Wow! I was so thrilled by how many people attended the festival last night! Thank you to everyone who showed up and for your enthusiasm for this project. With 33 films presented, I’ve been hearing all morning about how much people enjoyed the films, and everyone appreciated how diverse the inclusions were, from the very…

Today is the DAY!! I am so excited to welcome everyone into the park today, and to showcase all of the fun films that the community has put together for your entertainment. If you are a participant, remember to check in at the Gazebo Filmmaker Lounge to get your credentials and some goodies. Live music,…

Hello Festival Fans! Friday is almost here, and all the final preparations are coming together smoothly. All filmmakers, sponsors, crew, band and special guests should check in at the Gazebo Filmmaker Lounge to get their credentials and some goodies. Enjoy the live music, fresh-popped popcorn, hot chocolate and home made soup, all for free. Bring…

Hello Festival Fans! It’s t-minus 14 days over here at Festival Headquarters, and the submissions have been rolling in. The jury is busily reviewing the entries and making their recommendations. If you have submitted a film, I hope to have decisions and notices out to everyone by October 5th. Please do your best to get…

I am being bombarded with entries to the festival, but I want to make sure your film is in the mix. If you have a film ready to be submitted, please let me know. I need to have everything in THIS WEEK. I published September 15th as the deadline, but if you need a day…

Our final workshop of the series was all about creating social media posts to help get the word out about the upcoming festival. Thanks to Angelina Purvey, Kaitlyn Judd, Raymond Miller and Will McNeille for helping to support our efforts and being the social media gurus! I am asking for your help to drive traffic…

What a great workshop we had this past Saturday. Thanks to Carl Laur and Will McNeill for sharing their editing prowess with all the attendees. I loved looking around the room seeing everyone diving into their projects and learning best practices! Next week, Saturday September 6th, 11am-1pm, we’ll meet in FRONT of the library since…

This Saturday’s workshop is going to be really fun! We’ll have a few of our filmmakers on hand to talk about the editing suites that they like to use, and then demo how to put a scene together. Then we will break into small groups to use some sample clips to build a scene. If…

The workshop was so fun today! After reviewing some basics of camera work and storyboard creation, we broke into small groups to make a film. The assignment was to tell a story in one minute, which is a real challenge! We started by brainstorming the story we wanted to tell, then put that right into…

The workshop this Saturday is going to be a fun, hands-on opportunity to make a film! After reviewing some basics of camera work and storyboard creation, we will break into groups to write, shoot and edit a one minute film, all during the workshop. The inimitable AJ Meininger will be back to help lead this…