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BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL

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About Me

Culver City, CA…The third Backlot Film Festival is now accepting submissions for the 2008 festival to be held April 2 through April 5 at Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Culver City, California.MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the Backlot Film Festival is threefold:- To give independent filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their work for industry executives and distributors- To create a better understanding of the major art form of the last one hundred plus years - the motion pictures- To explore the rich film history of the Culver City, West Los Angeles and the beach cities of Santa Monica, Venice and Playa del Rey, often referred to as - ‘The Other Hollywood.’

My Interests

The Backlot Film Festival was founded in 2004 by writer/producer Ross Hawkins to pay tribute to the rich motion picture history in Culver City and LA's Westside.

I'd like to meet:

Filmmakers, Student Filmamkers, Indie Filmmakers, Sponsors, Media and Film Enthusiasts, Film geeks, Film nerds, and Film buffs.

Music:

The compositions of Arthur Freed, John Williams and Ennio Morricone.

Movies:

Feature films, Documentary feature films, Short films, Documentary short films, Student films, Music videos

Heroes:

Thomas Ince, Orson Wells, George Romero, Robert Redford, Carl Reiner, Preston Struges, Coen Brothers, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Roger Corman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Mann, Francois Truffaut, Sergio Leone, John Ford, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino.

My Blog

Winners of the Backlot Film Fest and other notable films.

Hello everyone.  Its been a incredibly busy last few months for me going to school, working two jobs and being a student intern for the Backlot film Festival 2008.  So I apologize for not ke...
Posted by BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:07:00 PST

BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL 2008 PROGRAM

Wednesday, April 2, 200812 noon Arthur Freed Tribute FilmDUBARRY WAS A LADY(1943) Running Time: 101 minutes Directed by Roy Del RuthThe musical comedy travels back in time from the 1940s to the court ...
Posted by BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:59:00 PST

2008 BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILMS

2008 Short Films Better Never Than Late TAGSeeing The EnemyExpress LaneDear Mom,A Real Doozy ManejarA Day in the LifeDeaths A Bitch The Eye of Dan See Jane Dance----Pencil FightingMedicinalThe Jester...
Posted by BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:42:00 PST

2008 BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES

2008 BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES AND NEW CATEGORIES ANDAWARDS.Culver City, CA&The third Backlot Film Festival is now accepting submissionsfor the 2008 festival to be held April 2 ...
Posted by BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:00:00 PST

Backlot Film Festival is now on Myspace

Hello filmmakers and film enthusiasts we are now on Myspace. We recognize the popularity of Myspace as a networking tool.  As well as a way of letting the word out on a much g...
Posted by BACKLOT FILM FESTIVAL on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:29:00 PST