June 5 - 9, 2008
The Jackson Hole Film Festival is a premier destination competitive film festival and a program of the Jackson Hole Film Institute, a non-profit organization. Our mission is to empower filmmakers and audiences through film and new media.
The 2008 Festival, June 5-9, will screen approximately 80 independent films competing in 7 competitive program categories. Provocative forum discussions and lively evening events enrich the Festival and give festival goers the opportunity to interact with filmmakers in a casual setting.
Programming Includes:
World Program
The 2008 World Program will feature films from Latin American filmmakers.
Global Insight
Complementing the Global Insight Summit is The Festival's Global Insight film program. Through a juried selection process, the Global Insight Film Award will honor the film that best serves as a catalyst for raising public awareness and engagement in an important global issue. The Global Insight program's purpose is to build awareness and support for films documenting humanitarian issues and provide filmmakers an opportunity to meet people passionate about their causes.
To qualify for the Global Insight program, the subject of your film must be on a current humanitarian issue. Films can be any length and either documentary or narrative, however they must have been produced after January 1, 2006.
Features
The Jackson Hole Film Festival showcases the best that the independent world has to offer.
Documentaries
The Documentary film competition is one of the favored programs of the audience. The Jackson Hole Film Festival is proud to showcase this genre of film, which captures our imagination and makes people think about the world around them.
Shorts
Shorts are a popular and exciting platform that exhibit the emerging talents of writers, directors and actors as they tell their creative stories in thirty (30) minutes or less. Each year the Jackson Hole Film Festival receives a very strong selection of short films and 2008 promises to be no different.
In order to be considered for the 2008 Shorts Program, films must be thirty (30) minutes or less and produced after January 1, 2006.
Sports Action
Highlighting the best films behind action sports and the athletes of today. Explore the athlete's journey in traditional and non-traditional sports films that are rich in plot, depth and cinematography.
Student Voices
Students from around the world and major educational institutions take part in our Student Voices Program. From AFI in California to AFTRS in Australia, the Jackson Hole Film Festival prides itself in supporting the filmmakers of tomorrow. Students of all ages qualify for the Student Voices Program.
In order to be considered for the 2008 Student Voices Program, films must be produced and directed by students. A letter from the School's Registrar validating enrollment during production at an educational institution is required. Only films produced after January 1, 2006 are considered.