The CK Film Festival - Long Island

MISSION & OBJECTIVE CK Productions Inc. is a Manhattan & Long Island based entertainment company that produces theatre, dance, and film. This is all organized through CK's separate branches; CK Films, CK Theatricals, CK Visuals & CK Dance. These projects are led by industry professionals and young professionals collaborating together to create rare, authentic art. The mission with the CK FILM FESTIVAL (Long Island) is to promote international and diverse films in Long Island, New York to continue to spread independent artists’ work and to continue to grow the industry. CK Films constantly strives to always create projects with diversity. We hope our festival will promote that same message of diversifying the industry and creating new and engaging stories. We hope to introduce the loveliness and sites of Long Island to a worldwide platform and bring the industry and more unique arts to Long Island’s surrounding towns. ABOUT THE FESTIVAL This is a First Year Festival that will be premiering in the critically acclaimed underground style Richie Applebaum Theater at CK Productions. We are not only looking to complete our objective in diversifying the industry and bringing independent film to Long Island, but to display work that has never been seen by people who care about the arts & film, regardless of their background. CK Productions Inc. was started by Ethan Felizzari, a 16 year old teenager at the time, to give kids like himself and others the opportunity to create such unique ideas without money, without adults and without a big studio behind them. Felizzari has been able to create a successful Community Theatre, produce original theatrical works, host a variety of workshops and classes and produce Films created by young professionals and studio executives in the industry. At this festival we look to give opportunities to ages 21 & under (in our Youth 21 & Under Film category) and to all participants with an engaging story. The background is not our concern, but the story is. The CK Film Festival (Long Island) will have heart, will have soul and will tell engaging and innovative, important stories.