Film Festival 2023 - Industrious Family's First - Here's To Many More Years Of Celebrating Wholesome Entertainment

2023 marked the first annual Industrious Family Film Festival. This initial festival featured 10 low-budget, wholesome films made by independent filmmakers.

The event was complete with workshops and a gala dinner on the final night of the festival.

See This Festival's Printable Film Festival 2023 Program Guide!

1. Film Festival 2023 Photo Gallery

May 17, 2023

The faith-based film festival kicked off at Yurtopia where we enjoyed a cocktail/mocktail hour with the event coordinators and film directors. We served "scapulars" for the adults and mocktail "Shirley Temples" for the girls and "Roy Rogers" for the boys.  It was a relaxing evening after a long week of preparing for the festival and provided a breather moment before the bustle of the festival the following day.

May 18, 2023

We headed over to the Super 8 early on Thursday morning to set up the red carpet, the concession stand and test the technical stuff.

Doors opened to the public at 4:00 p.m. and films started playing in two rooms at 5:00 p.m.

May 19, 2023

The next day, Friday, we met again at the Super 8 at 10:00 a.m. for filmmaking workshops. 

Applying Make-up For Screen

Make-up is applied to men and women alike for films. The trick is making it subtle enough not to be noticeable to viewers but bold enough to highlight the actor's features.  Michael went over the best application and finished with a demonstration.

Speaker: Michael Bowen,
Art Dept. Industrious Family Films

Lighting

Giving the right feel with lighting will boost your cinematographic vibe in film. Becket went over the most simple lighting techniques using a key and fill. He also talked about how to reflect light to make your films even more well-lit.

Speaker: Becket Bowen,
Lighting, Industrious Family Films

Screenwriting

Without a script, you don't have a movie. Needless to say, having a strong script will greatly improve interest and quality of your films. Faustina has been writing scripts for over 6 years and shared her experiences and lessons learned about screenwriting.

Speaker: Faustina Bowen
Script Supervisor, Industrious Family Films

Acting

It's something that may seem simple to viewers, but acting is one of the most difficult jobs on the set. There is not only the difficulty of remembering lines but making it believable is thrown in the mix. Faustina went over a few techniques and things to remember when you are on set with the camera on you.

Speaker: Faustina Bowen

Directing

The most noticed people behind film (besides actors, of course) are the directors. Mary discussed the qualities that make a good director and how to foster and learn those qualities to boost the effectiveness of your directing.

Speaker: Mary Bowen,
Director, Industrious Family Films

Managing Actors And Crew Members

It doesn't matter who they are, somewhere along the line you are going to need to manage actors and crew members. Whether it's simple rules, schedules, or even behavior, Kathleen explained how to handle specific situations and people problems as well as just normal line of business management.

Speaker: Kathleen Bowen,
Producer, Industrious Family Films

Business of Theaters

There's a whole new project waiting for you after the film is all done and edited: distribution. Chris is a third generation theater owner and shared how theaters are run and what they expect when you are ready to send a film to theaters.

Speaker: Chris Wagner
Owner, Blue Fox Theater

Roundtable Critique

After lunch, we held the roundtable critique. We were able to get 5 of the directors together to review the submitted projects. The critique was structured around a praise of the film, then a suggested area to improve followed by another positive element of the film. This was surprisingly more fun than we thought that it would be.

Gala Dinner

At 5:00 p.m. we hosted a semi-formal gala dinner in the conference room at the Super 8.  At this dinner the awards were given for the movie categories. And that wrapped up our film festival 2023 celebrations.

2. Submitted Film Projects

The EDEN Project - 24.9 points, 2nd Place In Shorts

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Our Mother Elizabeth - 18.6 points, 1st Place In Full Lengths

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The Devil Hates Latin - 26.1 points, 1st Place In Promotional Videos

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Wrestling Highlights 2023 - 24.5 points, 1st Place In Sports Highlights

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Pelayo - 26.9 points, 1st Place In Short Films

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Found Tonight - 21.9 points, 1st Place In Music Videos

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HKD At The Quest - 18 points, 2nd Place In Sports Highlights

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A Christmas Carol & Mini Gunner Western Short - 18 points, 2nd In Full Lengths

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The Revelation of the Ringwraiths Trailer - 24.3 points, 2nd Place In Promotional Videos

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Philomenan Productions Compilation

3. Film Festival 2023 Winners And Awards

Film Festival 2023 Judges:

Rob & Mary Miller

Kathleen Bowen

What Others Are Saying About The Festival: