Co-sponsored by UVa FilmMakers Studio and Light House

2004 Winners

Jury Selection Award : One in a Million - Silent Movie - Ian Atkins, David Eklund, Michael Morris

Audience Selection Award : One in a Million

Mentor's Choice Award : The Duel - Comedy - Carrie O’Brien, Tim O’Brien

2004 Films

Here are the teams that participated in the 2004 Adrenaline Film Project. Listed are the film titles, the genre, and the team members.

1. Recipe for Murder - Film Noir - Emma Thomas, Joe Meese, Nicholas Yellman

2. Driving Ed - Dramedy - Jamie Howard, Adam Popp, Todd Free

3. Checkout - Romance - Konstantin Brazhnik, Alex Stockwell, Diane Maydosz

4. Tick-Tock - Crime - Patrick Murphy, Shambhavi Singh, May Lugemwa

5. Quickdraw - Neo-Western - Joe Babarsky, Sean Santiago, Cooper Forsman

6. Kookaburra - Horror - Richard Sebastian, John Kingsley, Echol Marshall

7. The Duel - Comedy - Carrie O’Brien, Tim O’Brien

8. Mixed Messages - Fantasy - Jessica Urquiola, Bernard Hankins

9. Shadows - Drama - Andrew Mausert-Mooney, Greg Linski, Nate Whelden

10. One in a Million - Silent Movie - Ian Atkins, David Eklund, Michael Morris

11. Spin - Thriller - Charles Han West, Romulo Alejandro, Zander Roberts

12. The Hunt - Action - Brendon Marotta, Maxime Connor, Jake Spilman

In Brief

The Virginia Film Festival annouces an exciting new program developed for aspiring Virginia filmmakers! Director Jeff Wadlow will oversee a rapid filmmaking workshop in which approximately twenty filmmakers will write, shoot, and edit their films in three days. The application deadline is October 5.

The Goal

Write, shoot and edit a short narrative film in 72 hours.

The Setup

Teams of three filmmakers will participate in a rapid filmmaking workshop to produce a narrative film in three days under expert guidance.

The Experts

Filmmakers will be overseen by Director Jeff Wadlow, the Charlottesville native whose feature film, Living the Lie, won the Chrysler Million Dollar Film Competition. He will be joined by his filmmaking team: Beau Bauman and Seth Gordon.

To Enter

Each team of three must submit the following:
- an entry form (found at the bottom of this page)
- a one paragraph statement of interest
- a short film made by one of the participants (cued to 10 min. viewing time)
- an $20 application fee in the form of a check made payable to UVA-Va Film Festival (to be supplemented by the $130 participation fee if the team is selected for the Project.)

Send your application materials to:

Virginia Film Festival
ATTN: Adrenaline Film Project
PO Box 400869
Charlottesville, VA 22904

Please be advised that the application fees are non-refundable and the films will not be returned. Once accepted into the program, each member of the team will be required to submit a Participant’s Agreement. Applicants must be 18 years or older.

The Deadline

Applications must be received in the Virginia Film Festival office by October 5th. Late applications will only be considered based on available space.


The Documents

2004 Official Rules (Word Document)

Entry Form (Word Document)


Attention High School Students!!

High School students wishing to participate in this project should enroll in the Light House Narrative Film Workshop, running from September 22 through December 4. For details please contact Richard Needham at Light House: 434.293.6992 or richard@lighthousestudio.org.

Attention UVa Students!!

There will be an interest meeting on the Adrenaline Film Workshop led by the FilmMakers Studio on Monday, September 27 at 8 pm in CLark 101. For details, please contact Kevin Wu at kevinwu@virginia.edu.

Please call 434.982.5277 or email info@vafilm.com with general questions about the Adrenaline Film Project.