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The Champaign-Urbana Film Society<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Champaign Movie Makers<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Champaign-Urbana Design Organization<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and Champaign Park District<\/strong><\/span><\/a> present the second annual Pens to Lens Awards Gala<\/strong> this Saturday, August 9<\/strong>, featuring youth-skewing film shorts made by area filmmakers from a pool of more than 100 scripts written by area students. The schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n 1 p.m.<\/em> Red Carpet Event<\/span><\/p>\n 2 p.m.<\/em> K-7th Grade Films<\/span> | hosted by Joe Barlow<\/strong><\/p>\n THE ADVENTURES OF MR. PANCAKE<\/strong> | written by Ayan Ehsan, Zander Hackman, Olivia Havard, and Nolan Lawson | directed by Andrew Nygard<\/em> 5 p.m.<\/em> CUDO Gallery Show + Red Carpet Event<\/span><\/p>\n 6 p.m.<\/em> 8th-12th Grade Films<\/span> | hosted by Charlie Hester<\/strong><\/p>\n MR. SNUGGLES<\/strong> | written by Curtis Bradley, Andrew Kowalski, and Garret Williams | directed by Andrew Gleason, Thomas Nicol, and Anna Zorn<\/em> The Pens to Lens Awards Gala will take place at the Virginia Theatre<\/span><\/a>, 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign, IL<\/strong>. Sponsors include Flex-n-Gate, Benefit Planning Consultants, Alex Ruggieri, Shatterglass Studios<\/strong>, and Matt Wiley Art<\/strong> with support from ThirdSide<\/strong> and Paula Design<\/strong>. Further information about this year\u2019s event or last year\u2019s films and posters can be found on the official Web site<\/span><\/a>. Tickets cost $8 for each block or $12 for both, while students 19 years old or under will be admitted for free. *Contains material that may not be suitable for younger children.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nA VISIT FROM THE TOOTH FAIRY<\/strong> | written by Adrian Blume | directed by Robin Berthier<\/em>
\nWHO BABYSITS ZOMBIES?<\/strong> | written by Dalton Carmien, Eric Miebach, Kalani Rentschler, and Audrey Young | directed by Chris Lukeman<\/em>
\nTHE TAMING OF THE BEAST<\/strong> | written by Braylen Chaney, Griffin Goddard, Nina Martinez, and Jasmine Yancy | directed by Michael Bach<\/em>
\nTHE SORCERESS<\/strong> | written by Madeline De Coste | directed by Emily Jahn<\/em>
\nDOUBLE-O KEVIN<\/strong> | written by David Cerezo | directed by Joe Taylor and William L. Kephart<\/em>
\nGUYS GO GREEN<\/strong> | written by Benjamin and Claire Keating | directed by Mike Trippiedi<\/em>
\nFAST AND FURIOUS 8<\/strong> | written by Urias Smith | directed by Andrew Stengele<\/em>
\nWATCH OUT FOR BUTTERFLIES<\/strong> | written by Megan Graham, Alejandro Hernandez, and Jocelyn LeFaivre | directed by Thomas Nicol and Joe Taylor<\/em>
\nGOO PARTY<\/strong> | written by Adrian Blume, Pieter Duursma, Lucas Feng, David Risinger, and Daniel Tersiey | directed by AJ Christensen<\/em>
\nTHE DUMMY VS. THE MAD ROBOTS<\/strong> | written by Mary Bryant, Trevor Hahn, Nate Hopkins, and Jackson Reder | directed by Carter Boyce<\/em>
\nRACE YOU TO RUSSIA<\/strong> | written by John Patrick Nicol | directed by Luke Boyce<\/em><\/p>\n
\nTHE DOUGHNUT DANCE<\/strong> | written by Jessie Denning | directed by Jason Knade<\/em>
\nTHE TIME WILL COME<\/strong> | written by Kiarra Hall-Brooks | directed by William L. Kephart<\/em>
\nTHE BRAINSTORM<\/strong> | written by David Hopping | directed by Dan Drake<\/em>
\nMY IMAGINATION BECAME A NINJA AND IT IS FOLLOWING ME<\/strong> | written by Gabby Mancuso and Kathleen Sherlock | directed by Andrew Gleason<\/em>
\nCHANCES*<\/strong> | written by Nick Boeji, Cody Jesswien, and Mason McAnally | directed by Victor Miely<\/em>
\nTHE BEDTIME STORY<\/strong> | written by Jasmine Domingo | directed by Jennifer Bechtel<\/em>
\nZACK AND THE MOUNTAIN MAN*<\/strong> | written by Preston Richardson | directed by Thomas Nicol<\/em>
\nTHE RUNNER*<\/strong> | written by Nathan Martin | directed by Anne Lukeman<\/em>
\nIMAGINE<\/strong> | written by Ellie D\u2019Andria, Lana Fitzgerald, and Alora Rent | Directed by Tim Meyers<\/em><\/p>\n