Springfield Film Festival

The Aztec Theater, site of the 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

The Flanders' Moses movie.

• 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 Martin Scorsese)
• Jay Sherman
• Mayor Quimby
• Krusty the Clown

Grand prize voting

Juror Vote Jay Sherman Pukahontas Marge Simpson Mayor Quimby A Burns for All Seasons (bribed) Krusty the Clown Homer Simpson Man Getting Hit by Football

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

Springfield Film Festival
Bright Lights, Beef Jerky • A Burns for All Seasons • The Eternal Struggle • Four Funerals and a Wedding • Man Getting Hit by Football • Moe Better Booze • Pukahontas • Untitled Moses film • What the Pool Boy Saw