{"id":3351,"date":"2024-07-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=3351"},"modified":"2024-07-05T15:41:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T22:41:34","slug":"toucan-tip-7-independent-film-festival-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/toucan-tip-7-independent-film-festival-comic-con\/","title":{"rendered":"Toucan Tip #7: Independent Film Festival @ 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\"><span class=\"has-wide-text\"><strong>COMIC-CON 2024 TOUCAN TIP OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/span><\/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)\">Toucan Tip #7: Independent Film Festival @ Comic-Con<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cc-post-subheader__description is-style-large\" 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)\">Get ready to celebrate the 23rd year of an amazing film event featuring 57 captivating movies across 7 diverse popular arts genres. Join filmmakers from around the globe and enjoy an exciting lineup of panels, including the renowned Comic-Con Film School.<\/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=\"945\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IFF-logo-on-background.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IFF-logo-on-background.png 945w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IFF-logo-on-background-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IFF-logo-on-background-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IFF-logo-on-background-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IFF-logo-on-background-376x376.png 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IFF-logo-on-background-650x650.png 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>The 23rd year of this fantastic event features 57 great films, from 7 different popular arts genres including Action\/Adventure, Animation, Comics-Oriented, Documentary , Horror\/Suspense, Humor, and Science Fiction\/Fantasy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have participating filmmakers from all over the world, including Canada, France, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States.&nbsp;<\/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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, the CCI-IFF Awards will be presented, followed by screenings of the award-winning films.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s judges are film journalist, producer, and curator Leslie Combemale, actress, director, producer &amp; writer Juliet Landau, and film, television, and video game actor Phil LaMarr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-base-white-alpha-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\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=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LOCATION:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-large\"><strong>COMIC-CON 2024 <\/strong><br><strong>INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL JUDGES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default with-icon\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/cc\/things-to-do\/film-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Film Festival Schedule<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Juliet-Landau.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Juliet-Landau.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Juliet-Landau-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Juliet-Landau-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Juliet-Landau-376x376.jpeg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Juliet-Landau-650x650.jpeg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Leslie-Combemale.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Leslie-Combemale.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Leslie-Combemale-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Leslie-Combemale-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Leslie-Combemale-376x376.jpeg 376w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/Leslie-Combemale-650x650.jpeg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\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\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-medium\"><strong>Phil LaMarr<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-medium\"><strong>Juliet Landau<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-medium\"><strong>Leslie Combemale<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\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\">\n<p>Phil LaMarr A Los Angeles native, and Yale University alum, Phil has thrilled audiences for decades with his TV and film work on projects such as <em>Pulp Fiction<\/em>, <em>Futurama<\/em>, <em>Samurai Jack<\/em>, <em>Static Shock<\/em>, <em>MAD tv<\/em>, <em>Family Guy<\/em>, <em>Justice League<\/em>, <em>Star Wars: The Clone Wars<\/em>, as well as video games series including <em>Metal Gear Solid<\/em>, <em>Injustice,<\/em> and <em>Mortal Kombat<\/em>. In addition to developing the animated adaptation of the webcomic <em>Goblins<\/em> and writing on the sitcom <em>Extended Family<\/em>, Phil is performing monthly on stage with improv comedy group The Black Version in <em>Hamster &amp; Gretel<\/em>, the <em>Craig of the Creek<\/em> movie,\u00a0 <em>Invincible<\/em>, new episodes of <em>Futurama<\/em>, and playing the role of Sherlock Holmes in Audible\u2019s series <em>Moriarty<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Juliet Landau is an actress, director, producer &amp; writer. As an actress, highlights include Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer &amp; spin-off Angel, co-starring in Tim Burton\u2019s Ed Wood as Loretta King, recurring as Rita Tedesco on Amazon\u2019s Bosch and recurring as Cordelia on TNT\u2019s Claws. Juliet will soon be back recurring as Rita again, this time on season 3 of Bosch Legacy. Juliet\u2019s visionary, multi-award-winning feature, A Place Among the Dead, had its worldwide streaming and Blu-ray release October Friday the 13th 2023. The picture stars Juliet with Gary Oldman, Ron Perlman, Robert Patrick, Lance Henriksen, and Anne Rice, appearing for the only time ever in a scripted movie. The release plan was an extended period of worldwide, interactive, screening events and film festivals to build the conversation and prestige. This worked in spades! A Place Among the Dead was submitted to 21 festivals, and, not only did it get into all 21, but swept every major category at every festival. Juliet reprised Drusilla, starring as the Big Bad opposite many original cast members in Audible\u2019s recent audio original Slayers: A Buffyverse Story. She just recorded two seasons of a new Big Finish audiobook series that was written for her. She worked with BF before on Doctor Who audiobooks in conjunction with the BBC. Other acting work includes starring in over 20 films, appearing in many more, guest-starring frequently on television, extensive voiceover work, and extensive work in the theater. Juliet previously directed two short subjects: Take Flight with Gary Oldman and Dream Out Loud with Guillermo del Toro, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Rian Johnson. She and her husband Deverill Weekes are in the throes of making The Undead Series \u2026 the only documentary series ever to gather the A-list of the genre together in one place. Every one of the talented artists from A Place Among the Dead came back to participate in the series, as did Tim Burton, Willem Dafoe, and many other notables. Juliet is a member of The Actors Studio, Women in Film, Film Independent, The Alliance of Women Directors, BAFTA, and is an alum of Sundance Collab.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Leslie Combemale is a film journalist and film critic, producer, and curator\/gallerist. Her writing, which is focused on women and diversity in film, can be seen on the Motion Picture Association\u2019s The Credits and on the Alliance of Women Film Journalists site, where she is senior contributor. She has a passion for screen artisans, celebrating them as owner of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery, now in its 31st year. She also exclusively represents the art estate of John Alvin, creator of movie posters for Blade Runner, E.T., Willow, The Lion King, and over 250 other films. An expert on the history of animation and film, she is dedicated to amplifying the careers of animators important to classic animated features and tv shows, production artists integral to tentpole franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, and Lord of the Rings, as well as filmmakers bringing smaller indie features to the screen. She has produced panels at conventions and film festivals around the world since 1999, including at Comic-Con International. Since 2015, she has produced the Comic-Con panel Women Rocking Hollywood, which highlights the projects and careers of female filmmakers, and has featured Gina Prince-Bythewood, Hanelle Culpepper, Victoria Alonso, Catherine Hardwicke, Nisha Ganatra, and dozens of other talented women in film.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 with-icon\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/cc\/things-to-do\/film-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Film Festival Schedule<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Join us over the next week as we post more Toucan Tips to help you enjoy and better navigate Comic-Con 2024!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Bookmark Toucan<\/em> <\/a>for the latest Toucan Tips as we zip towards Comic-Con 2024, July 25\u201328 at the San Diego Convention Center!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready to celebrate the 23rd year of an amazing film event featuring 57 captivating movies across 7 diverse popular arts genres. 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