Tuesday, July 21, 2009

ShortsHD

Shorts International announced the launch of ShortsHD, the world's first high definition channel dedicated to short movies, on AT&T U-verseSM TV & iTunes.

Missed ShortFest award-winners the first time? This is your chance to find them again!

Also check out four fantastic shorts by previous ShortFest attendees on L Studio:
Finding - The Salto Bros. (2008 ShortFest)
No Parking - Jeremy Brunjes (2008 + 2009 with Birthdate)
RedBlack - Mal Woolford (2007 Shortfest + Fluffy)
Los Tabaqueros - Russell Griffin (2007 ShortFest)

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Behind the Scenes with art director Lauren Polizzi

Lauren Polizzi will discuss her career as an art director tonight at the Rancho Mirage Public Libary.

Come meet a woman who's worked with Steven Soderbergh (Ocean's Twelve), Ron Howard (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump), Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) and multiple films by Steven Spielberg (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Amistad, Jurassic Park & Lost World), not to mention Independence Day & Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (currently in theatres).

Did you attend? What did you think?

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

PSIFS screening: (500) Days of Summer

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (hey! didn't he direct a film in ShortFest?) & Zooey Deschanel are star-crossed lovers in (500) Days of Summer, a twist on the usual love story.

Screenwriter Scott Neustadter & one of the film's producers will be attending for a post-screening Q&A.

If you attended, what did you think of the film?