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There are plenty of local events for film fans this month.  Here are a few to consider:

• February 9-16 — Film Noir Film Festival at the Studio(at)620 in St. Pete — An exhibit of 20th century mug shots complements the film noir classics showcased in this festival.  Films such as Laura, Sunset Boulevard, The Killing and Blood Simple will be introduced by local authors, filmmakers and film critics, with discussions following each screening.  $7 for one film, $10 for two films, exhibit admission is free.
• February 16 at 6 p.m. at Studio XP in St. Pete — Pinellas Filmmaker Society meeting and indie film screening — This focus of this new monthly event is to identify and promote local talent.  People are encouraged to bring in their films, resumes and questions and/or to promote their businesses during the Showcase part of the evening.  This event is free and open to the public.
• February 28 at 8 p.m. at the Studio(at)620 in St. Pete — Ironweed Film Club — A monthly screening of socially conscious films.  Films scheduled to be shown this month are short films Fair Trade:The Story and Interview With Amartya Sen, and feature film Black Gold.  General admission is $5 or $3 for Studio members.
• February 28-March 4 — Gasparilla Film Festival — Movies.  Parties.  Filmmakers.  Panel discussions.  Movies.  Parties.  More movies.  Be there or be square.

(cross-posted at www.tampafilmfan.com)

For the first time in its six years, the 48 Hour Film Project is coming to Tampa.  The 48HFP is a unique contest where filmmaking teams have only two days to make a film from start to finish.

From the website:

There’s a random drawing just prior to the start of each competition, where each film team will select a genre for its film. In addition, we will announce a character, prop and line of dialogue that must appear in each film. You are responsible for putting together your own cast and crew, and getting equipment and anything else you need to make a film/video. Because we guarantee a screening to all teams that submit an on-time film, we limit the number of teams that participate in each city. 

Visit www.48hourfilm.com/tampa to learn the rules, read about the prizes, sign up for the newsletter or register your team.  Bill Rogers of Windsong Productions is producing the project in Tampa.  His website is www.windsongproductions.com.

On your mark, get set, ACTION!

(cross-posted at www.tampafilmfan.com) 

The submission rules are a tiny bit misleading — there is a big heading for Entry Fee which goes on to say that there is no entry fee, and that all attendees (including filmmakers I assume) must pay $5 at the door to cover the expense to the Enzian. Am I wrong or is this a new rule… feel free to chime in with your memories, guys.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO THURSDAY, JANUARY 11!

Originally a project of University of Central Florida’s Downtown Media Arts Center, the FilmSlam seemed fated to end when DMAC closed earlier this year. The local filmmaking community and FilmSlam organizers came to Enzian with a request to continue the monthly screenings of local filmmakers’ projects. As a result, Enzian will continue the program to focus on the growing number of indie and student filmmakers in the State of Florida.

FilmSlam will be held on the second Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM at Enzian Theater. Below are the dates for 2007:

The festival itself takes place on December 2nd & 3rd, one can only assume it takes place at the Enzian. Another fun fact: according to the entry form the festival has been showcasing Florida filmmakers for 15 years now.

Also know that this festival is for short narratives and documentaries, less than 25 minutes. If you’re entering as a student, you need to have created your film on school time.

There really isn’t much other information as to the origins or organizers of the festival, but I would like to know so I can post it here, and just for me.

Update: One piece of info over at the Enzian Blog. The best 90 minutes of Brouhaha will be featured at this year’s Florida Film Festival, as “juried by local industry professionals”. Now the rule about “Films that played at the 2005 or 2006 Florida Film Festival are NOT eligible for Brouhaha” makes sense.

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