4th Annual 2014 Shortz! Film Festival

Friday, September 12 through Sunday 14

This year the Shortz! Film Festival has been expanded to 3 days starting Friday, September 12 and running through Sunday 14, with over 50 films spanning approximately 10 hours of viewing pleasure.

Dates and times are: (check website for official up-to-date times)
 
      • September 12: 6–9 pm
      • September 13: 1–7 pm
      • September 14: 1–6 pm

Tickets are $10 per day. Full weekend pass is $20.

The fest is being held in the El Rey Theater in downtown Chico at 230 W 2nd St.

The Shortz! Film Festival is an annual international short film festival in Chico, California which showcases the best and brightest short films from around the globe. The festival accepts and screens short films with running times of 40 minutes or less in any genre.

Created by local filmmakers, Shortz! was started in 2011 with the desire to bring other artists together in a fun and funky environment, to meet and network with the ultimate goal of producing more films, as well as experiencing the showcasing of their works to a large, reactive audience.

LINK: shortzfilmfest.com

You are an actor!

We are all actors. Read the CiAO "Actors" page for some important and valuable information for indie actors and local "non-actors" and indie filmmakers regarding being and using local "non-actors" in films.

Sections of the page include:
 
• Types of Actors — Indie and Otherwise (and local 'non-actors')
• The Show Business 'Acting Racket' (w/video featuring Tom Hanks)
• Acting Secrets?
• The Magic of Filmmaking
• Other Reasons Why People Make Indie Films
• A note to (indie) Directors, Casting Directors, and Acting Coaches
• Working with "non-actors"

The stance of the heart of the 'essay' was strengthened and validated (yet again) by the recent nomination and win of a Best Supporting Actor Oscar Academy Award by non-actor Barkhad Abdi for his work in Tom Hanks' award-winning film "Captain Phillips" (2013) as one of the Somali pirates.

LINK: www.ciaoifilm.net/actors.php

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The Consortium is a varied group of people interested in independent film and other related areas. Including all areas of indie film production, film in general, other productions of various kinds, multimedia, watching and appreciation. There tends to be an emphasis on indie films and filmmaking, particularly nano-budget, micro-budget, and small-budget filmmaking. All are welcome to join us, whether you are a writer, director, producer, actor, crew person, cinephile, or any other interested party. (suggested age range: mature teen through adult)

Learn more about us.       Contact us if you have questions or comments.

 
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