I've been fabulously excited about posting these Top 10 entries for the Filmmaker Lounge Competition. The winner will work together with leadership at Film Independent to implement an updated scheme that will be constructed and on display June 13-23, 2013 at the Los Angeles Film Festival at L.A. LIVE - Downtown.
Kimberly Brooks, artist, and I are jurors for this competition, together with Alexi Tylevich of LOGAN, Barbara Bestor of Bestor Architecture, Megan Reily of WESTedge Design Fair, Nick Offerman (Celebrity Juror), Paul Petrunia of Archinect, and Shawn Gehle of Gensler. Building product manufacturers donating their product and material include Caesarstone, Fredericia Furniture, and The Mohawk Group.
We need your help! I'd like to invite readers to vote for their favorite submission from these Top 10 entries below. Please read below for some high-level thoughts on our aspirations for submissions and programmatic requirements.
Filmmaker Lounge Competition - TOP 10
Aspiration
The goal of this competition is to identify a transcendant design experience for the Filmmaker Lounge. Emphasis on the word EXPERIENCE. Film Independent is seeking bold, creative, audacious ideas to augment a well conceived floor plan. Once a winner is announced in April, he or she will work closely with Film Independent to create an actionable scheme given true budgetary restraints and product that is being donated courtesy of our gracious Furniture & Furnishings Benefactors listed below. The Filmmaker Lounge will be constructed and assembled on June 11-13, 2013. Strike will take place on June 23, 2013.
Programmatic Requirements
3x 10' x 10' sponsor activation areas (e.g. Rolex showcasing newest watch collection)
5x indoor multiple-seating clusters
1x indoor bar w/ back bar
1x 10' x 10' (minimum) alcohol storage area, preferably behind bar
1x 8' x 16' x 12" stage w/ lights
3x gated outdoor lounge seating clusters
1x outdoor pop-up bar
3x exterior furniture & furnishings pavilions
The People's Choice is always an exciting qualifier for any competition so please don't be bashful!