Congratulations, Honey!

George's short film My Bus Stop has been selected for it's world premiere at the local San Fernando Valley International Film Festival! I am so proud of him, this was one of those crazy ideas he's been wanting to do a long time.

He shot the film in the beginning of September and finished editing, color corrected, etc., in the end of December. He wrote the script, auditioned actors and actresses, and directed for the very first time.

We submitted his film only to a few Short Film festivals and this is the first one that has responded. Some film festivals will take awhile to find out if they will accept his film for showing. They will be showing his film on the big screen on the week-end of his birthday March 17 , which is the best present he can get, how will I ever top that! LOL. On the 25Th of March, we will be attending the Gala Awards Ceremony, wish him luck on winning an award. :)

Check out the Trailer (just click on the Quicktime picture) and give me a review of what you think about his short. Remember you have to have QuickTime to be able to see the trailer. You can also see it at YouTube

Here is the e-mail he received.

February 21, 2007

Dear San Fernando Valley International Film Festival Entrant:

We are pleased to inform you that your project has been selected to screen
at the 2007 San Fernando Valley International Film Festival. Following
is important information for you about the event. Please note that only
the submitting party is notified of this festival selection; it is your
responsibility to notify other parties involved in the production.

The festival will be held March 16-25, 2007 with screenings on the weekends
of March 17-18 and March 23-24, 2007 at the Beverly Garland Hotel located at 4222 Vineland Avenue in North Hollywood, California 91602.
All screenings are shown in the hotel's newly remodeled Beverly Garland
Theater. The hotel website is at www.beverlygarland.com should you have
questions or wish to make reservations.

Your project will be screened for the public during the festival, followed by a question and answer period. You may view all Official Selections, listed by
category, on our website at www.viffi.org. The specific screening
schedule will be posted on our website within a few days. Admission to
our festival screenings is free to the public, so be sure to tell your
friends and family if they will be in the Los Angeles area during the festival.

The festival will host a reception for all official selectees
at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2007 in the Father Serra Room of the
Beverly Garland Hotel, where a representative of your project and a
guest may meet with festival staff, industry professionals, and
reporters covering the festival. You have the option to send us one
poster for the reception and screenings to the address below, as well
as up to 10 press kits and up to 25 postcards or flyers. These items need to be received no later than March 12, 2007. You may bring as many more as you wish to your actual screening.

We would appreciate you replying and letting us know you received this email, as well as the name of your project, and whether a representative and guest will be attending the reception on March 16.

Our festival uses an exhibition quality digital projector to project the original DVD or Mini DV/DVCam screeners submitted by you. All selections are projected in their correct aspect ratios, and a Dolby Digital sound system is used. If the screener you submitted has a "screener copy" type message across the picture, we request that you submit a version without that embedded message.

Many filmmakers wish to submit a superior copy of their film to the festival for the public screening. Replacement or master versions, as well as posters/one sheets and press kits should be received no later than March 12, 2007 and may be sent or delivered to:

VIFFI
c/o G2 Graphics
5510 Cleon Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91601

Since Universal Studios opened its doors in March 1915, the San Fernando Valley has been home to the greatest concentration of film studios and filmmakers in the world. Now in its fourth year, The San Fernando Valley International Film Festival has taken its place as a high profile and respected industry event.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to email us at festival@viffi.org. Email is the best way to reach us for the fastest response, but you may also leave a message for us at (818) 623-9122. Congratulations on your project's selection for this year's festival!


Very truly yours,

Randy Salter, President
San Fernando Valley International Film Festival



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