The 2006 Beverly Hills Shorts Festival Announces Eclectic Assortment of Short Narrative Films and DocumentariesBack in the 30’s and 40’s, it was common place for short films to screen before the feature presentation: cartoons for kiddie movies, newsreels and live action shorts for adults. In the 60’s and 70’s the popularity of the short film format began to lag and became obsolete; taken over by flashy film trailers and more recently commercials. However, the latest digital media develop...
The Chicago International Film Festival, the oldest competitive international film festival in North America, will raise the curtain on its 41st edition on October 6, then run through October 20 at Chicago theaters. Film fans will be able to choose from 100 feature films and 42 short films from 34 countries.The 2005 Festival will include three world premieres (The Trouble with Dee Dee, Feast and The Unseen), 11 North American Premieres and 34 U.S. premieres. “Our lineup truly offers something...
The first-ever Austin Fantastic Fest (October 6 - 9) will present sneak previews of Jon Favreau’s ZATHURA, Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller’s SIN CITY: RECUT & EXTENDED, and Werner Herzog’s THE WILD BLUE YONDER; work-in-progress screenings of John Gulager’s FEAST and Eli Roth’s HOSTEL; behind-the-scenes peeks at the making of Richard Linklater’s A SCANNER DARKLY and Andrew Adamson’s THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDOBE; and over a dozen other feature films f...
Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Horror/Thriller Scifi/Fantasy Film Festival and Screenplay Competition celebrated it's 5th year anniversary with a bang! The festival opened with a horror panel sponsored by the LA Indie Film Group which included Stefan Avalos, Brian Avenet Bradley, Jeff Burr, John Gulager (from Project Greenlight), Ken Hall, & Rolfe Kanefsky. Then the festival kicked off the first weekend of screenings with an opening night party at the Red Buddha. 55 features and sh...
The inaugural Fantastic Fest (Oct. 6-9, 2005) will present sneak previews of Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller’s SIN CITY: RECUT & EXTENDED; John Gulager’s Project Greenlight horror film FEAST as a work-in-progress; and Werner Herzog’s science-fiction fantasy THE WILD BLUE YONDER (Winner, FIPRESCI Prize, 2005 Venice Film Festival).SIN CITY: RECUT & EXTENDED expands the hit film into a trilogy of stand-alone stories, featuring new footage and extended scenes. (Fantastic Fest will be the firs...
The 5th annual Shriekfest Film Festival (a celebration for filmmakers and screenwriters of all ages) will take place at Raleigh Studios 5300 Melrose in Hollywood, CA (From the 101 freeway, take the Gower exit South to Melrose, go Left and the studios will be on the right across from Paramount Studios) there is plenty of street parking and a paid parking structure The fest will kick off with a panel of horror filmmakers September 10th sponsored by LA Indie Film Group, then continue with an openin...
