, and there is no limit to the number of teams or team members.

The One Night Stand has been one of the more successful fund-raising events for the IFCKC, a 501(c)3 organization that works to help local independent filmmakers gain experience and learn more about the filmmaking process. Professionals, semi-pros, and hobbyists all participate in the organization’s events, and some have gone on to be successful professionals in the film industry. Admission will be $10 for IFCKC members, $15 for non-members. Download the One Night Stand entry form by clicking that link.

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CinemaKC’s Strategic Partners are ArtsKC, Film Commission of Greater Kansas City, Blackberry Castle Productions, Film Society of Greater Kansas City, Independent Filmmaker’s Coalition, Kansas City Film Critics Circle, Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Kansas City Fringe Festival, Kansas City Screenwriters, Kansas City Urban Film Festival, Kansas City Women in Film and TV, Kansas Film Commission, Kansas International Film Festival, Missouri Film Commission, Missouri Motion Media Association, Reel Spirit, Thank You Walt Disney, UMKC Film Department, United Motion Picture Association, University of Kansas Film and Media Studies, Variety the Children’s Charity of Greater Kansas City, and Women of the Motion Picture Industry.

CinemaKC’s Business Alliances are Allied Integrated Marketing, Allied Theatre Craft, American Heartland Theatre, Haywood Marketing Communications, Kansas City Area Development Council, KC Stage Magazine, KC Studio, Prizm Productions, Screenland Armour, Screenland Crossroads, Screenland Crown Center, StagePort KC, Substream Music and Sound Design and T2.

Recently board member Jerry Rapp got a chance to talk to members of the Independent Filmmakers Coalition or IFC as it’s better known as.

Here’s that story…

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“The IFC is a non-profit organization promoting regional independent film, video and media production,” says President Brian Boye. “We provide a setting for education, artistic expression, networking, and cooperative sharing of resources to anyone with an interest in filmmaking.”

Beginning in 1994 with fewer than 10 members, the IFC now has a membership numbers in the hundreds. Today’s representation incorporates a near-equal number of male and female members encompassing a wide ethnic mix. Videographers, screenwriters, producers, directors, actors, musicians, editors, lighting technicians, make-up artists, and set designers sink in to the theater chairs to network, laugh and learn at the Westport Coffee House every Wednesday night.

Since the time of their humble beginnings, IFC members have made nearly 2,400 short films and over 25 feature films, which have screened at the coffee house space, as well as at regional, national, and international film festivals. Several IFC films have won awards and been accepted into prestigious festivals and screenings.
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“Film production is rarely an individual pursuit,” comments Boye, “It always requires the collaborative skills of many. At least 95 percent of our films are produced in the cooperative spirit the IFCKC fosters of filmmakers helping each other for little or nothing. We pay it forward and try to come to the aid of our fellow members searching for cast, crew, locations, what have you.”

“IFC films have also been practical training for actors and crew members who now have professional careers in the film and video industry,” adds Boye. “Via regular actor’s showcases, budding and working film and television thespians get to show their filmmaking peers what they are capable of. To get great acting, one doesn’t need to go beyond the rich talent pool that exists within our own community.”

CinemaKC, a not-for-profit organization connecting film related groups in Kansas and Missouri, is showcasing local filmmakers on a weekly TV show, “CinemaKC” broadcasts every Saturday night at 9:30pm on KSMO-TV 62. The June series features Kansas City filmmakers Jon Davis, Marc Havener, Meagan Flynn, Justin Gardner, Patrick Rea, Mary Beth Brand, Devin Schwyhart and Alan Handley.

On Saturday, June 4 at 9:30pm on KSMO-TV 62 we’re showing short films by Jon Davis and Marc Havener as well as a short film starring Kansas City native Meagan Flynn.

Davis’s short film, “The Time We Hold” will be aired as well as Havener’s “And What Remains.” Havener worked in Hollywood for 10 years on films such as “Pirates of the Carribean,” “Sky High,” and “Lone Ranger.” Havener’s “And What Remains,” is a short film of what defines a father is what he leaves behind. A universal story of regret, of reconciliation, and of hope, “And What Remains” explores the complexity of a father’s relationship with his son within the simplicity and beauty of Eastern Kansas.

Flynn is the “Up in the Air” stewardess opposite of George Clooney. She stars in “Adrift,” a four minute short film about a couple at the end of a fight who are each about to reveal the secrets they’ve been keeping from each other.

Justin Gardner’s films “Paul,” “Tender,” “We Will Make You Whole Again,” and the trailer for “Dead Wait” are featured in the June 11th episode. Gardner co-directed “We Will Make You Whole Again” with Trevor Hawkins of Mammoth Media. For “Paul” he co-wrote the film with Paul Burns and co-directed with Brandon Cummins. He produced Jerry Rapp’s film “Tender” and is currently co-writing, co-producing and co-directing the second season of “Dead Wait.” Gardner lives in Kansas City, MO and works as a Social Media Manager for AMC Theatres, one of the largest motion picture exhibitors in the world. He is a Board Member of the Film Commission of Greater Kansas City where he has developed, with the blessing of the Altman family, The Robert Altman Emerging Filmmakers Fund, a grant program designed to help filmmakers in the greater Kansas City area better realize their visions. He is also a Board Member of CinemaKC, which seeks to unify all of the various filmmaking organizations in Kansas and Missouri to better serve the movie going public.

Patrick Rea’s award-winning “Get Off My Porch,” and “Woman’s Intuition” are featured in the June 18th episode. Both films garnered critical acclaim on the festival circuit. Rea started SenoReality Pictures with Ryan S. Jones, while attending film school at the University of Kansas in 2001. Since then, Rea has directed over 20 short films that have screened at festivals such as Palm Beach International Film Festival, Shriekfest LA, The New York City Horror Film Festival, A Night of Horror Film Festival, Fright Night Film Festival, Dragon Con Film Festival, Eerie Horror Film Festival and Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors.

These shorts have also screened on FangoriaTV, Horror Channel.com and DreadCentral.com. SenoReality’s first feature film “The Empty Acre” was completed in 2006 and premiered at the Kansas International Film Festival. The film received positive reviews from critics and was released on DVD from Cinema Epoch in 2007. That same year, a collection of shorts directed by Rea were released on an anthology DVD titled “Heartland Horrors” from Elite Entertainment.

Mary Beth Brand’s “The Tooth Fairy,” Devin Schwyhart’s “Critical Mass: 719″ and Alan Handley’s “See You Again” are the featured films for the June 25th episode. Brand is a senior at Avila University graduating this spring with a degree in Communications with an emphasis in Film and Digital Media. When she is not shooting weddings as an associate photographer at epagaFOTO, you will find her directing and editing short films.

Brand believes that all films depend on the impact of details; one single image can sum up the essence of a film. She loves to explore her ideas and different film techniques in the avant-garde genre which allows her to not follow any rules while relaying a societal message. The tag line for The Tooth Fairy is ‘What Part of Yourself Have You Sold to Feed Your Greed.’ One of her film shorts, “Into the Blues,” was recently screened at the Jubilee Film Festival in April. You can check out some of her detail shots at www.epagafoto.com.

Schwyhart is a Kansas native from Winfield and attends the University of Kansas in Lawrence. He is the current undergraduate representative on the Film Media Department Committee and is heavily involved with the KU FMS Department. His film “Poeta” won best documentary at the 2009 KU FMS Tensie Awards and most recently best film at the KU SUA International Student Film Fest sponsored by the Guanajuato International Film Festival.

Devin was awarded the Chris Martin Visual Effects award for his compositing/visual effects work on “The Nuclear Standard,” which went on to win best film at the 2010 KU FMS Tensie Awards. “Critical Mass: 719” was the first student film to be shot on a RED camera. It went on to win best cinematography, best editing, and best sound at the 2010 KU FMS Tensie Awards and is currently making its way in the festival circuit.

“See You Again,” directed by Alan Handley with the assistance of Sean Church as cinematographer, is a series of flashbacks spurred by a one-night stand.

CinemaKC is the first TV show in Kansas City to spotlight local filmmakers, producers, directors and actors. A team of volunteers produced the show. For more information about CinemaKC, visit online at cinemakc.com or Facebook.com/CinemaKC.

CinemaKC’s Strategic Partners are ArtsKC, Film Commission of Greater Kansas City, Film Society of Greater Kansas City, Independent Filmmaker’s Coalition, Kansas City Film Critics Circle, Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Kansas City Fringe Festival, Kansas City Screenwriters, Kansas City Urban Film Festival, Kansas City Women in Film and TV, Kansas Film Commission, Kansas International Film Festival, Missouri Film Commission, Missouri Motion Media Association, Reel Spirit, Thank You Walt Disney, UMKC Film Department, United Motion Picture Association, University of Kansas Film and Media Studies, Variety the Children’s Charity of Greater Kansas City, and Women of the Motion Picture Industry.

CinemaKC’s Business Alliances are Allied Integrated Marketing, Allied Theatre Craft, American Heartland Theatre, Kansas City Area Development Council, KC Stage Magazine, KC Arts Council, KC Studio, Prizm Productions, Screenland Armour, Screenland Crossroads, Screenland Crown Center, StagePort, and T2.