Ron TibbettRon Tibbett

Founder of the Founder of the Magnolia Film Magnolia Film FestivalFestival

Independent FilmIndependent Film

Outside the Hollywood Studio systemOutside the Hollywood Studio systemLow budget vs. No budget filmmakingLow budget vs. No budget filmmakingLog Lines: how to sell a filmLog Lines: how to sell a film

“Abandoned alien befriends a lonely boy who helps him “Abandoned alien befriends a lonely boy who helps him out smart the government and return home.”out smart the government and return home.”

Why can’t you be more like George Why can’t you be more like George Lucas?Lucas?

The Internet killed the short film.The Internet killed the short film.

““People are tired of the same old formulas People are tired of the same old formulas Hollywood keeps cranking out.”Hollywood keeps cranking out.”

Ron TibbettRon Tibbett

Born Jan. 14, 1941 in ChicagoBorn Jan. 14, 1941 in Chicago Studied English LitStudied English Lit First film “Toni, Randi, and Marie” First film “Toni, Randi, and Marie”

wins best cinematography, Toronto wins best cinematography, Toronto FF 1977FF 1977

Moved to West Point, MS 1994 with Moved to West Point, MS 1994 with wife and daughterwife and daughter

Filmed “Swept Off My Feet”Filmed “Swept Off My Feet”

““Swept Off My Feet”Swept Off My Feet”

Stu, a cab-driving poet who has writer’s block, and Mr. Rhythm, a dancer whose recent problems with drugs has halted his dancing, need an angel to save them. Into their lives comes Lana, a Wellness Center fitness instructor, who has her own problems: she’s looking for someone less “boring” and “predictable” to sweep her off her feet...

Submits to film festivalsSubmits to film festivals Wait! There are NO film festivals in MS?Wait! There are NO film festivals in MS? Contacts executive director of the Rhode Contacts executive director of the Rhode

Island International Film Festival for Island International Film Festival for advice.advice.

19981998

Center Stage, West Center Stage, West Point, MSPoint, MS

12 short films12 short films 3 documentaries3 documentaries 9 filmmakers9 filmmakers 500 attendees500 attendees ““Swept Off My Feet” Swept Off My Feet”

premierepremiere

19991999

““These films offer something different and These films offer something different and represent film truly as an art form.”represent film truly as an art form.” - Ron Tibbett - Ron Tibbett

17 films17 films 11 filmmakers11 filmmakers Special screening of Special screening of

Bill Condon’s “Gods Bill Condon’s “Gods and Monsters”and Monsters”

20002000

McComas Theater, McComas Theater, MSU CampusMSU Campus

20012001

Festival moves to Festival moves to Starkville Cinema 12Starkville Cinema 12

28 films28 films 13 filmmakers in 13 filmmakers in

attendanceattendance

How to host a successful festivalHow to host a successful festival

Filmmaker’s Filmmaker’s festivalfestival

AccomodationsAccomodations MealsMeals ClassesClasses ““favorite film favorite film

festival”festival”

20022002

““We’re out of tickets.”We’re out of tickets.” 38 films38 films 24 filmmakers in 24 filmmakers in

attendanceattendance ““Buffalo Commons” Buffalo Commons”

premierepremiere

““Buffalo Common”Buffalo Common” Bill Brown, directorBill Brown, director Ron Tibbett, Ron Tibbett,

producerproducer 2003 Sundance 2003 Sundance

Film FestivalFilm Festival Top 10 Avant Garde Top 10 Avant Garde

List - Village VoiceList - Village Voice Best Experimental Best Experimental

Short - NY Short - NY Underground Film Underground Film FestFest

A subconscious trip through the missile silos of North Dakota.

20032003

World premiere of World premiere of “One Night in March” “One Night in March” by Robbie and Bonnie by Robbie and Bonnie CoblentzCoblentz

“This is the story of the team that “This is the story of the team that defied tremendous racially-motivated defied tremendous racially-motivated political pressure, from the governor political pressure, from the governor on down, and left town to play in 1963 on down, and left town to play in 1963 NCAA tounament.”NCAA tounament.”

““Issaquena” by Lance Issaquena” by Lance Hammer screensHammer screens

20042004

““The Poor and The Poor and Hungry” screensHungry” screens

Writer/director Craig Writer/director Craig Brewer goes on to Brewer goes on to make award-winning make award-winning “Hustle & Flow”“Hustle & Flow”

Premiere of “Citizen Premiere of “Citizen Shane”Shane”

““Citizen Shane”Citizen Shane”Meet Shane Ballard, candidate for Sheriff of Lowndes County, MS.

20052005

Charlotte Magnussen Charlotte Magnussen takes the reinstakes the reins

25 films25 films 2 premieres2 premieres Hollywood Premier Hollywood Premier

Cinemas, StarkvilleCinemas, Starkville New Award: The Ron New Award: The Ron

Tibbett Award for the Tibbett Award for the Advancement of Advancement of CinemaCinema

20062006

20072007

2008 2008

35 independent films35 independent films 6 world premieres6 world premieres 4 filmmakers from the 4 filmmakers from the

Golden TriangleGolden Triangle Starkville Area Arts Starkville Area Arts

CouncilCouncil Hollywood Premier Hollywood Premier

Cinemas, StarkvilleCinemas, Starkville

Feb. 19-21, 2009Feb. 19-21, 2009