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2012 Los Angeles United Film Festival - Call For Submissions
We are now accepting submissions for our 2012 Festival.
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2011 Los Angeles United Film Festival Award Winners
United Film Festivals is pleased to announce the 2011 Los Angeles United Film Festival award winners as well as our 2011 Screenwriting Contest winners. Congratulations to everyone, and thank you to all the amazing filmmakers and screenwriters who participated in this year's festival.
Jury Awards
Feature Length Narrative - Eagles in the Chicken Coop
Feature Length Documentary - Superheroes
Short Film - 40 Years
Student Short Film - Desert Veil
Audience Awards
Feature Length Narrative - The Prospects
Feature Length Documentary - Save Our Future
Short Film - Bottle
Film Musicians Secondary Market Fund
Best Score Award - The Dead Inside
2011 Screenwriting Contest Award Winners
Feature Screenplays
Drama - Samson by Shawn Hoffman
Comedy - Maggie the Brave by Suzanne Kelman
Horror/Thriller - What Eternal Lies by Jeff Cozza
Short Screenplays
Drama - Seven Years of Winter by Marcus Schwenzel
Comedy - Common-Law by Adam Whitaker
Horror/Thriller - Still Life by Joy Armstrong
Congratulations to all of our winners as well as to the recipient of our Lifetime Achievement Award, Vilmos Zsigmond. We would also like to thank all of our staff, volunteers, sponsors, and especially festival attendees for making our fifth year in Los Angeles a great one! Special thanks to the Los Feliz 3 and the Vista Theater, management, and staff for their continued support.
Kickoff Film - Special Event - Thursday April 28th 7:00pm
Join accomplished composer Dennis Dreith for a special panel that will explore the missing music score from one of the most iconic films of the 20th Century. This totally unique event includes showing actual film footage BUT with the original music score written by Alex North. Hear from industry insiders that were at the original scoring sessions. The WHAT and WHY and the REAL back story behind the events that surround one of the best UNKNOWN controversies in Hollywood.
This promises to be a revealing, intriguing look at 2001: A Space Odyssey like NO ONE has ever seen. Hosted by the Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund.
*Co-Host - Robert Townson - Varese Sarabande, CEO
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Following the panel we will screen 2001 in it's entirety. |
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Join us on Wednesday, May 4th at The Vista Theatre as we honor Oscar Winning Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (Deliverance, The Deer Hunter, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Blow Out, Real Genius) with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The evening will begin with a handprint ceremony in front of the theatre at 7:30pm, followed by the award presentation inside. At 8pm, we will screen the classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind. |
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Special Announcement
We are pleased to announce that Edie McClurg (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Natural Born Killers, Cars), will be introducing our midnight screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off on Friday April 29th at the Los Feliz 3! Edie played the role of Grace, Mr. Rooney's charmingly good-natured secretary, in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. |
Host Announcement
Los Angeles United is pleased to annouce that we will be bringing back stand-up comedian, host, and actor Sal Rodriguez to host this year's festival.
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We're so pleased to announce the incredible feature film lineup for our fifth annual Los Angeles United Film Festival! Filmmakers, filmgoers, alumni and their guests are invited to kick off the festival in style with us at The Beauty Bar on Tuesday, April 26th from 7pm-midnight.
Kickoff Party
The Beauty Bar
1638 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028 |
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Los Angeles United Film Festival: Announces Rewards On Kickstarter
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This Thursday, Los Angeles United and Showbiz Store & Cafe are proud to present a very exciting FREE event: How to Stand Out in Hollywood: A Special Screening of the Award-Winning Documentary Strictly Background followed by Q&A with cast and crew.
Doors open at 7pm
Event starts at 7:30pm
Showbiz Store & Cafe
500 S. Sepulveda Blvd
Ground Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Don't miss this exciting FREE screening. More details on the film.
Also, be sure to check out United's recent mention in MovieMaker magazine. Filmmaker Paul Osborne, whose documentary Official Rejection won the Audience Award at the 2010 LA United Fest, talks about working the 2011 festival circuit and gives tips on how to succeed.
Check it out here »
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