Merry Xmas (film)

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Merry Xmas
Directed byBoman Modine
Written byBoman Modine
Matthew Modine
Produced byJoe d'Angerio
Matthew Modine
Adam Rackoff
StarringDick Van Dyke
Valerie Harper
Glenne Headly
Matthew Modine
CinematographySara Garth
Edited byAlbert Ruis
Music byJuano Lippi
Kevin MacLeod
Ben Wolfe
Distributed byShortsTV
Release date
  • April 19, 2015 (2015-04-19) (
    Tribeca
    )
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Merry Xmas is a 2015 American short film directed by

Disney or DreamWorks.[6]

Story

Merry Xmas tells the story of a mischievous father (Dick Van Dyke) who calls his very busy kids (Matthew Modine and Glenne Headly) to tell them that after 55 years of marriage, he and their mom (Valerie Harper) are getting divorced. Horrified by the news, the children prepare to fly home to stop the divorce and save their parent's marriage.

Film Festivals

Festival Status Screening Dates Awards/Accolades Filmmakers In Attendance
Tribeca Film Festival[7]
 World Premiere April 19, 20, 23, and 24, 2015 Selected to participate in the Tribeca Presents Channel on United Airlines in December. Boman Modine, Joe d’Angerio, Adam Rackoff, Sara Garth
Seattle International Film Festival[8] West Coast Premiere May 22, 2015 Selected to participate in the Starbucks Digital Network during the festival (May 21–24, 2015).
New Media Film Festival[9] Los Angeles Premiere June 9, 2015 Winner, Best Short "Pilot" Award Boman Modine
Traverse City Film Festival[10] Michigan Premiere July 29 and August 1, 2015 Official Selection Boman Modine and Adam Rackoff
Tumbleweed Film Festival[11][12] Washington Premiere July 30, 2015 Official Selection
Oldenburg International Film Festival[10] International Premiere September 16–20, 2015 Official Selection Boman Modine
Calabasas Film Festival[13] September 17–20, 2015 Official Selection
Long Beach International Film Festival[14] September 24–27, 2015 Official Selection
Edmonton International Film Festival[15] Canadian Premiere October 7, 2015 (as part of Lunchbox Shorts) Official Selection
Tacoma Film Festival[16] October 8–15, 2015 Official Selection
15 Short Film Festival North Carolina Premiere October 11, 2015 Official Selection
Dallas VideoFest[17] Texas Premiere October 16, 2015 Official Selection Matthew Modine
Petaluma International Film Festival[18] October 16–18, 2015 Official Selection
Carmel International Film Festival[19] October 21–25, 2015 Official Selection Boman Modine
Washington West Film Festival[20] Virginia Premiere October 23 and 24 (as part of Shorts Program Two: Saying Goodbye) and October 24 (before the Ed Asner documentary, My Friend Ed) Official Selection Adam Rackoff
Naples International Film Festival[21] Florida Premiere November 5–8, 2015 Official Selection
YESfest[22] Indiana Premiere November 6–8, 2015 Official Selection
Alexandria Film Festival[23] November 7, 2015 Official Selection Adam Rackoff
Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival[24] Delaware Premiere November 11–15, 2015 Official Selection
SHORT CUTS Short Film Series[25] Connecticut Premiere November 18, 2015 Official Selection Adam Rackoff
Anchorage International Film Festival[26] Alaska Premiere December 4–13, 2015 Jury’s Selection Reel[27]
FilmLab Festival Italian Premiere October 13–16th, 2016 Official Selection

References

  1. ^ Traverse City Film Festival (1 August 2015). "Merry Xmas 2015 Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ "MERRY XMAS starring Dick Van Dyke – A Holiday Comedy you Don't want to Miss!". templeofgeek.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Merry Xmas on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Merry Xmas – Movies & TV on Google Play". Play.google.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Amazon.com: Merry Xmas: Valerie Harper, Glenne Headly, Matthew Modine, Ruby Modine: Amazon Digital Services LLC". Amazon.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ Modine, Matthew. "Hey! Thank u all for helping @MerryXmasMovie make the #topten #shortfilms on @iTunesMovies !!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Merry Xmas | 2015 Tribeca Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  8. ^ "Merry Xmas". Siff.net. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Past Fests – New Media Film Festival". Newmediafilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Merry Xmas". Traverse City Film Festival. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Tumbleweed Film Festival » Buy Tickets". Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  12. ^ "Fun films and fun times – Tumbleweed Film Fest returns for sixth year – Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune". Gazette-tribune.com. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  13. ^ "MERRY XMAS – Calabasas Film Festival". Calabasasfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Films". LBIFF. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Edmonton International Film Festival – EIFF is an OSCAR Qualifying Film Festival & a '50 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee' (MovieMaker Magazine)". Edmonton International Film Festival. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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  17. ^ "MERRY XMAS – VideoFest 28". Prekindle.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Films". Petalumafilmfestival.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Line Listing - Carmel Film Fest". Archived from the original on 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  20. ^ [2] [dead link]
  21. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-11-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ^ "2015 Films". Yesfilmfestival.com. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  23. ^ "2015 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – Alexandria Film Festival". Alexfilmfest.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  24. ^ "Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival". Rehobothfilm.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Play with your food". Play with your food. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Festival Selections". Achoragefilmfestival.org. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Anchorage film festival provides a model for Alaska's future". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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