Yesterday was the TriFilm // filmSPARK social and screening. I had a great time meeting new folks and catching up with people I haven’t seen in a while. Thanks to everyone who attended! And big thanks to Craig Rudewicz, Zach Abrams, Josh Mills, Marlane Klintworth, and Margaret Griffin for helping make it happen.

At the event we shared short pieces created by local filmmakers. Then we shared films created during the filmSPARK 2012 48-Hour Challenge. Judges watched the films and picked winners. Congrats to all the filmmakers on their hard work.

The goal of each TriFilm social is to strengthen, unify, and encourage the existing film community so that we can all do our best work. Whenever possible, we try to share work made by local filmmakers as well. If you have feedback about yesterday’s event, please share it. Decisions about these events (frequency, programming, location, etc.) are based on your comments and suggestions, so I’d love to hear from you. Use the comments section below or message me on twitter (@cammicam) if you have thoughts to share or want to help out with the next one.

Below are a few photos from yesterday’s social and screening. More photos can be seen here: http://bit.ly/UfI7HD.

Short films created by local filmmakers were screened as part of the TriFilm // filmSPARK 2012 social.

Judges of the 48-Hour filmSPARK Competition were introduced before the short films screened at the event.

The winners of the 48-Hour filmSPARK Competition took home a trophy this year.

During the social hour, local filmmakers (directors, crew members, and actors) got a chance to chat in person. It’s a great way to meet folks, which may lead to collaboration on future films.

Attendees picked up name tags and goodies on their way in.

One of the things I mentioned yesterday was the Second Sunday film screening at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. It’s organized by Jim McQuaid (@turnipvideo). For more information about the screening of narrative work on the second Sunday of each month, visit http://www.artscenterlive.org/filmseries. Jim also runs the Triangle Filmmakers Special Interest Group, an informal community of local filmmakers. The online discussion board is a great way to introduce yourself to the community and find support for your projects, among other things.

I also gave a shout out to Beth Yerxa, executive director of Triangle Art Works (@TriArtWorks). Their mission is to “provide services, support, and resources necessary to cultivate and ensure a vibrant creative community” in the Triangle. A great resource!

If you’re new to the area, interested in getting plugged in, or just wanna talk shop–hit me up. I’d love to chat.