With
over 30 films on its program, including
fifteen premieres and eight foreign films, the festival showcases independent
cinema from around the Valley and the world.
Adlai says, “the Laemmle slogan is ‘Not Afraid of Subtitles’ – and
neither are we this year. We’ve expanded
our foreign film selections to include three features—from the UK, Denmark, and
Australia—and five short films—from the UK, Italy, Spain, and Poland.” The selections include documentaries,
fiction, animation, and music videos.
The
VFF continues to promote local independent production, with fifteen films made
by San Fernando Valley residents, in the Valley, or about it. Fourteen films are from people who’ve screened
previously with the festival. The
opening night feature, ROUTE 30,
TOO!, is having its L.A. premiere and is the sequel to ROUTE 30, which the
festival screened in 2008. This comedy
is director John Putch’s second installment in his south central Pennsylvania
trilogy, with another ensemble cast including Robert Romanus (“Fast Times at
Ridgemont High”) and Curtis Armstrong (“Revenge of the Nerds”). The Thursday night feature program has the
L.A. premiere of MULTIPLE
MEANS OF MURDER, a comedy feature from Denmark, and WRITTEN IN
INK, a documentary short from Poland.
The “Girls on Film” program of short
films includes the U.S. premiere of UNDER A
VEST, a noir spoof directed by VFF alum Kal Bonner, and the world premiere
of YOU
GOT THIS, a drama by AFI Directing Fellow Simo Manfredi. THE OLDEST
LESBIAN IN THE WORLD is a documentary co-directed by two-time Emmy-award
winning video journalist Renee Sotile.
Other programs of short films include
“Comedy Shorts,” “Alumni Filmmakers,” and “Happy Endings.” Other features include the thriller END OF THE
ROAD, the horror film THE HUMAN
RACE, the comedy VINYL,
and THE
GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X—a mix of 1950s juvenile delinquent films, sci-fi
thrillers, musicals, and comedies. The
latter film is paired with LUMINARIS,
a pixilation-animated short about a worker in a light bulb factory who tries to
get ahead by cheating, and what goes wrong—and right—when he’s caught. A playful film from Argentinian director Juan
Pablo Zaramella, LUMINARIS was named to the 2011 Academy Award shortlist for
Best Animated Short Film.
The closing
night feature is A FEW BEST MEN,
a wedding comedy directed by Stephan Elliott (“Priscilla, Queen of the Desert”),
written by Dean Craig (“Death at a Funeral”), and co-produced by VFF alum
Laurence Malkin (“Death at a Funeral”). The
cast includes Rebel Wilson (“Bridesmaids,” “Pitch Perfect”).
Founded in 2000, The Valley Film
Festival, a project of Community
Partners®, is the first and longest continually running film festival in the San
Fernando Valley. With a mission to join established
filmmakers and emerging talent with adventurous audiences in Los Angeles, the
VFF has screened a total of over 450 shorts, features, documentaries, animated
films, and music videos from all over the world. While emphasizing independent film, the
festival also has occasionally shown studio productions, including BOOGIE
NIGHTS, CHINATOWN, ENCINO MAN, FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, MAGNOLIA,
TERMINATOR 2, VALLEY GIRL, and WORLD TRADE CENTER.
In addition to screenings, the festival
provides educational panels, social mixers, and awards. The juried "Ten Degrees Hotter"
award is for one short and one feature from a competitive section. Additionally, there is an award for short
films, in the non-competitive section, as chosen by the audience.
THE VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
begins its 2012 season on Wednesday, November 7th and continues
through Sunday, November 13th, with screenings at the Laemmle NoHo 7,
located at 5240 Lankershim Blvd., in North Hollywood. Tickets are $10-$15. For more information and tickets, visit ValleyFilmFest.com.
2012 Sponsors: ProductionHUB, Creative Handbook, iBlakeStudio, Footage Firm, Citizen L.A., Decor Art Galleries, Valley Relics, Kirin, The Hollywood Guild, Video Blocks, Cine Gear Expo.
2012 Sponsors: ProductionHUB, Creative Handbook, iBlakeStudio, Footage Firm, Citizen L.A., Decor Art Galleries, Valley Relics, Kirin, The Hollywood Guild, Video Blocks, Cine Gear Expo.
THE VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL 2012 PROGRAM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5th
Evening – Meet the Filmmakers party (for filmmakers,
distributors, and media)
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 7th
8:00 pm – Opening Night Feature Program: Route 30, Too!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
8th
8:00 pm – Feature Program 2: Multiple Means of Murder with
Written in Ink
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9th
5:00 – 6:30 pm – A
Happy Hour to celebrate "Girls
on Film" filmmakers, at Bow & Truss in NoHo
7:30 pm – “Girls on Film” Shorts Program: Bathing and the Single Girl, Le Chapeau (The
Hat), Liking Men, The Oldest Lesbian in the World, Under a Vest, You Got This
9:30 pm – Feature Program 3: End of the Road with 108.1 FM
Radio
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
10th
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Panel
TBA (topical to independent filmmaking) at The ARC (The Artist Resource Center,
in NoHo)
1:00 pm – Comedy Shorts Program: Goldenbox, Incest! The Musical, The Red
Towel, Untitled
3:00 pm – Feature Program 4: The Human Race
6:30 pm – Centerpiece
Feature: Vinyl with L'equip Petit
(The Little Team)
9:30 pm – Feature Program 5: The Ghastly Love of Johnny X with Luminaris
SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 11th
11:00 am – 12:30 pm – Panel
TBA (topical to independent filmmaking) at The ARC (The Artist Resource Center,
in NoHo)
1:00 pm – "Happy Endings" Shorts Program: Cross Court, Enchanting Hands, Freak,
Hi Lillian
3:00 pm – "Alumni Showcase" Shorts Program: Chad and the Alien
Toupee, A Day in the Life of Your Cats, Happy Anniversary, History, Reverse
Parthenogenesis, Seymour Sally Rufus, Sitting Babies
5:00 pm – Closing Night Feature Program: A Few Best Men
Evening – Closing Night Party at Gallery 800 (operated by
IATSE Local 800, The Art Directors Guild)
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