Along
with social events at JET Studios, the festival screened over forty films at
the Laemmle NoHo 7. These films were
entertaining and provocative documentaries, fiction films, animation,
experimental films, and music videos.
Nearly half were filmed in the San Fernando Valley, or had some other direct
connection to it. Eleven came from other
countries including Brazil, France, Russia, Morocco, and the United Arab
Emirates. Nine films were World or North
American premieres.
On
closing night, the festival presented the following awards:
JURIED “10 DEGREES
HOTTER” AWARDS:
Short
Film - MANDEVILLA (Andrew Oh)
Feature
Narrative - THE GOLDEN SCALLOP (Joseph Laraja)
Feature
Documentary - CINEMABILITY (Jenni Gold)
AUDIENCE AWARDS:
"Girls
on Film" Shorts - TIE - OPERHATOR (Tara-Nicole Azarian) and JAMON (Iria
Lopez)
Family
Shorts Program - POSEY THE MOVIE (Billy DaMota)
Dramatic
Shorts - DESOLATE ROAD (Marwan Abderrazzaq)
Comedy
Shorts - MAN UP, LITTLE BOY (Jeffrey Williams)
Looking
ahead, The Valley Film Festival will begin accepting submissions for VFF14 in
January.
About Our Sponsors and Supporters:
The Valley Film Festival thanks its
generous sponsors and supporters including Cine Gear Expo, Citizen L.A.,
Community Partners, Creative Handbook, Decor Art Galleries, Footage Firm, The
Hollywood Guild, iblakestudio, JET Studios, Kirin Brewery, Laemmle Theatres, O’Neill
Vintners and Distillers, PizzaRev, ProductionHub, San Fernando Valley Relics, and
Video Blocks. And we thank Gregory
Laemmle, the managers, and the staff of the Laemmle NoHo 7 who made us feel
welcome. And all our volunteers, alumni
judges, and filmmakers who helped make VFF13 a success.
About The Valley Film Festival:
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 and emerging talent with adventurous
audiences in Los Angeles, the VFF has screened over 500 shorts, features,
documentaries, animated films, experimental works, and music videos from around
the world. While emphasizing independent
film, the festival also has shown some studio productions, including BOOGIE
NIGHTS, CHINATOWN, ENCINO MAN, FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, MAGNOLIA,
TERMINATOR 2, VALLEY GIRL, and WORLD TRADE CENTER.
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