The Seattle International Film Festival is looking for a few filmmakers, experienced or not, who want to learn how to strip away the “mystery” of making a film.

The famed festival, which for the third year is showing about two dozen films in Renton in May, is now bringing its Crash Cinema to Renton on Saturday, March 30.

The basic concept is that the filmmakers will take a three-minute film from concept to screening at the Renton Civic Theatre – all in one day.

“The Crash Cinema is for everyone, that means sometimes professional filmmakers show up with all their gear or someone shows up who has no idea where to begin and that is how we like it,” said Arianne Garden Vazquez, the SIFF Film Center education coordinator.

Earlier this week there were five confirmed participants, including one who competed in the Renton FilmFrenzy.

“Since there is no fee and deadline to participate, at least twice that number is expected,” said Preeti Shridhar, a spokeswoman for the City of Renton.

The city has mailed information to previous FilmFrenzy participants and the Renton School District is promoting the event through the film and video program.

The filmmakers provide their own equipment. Individuals and teams can sign up.

Teams will assemble at 9 a.m. March 30 at the Renton History Museum, 235 Mill Ave. S., where the five Crash elements will be chosen randomly. Crash elements must be incorporated into the films and all teams will have the same elements.

The biggest challenge is time management, said Vazquez. “To avoid time crunches, we offer a schedule to teams at the start of the event,” she said.

At 5 p.m., after a day of filming, each Crash film will be turned in on a flash drive to event coordinators at the Renton Civic Theatre, 507 S. Third St., where a Crash Cinema Wrap Party and Screening will take place until 7 p.m.

Vazquez says her interest as the SIFF education coordinator “is rooted in democratizing the creative process and building a community of cinema lovers. We want to engage our audience in a more meaningful way with film.”

An effective way to do that, she says, “is to demystify the filmmaking process by challenging the audience to make a movie.”

SIFF offers Crash Cinema as a monthly community event through the area. There are Crash Cinemas for those 20 and older and one for ages 9-19 geared toward kids.

To sign up for the Renton – SIFF Crash Cinema, visit www.RentonFilmFrenzy.com.  For technical questions, contact Arianne Garden Vazquez at arianne@siff.net.