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I\u2019m not a big proponent of goof-off posts on C-U Blogfidential<\/span><\/strong>. There is usually a sense of purpose to everything that appears here for the sake of the movies and media creatives of Champaign, Urbana<\/strong>, and the cities beyond. If this looks like a colorful lark on its surface, so be it, but know that my heart would collapse a bit if I didn\u2019t do anything outside the MFHQ<\/strong> box to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the New Art Film Festival<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. Please join me in having some fun as we consider how it\u2019s gone so far.<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n At the moment, I feel content the NAFF has catered to our community as best as possible during nine shows across its first decade. The original launched on Thursday, April 15, 2010<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, during the Boneyard Arts Festival<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and lasted an additional five days, leading up to the opening night of Roger Ebert\u2019s Film Festival<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. Screenings that curious filmgoers might have attended 10 years ago at the Art Theater<\/strong> in Champaign included the area premiere of documentary HOOPESTON<\/strong>, a compilation of short subjects produced by University of Illinois<\/strong> students in the Illini Film & Video<\/strong> club, a sneak preview of an under-the-radar Dreamscape Cinema<\/strong> thriller called DISPOSABLE<\/strong>, and a late show highlighting the moody science-fiction feature RETURN IN RED<\/strong> from Indiana<\/strong>. The ambitious nature of our peculiar marathon taught yours truly and incoming Art owner Sanford Hess<\/strong> a handful of serious lessons about what to do, not do, and try the next time. We found a more comfortable formula to fit the NAFF and our audience a year later.<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n Fast forwarding to the present, I will aim to give the NAFF faithful and onlookers late to the party a few nuggets they can take to heart in appreciating what our local film culture can achieve. I\u2019m sharing them on CUBlog<\/span><\/strong> because the official NAFF webpage will go dark soon<\/a><\/span> due to a recent agreement. Maybe I\u2019ll compile up to a sextet of articles in reference to the six days spanned by the first NAFF, maybe I\u2019ll keep it compact since I have several other pieces in the queue. We\u2019ll see. Pandemics and idiots make me blink.<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n ~~~~~<\/p>\n You are welcome to convince me to go long instead of short with NAFF reflections by the social media graphics embedded in this article. I could not resist designing a badge for the NAFF. It pictures a loaded Art marquee from a few seasons ago and is based on a prior badge made in February to highlight the 14th birthday of CUBlog<\/span><\/strong>. I\u2019ve revised and included the latter here. A surprise badge fills out the triptych and notes the release of MICRO-FILM<\/span> 2<\/strong> in April 2000 at the former Overlooked Film Festival; it features the distinctive St. Louis<\/strong> actor D.J. Vivona<\/strong> in his role as \u201cThe Presence\u201d from the underground head trip ICE FROM THE SUN<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. All graphics are released to Facebook<\/strong> as of this writing, so wear them loud and proud in the virtual world if you would be so kind! Click on each thumbnail in this post to pull up full-size versions you can copy and paste. We thank you in advance for sharing. 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