Ron Tibbett
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Ron Tibbett Ron Tibbett Founder of the Founder of the Magnolia Film Magnolia Film Festival Festival
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Ron Tibbett. Founder of the Magnolia Film Festival. Independent Film. Outside the Hollywood Studio system Low budget vs. No budget filmmaking Log Lines: how to sell a film “Abandoned alien befriends a lonely boy who helps him out smart the government and return home.” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ron TibbettRon Tibbett
Founder of the Founder of the Magnolia Film Magnolia Film FestivalFestival
Independent FilmIndependent FilmOutside the Hollywood Studio systemOutside the Hollywood Studio systemLow budget vs. No budget filmmakingLow budget vs. No budget filmmakingLog Lines: how to sell a filmLog Lines: how to sell a film
“Abandoned alien befriends a lonely boy who helps him “Abandoned alien befriends a lonely boy who helps him out smart the government and return home.”out smart the government and return home.”
Why can’t you be more like George Why can’t you be more like George Lucas?Lucas?
The Internet killed the short film.The Internet killed the short film.
““People are tired of the same old formulas People are tired of the same old formulas Hollywood keeps cranking out.”Hollywood keeps cranking out.”
Ron TibbettRon Tibbett
Born Jan. 14, 1941 in ChicagoBorn Jan. 14, 1941 in Chicago Studied English LitStudied English Lit First film “Toni, Randi, and Marie” First film “Toni, Randi, and Marie”
wins best cinematography, Toronto wins best cinematography, Toronto FF 1977FF 1977
Moved to West Point, MS 1994 with Moved to West Point, MS 1994 with wife and daughterwife and daughter
Filmed “Swept Off My Feet”Filmed “Swept Off My Feet”
““Swept Off My Feet”Swept Off My Feet” Stu, a cab-driving poet who has writer’s block, and Mr.
Rhythm, a dancer whose recent problems with drugs has halted his dancing, need an angel to save them. Into their lives comes Lana, a Wellness Center fitness instructor, who has her own problems: she’s looking for someone less “boring” and “predictable” to sweep her off her feet...
Submits to film festivalsSubmits to film festivals Wait! There are NO film festivals in MS?Wait! There are NO film festivals in MS? Contacts executive director of the Rhode Contacts executive director of the Rhode
Island International Film Festival for Island International Film Festival for advice.advice.
19981998 Center Stage, West Center Stage, West
Point, MSPoint, MS 12 short films12 short films 3 documentaries3 documentaries 9 filmmakers9 filmmakers 500 attendees500 attendees ““Swept Off My Feet” Swept Off My Feet”
premierepremiere
19991999““These films offer something different and These films offer something different and
represent film truly as an art form.”represent film truly as an art form.” - Ron Tibbett - Ron Tibbett
17 films17 films 11 filmmakers11 filmmakers Special screening of Special screening of
Bill Condon’s “Gods Bill Condon’s “Gods and Monsters”and Monsters”
20002000 McComas Theater, McComas Theater,
MSU CampusMSU Campus
20012001 Festival moves to Festival moves to
Starkville Cinema 12Starkville Cinema 12 28 films28 films 13 filmmakers in 13 filmmakers in
attendanceattendance
How to host a successful festivalHow to host a successful festival
Filmmaker’s Filmmaker’s festivalfestival
AccomodationsAccomodations MealsMeals ClassesClasses ““favorite film favorite film
festival”festival”
20022002 ““We’re out of tickets.”We’re out of tickets.” 38 films38 films 24 filmmakers in 24 filmmakers in
attendanceattendance ““Buffalo Commons” Buffalo Commons”
premierepremiere
““Buffalo Common”Buffalo Common” Bill Brown, directorBill Brown, director Ron Tibbett, Ron Tibbett,
producerproducer 2003 Sundance Film 2003 Sundance Film
FestivalFestival Top 10 Avant Garde Top 10 Avant Garde
List - Village VoiceList - Village Voice Best Experimental Best Experimental
Short - NY Short - NY Underground Film Underground Film FestFest
A subconscious trip through the missile silos of North Dakota.
20032003 World premiere of World premiere of
“One Night in March” “One Night in March” by Robbie and Bonnie by Robbie and Bonnie CoblentzCoblentz
“This is the story of the team that “This is the story of the team that defied tremendous racially-motivated defied tremendous racially-motivated political pressure, from the governor political pressure, from the governor on down, and left town to play in 1963 on down, and left town to play in 1963 NCAA tounament.”NCAA tounament.”
““Issaquena” by Lance Issaquena” by Lance Hammer screensHammer screens
20042004 ““The Poor and The Poor and
Hungry” screensHungry” screens Writer/director Craig Writer/director Craig
Brewer goes on to Brewer goes on to make award-winning make award-winning “Hustle & Flow”“Hustle & Flow”
Premiere of “Citizen Premiere of “Citizen Shane”Shane”
““Citizen Shane”Citizen Shane”Meet Shane Ballard, candidate for Sheriff of Lowndes County, MS.
20052005 Charlotte Magnussen Charlotte Magnussen
takes the reinstakes the reins 25 films25 films 2 premieres2 premieres Hollywood Premier Hollywood Premier
Cinemas, StarkvilleCinemas, Starkville New Award: The Ron New Award: The Ron
Tibbett Award for the Tibbett Award for the Advancement of Advancement of CinemaCinema
20062006
20072007
2008 2008 35 independent films35 independent films 6 world premieres6 world premieres 4 filmmakers from the 4 filmmakers from the
Golden TriangleGolden Triangle Starkville Area Arts Starkville Area Arts
CouncilCouncil Hollywood Premier Hollywood Premier
Cinemas, StarkvilleCinemas, Starkville
Feb. 19-21, 2009Feb. 19-21, 2009
