Massachusetts Flash Film Festival Today at 4 p.m.

The first Massachusetts Flash Film Festival will be screening 10 entries vying for a $500 first prize today at the Studio Cinema at 376 Trapelo Road.  

The first screening will be at 2 p.m. and last 90 minutes. The second screening will begin about 4pm and will conclude with the awards presentation. 

Both screenings are open to the public.  Tickets are $5 at the door - cash only. 

The 10 teams were required to write, film and edit films from themes from a hat and to include three required elements in their works with everything completed within a 72 hour period.

The teams and their randomly selected themes 

• Esthetik Punchlines - Film De Femme

• Brookline Access Warriors - Mockumentary

• Orchard Group - Sci Fi

• Loop9p - Road Movie 

• Mug Shorts - Mystery

• The Horde - Horror

• Streetfrog Productions - Romance

•Shiny Key Productions - Coming of Age

• Paracelsus Films - Dark Comedy

• Rampant Island - Spy

REQUIRED ELEMENTS

Character: Jamie Severin -- Absent Minded
Prop:  Gum Wrapper
Dialogue: "Its So Simple A Monkey Could Do It With Its Eyes Closed."

Belmont resident and documentarian Jay Fedigan, Callie Crossley, host/executive editor of “The Callie Crossley Show” on WGBH Radio, 89.7 and a producer for Eyes On the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years and Steve Garfield, founder of Boston Media Makers will judge each entry and select the winner.

Sponsors for the festival include:

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston

The Studio Cinema
Dunkin Donuts - Waverly Square, Belmont.