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A Portland-based silent film competition brings young filmmakers work to... http://blog.oregonlive.com/living_impact/print.html?entry=/2012/05/a_por... 4 of 4 7/13/2012 12:52 AM Thanhouser, of Thanhouser Film Preservation, teamed up with Palanuk in the festival's second year to lend a hand to the behind-the-scenes work such as technical support, building databases and judging. Movies -- make that silent movies -- literally run through Thanhouser's blood: his paternal grandparents were pioneers of the medium, creating more than 1,000 films in their day, films Thanhouser has spent 25 years scouring the globe to find and archive. "This was in my wheelhouse, if you will," Thanhouser says, adding he was amazed at the level of talent he saw in the filmmakers. A jury of 15 business and community leaders view all the films submitted and choose -- through a scoring process -- the top 45. They then select the top 10 films, which are shipped to a pool of celebrity jurors who pick their top three winners. This year, those jurors include "X-Men" producer Tom DeSanto, director Gus Van Sant, television and screen actress Meredith Monroe and Kerry O'Quinn, writer, producer, and publisher of Starlog and Fangoria magazines. "For the kids to know that adults in the industry are taking the time to look at their work -- some are taking the time to write notes with feedback -- that's a wonderful thing," Palanuk says. The 45 finalists' films will be shown in batches of 15 over the course of three nights at the Northeast Portland landmark theater. Each night Palanuk and Avakian, who plays each film score live on the organ, call the young filmmakers to the stage. "They come up, hunched over and shy and we talk about what it was for them to achieve this. ... We ask the audience to congratulate them and you see them stand up taller and their confidence is built. ... For the rest of the evening, we, the adults are watching and they are the celebrities. You couldn't ask for a more beautiful, motivating experience for a child. That's why I love it," Palanuk says. Palanuk says that when he asks the kids what their biggest motivation was for taking part in the festival, they all say it was to see their film on the big screen and have it shown to an audience. "If you think about it: what a thrill. I get choked up every time we have the festival," Palanuk says. -- Bridget A. Otto © 2012 OregonLive.com. All rights reserved.
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