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THE METHOD FEST TO ANNOUNCE FILM SELECTIONS FEB. 28
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THE METHOD FEST TO ANNOUNCE FILM SELECTIONS FEB. 28
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Feb 20, 2008
The film lineup for the 10th annual The Method Fest independent
film festival will be announced in a Sneak Preview Party, Thursday, February
28, at Pierce College’s Performing Arts Center (Main Stage Theater) beginning
at 7 pm, festival organizers announced today.
Local filmmakers and star actors from the selected films will attend the
event. A total of 27 feature films and
50 shorts will be selected to play in the festival, slated for March 27 – April
3 in Calabasas.
<>Named after a famous school of acting, The Method Fest is
the only major film festival in the U.S. focusing on acting, celebrating breakout acting performances in
story driven independent films. The Method Fest takes great pride in being a
discovery festival, looking to help launch the works of young fresh filmmakers
and to discover breakthrough performances by young, bold new actors. In only
nine years, more than 100 feature films that have played / premiered at The
Method Fest have gained theatrical release and/or TV and home video
distribution.
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Films submitted to
the Method Fest this year by American filmmakers came from 36 states – many
from strong film centers like California and New York, but also
from Kansas, Utah, Alabama, Georgia, Vermont, and Virginia. From abroad, films came
from Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, France, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Spain, South Korea, and Russia. A large number of entries are student projects from prestigious
film schools like USC, UCLA, The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Florida State, Columbia University, and the American Film Institute.
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Film stars who have participated in The Method Fest
include Oscar winning actors Maximilian Schell and Dennis Hopper, Jeff Bridges,
Julie Harris, Ruby Dee, Beau Bridges, Martin Landau, Jeremy Sisto, James Earl
Jones, Peter Falk, Jena Malone, Rod Steiger, Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly,
Rae Dawn Chong, Crispin Glover, Mark Rydell, Billy Dee Williams, Jason London,
Fran Dresher, Karen Black, Jon Cryer, Marla Gibbs, Bryan Cranston, Clifton
Collins, Jr., Robert Forster, Kirk Harris, Joe Mantegna, Jon Jacobs, Shirley
Knight, Julie Harris, Hill Harper, Kim Hunter, Robert Carlyle, Eric Palladino,
Matthew Lillard, Jr., Kevin Pollak and many others.
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Other stars in
Method Fest films have included Sir Ian McKellen, Christopher Plummer, Faye Dunaway, Naomi Watts, Lisa Kudrow, Kiefer Sutherland, Joseph Fiennes, Portia de Rossi, Gary Busey, John Ritter, Brendan Fletcher, Meatloaf, Harry Hamlin Jr., Jaime Pressley, Elizabeth Shue, Douglas Spain, Deborah Cara Unger, Taye Diggs, Brad Renfro, Jeff Daniels, Judy Marte, Coolio, Miranda Otto.
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The Method Fest
is presented by the City of Calabasas and presenting media
partners, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Daily News and LA.com.
Lead sponsors include Corona, Sony, Christie Digital, Country Inn &
Suites by Carlson, Modern VideoFilm,
International Bonded Couriers, and Wexler.
Festival sponsors include Bernard’s,
FilmFinders, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the Motion Picture & Television
Fund, Laemmle Theaters, Leonis Adobe, Pierce College, Calabasas Inn,
indieprinting.com, withoutabox.com, and the Economic Alliance of the San
Fernando Valley / Valley of the Stars. Festival supporters include FilmFinders,
Purple Pacific Pictures, Creative Handbook, MoneyMailer, Sagebrush Cantina,
Friends of Film, Calitalia Restaurant, Mi Piace, and the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce. ###
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Directions to Pierce College:
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Pierce College's Performing Arts Center, Main Stage Theater, is
located at 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills, CA, 91371.
Take the US-101 Fwy to Woodland
Hills
Take the WINNETKA
AVE exit toward WOODLAND HILLS - go
0.2 mi
Turn Right on WINNETKA
AVE if going Westbound on 101, or turn Left if
going Eastbound on 101 - go 0.7 mi
Arrive at 6201
WINNETKA AVE, WOODLAND HILLS –
take the Calvert Street entrance, follow the Brahma
Drive and make a left at Stadium
Way and go up the hill at Parking
Lot 6.
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