Springfield Film Festival

The Springfield Film Festival was a film festival held by the town of Springfield. Marge suggested the film festival as a way to boost the town's reputation, and was surprised when her idea went over so well. The site of the festival was the Aztec Theater.

Winners

 * Outstanding animated short: Itchy and Scratchy for "Four Funerals and a Wedding"
 * Grand Prize: Barney Gumble for Pukahontas (a film about his struggles with alcoholism)
 * Best Swedish film: Lisa Simpson

Submissions

 * Man Getting Hit by Football by Hans Moleman
 * The Eternal Struggle by Bart Simpson
 * A Burns for All Seasons by Mr. Burns, directed by Señor Spielbergo
 * Bright Lights, Beef Jerky by Apu
 * Moe Better Booze by Moe Syzlak
 * Untitled Moses film by the Flanders family
 * What the Pool Boy Saw by the residents of Springfield Retirement Castle, directed by Abraham Simpson

Jury Members

 * Marge Simpson
 * Homer Simpson (replaced )
 * Jay Sherman
 * Mayor Quimby
 * Krusty the Clown

Grand prize voting
The voting produced a 2-2 tie between Pukahontas and A Burns for All Seasons. Homer later changed his vote to Pukahontas, which made it the winner, three votes to two. Ironically, the grand prize turned out to be a truck filled with a lifetime supply of Duff Beer.