Play Festival Films 8.0

Play Festival Films is a complimentary application available for iPad and iPhone users, showcasing an impressive collection of films from prestigious film festivals such as Cannes, TIFF, Sundance, SXSW, and Palm Springs. The app also features an array of exemplary student films from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and animations from CalArts in Los Angeles.

Users can stream films for free anytime, provided they have Wi-Fi access. The platform offers a unique selection of both short and feature films that are often hard to locate elsewhere, including notable entries from Cannes and Sundance. Highlights of the collection include:

• The Man of The Hour - Starring Justin Timberlake
• In Love with Jane Austen (Cannes 2014)
• Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me) - OSCAR 2014 Nominee for Best Live Action Short Film
• Overfished - Cannes 2012 Finalist narrated by Daryl Hannah
• Over The Line by Sam French – Academy Award Nominee 2013
• Foet - Cannes 2012 Best Horror Short at Great Lakes Film Festival
• Kwame - Cannes 2009 Outstanding Achievement in Direction at Directors Guild of America
• Lullaby For Ray by Marina Shron – Best Short Film at TIFF 2011
• Death Of A Pop Star by Greg Loser - Audience Award at NYC Short Film Festival
• Coons by Chris Cloyd - Best Nebraska Short at Omaha Film Festival 2007
• Blindside by Dimi Nakov (Cannes 2012)
• Random Strangers (Sundance 2012)
• Stick Climbing (Sundance 2012)
• Lazarov (Sundance 2012)

The app contains a mix of free and premium films. To facilitate continued viewing without cost, it incorporates a gaming element that rewards users with points. Upon downloading the app, users receive an initial 20 points, which can be exchanged for access to one paid film. Additionally, watching ten free films allows users to earn another set of points, providing further opportunities to enjoy premium content.

It is important to note that streaming or downloading requires a high-speed internet connection via Wi-Fi, as the app does not support these functionalities over a 3G network.

The following selection represents some of the top films accessible through the app:

1. A Tall Tale by Brittany Biggs - Best Animation Short LA Women International Film Festival 2011
2. In Love with Jane Austen by Sue Pomeroy (Cannes 2014)
3. Hunting by Duilio Zaffaroni (Cannes 2012)
4. Room Service by Tariq Nasir - Winner: Gold Kahuna Award, Honolulu 2012
5. My Father's Chinese Wife by Franklin Peterson (USC First Look Film Festival)

The app permits users to stream or download free films after viewing a brief advertisement. Following this pre-roll, viewers can enjoy uninterrupted content while accumulating points for future film access:

• La Releve (Cannes 2015)
• The Kite (Cannes 2015)
• Will of Fortune(Cannes 2015)
• My Dad is a Dracula(Cannes 2014)
• Whole 'Nother Level(Cannes 2014)
• Joy Burn(Cannes 2014)
• Petals(Cannes 2014)
• The Loot(Cannes 2014)
• Yelo(Cannes 2013)
• Waiting(Cannes 2013)
• Overfished(Cannes 2012) narrated by Daryl Hannah.
• Magpie(SXSW 2012)
• Sundown for Morgan- Winner Bad short narrative film Festivus Film Festival 2011

A subscription option is available for those wishing to unlock additional features for a fee of $2.99 every three months. Cancellation is flexible, allowing continued access to all films until the end of the subscription term.

The Play Festival Films app prioritizes user privacy and provides comprehensive information in its privacy policy, accessible at: Privacy Policy.