A warm welcome to the 32nd Humboldt International Film Festival. We, the directors, cannot begin to express our surprise that we actually managed to pull off an event of this magnitude. We’ve had fun, made some friends, learned more than we ever would have imagined, and seen some really cool films.
For those who are unaware, the Humboldt International Film Festival is the oldest student-run film festival in the world and runs at the longest continuously running film house in the United States. It began in 1968 by two students who wanted to bring film up to the North Coast and has grown a great deal over the last thirty-one years.
This year, we continue to celebrate and share the best in student and independent films from around the world. We received over 130 films in every category, which our student screening committee narrowed down to pass on to our visiting judges, who then selected the award winners, which we present Saturday night. We are also presenting two other nights of screening from festival entries as well as films by our visiting filmmakers and free workshops during the festival week.
We have greatly enjoyed working to bring you this opportunity to catch a glimpse of the rising stars in independent filmmaking and we thank you all for your support.