Mammoth Film Festival

The Mammoth Film Festival is an international film festival that takes place annually in Mammoth Lakes, California. The main event at the Mammoth Film Festival, the Feature Film Competition, is a unique elimination-style tournament. The festival was founded by two entertainment industry veterans, and California natives, founder Meng King, and creator/co-founder Andreas Wettstein.

In 2009, the Mammoth Film Festival was named by Moviemaker Magazine as one of the 25 most worthwhile festivals in North America. MovieMaker also described the festival as "American Idol for moviemakers," and "rapidly growing in recognition and praise."

The 2007 event showcased a variety of films including Spirit of the Marathon, from American filmmaker Jon Dunham, featuring Olympic medalist Deena Kastor; The Rebel, from Vietnamese filmmaker Truc 'Charlie' Nguyen, starring Dustin Nguyen; and I'll Be There With You, from Japanese filmmaker Akihiro Kitamura, starring Daniel Baldwin.

The Festival also featured a headline performance by Louden Swain, the Los Angeles-based band fronted by Rob Benedict.

The 2008 Mammoth Film Festival was held November 13–23, 2008. The event opened with the film Courting Condi, and featured over 60 films and 150 screenings.

The 3rd Annual Mammoth Film Festival was held December 9–13, 2009. In addition to the traditional Feature Film and Short Film competitions, two new competitions were added: a Green Film competition, and an Extreme Sports Film competition.

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