Difference between revisions of "Springfield Film Festival"

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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.

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^[1]

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 Film about Moses by the Flanders family
• What the Pool Boy Saw by the residents of Springfield Retirement Castle, directed by Abraham Simpson^[1]

Jury Members

• Marge Simpson
• Homer Simpson (replaced Martin Scorsese)
• 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.

Appearances

• Episode – "A Star Is Burns"
• Commercial – "Krusty the Clown: The Movie"

References