The Johnstown Film Festival, which is in its fifth year, will be held June 16-19, 2010.

Friday, June 18
Friday evening took place at the Johnstown Flood Museum. For information on the rest of the festival's programming, see pages for Wednesday, June 16; Thursday, June 17. Saturday, June 19 took place at 8:00 pm at the Heritage Discovery Center. ** Immediately preceding Friday's competitive shorts, we screened a trailer for "Minefield," a documentary by Autonomi Productions currently under production. Thousands of children around the world are killed or maimed every year by landmines. "Minefield" is a documentary about Scotty Lee, a soccer coach and native of England who is living in Johnstown. Lee, through a charity called Spirit of Soccer, works with children living in some of the most dangerous areas of the world, using their love for football to teach them how to survive. The festival hopes to show the completed film as our 2011 feature. The Friday competitive shorts are:
The Blue Death Song (11:00) - After a plague has devastated the Earth, a pair of doctors try to find a cure by using unsuspecting humans. Directed by Darwin Carlisle and produced by Nancy Golio of Pittsburgh.
We Never Got the Welcome Home (19:30) -- Student Award Winner This documentary about local Vietnam veterans' experiences was made by Northern Cambria High School in 2007-2008 with a grant from the History Channel secured by the Coal Country Youth Hangout. It has been shown in local theatres and schools.
Cruel Summer (29:00) -- Brandon, a college freshman, returns home for summer break and tries to reconnect with his best friend, Audrey. But nothing can ever be the same. By Adam Morgan of N. Versailles, Pa.
Label Horrors (4:00)-- It's Halloween in a typical American home. A fashion plate of a housewife bakes a Dead Velvet cake as a treat. But the trick is, she's about to be dished out a night of terror with a side of chills and giggles. By Candy Wilder of St. Croix Studios, Fullerton, Calif.
Getting Zack Back (24:00) A short film about the difference between growing old and growing up. Inspired by true events, the friendship between Zack and Travis is on the line -- can Travis and his friends convince Zack to stand up to his girl? Filmmaker Travis Culley of Butler, Pa. notes that this is his first film, and that making it was "a lot of work and a lot of fun. I hope this will be the first of many from me."
The Real Gift -- (9:14) Dexter finds a letter Nate drops. After reading it, he wants to do the right thing. By filmmaker Scott T. Cunningham of Ebensburg, who has a small production company, TOTLprods.