VFF Announces 2012 Dates

2012 VFF Dates Announced The 9th Annual Vail Film Festival will take place March 29 - April 1 in Vail, Colorado. Straw Dogs starring VFF alum Kate Bosworth 2011 Vail Film Festival Excellence in Acting winner Kate Bosworth’s new film Straw Dogs, co-starring James Marsden, opens in theaters September 16th.
Kate has starred as Lois Lane in Superman Returns, Beyond the Sea with Kevin Spacey, 21 with Jim Sturgess, and is perhaps best known for her breakthrough role in Blue Crush.
You can see a great interview with Kate on the VFF Facebook page HERE [http://www.facebook.com/vailfilmfestival] VFF adv board members’ directorial debut Vail Film Festival advisory board members Adam Kassen and Mark Kassen’s directorial debut, Puncture [https://www.facebook.com/PunctureFilm], opens in select theaters on September 23rd. Puncture is also produced by the Kassens and stars one of this year’s hottest actors, Chris Evans. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0262635/]
Chris Evans stars as Captain America in one of this summer’s biggest blockbusters, and will be one of the stars of the upcoming Avengers. Chris’ other starring roles include Fantastic 4 with Jessica Alba, Push with Dakota Fanning, The Losers with Zoe Zaldana, and Cellular with Kim Basinger and Jason Statham.
Visit the Official Facebook page of Puncture HERE [https://www.facebook.com/PunctureFilm] Hint Fiction Film Contest Call For Entries We are proud to announce the launch of The Hint Fiction Film Contest, brought to you by Vail Film Festival host Bill LeVasseur, and official VFF videographer Michael Howard.
“Hint Fiction”, Edited by Robert Swartwood, is a collection of shortstories by various authors (including Ernest Hemingway) containing 25 words or less. The writer painted just 50% of a picture and invited the reader to fill in the rest.
The Hint Fiction Film Contest invites filmmakers and media artists to take it a step further and show an audience what they imagine is filled in. Filmmakers from around the world will each envision and create a different result. The catch? they only have one minute of screen time to do so.
10 stories have been chosen from the Hint Fiction collection and each contest entrant will receive two stories to choose between to make their film. The top 5 films for each story will screen at the 2012 Vail Film Festival and compete for the Hint Fiction Film Contest top award of cash and prizes (minimum $500.00 value ). All finalists in the contest will receive two (2) Filmmaker passes to the entire festival. Film contest takes place between 8/5/11 – 1/15/12 and concludes at the 2012 Vail Film Festival. The Hint Fiction Film Contest is produced by TV host/actor Bill LeVasseur and filmmaker/actor Michael Howard. Entry fee is only $25. Visit the Hint Fiction Film Contest website HERE [http://www.hintfictionfilm.com/Hint_Fiction_Film/The_Film.html] 2012 Vail Screenplay Contest Call For Entries Submissions are open for the 2012 Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Prizes include:
Feature screenplay: $1500 cash. Short screenplay: $500 cash. Other prizes include: Feedback notes from a top Hollywood screenwriter. Coffee with an established producer during the VFF . Screenplay highly recommended and sent by the Festival to established producers and agents. 2 Filmmaker Passes to the 2011 Vail Film Festival 3 night hotel accomodations in Vail. Networking opportunities at VFF Filmmaker Reception. Designated Vail Film Festival Press Release to national media announcing the Screenplay Competition Winners, and listing the screenplay as the 1st place winner. Announcement as winner of the VFF Screenwriting Competition at the Official Awards Ceremony covered by national media. Announcement of winner in festival newsletter and listing on festival website and in Official festival program guide.
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