Silver Lake Film Festival

Los Angeles, United States December 2009, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: TBA
Festival Data:
- Established: 2000
- Genre: General
- Total Number of Films Screened: 270
- Competitive
Festival Website:
www.silverlakefilmfestival.org/
Festival Description:

Silver Lake Film Festival was established to provide a showcase for independent film in Los Angeles.

Silver Lake Film Festival was created to specifically address the lack of opportunity for independent narrative features and documentaries, as well as short films, to be seen by audiences in movie theaters. These are films that reflect a personal vision of the filmmaker, rather than a commercial imperative. In addition to its annual festival, the organization presents a monthly screening of short films that is consistently SRO and a variety of media arts and related arts programming throughout the year

At the 2007 festival, 270 films were screened; honored indie film luminaries Parker Posey, Hal Hartley, Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, and music icons John Doe, Keith Morris, and Alice Bag; showcased the Los Angeles premiere of Hartley's new film "Faye Grim"; presented an array of special programs, including the eco-flagship Sustainable L.A., Cuban music documentaries, erotica, independent Indian cinema, and Conspiracy Theories; celebrated the indie music scene in a series of live concerts that featured the legendary Circle Jerks; and paid tribute to Silver Lake's silent film heritage with the classic "Beyond the Rocks", starring Rudolph Valentino and Gloria Swanson. Not to mention presenting dozens of cutting-edge art and other entertainment events and parties, parties, parties.
Film Submissions:
- Accepts direct submissions
Email: rogermayer(at)silverlakefilmfestival.org

Mailing Address: 4475 Sunset Drive
Los Angeles, California 90027
USA

Email:	rogermayer(at)silverlakefilmfestival.org
Mailing Address:	4475 Sunset Drive Los Angeles, California 90027 USA

JUN 11, 2007 12:44PM FFW Films Editor writes:

Award Winners for the 2007 Silver Lake International Film Festival

Spirit of Silver Lake Award for Best Local Film: “Heart of the King”
Directed by: Shane Stuart

Festival Directors’ Awards: “Will The Real Pimps and Hos Please Stand Up!”
Directed by: E. Raymond Brown, Sayael Noram

Festival Directors’ Awards: “Red Without Blue”
Directed by: Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills, Todd Sills

Festival Directors’ Awards: “Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo”
Directed by: Les Claypool

Best Feature Narrative: “The Death of Michael Smith”
Directed by: Daniel Casey

Best Feature Documentary: “American Drug War: The Last White Hope”
Directed by: Kevin Booth

Spirit of Silver Lake Award for Best Local Film: “One Night With You”
Directed by: Joe D’Augustine

Best Experimental Feature: “The Anna Cabrini
Chronicles”
Directed By: Tawd B. Dorenfeld

Audience Favorite Award: “Statistics”
Directed by: Frank Robak

Best Director - Narrative Feature: “Dante’s Inferno”
Directed by: Sean Meredith

Best Experimental Short Films: “Strange Fruit”
Directed by: Austin Young

Best Experimental Short Films: “The Ratsnitch Angel”
Directed by: Michael Medaglia

Best Short Films: “Advent”
Directed by: David Woolner

Best Short Film: “Black and White Trypps Number
Three”
Directed by: Ben Russell

Best Short Film: “Bob & Jack's 52-Year Adventure”
Directed by: Stu Maddox

Best Short Film: “Mimsy”
Directed by: Danny Shorago

Best Short Film: “Snare”
Directed by: Eric Gerber

Best Short Film: “Truant”
Directed by: Michael Duignan

Best Short Film: “We're Going To The Zoo”
Directed by: Joshua Safdie

Best Short Film: “Lampa cu Caciula”
Directed By: Radu Jude

Best Short Film: “Dad”
Directed By: Daniel Mulloy

Best Short Film: “Bobby Bird: The Devil in Denim”
Directed by: Carson Mell
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