2013 Idyllwild CinemaFest Announces Official Selections

Event organizers of the 2013 Idyllwild CinemaFest (ICF) have announced the final selections for the 4th annual film festival. The festival will run from Wednesday, January 9 to Sunday, January 13, 2013 in the picturesque mountain village of Idyllwild, California. The Idyllwild CinemaFest has grown exponentially in attendance, enthusiasm as well as the number of films presented. This year the number of films have increased to 96 from 67 last year.

For a full list of the final film selections, click on the link below:

http://www.idyllwildcinemafest.com/pages_2013/filmList.htm

The slate demonstrates the festival’s interest in highlighting independent artists, from student to professional level.   “We believe 2013 will deliver on the promise of high quality films and a great overall visitor experience,” said Phil Calderone, Festival Chairman.

The 2013 ICF will present 21 feature films, 20 documentaries (long and short), 24 featurettes (projects between 15 and 59 minutes in length) and 28 short films—a total of 96 projects.

The festival films will be screened in three venues, while the main venue will remain the The Rustic Theatre, located at 54290 North Circle Drive, Idyllwild, CA.  The other venues for screenings are: The Caine Learning Center (54385 Pine Crest Ave) and Astrocamp Theatre  (26800 Saunders Meadow Road).

In addition to the film screenings, the five-day event includes a Thursday Night Networking party, five seminars, a Directors Breakfast, a Producers/Actors Breakfast (award nominations will be announced here, Saturday January 12, 9AM) and an Award Ceremony, all open to filmmakers and the public with any festival pass (Day or Full).

The festival expands its international selections this year with films and documentaries from the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Guyana, the Netherlands, Russia and Iran—five continents.

Tickets and passes may be purchased online at http://www.idyllwildcinemafest.com/, anything from single-show tickets (a single feature film or 2-hour block of featurettes/shorts), single-day passes and full festival passes.

Registration, badge pickup, and on-site purchases begin thirty minutes before the first show of each day at the Quiet Creek Gallery, adjacent to the Rustic Theatre, at 54300 North Circle Drive. The screening schedule can be found at http://www.idyllwildcinemafest.com/pages_2013/schedule_noTemplate.htm

Attending will be representatives from new media distributors Fandor, Viaway, and Distribber and a screener for IndieFlix. All companies distribute independent projects thru web-based applications and smart apps (phones, tablet computers, and digital televisions). Distribber also aggregates to web-based services (iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, etc).

Poster art and synopses can be viewed via http://www.idyllwildcinemafest.com/pages_2013/synopses.htm

with the 300dpi artwork downloadable at http://www.idyllwildcinemafest.com/press_2013/print_posters_923x600/, individually and in an all-project zip file (see Archive.zip).

Additional files, including the festival logo, 2013 laurel, and text files of the synopses by category are at the base directory, http://www.idyllwildcinemafest.com/press_2013/.

Trailers on most projects may be viewed via

http://www.idyllwildcinemafest.com/pages_2013/trailers.htm.