{"id":21,"date":"2023-07-03T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=21"},"modified":"2023-10-05T16:39:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:39:20","slug":"independent-film-festival-at-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/independent-film-festival-at-comic-con\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Film Festival at Comic-Con"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cc-post-subheader is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ac92f820 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center cc-post-subheader__content has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-cd9a8c13 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"cc-post-subheader__overline is-style-overline has-brand-secondary-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>COMIC-CON 2023 TOUCAN TIP OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading cc-post-subheader__title\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default)\">Independent Film Festival @ Comic-Con<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cc-post-subheader__description\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default)\">56 great films, from 7 different pop culture genres<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center cc-post-subheader__image-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"cc-post-subheader__featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2852\" height=\"1554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-22-at-23.12.53.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull cc-post-single has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b280a670 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--90);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-076b8e0d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-aad566d4 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<p>The 22<sup>nd<\/sup> year of this fantastic event features&nbsp;<strong>56 great films, from 7 different pop culture genres<\/strong>&nbsp;including Action\/Adventure, Animation, Comics-Oriented, Documentary (Pop Culture-Oriented), Horror\/Suspense, Humor, and Science Fiction\/Fantasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have participating filmmakers from all over the world, including Canada, China, Egypt, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The schedule also includes the return of the popular ongoing panel series Comic-Con Film School, a daily series of how-to panels on filmmaking, plus additional film-related panels on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s judges are award winning film composer Nami Melumad, co-founder of 9B Collective, the first Black-owned concept art studio Phillip Boutt\u00e9 Jr., and film director, producer, and writer Anthony C. Ferrante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-overline\">On Sunday, the CCI-IFF Awards will be presented, followed by screenings of the award-winning films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large\"><strong class=\"has-bold-text\">LOCATION:<br>The CCI-IFF takes place in the Marriott Marquis and Marina Hotel, next door to the Hall A side of the convention center. The Film Festival room is on the second level of the Marriott Grand Ballroom 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/independent-film-festival-at-comic-con\/nami_melumad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Nami_Melumad-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Nami Melumad headshot and recipient details\" class=\"wp-image-400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Nami_Melumad-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Nami_Melumad-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Nami_Melumad-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Nami_Melumad-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Nami_Melumad-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Nami_Melumad-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Nami_Melumad.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Phillip-Boutte-Jr.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Phillip-Boutte-Jr-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Phillip Bouttte Jr headshot and recipient details\" class=\"wp-image-401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Phillip-Boutte-Jr-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Phillip-Boutte-Jr-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Phillip-Boutte-Jr-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Phillip-Boutte-Jr-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Phillip-Boutte-Jr-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Phillip-Boutte-Jr-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Phillip-Boutte-Jr.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Anthony-C.-Ferrante.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-staging-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/Anthony-C.-Ferrante-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Anthony C. 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class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-small\"><strong>THURSDAY, JULY 20<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>10:00\u201311:00: Comic-Con Film School 101<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline\"><strong>Documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:00\u20131:00: Candyman&#8217;s Gold<br>1:00-2:00:&nbsp;<strong>PANEL<\/strong>: Sound in Film<br>2:05\u20134:05: The Secret Cities of Mark Kistler<br>4:05-5:05:&nbsp;<strong>PANEL<\/strong>: Indie Filmmaker&#8217;s Survival Guide<br>5:10-6:40: Dean Ormston &#8211; Working Class Superhero<br>6:45-7:45:&nbsp;<strong>PANEL<\/strong>: Nonfiction Filmmaking<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline\"><strong>Comics-oriented<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:45-8:00: Fixer<br>8:00-9:00:&nbsp;<strong>PANEL<\/strong>: The Independent Filmmaker Panel &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-small\"><strong>FRIDAY, JULY 21<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>10:00\u201311:00: Comic-Con Film School 102:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline\"><strong>Science Fiction\/Fantasy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:00\u201311:30: Globster<br>11:30\u201312:00: The Obedience Project<br>12:00\u201312:25: Moon<br>12:25\u201312:40: Siren&#8217;s Call<br>12:40\u20131:00: Una Obra De Ficcion<br>1:00-2:00:&nbsp;<strong>PANEL<\/strong>: Indie Filmmaking and Content Creation for Sci-Fi and Fantasy on a Budget<br>2:00\u20132:15: Yearning for a Thursday<br>2:15\u20132:45: Fairydust<br>2:45\u20133:05: At the Water&#8217;s Edge<br>3:05-3:35: AliEN<br>3:35-3:45: SNAPP<br>3:45-4:15: Duplicitous Minds<br>4:15-4:35: Realty Quest<br>4:35-4:45: Scavenger<br>4:45-5:45:&nbsp;<strong>PANEL<\/strong>: Mobile Filmmaking: How To Make A Movie Using A SmartPhone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline\"><strong>Science Fiction\/Fantasy and Action Adventure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:45\u20136:10: Wireless<br>6:20-6:50: Lucy X Mina<br>6:50-7:20: Nubes<br>7:20-8:00: The Assassin&#8217;s Apprentice 2: Silbadores of the Canary Islands<br>8:00\u20138:20: Kid Ugly<br>8:20-8:40: 8:19<br>8:40-9:15: US&nbsp;|&nbsp;MX&nbsp;<br>9:15-9:30: Enero Del 66<br>9:30-10:00: The Adventures of Brooklyn Barnes<br>10:00-10:45: We Were Meant To<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-small\"><strong>SATURDAY, JULY 22<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>10:00\u201311:00: Comic-Con Film School 103<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline\"><strong>Animation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:00-11:20: Horologist<br>11:20-11:40: Alex &amp; Friends<br>11:40-12:05: The Monkey<br>12:05-12:15: False Idol<br>12:15-12:30: What They Say<br>12:35-12:50: Kafka&#8217;s Doll<br>12:50-1:00: Sakka &amp; Sakka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline\"><strong>Humor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:00-1:15: The Grams of Our Lives<br>1:15-1:30: Wicked Plans<br>1:30-1:45: The Grown Ups Table<br>1:45\u20132:45:&nbsp;<strong>PANEL<\/strong>: The Art of Underwater Filmmaking<br>2:45\u20133:00: Dennis<br>3:00\u20133:20: For Pete&#8217;s Sake<br>3:20-3:30: Robots Don&#8217;t Tell Jokes<br>3:30-3:45: All Choked Up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline\"><strong>Horror\/Suspense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3:45-4:05: Ghost Woman<br>4:05-4:30: The Vampyre<br>4:30-5:00: El Angel<br>5:00-5:20: Touch<br>5:20-5:55: Interference<br>5:55-6:30: Hidden In The Wind<br>6:30-7:00: Pisanka<br>7:00-7:25: The Last Word<br>7:25-7:45: Humbug Manor<br>7:45-8:15: A Cotton Moon<br>8:15-8:40: Flat Earther<br>8:40-9:05: The Understudy<br>9:00-9:35: You Promised<br>9:35-10:05: Sloppy Seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-overline\"><strong>Humor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:05-10:15: Survivors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SUNDAY, JULY 23<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10:00\u201311:00: Comic-Con Film School 104<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>11:00\u201312:00: CCI\u2013IFF Awards Presentation<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>12:00\u20135:00: CCI\u2013IFF Award Winners Showcase (Winners and times TBA)<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Join us over the next few weeks as we post more Toucan Tips to help you enjoy and better navigate Comic-Con 2023!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookmark Toucan&nbsp;<\/a>for the latest Toucan Tips as we zoom zoom zoom towards Comic-Con 2023, July 20-23 at the San Diego Convention Center!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group cc-post-single__categories is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-small\">Filed 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