SANTA CLARITA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL; LINEUP OF MOVIES STAYS KID-FRIENDLY.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer In a suburb fast becoming an entertainment industry base, filmmakers, actors, distributors and audiences will converge for a weeklong cinematic celebration starting today at the Valencia Town Center. The fourth annual 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, International Film Festival doesn't have the international prestige of say, the Sundance Film Festival, which has a 14-year head start and founder Robert Redford Noun 1. Robert Redford - United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) Charles Robert Redford, Redford for the glamour factor. But the local showcase of family-oriented fare has been gaining recognition since the event's grass-roots beginnings in 1995. The festival was a natural for 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. , home to hundreds of entertainment industry companies, from film studios and movie ranches to stage equipment rentals and on-set caterers. This year's festival lineup includes several full-length features, dozens of short films, a few cartoons and numerous student films. A bonus for those attending screenings at the Edwards Cinemas is that the directors, actors and producers for many of the films will be on hand to talk about the project and field questions. Scheduled to attend various screenings are thespians Talia Shire Talia Shire (born April 25, 1946), is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. Her name is in honor of her ancestral country (Italy). Born Talia Rose Coppola (of the ``Rocky'' and ``Godfather'' films), who will be promoting ``Can I Play?''; Charles Shaughnesy (of TV's ``The Nanny''), promoting ``Second Chances''; Ross Malinger Ross "Not Tyler" Malinger (born July 7, 1984 in Redwood City, California) is an American actor who costarred with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in the 1993 romantic drama/comedy Sleepless In Seattle. (Tom Hanks' son in ``Sleepless In Seattle'') and Lindsay Wagner
Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California. , both promoting ``Frog and Wombat''; and actress Connie Stevens, promoting ``A Healing: Women in Vietnam.'' One of the biggest segments of the entertainment industry expected to attend the festival are the distribution companies that look for movies that, once the festival is over, can have a more widespread afterlife on cable television, foreign TV or the direct-to-video market. The festival's family-oriented fare is perfect for Brimstone brimstone: see sulfur. Entertainment and Distribution, said Shane Bitterling Bit´ter`ling n. 1. (Zool.) A roachlike European fish (Rhodima amarus). , manager of acquisitions. The West Los Angeles-based company handles international and domestic distribution of films and TV shows. ``Good, quality family films - they're so hard to come by,'' Bitterling said. ``I'm beating the streets every day trying to find films like that. The ones that are sent to me have 6-year-old kids cursing like sailors and kids getting abused for no reason. ``The market for family films is really strong overseas,'' Bitterling added. ``The (film) I'm looking forward to the most is `Frog and Wombat.' It has two female characters in it, which I think in the past has been overlooked.'' `` `The Legend of Cryin' Ryan' I've heard a lot of good stuff about, too,'' Bitterling added. Michael Jacobs will be attending the film festival as a representative for Porchlight Entertainment, a West Los Angeles
``All we do is family and children's entertainment, so we're out there looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. films to acquire and distribute to the world market,'' said Jacobs, vice president of worldwide sales for Porchlight. The company acquired the distribution rights to one festival entry, ``Setting Son,'' the story of a world-class sailor who qualifies for the Olympics just as he learns his brother has cancer and needs a bone-marrow transplant for which he is a suitable donor, Jacobs said. Porchlight has sold productions to PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, and cable's The Learning Channel, he added. One medium with limited outlets in the United States - but very popular overseas - are short films, and it is those works that will bring Carol Crowe to the Santa Clarita International Film Festival. Apollo Cinema Corp. in Los Angeles will present two short films, ``Lunch with Louie'' and ``The Usher,'' Crowe said. ``Shorts overseas are very well-respected,'' she said. Domestically, such films are beginning to gain exposure on The Sundance Channel, owned by Showtime Network, The Independent Film Channel, owned by Bravo, and The Sci Fi Channel Sci Fi Channel may refer to:
FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING SCHEDULE Friday and Saturday events at Edwards Cinemas in the Valencia Town Center, unless otherwise indicated xx Friday, noon ``I Do, Don't I?'' 18 minutes ``Lunch With Louie'' 12 minutes ``El Artista'' 25 minutes ``The Artist'' 14 minutes ``Can I Play?'' 23 minutes ``Preserve the Beauty'' 2 minutes Friday, 1:50 p.m. ``Willa'' 85 minutes ``As If Making the Cross'' 30 minutes Friday, 3:45 p.m. ``Dreams & Wishes'' 78 minutes ``Americana: Forever a Rebel'' 30 minutes Friday, 6 p.m. Screenwriters' showcase Friday, 8:30 p.m. ``Loose Tooth'' 4 minutes ``Second Chances'' 104 minutes Friday, 10:15 p.m. dessert and coffee reception at Sisley Italian Kitchen xx Saturday, 10 a.m. Seminar: The Art of Animation 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. , Bijou Theatre on campus, 24700 W. McBean Parkway xx Saturday, 1 p.m. Screenings: student filmmaker finalists CalArts, Bijou Theatre on campus Saturday, noon ``As If Making the Cross'' 30 minutes ``Legend of Cryin' Ryan'' 92 minutes Saturday, 1:45 p.m. ``Haywire Heart'' 6 minutes ``Officer Buckle & Gloria'' 11 minutes ``Tale of Egypt'' 46 minutes ``Wheels'' 30 minutes Saturday, 3:50 p.m. ``Frog and Wombat'' 85 minutes Saturday, 5:30 p.m. ``I Do, Don't I ?'' 18 minutes ``Lunch With Louie'' 12 minutes ``El Artista'' 25 minutes ``The Artist'' 14 minutes ``Can I Play?'' 23 minutes ``Preserve the Beauty'' 2 minutes Saturday, 8 p.m. ``The Usher'' 3 minutes ``Just Write'' 104 minutes ``Regina'' 30 minutes CAPTION(S): 3 Photos, Box PHOTO (1--Color) (Color in SAC Edition only) Katie Stuart and Emily Lipoma lipoma: see neoplasm. star in ``Frog and wombat.'' (2--Color) (Color in SAC Edition only) Program director Patte Dee oversees the Santa Clarita International Film Festival, which gets under way today at Edwards Cinemas. (3--Color) (Color in SAC Edition only) Cast of ``Lunker lunk·er n. Informal Something, especially a game fish, that is large for its kind. [Origin unknown.] Lake.'' Hans Gutknecht/Daily News BOX: Film festival screening schedule (see text) |
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