Block of short films at the Lake County Film Festival that includes two locally produced shorts.

An Affair At The End Of Time
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2025 • 15 Minutes

Director: Chase Todd
Writer: Chase Todd, Phillip Hazen
Producer: Chase Todd, Phillip Hazen
Cast: Katherine Bokenkamp, Myles Valentine, Mercedes DeSilva

A man has second thoughts about the affair he’s been having on the day the world ends.

Kal-Haven
Narrative • Horror • USA • 2025 • 12 Minutes

Director: Kal Kociss
Writer: Andrew Bailes
Producer: Kyle Clark
Cast: Noah Smith, Courtney Mazeika, Andrew Bailes

A young man named Hunter is in search of food in a post-apocalyptic world. During his travels, he meets another scavenger with ambiguous intentions.

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Screening of the locally produced feature Brim at the Lake County Film Festival

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Screening of the locally produced feature Brim at the Lake County Film Festival

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Monthly mixer for filmmakers to meet up, talk movies, and find crew for their projects

The 2025 Pens to Lens program will be screened at the Lake County Film Festival. See all the shorts again with a whole new crowd!

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The 2025 Pens to Lens program will be screened at the Lake County Film Festival. See all the shorts again with a whole new crowd!

Tickets available here: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/WP51KZ4F499P3/checkout/MH4S6LTV5RZHGCOYKABX7KCU

A monthly mixer to meet up with other local filmmakers to discuss projects, screenings, and other movie related topics. This mixer will specifically be a de-brief of Pens to Lens

The annual red carpet gala for the Pens to Lens Student Screenwriting Competition. See locally produced shorts written by area K-12 students! See movie posters designed by local artists! Get your picture taken on the red carpet! Celebrate the creativity of our students and future filmmakers!

Champaign Movie Makers is hosting a crash course on everything you wanted to know about camera lenses. We'll go over how they work and more importantly, how they affect the image you're capturing. There will be a presentation following by Q&A session and experimentation with a few different cameras and lens options. If you have an interesting lens, bring it to show the group!

A monthly mixer to meet up with other local filmmakers to discuss projects, screenings, and other movie related topics