In PENS TO LENS, Champaign area kids write scripts which are then submitted to area filmmakers who pick their favorites to produce as actual short films. Local graphic artists and designers also select scripts to create posters for the films.

Tickets:
Saturday, September 13 — 2:30pm — Room A011
Sunday, September 14 — 11:50am — Room A011

The Lake County Film Festival is excited to present the first screening of Pens To Lens outside of the Champaign area. More info is forthcoming, but here is what’s screening at press time:

The Fish Bowl
Written by Owen Coughtry and Milo Beam (Grade 4)
Directed by Rim Riese
Mom brings home a fish for a pet, but Dad isn’t so sure… and it turns out he’s right to be concerned.

He Follows
Written by Aidan Larkin (Grade 8)
Directed by John Isberg
A man has a feeling he’s being followed.

The King’s Challenge
Written by Arrow and Axel Malkewicz (Grade 2)
Directed by Brian Hagy
Scott and Quinn go on an adventure to find a treasure and encounter many creepy challenges.

Furry Friends Picnic
Written by Helen Storm (Grade 3)
Directed by Cara Maurizi
A rabbit and a lamb have a picnic

The Nonsense
Written by Tennison Hedgspeth (Grade 3)
Directed by Andrew Gleason and Thomas Nicol
A young girl, Taylor, thinks she is wearing a really cool outfit to school. In reality, she is wearing a chicken suit. Everyone is making fun of her until her sister and best friend James help her realize she needs to ignore the nonsense and be herself.

Candy Cigarettes
Written by Cameron Hamilton (Grade 11)
Directed by Brian Hagy
Two friends reconnect briefly before the end of their last summer break in high school, one wants to push forward in life while the other feels they are just getting started where they are.

Shhhh
Written by Liam Gleason (Grade 5)
Directed by Veronica Roberts
A boy is trapped in his scary dream.

The Man in the Moon
Written by June Storm (Grade 1)
Directed by JDragyn
A boy tries to build a rocket to fly to the moon.

MISSING
Written by Zoe Harms (Grade 7)
Directed by Andrew Stengele
Darcy encounters a boy who has been reported missing, but no one else can see him.

Mysteries in Food City
Written by Elwood Norton (Grade 5)
Directed by Michael Bach
Food themed characters encounter horrors at the gum factory?

Student Filmmaking Competition

Habeas Porpoise
By Alan Klein
Detective Jones and Harper investigate the murder of famed dolphin cloner Professor Clay.

The Raiders of the North
By Oliver Bretl
In this Lego stop motion movie a greedy band of Vikings sets sail to plunder.

Mission BND
By Laura Stepp
Three teenage spies, Ivy, Erin, and Quinn, are sent out to get a chocolate. They go to a party, with their little sisters to obtain the chocolate.

The Pasta Thief
By Tony Lugardo
Four friends get stuck deciding who will cook dinner until a surprise guest helps them solve their problem.

Detective Flip Flops and the Mystery of Ricky’s Rigor
By Claire Hartman & Juliet Waldeck
Margaret Bananas reaches out to a detective for help finding her husband Ricky’s murderer.