ORGANIZER SAYS EVENT'S FOCUS IS PERCEPTION OF THE FAMILY.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - Its subject matter will be thought-provoking, sometimes silly, even campy, but always safe for the whole family to watch together - a goal of the International Family Film Festival, which celebrates its 10th year of existence Friday. The festival, which is themed ``One World - One Family,'' will feature more than 60 domestic and foreign films with various subjects and lengths. Audiences can select from a variety of films, from shorts, animation, feature and documentary subjects, with 165 chances to see them at the Edwards Cinemas in Canyon Country. Screenings will start at 2 p.m. Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with screenings beginning at noon Saturday and Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. and continuing on two to five screens into the evenings. Individual tickets for screenings are $6 for festival members, $7 for nonmembers, and $5 for seniors and children age 12 and under. ``We ask of the independent and studio filmmakers, their films, screenplays and all the programs presented during the festival to somehow entertain, engage and further educate us about ourselves,'' festival executive director and co-founder Chris Shoemaker Chris Shoemaker is a Myrtle Beach, SC based builder of custom motorcycles. His company, Wicked Choppers, was officially born in 2002. Its first from the ground-up custom designed chopper, "Wicked Monster" caught the eye of EasyRiders magazine and appeared on the cover, as said in a prepared statement. ``By seeing how family is experienced and expressed by others, we may indeed gain new perceptions and insights into the family we call our own.'' In addition, the festival will feature three special events. Opening the festival Friday evening will be the screening of short films ``Early Bloomer Early Bloomer is a 2003 computer animated short produced by Sony Pictures Imageworks. It was directed by Kevin Johnson. Plot A tadpole grows legs and the other tadpoles want to stay away from him(because they think he's weird). ,'' ``The Terrible Tragedy of Virgil and Maurice'' by CalArts graduate Morgan Kelly and the feature film ``Clipping (1) Cutting off the outer edges or boundaries of a word, signal or image. In rendering an image, clipping removes any objects or portions thereof that are not visible on screen. See scissoring. See also WCA. Adam'' at the Edwards. Doors will open at the theater in Canyon Country for a pre-screening reception at 6:30 p.m., with the films shown at 7:30 p.m. A post-screening reception will be held at Route 66 Classic Grill Grill may refer to: In food:
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The festival will conclude with an awards ceremony and reception at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The Friz Award, named after late animator Friz Freleng Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1906[1] – May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. , honoring outstanding achievement in animation, will be given to the creative team for ``Shrek I'' and ``Shrek II'' from DreamWorks Studio. The Film Excellence Award, honoring outstanding contributions to the overall film industry, will be presented to Renaud and Andre Veluzat, owners of Melody melody, succession of single tones of varying pitch. Melody is the linear aspect of music, in contrast to harmony, the chordal aspect, which results from the simultaneous sounding of tones. Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. Motion Picture Studio. In addition, individual awards will be given to filmmakers and screenwriters in the festival competition. A post-award party will be held at Route 66. For information on screenings and ticket sales, visit the festival's Web site at www.iffilmfest.org, or call (661) 257-3131. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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