More details about the 2012 Peace River Film Festival:

The 2012 Peace River Film Festival program extends over 4 days in 2 different venues. Forty-three films will be screened and short talks on the film making process will be presented.

On Thursday evening, September 20th, at 7 PM the Festival begins with a cartoon short and screening of the winner of the feature film category followed by a Hollywood party featuring the Boogiemen at the Charlotte Event and Conference Center.

 Friday evening at Edison College starts with a short presentation by Keith Tracy on the art of writing stories for the screen. Friday’s offerings include more than 4 hours of film shorts from our Open Short Films category. From 7 PM to 10 PM we will show 8 short films appropriate for all audiences. From 10 PM to 11 PM we will screen 3 short films appropriate for adult audiences with some violence and nudity.

 Saturday afternoon from 2 PM till 4 PM at Edison College we will screen 10 short films from the Student Short Film category. Elizabeth Billings, the Artistic Director for the Peace River Film Festival, will also give short presentation on the role of the Director in film making.

Saturday evening’s offerings from 7 PM to 11 PM at Edison College will include 2 short films and 2 feature films. David Lepage will also present a short talk on shooting a film for the screen.

Sunday afternoon from 2 PM till 4 PM at Edison College 9 short films including films from the Cell Shot film category will be screened. Pat Mitchell, a local film maker, will also present a short talk on the importance of sound in the film making process.

Sunday evening from 7 PM to 9PM at Edison College 8 short films from the Florida Short films category will be screened. Elizabeth Billings will also present a short talk on the role of the Producer in the film making process.

For a full listing of the films included in the 2012 festival go to the following link: Peace River Film Festival  and click on the Program menu item.

Elizabeth Billings, the Artistic Director of the Peace River Film Festival, has released a preview of the program for the 2012 festival. Fourty-three films will be screened over the 4 days of the festival. Several film makers will also present short talks on the roles of the Director, Producer, Screen Writter, Cinamatographer and Editor in the film making process. To review the preview of the 2012 Peace River Film Festival click on the following link:

2012 Peace River Film Festival

Promo for 2012 Peace River Film Festival created by Elizabeth Billings and Keith Tracy.

2012 Peace River Film Festival

On Thursday, September 20^th the search lights will again be lighting up the skies above Charlotte County at the Gala kickoff of the Peace River Film Festival. The first night festival event will include a screening of the winner of the Feature Films category at the Charlotte County  Event Center followed by a rocking Hollywood Party. 

On Friday, September 21^st at the Charlotte Campus of Edison College, the festival will screen films from the Open Shorts Category. Last year’s winner in this category was nominated for an Academy Award.

Saturday, September 22^nd at Edison College will bring us Student Films selections in the afternoon and a Feature Film double-feature in the evening. The Student Films are defined as short films, less than 30 minutes in length, produced by students in elementary school, high school or college.

Sunday, September 23^rd offerings will include our Cell Shot Category in the afternoon and Florida Shorts in the Evening. The Cell Shot category, new this year, is for films entirely shot with a cell phone. 

This year’s festival includes panel discussions and workshops for film makers. An important component of this festival is directed toward the development of film making skills for youth, amateur and professional film makers.

The inaugural year of the Peace River Film Festival was a huge success with hundreds of people in attendance including Michael Uslan, the Executive Producer of the Batman movies.  A documentary on the 2011 festival is accessible on our web site at  peaceriverfilmfestival.org.  This is where you can obtain event tickets and sign-up to submit a film to the festival.

You can also read about or comment on the festival at our Facebook  Page at facebook.com/peaceriverfilmfestival. Please like this page if you want to be kept in the loop on Facebook about the festival.

Submit Your Film!

Calling for Entries! Starts TODAY!

The Peace River Film Festival is pleased to announce the opening of submissions to the 2012 Peace River Film Festival. Starting TODAY and continuing through July 31, 2012, filmmakers may submit their films via Withoutabox. Click on the Image below or go to http://peaceriverfilmfestival.org/ to submit!

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