Model City Film Festival

The first annual Model City Film Festival is August 4-6 at Taylored Venue & Events. Don't miss the great local and international films and panel discussions, tickets on sale now! Day passes $15 | Weekend passes $25 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE: Friday, August 4th 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. – "Brews Before Views" Meet and Greet/Panel Talk (@ Model City Tap House) 6:00 p.m. – Doors Open before Screening Session #1 (@ Taylored Venue & Events) 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Screening Session #1 iRony (7 min.) → Student, Short by Radheya Jegatheva Lucky Penny (9 min) → Short by Johnny Hayes The Fight → Short by Ryan Shipley Annie Waits (9 min) → Short by April Kelley American Sock (7 min) → Short by Jason K. Allen 15 Min. Break Proverbial Luck (5 min) → Micro-Short by Dave Lojek Autumn Lovers (5 min) → Micro-Short by Ponda Frost State of Franklin (11 min) → Short by Cliff D. Andrews Trial of a Rockstar (35 min) → Short by Austin Parsons 15 Min. Break Brontosaurus (1 hr, 20 min) → Student, Feature by Ryan Renfro 15-30 Min. Break/Q&A with Filmmakers present 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Late Night Horror Movie Screening session (@ Taylored Venue & Events) Saturday, August 5th 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Coffee Talk/Breakfast and filmmaker panel (@ The Nutty Java, LLC. Coffee House) 9:30 a.m. – Doors Open before Screening Session #2 (@ Taylored Venue & Events) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Screening Session #2 (Doc Block) Killing Coal Country (1 hr., 50 min.) → Student, Feature by Slater Teague Light Sight (8 min.) → Student, Short by Seyed M. Tabatabaei Nobody Dies Here (24 Min.) → Short by Simon Panay 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break (Enjoy food trucks @ Model City Tap House or the Downtown Kingsport Wine Festival) 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Screening Session #3 (Doc Block pt. 2) So Long Asleep, Waking the Ghosts of a War (1 hr.) → Feature by David Plath Irreclaimable (1 hr., 21 Min.) → Feature by Justin Toppins 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Break 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Panel Discussion w/ Filmmakers (@ The Nutty Java, LLC. Coffee House) 6:00 p.m. – Doors Open before Screening Session #4 (@ Taylored Venue & Events) 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Screening Session #4 20 Metres of Love in Montmartre (5 min.) → Micro-Short by Pierre Gaffie Center City (10 min) → Short by August Aguilar Golden Bream (24 min.) → Short by Yuriy Konopkin Spring Wolf (14 min.) → Short by Michael Fink Bibo (20 Min) → Student, Short by Kelsey Tweed Back to the Drawing Board → Student, Short by John Queener 15 Min. Break Black Cat (1 hr., 25 min.) → Feature by Peter Pardini Return (9 min.) → Short by Matt Lyscas and Claire Palmer Mirror (3 min.) → Student, Micro-Short by Sara Eustaquio The Head (15 min.) → Short by Jim Hartman 15-30 Min. Break /Q&A with Filmmakers Present 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Late Night Horror Movie Screening session (@ Taylored Venue & Events) Sunday, August 6th 8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Coffee Talk/Breakfast and filmmaker panel (@ The Nutty Java, LLC. Coffee House) 9:30 a.m. – Doors Open before Screening Session #5 (@ Taylored Venue & Events) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Screening Session #5 Sideline (15 min) → Student, Short by Denver Muncey Fish (4 min.) → Micro-Short by Saman Hosseinpuor Cup of Tea (3 min.) → Micro-Short by Jitendra Rai PET (11 min.) → Short by Xristos Moraitis Mousse (40 min.) → Short by John Hellburg Limit (9 min.) → Short by Javadd Daraei Numbness (13 min.) → Short by Milad Jarmooz The Embroidered Dress (20 min.) → Student, Short by Dogus Algun 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Awards Ceremony (@ High Voltage Kingsport) 3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – After Party (@ High Voltage Kingsport) Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible.