FILM FESTIVAL GETS FILMMAKERS READY FOR THEIR CLOSEUP.Byline: CAROL ROCK Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- A celebration of independent filmmaking opens today, offering workshops and screenings before culminating in an awards ceremony Monday night. The Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Film Festival, which began in 2005 as the dream of independent producer/director Ramon Hamilton, is in its second year. ``The festival is dedicated to providing a truly open forum for independent filmmakers, promoting diversity and creating a community in the Santa Clarita Valley that supports multi-cultural filmmaking,'' Hamilton said in a statement. The festival kicks off with a free seminar on film financing at 1 p.m. today. Other free workshops, scheduled Saturday and Sunday, will focus on promotion and management, production and distribution and sound and post-production. The festival will be held in the downtown Newhall Arts District, with workshops and a majority of the screenings at the Repertory East Playhouse, 24266 San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the ; high school and college student film competition entries will be screened at the Canyon Theatre Guild, 24242 San Fernando Road. An awards ceremony will be held Monday night at the Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand. in Valencia. Tickets for the festival are $4 per film screening, $8 for a day pass or $30 for an all-access VIP pass, which includes all screenings and the awards ceremony. For information and tickets, call the festival hotline at (661) 251-0274. carol.rock@dailynews.com (661)257-5252 Santa Clarita Film Festival Free workshops at the Repertory East Playhouse 1 p.m. Friday: ``Financing Your Film or Art Project'' 10 a.m. Saturday: ``How to Promote Yourself and Secure A Manager or Agent'' 1 p.m. Saturday: ``Distribution and Producing'' 11 a.m. Sunday: ``Quality Sound on an Independent Budget'' Film screenings at the Repertory East Playhouse FRIDAY 3:30 p.m.: ``Detention,'' ``Missing Pages,'' ``The Champ,'' ``Edihide,'' ``Smart Card'' 5:45 p.m.: ``My Backyard Was A Mountain,'' ``Binta and the Great Idea,'' ``Wednesday,'' ``Bubbles'' 8:15 p.m.: ``Lakota: Voices in the 21st Century,'' ``Friendly Fire: Gulf War Syndrome Gulf War syndrome, popular name for a variety of ailments experienced by veterans after the Persian Gulf War. Symptoms reported include nausea, cramps, rashes, short-term memory loss, fatigue, difficulty in breathing, headaches, joint and muscle pain, and birth Exposed'' SATURDAY 4 p.m.: ``Dear, Sweet Emma,'' ``The Story of Bubbleboy,'' ``Puppet'' ``The Trouble With Dee Dee'' 6 p.m.: ``Twee Dromen,'' ``The Empty Building'' 8 p.m.: ``Self-Medicated'' SUNDAY 2 p.m.: ``Dirt'' -- free screening 4:30 p.m.: ``The Day of the Grackle grackle, common name applied to some members of the New World family Icteridae, which also includes blackbirds, orioles, meadowlarks, cowbirds, and others. The plumage of the purple, or common, grackle of the Atlantic coastal region is black with metallic hues, ,'' ``Pitch,'' ``Last Stop for Paul'' 7:30 p.m.: High school/college student film competition, at the Canyon Theatre Guild. Entries from Golden Valley, Saugus, Valencia and West Ranch high schools; College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. and California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. . CAPTION(S): box Box: Santa Clarita Film Festival (see text) |
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