Take 21
Take 21, previously Toronto Student Film Festival or TSFF, is an annual event for youth to showcase their talent in a variety of short film genres. Take 21 has attracted film makers from several countries. Prizes have focused on work experiences in the industry, scholarships to film making programmes, money, and film equipment.[1]
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Website | Take 21 |
History
In the fall of 2005, three grade twelve students from Crescent School in Toronto, Ontario, approached their teacher, Jamie MacRae, with the idea of creating a new student film festival specifically designed to showcase youth talent, and creativity. The festival would provide an opportunity for students from any part of the world to screen their media works and short films. The TSFF Founding Committee was made up of these three Crescent School students – Zack Russell, Gordon Steiner, and David Whyte, Jamie MacRae (Head of Media Arts, Crescent School, Colin Lowndes Head of Crescent’s Upper [High] School, and entertainment executive Pat Macdonald.
Past Finalists
2014 Finalists
| Film Title | Director(s) | Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Niche | Benjamin Searle | Vistek Award for Best Cinematography CBC Documentary Channel Award for Best Documentary |
| Fairway | Matias Bolla | |
| Take Your Son to Work Day | Spencer Soares | Best Canadian |
| Backfired | Bronsen Bloom | |
| Up in Flight | Taylor Nullmeyer | |
| The Gutter Dwarf Is In Your Backyard | Max Parr | |
| A Story of Youth and Science | Nicole Cedic | Toronto Youth Shorts Best Toronto |
| James | Jonah Haber | Independent Producers Studio Award for Best Film Ages 12–17 |
| Phamtasms | Chew Keng Hao | Best Editing Vistek Award for Best Film |
| What's Your Secret to Long Life? | Eszter Jánka | |
| And Furthermore | Julian Dime | Raindance Award of Excellence |
| Wanda | Carolyn Duchene | Best International |
| Dundas West | Will Monohan | People's Choice |
| Like Father, Like Son | Alex Howat | Special Jury Ages 12–17 |
| Nana Likes the Good Shit | Jamie Rice | |
| Black Rock Creek | Malone Lumarda | |
| Seek in the Dark | Adrian Wong | |
| Over Easy | Adam Bovoletis | |
| Criterion | Dylan Vogel | Max the Mutt Award for Best Experimental Toronto Youth Shorts Best Toronto |
| My Last Day At Work | Sean Singh | Toronto Youth Shorts Best Toronto |
| For Her | Bradley Stearn | |
| Cup Spoon Pencil | Zach Silverstein | |
| Pseudo Evolution | Alexandre Juruena | Best Sound Editing Best Animation |
| Remember This View | Grant Singer | Celtx Best Writing |
2013 Finalists
| Film Title | Director(s) | Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Forever Under A Fantasy | Jack Hochschild | Best Film Best Writing |
| Mixdown | Dylan Vogel | Best Sound Editing |
| Listen. | Scott Rohwer | |
| Open Letter | Theo Schear | Best Documentary |
| Hong Gan | Darren Tan | Best International People's Choice |
| The Painted Girl | Ben Kadie | |
| Cookie Thief | Miles McCraw | Best Comedy |
| Notes of Hers | Blake Michael | |
| e | Mathew Murray, Dmitry Lopatin | |
| Standing Still | Owen Grove | |
| Done | Jesse Bostick | |
| Au Moins il Reste Du Rhume | Charles Gariepy | Best Animation |
| Make It Out | Raw Art Wrks | |
| Le Joie De Vivre | Jeremy Vassiliou | |
| Occurrence At Blue Hills Reservation | Spencer Wardwell | |
| Partir De Billard | David Laplante Dieumegarde | |
| Canadian Winter | Luke Fenton | Best Canadian |
| Dirty Love | Max Parr | Best Editing Celebrity Jury Selection |
| Phantom Of The Human Brain | Scott Jenner | |
| Derrick | Braden Batsford | Best Cinematography |
| Shadowman | Maria Cusanamo | |
| Weight | Zach Silverstein | Best Drama |
2012 Finalists
| Film Title | Director(s) | Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ostrichcized | Ben Brook | Special Jury Selection |
| Frank and Celeste | Charlie Redd | Special Jury Selection |
| Race of the Dead | Jesse Bostick | |
| David | Ben Roberts | |
| iRony | Chris Finn | |
| Concealed | Misha Scott | Best Drama |
| Brain Drain | Joseph Milando | |
| Independence In Sight | Lauren Lindberg | Best Documentary |
| Every Bone | Sarah Devlin | Best Experimental |
| Family Portrait | Julia Galle | |
| Moustache Boy | Jahar Aronija | |
| Mined Over Matter | Peter Lilly | |
| Nocturnal Matter | Keaton Manning | |
| We Real Cool | Gabriel Rodriguez Fuller | |
| Doppler Affect | Spencer Barton | |
| Late Pass | Max Parr | Best Film Best Writing |
| Seizing the Homefront | Eric Hayes | Best Film Ages 12–16 Best Animation |
| Free Daily | Matt Raymond Thompson Garrow |
Best Cinematography |
| Le Petit Chef | Sarah Martin | |
| Getaway | Alyssa Evans | Best Sound Editing |
| Sledge | Adam Zivo | |
| Growing Up | Jack Schwartz | TSFF Executive Committee's Choice Award |
| Bedroom Brawl | Zach Silverstein | |
| Blue Skies | Megan Bercaw | |
| Strophe/Antistrophe/Catastrophe | Sarah Devlin | |
| Think Brilliance | Diego Hernandez De la Rocha |
2011 Finalists
| Film Title | Director(s) | Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
| A Divorce | Beini Huang | Best Film |
| Plastic Man | Max Parr | Best Canadian Film Best Sound Editing |
| Rice | Ngee Ann | Special Jury Selection |
| Lovely Bloodflow | N/A | Best Music Video |
| Crater Face | Skyler Page | Best Writing |
| Gatfish | N/A | Best Documentary |
| Charlie Don't Serve | Josh Thomas | Best Animation |
| Pretending | Claire Morse | Best Film Ages 12–17 |
| Hunger Pains | Oliver Lauder | Best Editing |
| Sparks | Adam Bovoletis Adam Takacs |
Best Cinematography |
| The Melancholy Nature of Magnetic Fields | Nicola Humon | |
| Ca Me Motive | Ben McKinnon | |
| Fun and Games | Adam Zivojinovic | |
| Whatever It Takes | Catherin Maltais | |
| Enza & Thom | Jesse Bostick | |
| Fathom | Veronica Brown | |
| You'll Feel Better | Jeremy Sickels | |
| What You Become | Chris Finn | |
| Shoot, Edit, Crash | Ben McKinnon | |
| Pennies | Erika Verhagen | |
| Black Balloon | Neve Dickson | |
| Hair Affair | Alex Metcalfe | |
| Words of a Poetaster | Ian Welty | |
| MacReel | Oli Girling |
Past Judges
2011
- Sarah Polley
- Jane Tattersal
- Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas
Past Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
CBC Documentary Channel
Vistek
Celtx
Royal St. George's College
Gold Sponsors
Independent Producers Studio
Victoria University
Crescent School
Canuck Camera
Silver Sponsors
Balmoral Dental Arts
Raindance Canada
Johnnyland
Max the Mutt
Canada Home Movies
Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival
Gold Sponsors
Celtx
Vervegirl Magazine
Cineplex
Crescent School
Royal St. George's College
YoungCuts Festival
Silver Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
BMO Nesbitt Burnes
Cineplex
New York Film Academy
Toronto Academy of Acting for Film & Television
Witz Education
Royal St. George's College
Crescent School
Silver Sponsors
Australian Boot Company
Crumpler
Max The Mutt
Picton Picturefest
Rooster Post
Toronto Home Movies
External links
References
- "The Gate, TSFF Article". Retrieved December 18, 2012.