PMF at the Madstone Theatre, 2003
PMF created frames for filmmakers to display their posters.
Warm Up The Death Ray, Agnes - April, 2004
Crossing Borders - July, 2004
PMF Film Festival
The idea was simple...get aspiring filmmakers to make movies more often, and show those movies on the big screen.
What Kinds of Movies?
With different themes each month ranging from Western and Sci-Fi to the more obscure 'Connect-the Dots' or 'Cliffhanger' and 'Conclusion'...the movies had to be originally created for PMF
Which movies were shown?
A panel of judges picked which films were shown each month out of many different entries. After acceptance into the festival, the audience voted on which movie they liked the best, and the filmmakers were rewarded with trophies, fabulous prizes, and of course, a hefty helping of applause and admiration.
What were the screenings like?
PMF was produced monthly by volunteers in Albuquerque, NM in 2003 and 2004. The screenings were held for paying audiences at the awesome Madstone Theatre as well as the art house theatre of Albuquerque, the Guild. Festival Staff created DVDs which were available at local retailers, programs, voting ballots, posters, prize packages, and usually, a fully-produced 5-minute Intro Film to let audiences know what the festival was about.
Audience members cheering on the Filmmakers.
PMF at the Guild Theatre in Nob Hill, 2004
Progresison Through Digression - February, 2004
Dearest Nora - February, 20004
In March, 2004 PMF gave Filmmakers a chance to shoot at a real, working movie ranch near Santa Fe, the Bonanza Creek Ranch.
The Filmmakers
The challenge of making a 5-minute movie every month pushed filmmakers to write, shoot, and edit an original film in a condensed period of time for a monthly competition which brought together a vast audience to watch their ingenious creations. At first, some some said it was impossible, but as filmmakers created films each month, their skills improved, and they rose to the challenge. PMF pushed their skills, their endurance, and their creativity.
PMF DigiCafe
PMF also hosted the PMF DigiCafe during the summer which challenged filmmakers to create a brand new movie in just 24 hours. Each day of the PMF Digicafe had a different theme.
PMF Free-For-All Films
Additional films were screened after competition films in the free-for-all category which was not themed or for competition, but these films still had to meet eligability requirements for a chance to be selected for the screenings.
Bullfighter - March, 2004
Who is PMF?
EVENT STAFF:
Nick Cessac
Joanne Connolly
Adam Hevey
Brandon Scott Jensen
Marcus Montano
Chris Payne
Andy Reinen
Tom Szymanski
Stuart Tefft
SUPPORT STAFF:
Jessi Adkins
Derek Bensonhaven
Bob Carilli
Dan Gutierrez
Ron Haas
Marc Misgen
Michael Rempen
Dominic Ribini
Justin Shearer
Leanne Szymanski
Mikendra Szymanski
David Valdez
SPECIAL THANKS:
OK Harris
Sophie Martin
David Poyer
Nerissa Whittington
Movies Screened at PMF:
February 2003 - Free-For-All
Intro Film
Meezy
Come On Eileen
Your Eyes are Garbage
Who Are You?
911
The Worst of Media Ikonz
The Briefcase
March 2003 - Action
Terminator 0.5
Burn Out
Musical Interlude
March 6th
Fall Away
30 Minutes or Less
I Dream of Tubas
The Run
Wrapper Round
Dummy Falls
April 2003 - Film Noir
Dangerous Fedora
Lorchuga's Revenge
Harvey
The Neighbor
Fatal Charm
Hamlet Confessionals
VisitorUp Noirs!
The Algorithm That Could Kill Your Neighbor!
Free-For-All:
Date Rabies
May 2003 - Connect the Dots
Reefer Madness 6: Marijuana's Revenge
The Death Card
Spread the Wet
Connect the Dots
Deja View
Shakamoo!
Cofee Talk
Assembly of the Dots
Free-For-All:
Shut Up, Be Happy
Whiteroom
June 2003 - Confined Spaces
The Waiting Room
The Apocryphal Desert
Richard Benjamin: Professional Assassin
Ice Box
Shane Shuman Pops
Loss and Pursuit
HORRID Closet People
Free-For-All:
Impetus
July 2003 - Free-For-All
Hack Job
I Brought You Here
The Unseen Battle Within
Dreams of Glory
A Writer/Director Finds a Way to Win
PMF DigiCafe 2003
Monday - Kung Fu:
Kung Fu Dating
Hack Job
MSG'D!
Finding Kung Fu
Hapkido
Tuesday - Silent Film:
What the...?
Feather in the Wind
First Ride is Free
Wednesday - Improv Films:
...Who Let the Dogs Out...
Fabulous!
The Ranch
Dishonorable Discharge
Thursday - Mocumentary:
Secrets of the Amish
Snowman
A Writer/Director Finds a Way to Win
Friday - Junkyard Love:
THERE
Of Trash and Tragedy
The Pope Chronicles
Bum With Dark Brown Hair
Sleeping Place
August 2003 - Cliffhanger
Apprehension
Character Homicide Investigation
They Came from Utah
Unscheduled Layover
The Killer Is...
The Lonely Pothole
The Proposal
Winner July: I Brought You Here
Free-For-All:
Kung Fu Kitties
Preview: Orange Barrels
September 2003 - Conclusion
Kung Fu Kitties: Paws of Fury
Enter: Endgame
Andy the Vegetarian
The End
Apprehension Part Deux
TSA: Utah
Hangin' Loose in the Kitchen
Winner August: Cliffhanger Con Carne
October 2003 - Halloween
Intro Film Part 1
Plan B
Trick? or Treat?
Pumpkinocchio
Candy Will Kill You
The Magician and His Knife
The First
Achluophobia
Valley of the Shrieking Death
Tater Trouble
Dracula's Advocate
Intro Film Part 2
Winner September: Cliffhanger ConCarne
Intro Film Part 3
November 2003 - Foreign Films
Nina Del Desierta
Le Col du Cannard
Mexicanos Atrevidos
The Gods Must be Crackered
Winner October - Pumpkinocchio
Free-For-All:
Cerebral Print #0604
Feliz Cumpleanos Carlos Castellano
December 2003 - Best of PMF
Wrapper Round
Lorchuga's Revenge
Reefer Madness 6
I Brought You Here
Cliffhanger con Carne
Apprehension Part Deux
TSA: Utah
Pumpkinocchio
The Gods Must Be Crackered
Free-For-All:
Cerebral Print #371
January 2004 - Connect the Dots
Gears
Alter Ego
The Martini I Loved
Scat 101
Devil Your Boot Heel
December Winner - Reefer Madness 6
Free-For-All:
The Matrix Reheated
February 2004 - Bitter Love
Dearest Nora
Table for Two
Progressing Through Digression
Under the Eye, Beneath the Eye
Dinner for Two
Love & Clause
Dreams Forgotten (Mirror Images)
January Winner - Alter Ego
Free-For-All:
Red
Writer's Block
Revenge of Cerebral Print
March 2004 - Western
Heist
Dead West
Aces High
Bullfighter
El San
February Winner - Table for Two
Free-For-All:
Sheriff
Solid Gold
Sister of Cerebral Print
April 2004 - Music Video
Never Wrote
All Tha Way
Urban Monkey Warfare
Slurp
Warm Up the Death Ray, Agnes
Shake Your Butt
The Hardest Thing to Burn
The Eternal deance
N.Y.E.
March Winner - Bullfighter
Free-For-All:
Rhodes
Reconcile
Meezy
May 2004 - Science Fiction
Waking Up Dead
Laser Squad Action Force
The Creator's Lament Part 1
A Tale of Two Bobs
April Winner - Hardest Thing to Burn
Free-For-All:
The Creator's Lament Part 2
Moab Vacation
PMF DigiCafe 2004
Monday - Soap Opera:
Who the Hell is Patty?
Destiny
As the World Turns (Against Chris)
Bestest Friends
Tuesday - Reality TV Show Audition Tape:
Who Wants to Marry an Inmate?
Reality TV Scout Brigade
No Name
Bill, Michael, and Jimmy 187
Soap Oprah
Shafted
Wednesday - Darth Vader in the Park:
Vaders Back
Park Vader
Ode
Thursday - Experimental:
Experimental
A Phone Next to a Gun on a Table in the Middle of the Day
Jellyfish
Hard on the Sleeve
Friday - Improv:
Grandmother
Clinical
Over the Tracks and Through Da Hood.
May Winner - Laser Squad Action Force
July, 2004 - War
Crossing Borders
Bataan Memorial Death March
Notes from the Underground
JAD: Mull Jetal Facket
June Winner - No Name
Free-For-All:
"Untitled"
August, 2004 - New Beginnings
River Run
The Best Man
Lazo de Muerte
July Winner - Crossing Borders
Free-For-All:
Backpack: The Motion Picture
When is the next screening?
Unless you have a time machine, you probably won't be able to see a PMF screening on the big screen, but there will be videos online.
Where do I submit my film?
We're excited you've made a film, but as we are no longer doing screenings, there call for entries is also closed.
Where is PMF now?
PMF had 19 spectacular and ambitious screenings in the biggest theatres at two of the most premium venues. We put together this whole film festival before you could shoot a movie on your iphone, before you could upload it to youtube, before many were shooting HD video...back when it took NASA level technology to even correctly burn a DVD.
PMF brought together the New Mexico film community to support it's aspiring filmmakers. Many of the filmmakers who created movies for PMF have gone on to successful careers in the entertainment industry, and many of the founders and event staff for PMF remain in contact many years later. The fantastic Madstone Theatre, which was the home for PMF, closed its doors in June of 2004, and the Guild Cinema which picked up PMF for July and August of 2004 is still providing Albuquerque with fine independent films in Nob Hill.
PMF would not have been possible without the hard work of many volunteers, the donations of many sponsors, and the sacrifice of many, many, many hours of sleep. Thank you to everyone who contributed so much to make PMF possible month after month after month.
The founders of Shiny Object Films, Tom Szymanski and Stuart Tefft, both former PMF Staff Members, created this website for PMF.
