news    judges    schedule    film school Thu, July 20 | Fri, July 21 | Sat, July 22 | Sun, July 23 All films and programs are in Room 26AB, on the south side of the Convention Center, above Hall H. Sunday, July 23 Awards Ceremony | Documentaries 10:30 to 11:30 Comic-Con Film School 104: Podcasting The final day of our comprehensive course on micro-budget moviemaking will revolve around Podcasting. We will discuss this new form of exhibition as it relates to the future of moviemaking, as well as how to make your own podcasts. Our all-star panel includes Kent Nichols, Douglas Sarine, and David Peck of Ask a Ninja; Tim Street of French Maid TV; and Jack Conway and Brian Stevenson of Geek- Week.net. Valerie Perez and Sean Rourke will be moderating. 11:30 to 12:15 CCI:IFF 2006 Awards It’s the big event, as Comic-Con gives out the CCI:IFF awards. This year, there are seven major category awards along with the coveted “Judges’ Choice” award for the best film in the festival. Join judges Tom McLean and Chris Gore and Comic-Con’s director of programming Gary Sassaman, as the best films in the festival are given their due! Festival Screenings, Day 4 Documentaries 12:15 Drakmar A coming-of-age saga about a 14-year-old boy whose life alternates between the medieval fantasy kingdom of Adria and the real-world trials of a challenging adolescence. Participating panelists include Lowell Frank, co-director; Destin Cretton, co-director; Whitney Ball, assistant director; Colin Taylor, the main subject of the documentary, and Scott Mallory, also appearing in the film. 1:45 Dreams From A Red Planet: The Next Giant Leap For Humanity Has humanity attained the pinnacle of its potential, or is it about to be reached? This documentary explores how, for some, humanity is about to become a spacefaring civilization. Participating panelists include filmmaker Kurt Lancaster, the author of Falling Towards Jupiter. 2:05 John Howe: There And Back Again John Howe is one of today’s most famous fantasy artists and illustrators. Born and raised in Canada, Howe now lives in Switzerland. For a couple of decades, the name of John Howe has been closely linked to J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and also to Peter Jackson’s movies, as Howe was one of the major art designers of the trilogy. This documentary tells the story of Howe, his life and work, exploring who the human being behind all this fantasy really is. This film includes many of Howe’s collaborators as well as other artists, including Peter Jackson, H. R. Giger, and Alan Lee, who help us to understand what it means to be a fantasy illustrator. The film is also an excursion into the subject of “fantasy bordering reality,” how these two opposites merge and intertwine to create a new world, an artist’s world, John Howe’s world. 3:00 Swag: Volume 1 If you love free stuff, the San Diego Comic-Con, and pseudo-celebrity interviews, you're going to love this film! After screening a short film in Comic-Con’s Film Festival, Mario DeAngelis “accidentally” made a documentary about free stuff, or “swag,” at the 2005 event. This one-of-a-kind documentary has already spawned a sequel and includes interviews with Sam J. Jones (Flash Gordon) and Troma Studios head Lloyd Kaufman. Participating panelists include Mario DeAngelis, director; Adrian Velazquez, San Diego photographer and director of photography; Aaron Cole, musician; Tony Ericksen, swag hunter/filmmaker; and Loren Teryl, swag hunter. 4:30 FILM FESTIVAL ENDS See you next year!

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This year Comic-Con is pleased to welcome the Independent Film Channel (IFC) as the exclusive sponsor of the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival. The Independent Film Channel (IFC) is the first and most widely distributed network dedicated to independent film 24 hours a day, uncut, uncensored and commercial-free. The network is part of IFC Companies—the only brand to operate in every area of independent film to include television, production, financing, distribution, digital, on-demand, and exhibition.