Mammoth Film Festival (or "MammothFF") is an international, five-day event founded in 2018 by Tanner Beard (CEO) and Tomik Mansoori. The festival showcases the work of independent filmmakers, actors, directors, writers, and producers. It is held every February at various venues throughout

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and the town of

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, United States. Festival events include world-premiere feature films and television episodics, short format stories, and other digital-format programming. Other annual highlights are interactive panel discussions, vendor exhibits, and a celebrity bowling tournament for charity.

History

2018

The inaugural Mammoth Film Festival was held February 8–11, 2018, and included: * ''

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'', which won the Grand Jury Prize and the awards for Best Picture, Best Director (

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) and Best Actor (

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) *

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's Open Source Stories documentary film ''Road to A.I.''

2019

The 2nd Annual Mammoth Film Festival was held February 7–11, 2019 and debuted: *

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and

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's original comedy series ''Everyone Is Doing Great''

2020

The 3rd Annual Mammoth Film Festival was held February 27 to March 2, 2020 and premiered: * Ludvig Gür's documentary ''Pretending I'm A Superman: The

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Video Game Story'' *

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's documentary ''QT8: The First Eight'' (with added footage) *

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's ''Off The Grid'' destination series featuring the town of Mammoth Lakes * Indie film ''

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'' starring

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2021

In late 2020, due to the

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, founders Beard and Mansoori decided to delay the 2021 festival until 2022. They felt strongly about maintaining the in-person aspect of the festival, as opposed to making it a virtual or

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2022

As of August 2021, the 4th Annual Mammoth Film Festival is scheduled to be held February 3–7, 2022.

Awards

2020

*Achievement in Filmmaking -- Lukas Haas' ''She’s In My Head'' *Achievement in Filmmaking International -- ''About Us'' *Achievement in Filmmaking Music -- ''Hour Of Lead'' *Achievement in Filmmaking Cinematography -- Dante Spinotti - ''Now Is Everything'' *Achievement in Filmmaking Writer -- William Day Frank - ''Susie Searches'' *Achievement in Filmmaking Director -- William Coakley - ''Runt'' *Best TV Episodic -- ''That One Time'' *Best Genre Film (Short) -- ''Pleasant Canyon'' *Best Genre Film (Feature) -- ''Deported'' *Best Action Sports (Short) -- ''Rio Pangagonicos'' *Best Action Sports (Feature) -- ''Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story'' *Audience Award (Short) -- ''Adult Night'' *Audience Award (Feature) -- ''Runt'' *Best Documentary (Short) -- ''The Return'' *Best Documentary (Feature) -- ''Pretending I’m a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story'' *Grand Jury Award (Short) -- ''Clarity'' *Grand Jury Award (Feature) -- '' In Full Bloom'' *Best Actress (Short) -- Joselyn Gallardo *Best Actress (Feature) -- Jules Willcox *Best Actor (Short) -- Brett Zimmerman *Best Actor (Feature) -- Marc Manchecka *Best Picture (Short) --''40 Minutes Over Maui'' *Best Picture (Feature) -- ''Alone'' *Festival Favorite -- ''Hour Of Lead''

References

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External links

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