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For Immediate Release: October 3, 2011
THE FIFTH ANNUAL ALEXANDRIA FILM FESTIVAL
A WEEKEND CELEBRATION OF CINEMATIC ART
TO LAUNCH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD
ALEXANDRIA, VA – “The fifth Annual Alexandria Film Festival will kick off a four day celebration of cinematic arts, featuring emerging and established filmmakers from all over the world Thursday, November 3rd through Sunday, November 6th,” said Pat Miller, Chair of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts when making the announcement today.
“We’ve had more than twice as many submissions for this year’s festival,” Miller said. “More than 200 high quality, independent, short and feature length films, documentaries, animation and narrative entries from 25 countries were received—some from as far away as China and Australia—which underscores the Alexandria Film Festival’s growing reputation on the world stage of cinematic competitions.
Making its Washington, D.C. debut will be “Ed Hardy Tattoo the World,” an engaging film about Pop Icon Ed Hardy’s unexpected rise to cult status and his phenomenal influence on pop culture. The film will be shown at special opening night events for patrons on Thursday, November 3rd, with a kick-off party at AguaViva Restaurant (ticket to Ed Hardy Tattoo the World or a Film Fest Pass required for entry), film screening at the Old Town Theater on King Street, followed by discussions with Director Emiko Omori. An opening night after party will follow at Red Rocks Pizza Napoletano. All events are within one block of each other.
Two new locations will be added to this year’s festival; the Alexandria Black History Museum and the Four Mile Run Community Center. The Alexandria Black History Museum will feature Checkers at 9th & S about a checkers club whose members gather for camaraderie, trash talking, and competitive checkers playing. Meet The Shark, Chicago, The Stealer, Boy Wonder, The Weasel, Johnnie Cool, The Hawk and The Master of Disaster, among others. Special guests include Director Peggy Fleming and the men from The Capital Pool Checkers Club. Q&A with audience.
The Four Mile Run Community center will feature a first time outdoor celebration with an exciting lineup of Latino films Friday, November 4th at 7 p.m. This special event is free and open to the public.
The festival will conclude Sunday, November 6th with a celebration of this year’s Festival Jury Prize Winner Des Indiens Comme Nous, (Indians Like Us), a quirky and touching film about a group of French people who share an obsession for everything Native American. When they finally arrive in the United States, they discover the reality is quite different from their idealized vision.
The 2011 Film Festival, organized and presented by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts and the Alexandria Office of the Arts, Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities exhibits both curated and juried films that range in length from 5 minutes to 2 hours and cover a wide range of subject matter. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit our website at AlexandriaFilm.org. _______________________________________________________
For Immediate Release: May 12, 2011
Alexandria Film Festival Seeks Entries
Deadline for submissions is July 15, 2011
News Highlights:
- Alexandria Film Festival to be held November 3 – 6, 2011
- Filmmakers are invited to submit their films for competition
- At least $1,000 in prize money to be awarded to the top films
The 5th annual Alexandria Film Festival is soliciting entries from U.S. and international filmmakers. At least three cash prizes will be awarded to top films at the Festival: Best of Show ($500), Jury Prize ($300) and Audience Award ($200). All film genres are accepted in all categories including narrative, documentary, short, animated and experimental. Deadlines for entries are: Early Bird = May 31, 2010; Regular = June 30, 2010; Late = July 15, 2011; Withoutabox Extended Deadline = July 31, 2011. Regular fees are $35 for feature-length films and $25 for shorts. Discounts are available for early entries.
The Alexandria Film Festival will again partner with Withoutabox, a subsidiary of IMDB.com, to accept film submissions. To submit films through Withoutabox and receive an entry fee discount, please visit www.withoutabox.com/login/7816. Complete guidelines are posted on Withoutabox and on the film festival web site at: www.AlexandriaFilm.org.
“Last year’s Festival attracted 141 film submissions from 17 countries,” said Pat Miller, Chair of the Alexandria Film Festival and the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. “This year, as we celebrate our fifth anniversary and as we become better known among the filmmaking community, we expect to select from an even larger pool of exceptional films.
The Alexandria Film Festival offers an enriching cinematic experience for filmmakers and film lovers by presenting high quality, new and rarely seen short and feature length films. Its mission is to promote cinema as an important cultural and educational asset and market Alexandria as a dynamic venue for making, exhibiting, and experiencing cinematic art. This year’s festival, November 3 – 6, will again take place at various venues throughout Alexandria such as the George Washington National Masonic Memorial, The Athenaeum, Old Town Theater and AMC Hoffman Theatres.
The Alexandria Film Festival is sponsored by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts and the Office of the Arts. For more information, entry forms and submission guidelines, visit www.AlexandriaFilm.org. For additional questions, contact the Alexandria Commission for the Arts at 703-746-5588 or aca@alexandriava.gov.
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