A.V. FILM FESTIVAL GETS SOME HELP FROM OSCAR.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. - Next spring's Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival will get a boost with the help of a $5,000 grant from the organization that presents the Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' aid will help bring in international filmmakers and offer educational programs for the festival's ninth annual program in spring 2005, said Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Traina, Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. associate professor of communication arts and festival director. ``We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are now one of the biggest film festivals in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County,'' said Traina, who established the event shortly after he accepted a teaching position at the college. The Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival draws thousands of movie aficionados to films and last year included a true tale of the 1973 theft of musician For the popular-music magazine, see . “Instrumentalist” redirects here. For followers of the philosophy, see instrumentalism. A musician is a person who plays or composes music. Gram Parsons' body, a horror-musical-comedy and a documentary about military recruiters. Last year's three-day festival also included seminars, discussions with filmmakers and after-hours parties. Traina characterizes the event as a filmmaker-friendly festival that plays to audiences of ``just real people'' rather than the film industry. ``(Our audience) just appreciate(s) that these films are making their way out here,'' he said. Makers of short films are particularly enthusiastic about the local festival because it pays for their travel and accommodations, which Traina says is a rarity among festivals. Traina credits many local sponsors with helping make the festival possible. ``We're delighted to include the Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival on the short list of festivals receiving grants in this seventh year of the Academy's Festival Grants Program,'' wrote program coordinator Greg Beal in awarding the check. ``Our underlying purpose in assisting festivals such as yours is to encourage filmmakers, particularly those for whom a festival showing is a much needed opportunity for exposure to and feedback from an audience.'' |
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