If you can’t get into the San Diego Comic Con show floor, you might want to spend some time at the Marriott Marquis and Marina, where the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival will be held. Comic-Con International has the complete schedule of events, and for the indie filmmaker, or even those that aspire to become a filmmaker, this festival has a lot to offer.
Thursday, July 12
- 10:00-11:00 PANEL: Comic-Con Film School 101
Action/Adventure Category - 11:05-11:50 Bridges – A Living Graphic Novel
- 11:50-12:25 Europa
- 12:25-1:05 Dead Grass Dry Roots
- 1:05-1:40 GoldenBox
Animation Category - 1:40-2:00 Wolf Dog Tales
- 2:00-2:20 Don’t Be Nervous
- 2:20-2:45 Dziad I Baba
- 2:45-3:10 Red Princess Blues: Genesis
Panel Discussion - 3:15-4:15 Big Genre, Low Budget: What Makes Genre So Fun
Horror / Suspense Category - 4:20-4:30 Doll Parts
- 4:30-4:40 The Killing Game
- 4:40-5:05 Cabine of the Dead
- 5:05-5:15 My Mom & Other Monsters
- 5:15-6:00 Sanguijuelas
- 6:00-6:45 The Absence
Special Event - 7:00-8:15 CCI-IFF Meet & Greet
Horror / Suspense Category (continued) - 8:15-8:45 The Small Assassin
- 8:45-9:00 Spoiler
Friday, July 13
- 10:00-11:00 PANEL: Comic-Con Film School 102
Comics-Oriented Category - 11:05-11:50 Paula Peril: Midnight Whistle
- 11:50-12:00 Super to the Heroes
- 12:00-12:25 Lost Rites
- 12:25-1:10 Prelude to Bedlam
Panel Discussion - 1:15-2:15 From Fanboy to Filmmaker
Humor Category - 2:20-2:45 Straight Talk
- 2:45-3:15 The Kirkie
- 3:15-3:50 Rooney’s World
- 3:50-4:15 Summer of the Zombies
- 4:15-4:45 Karl Mulberry
- 4:45-6:15 Off Season: The Lex Morrison Story
- 6:15-7:05 Rigamortis: A Zombie Love Story
- 7:05-7:50 Natural 20
- 7:50-9:30 The Comic Book Company
- 9:30-11:20 Electric Man
Saturday, July 14
- 10:00-11:00 Comic-Con Film School 103
Science Fiction and Fantasy Category - 11:05-11:40 Technical Support
- 11:40-11:55 Giant Monster Playset
- 11:55-12:25 El Cabro En La Lavadora
- 12:25-12:40 Oliver Bump’s Birthday
- 12:40-1:10 The Batting Cage
- 1:10-1:40 Laura Keller, NB
- 1:40-2:15 Advantageous
- 2:15-3:10 L5 – Episode One
Panel Discussions - 3:15-4:15 Creating Unforgettable Villains
Science Fiction and Fantasy Category (continued) - 4:20-4:45 Hop the Twig
- 4:45-5:10 ID
- 5:10-5:45 Schrödingerskatze
- 5:45-6:20 Bunker 731
- 6:20-6:50 Wait for Rain
- 6:50-7:15 Anna-May Got Lost
- 7:15-7:50 Overture
Documentary Category - 7:50-8:00 Folktales and Airships
- 8:00-9:30 GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Sunday, July 15
- 10:00-11:00 Comic-Con Film School 104
- 11:00-11:55 CCI-IFF Awards Presentation
- 12:00-5:00 CCI-IFF Award Winners Showcase
The CCI-IFF celebrates independent film, with the accent on genre-related entries, including action/adventure, animation, comics-oriented, documentary (related to pop culture topics), horror/suspense, humor, and science fiction/fantasy. The Festival includes a special awards program on Sunday in Marriott Hall 2, beginning at 11:00 AM. Sunday afternoon features rescreenings of the award-winning films. This year’s incredible schedule has a decidedly international flavor, with submissions from Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom, in addition to the United States.
Now in its 13th year, the CCI-IFF is a juried event. Respected individuals in the fields of film and popular arts view the submissions and decide which films will be included in the festival and those deserving of prizes and awards.
