Eclectic Program 1
5:00pm (90 min)

Showcasing a unique mix of every genre of film. Eclectic Programs are a great way to get introduced to the wonderful and diverse world of youth filmmaking.

Films:

To the Altar | Bio.Rhythm | The Apollos | Spaced Out | A Chopstick's First Love | Routine Check | The O.R. | Two Angels | The Writer | PEACE | Five Steps to the Emotional Highs and Lows of the Fairy Tale Romance

Opening Night presented by Volvo Cars of North America
7:30pm (120 min)

Walk the red carpet and kick off the 2008 National Film Festival for Talented Youth. Enjoy 6 of the best films from NFFTY 08. Be there as Thomson names the Young Innovator of the Year Award. Then head over to The Sky Church at EMP|SFM for a catered after-party & concert featuring: The Next Door Neighbors & Robot Love. Still not enough? Explore the galleries of EMP|SFM in this unique private setting. Join us for this unforgettable night!
Gala Screening | After-Party | Concert

Now thru March 17th - $20 | After March 17th – $30

Films:

The Last Stand | Animal Instincts | Nice Touch | Father Time | Touching Sound | Thomson Young Innovator of the Year Award winning film

Horror Night
10:15pm (90 min)

Don’t be scared.

Films:

The Box | iWitness | Imperium | Vengeance | Monitor

Opening Night After-Party & Concert
9:30pm
EMP|SFM Cinema

Come over to The Sky Church at EMP|SFM for a catered after-party & concert featuring: The Next Door Neighbors & Robot Love. Still not enough? Explore the galleries of EMP|SFM in this unique private setting. Join us for this unforgettable night!

NFFTY Docs
11:30am (60 min)

12 unique documentaries that cover a broad range of topics. From the history of the labor movement to one young woman’s passion of the eyebrow; these documentaries will have you thinking.

Films:

Speaking Truth to Power: The Story of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee | Commencement | Sign of the Times | At the Dinner Table | Home Sweet Home | If I Had Never Read That | Over the Table | Save Me | El Largo Viaje de Regreso | Looking Glass World | A Second Look | Ode to the Eyebrow

Special Free Screening: Invisible Children: Rough Cut
1:00pm (90 min)

What started out as a filmmaking adventure in Africa, transformed into much more, when the three young Americans (Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, and Laren Poole) original travels took a divine turn, and they found themselves stranded in northern Uganda. They discovered children being kidnapped nightly from their homes and subsequently forced to fight as child soldiers. This film is dedicated to exposing this tragic, and amazingly untold story. See the film that started the movement.

Eclectic Program 2
3:00pm (90 min)

Showcasing a unique mix of every genre of film. Eclectic Programs are a great way to get introduced to the wonderful and diverse world of youth filmmaking.

Films:

Thievery | Memorium | Dependence | Gleam | Afuera | Sick | Love is the Elle Word

Eclectic Program 3
5:30pm (90 min)

Showcasing a unique mix of every genre of film. Eclectic Programs are a great way to get introduced to the wonderful and diverse world of youth filmmaking.

Films:

Cows with Guns | The Last Stand | Lullabye | LSD & The Dangers of Drugs Everywhere | Release | Dis Order | The End is Near | 009

Centerpiece Film: Through and Away
7:00pm (90 min)

Directed by Jonathan Ade

21 | VA

Dylan, a young man unable to leave the town where he grew up, must cast off the allure of nostalgia to create his own future.

Starring
David Burdett
Ann Testa

Interception
9:00pm (150 min)

Turner Clay and John Will Clay

19 & 21 | KY

What if two young brothers from Kentucky dropped out of film school and decided they were going to make the largest student film in history? Oh wait it happened, its called Interception and we guarantee you will have nothing but a blast watching this film. When a prototype nuclear weapon is stolen from a government facility, a software engineer unknowingly becomes involved when he receives the key disk needed for detonation. With no help from authorities he is forced to team up with a suspended FBI agent to stop the group of criminals from destroying a major US city.

Film School Pitch
10:30am (60 min)

Panel: The Business of Film
12:00pm (90 min)

Workshop: Explorations in Animation
1:30pm (60 min)

Panel: Making your Feature
2:30pm (60 min)

Current TV Pitch Session
3:30pm (60 min)

Film Schools Meet and Greet
11:30am (60 min)

Workshop: Payroll with NPI
1:30pm (60 min)

Eclectic Program 4
11:00pm (90 min)

Showcasing a unique mix of every genre of film. Eclectic Programs are a great way to get introduced to the wonderful and diverse world of youth filmmaking.

Films

One Light | Solitaire | Touch The Stars

NFFTY Family Cinema
1:15pm (90 min)

A great collection of youth-made films the whole family can enjoy. Plus watch an exclusive making of video for Animal Instincts and see how two ambitious teens created a masterpiece clay animation. Recommended for ages 7 and up.

Films

Animal Instincts | Nice Touch | Perilous Skies | Fish | Fresh Produce | Bittersweet Zack Meets Goaeti | Bird Girl | PEACE

Katrina Revisited + Eclectic Program 5
1:15pm (120 min)

Two programs in one. Check out two documentaries on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina plus two other great eclectic films.

Films

Journey to the Gulf | Louisiangeles | Big Bad Wolf | Soldiers of Necker

Closing Night Film: March Point
Presented by Longhouse Media's Native Lens Program
5:30pm (90 min)

Cody, Nick and Travis, three teens from the Swinomish Tribe, wanted to make a gangster movie or rap video. But they investigated the environmental impact of two oil refineries instead.

Featuring:

Fish | Fish out of Water | March Point

Closing Night Awards
7:00pm (60 min)

Double Feature: Teen Idol Tom & The Lincoln Project
10:00am (180 min)
JBL Theater – EMP|SFM

2 feature films for the price of one. Justin Viggiano’s unique story of an exclusive Arts Academy and the secret it holds. Plus Bellevue, WA native Jeff Prahl brings an exciting and ambitious action thriller. Ages 21 & 16.

Panel: Writing Master Class
1:00pm (90 min)

Hosted by TheFilmSchool

Locals Only
3:00pm (90 min)
JBL Theater – EMP|SFM

Films from across The Puget Sound.

Films

Static | Guilt Trip | YKK | R U Famous Yet | Glass Angel

SAG Workshop
11:30am (60 min)

Actors/Directors Networking
12:30pm (60 min)

Film Permit Workshop & Filming Green
10:00am (90 min)

Meet the Filmmakers Coffee
10:00am (60 min)
Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle – Lakefront Room

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to chat one-on-one with the talented filmmakers of NFFTY. These filmmakers could be tomorrow’s Oscar winners!
Now thru March 17th - $12 | After March 17th -$18

NFFTY Rocks the Vera Project!
8:00pm (180 min)