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THE TEMECULA VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL’S
SNEAK PREVIEW NIGHTS BEGIN AT THE TOWER PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 12
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Temecula, CA. (May 31, 2008) – Have a hand in the official film selection process of the 14th annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFF) during the Community Sneak Preview nights at Tower Plaza Shopping Center starting Thursday, June 12 thru Thursday, July 17, 2008, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival is slated for September 17 – 21, 2008 and is currently accepting film and music entries. Enjoy an intimate setting, screen the most recent film submissions, be a film critic and help decide if those films should be accepted into the festival.
The screenings will take place at The Tower Plaza Shopping Center at 27527 Ynez Road (next to Scarcella’s Italian Grill) beginning at 6 p.m. on the following dates:
Thursday, June 12
Thursday, June 19
Thursday, June 26
Thursday, July 3
Thursday, July 10
Thursday, July 17
Keeping with tradition, the festival’s events calendar begins with the Opening Night Festivities on Wednesday, September 17, followed by daily film screenings, nightly filmmaker/musician receptions, film and music industry-related workshops, live MusicFest performances, a Fashion Marketplace, Lifetime and Career Achievement Awards Black Tie Gala, Best of Fest special screening presentations, and much more.
The 14th Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival runs Sept. 17 - Sept. 21 at the Movie Experience Theaters at Tower Plaza Shopping Center and is presented by Cinema Entertainment Alliance, a non-profit arts and education organization dedicated to celebrating world cinema and music. Tickets will be available to the general public Sept. 1, 2008. For more event details, log on to www.tviff.com or call (951) 699-5514.
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Congratulations to our 2007 TVIFF Film Competition Winners!!
JURY CHOICE: Best Feature Film - BILLO, LE GRAND DAKHAAR
Director: Laura Muscardin
Producers: The Co Producers
Writers: Marco Bonini, Mbacke Gadji, Laura Muscardin, Lucilla Schiaffino
AUDIENCE CHOICE: Best Feature Film: HEBER HOLIDAY
Writer/Producer/Director: McKay Daines
Writer: Cameron Daines
Producers: Michael Flynn, Brent Geisler
Special Jury Prize (for directing) – Jess Manafort of The Beautiful Ordinary
Special Jury Prize (acting) - Pascal Zullino for Il_Rabdomante (THE WATER DIVINER)
Special Jury Prize (acting) - Douglas Smith for Citizen Duane
Shorts & Animation JURY CHOICE: Best Short Film: A LITTLE LIGHT
Writer/Producer/Director: Ben Zlotucha
Producer: Angie Hamilton
Exec. Producers: Greg Corbin, Michael Sagol, Tom Weissferdt
AUDIENCE CHOICE: Best Short Film: ITSY BITSY
Writer/Producer/Director: David May
JURY CHOICE: Best Animated Film: ONE RAT SHORT
Writer/Director: Alex Weil Exec.
Producer: Chris Byrnes,
Producer: Bryan Godwin
AUDIENCE CHOICE: Best Animated Film: EXACT CHANGE ONLY EXACT CHANGE ONLY
Writer/Director/Producer: Chuck Grieb, Collaborator: Cliff Cramp
Special Jury Prize: THE DESCENDENT
Writer/Director: Bobby Glickert
Producers: Nick Anderson, Bobby Glickert, Rosemary Lambert
Special Jury Prize: ANTES Y DESPUES DE BESAR A MARIA (Before and After Kissing Maria)
Director: Ramon Alos,
Writers: Ramon Alos & Javier Carneros
Special Jury Prize: POP FOUL
Producer/Director: Moon Molson
Exec. Producers: Moon Molson, Geneva Molson, Jennifer Handorf
Writer: Anthony Eleftherion
JURY CHOICE: Best Documentary Film: UNSETTLED
Writer / Director: Adam Hootnick
Producers: Mickey Elkeles, Tony Feizen, Kevin Mangini, Yossy Tessone
AUDIENCE CHOICE: Best Documentary: THE JOURNEY TO PALOMAR
Exec. Producers/Writers/Directors: Robin Mason, Todd Mason
Special Jury Prize: Gulf War Syndrome GULF WAR SYNDROME - KILLING OUR OWN
Director/Executive Producer: Gary Null
Honorable Mention: DAMNED TO HEAVEN
Producers/Directors: Thomas Elliott, Pawel Gula
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13th Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival Announces Jury, Audience Prize Winners
Jury Prize Best Picture: Billo, Le Grand Dakhar
Jury Prize Best Documentary: Unsettled
Audience Award Best Feature: Heber Holiday
Audience Award Best Documentary: Journey To Palomar
Temecula, California (September 16, 2007) – The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFF) announced its Jury Prize and Audience Winners this evening at their star-studded black tie awards gala hosted by The Bold and the Beautiful’s Schae Harrison and featuring appearances by Smokey Robinson and John Landis at the Pechanga Resort & Casino. Festival Executive Director Jo Moulton said “The jury awards selection was very difficult given the wide variety of exceptional films.” Below is a list of the winners:
JURY PRIZE WINNERS:
Shorts & Animation
Best Short Film: A Little Light
A LITTLE LIGHT
USA, 2006, 22min 30sec
Writer/Producer/Director: Ben Zlotucha
Producer: Angie Hamilton
Exec. Producers: Greg Corbin, Michael Sagol, Tom Weissferdt
Life is simple for Ernie, Parking Enforcer extraordinaire. Even gravity ‘flaking out’ and shooting random people into the sky doesn’t knock Ernie off his stride. Then he meets Alex, a no-nonsense beautiful bartender, and all bets are off. He is instantly smitten. Ernie’s life changes forever.
Best Animated Film: One Rat Short
ONE RAT SHORT
USA, 2006, 10 min
Writer/Director: Alex Weil
Exec. Producer: Chris Byrnes
Producer: Bryan Godwin
The mesmerizing ballet of a discarded food wrapper leads a New York subway rat into an adventure of love and loss.
Special Jury Prize: The Descendent
THE DESCENDENT
USA, 2007, 16 min, Chapman University
Writer/Director: Bobby Glickert
Producers: Nick Anderson, Bobby Glickert, Rosemary Lambert
Two hit men are sent on a routine job to take out a target. Everything seems normal as they break into the target’s home, but they soon realize their target is more than it seems.
Special Jury Prize (international film):
Antes y Despues de Besar a Maria
ANTES Y DESPUES DE BESAR A MARIA (Before and After Kissing Maria)
Spain, 2006, 7 min, 35mm
Director: Ramon Alos
Writers: Ramon Alos & Javier Carneros
Before and After Kissing Maria narrates from the point of view of Raul, a 9 yr. old child from a small village in the Spanish countryside, his adventures to kiss Maria, his 12 year old cousin, who, like every summer, has come to the village to spend her holidays.
Special Jury Prize
POP FOUL
Producer/Director: Moon Molson
Exec. Producers: Moon Molson, Geneva Molson, Jennifer Handorf
Writer: Anthony Eleftherion
Cast: Sekuo Laidlow, Danielle K. Thomas, Steven Clark, Keith Bullard
Feature awards:
Best Picture- Billo, Le Grand Dakhaar
BILLO, LE GRAND DAKHAAR
Italy/Senegal, 2006, 110 min, 35mm
Director: Laura Muscardin
Producers: The Co producers
Writers: Marco Bonini, Mbacke Gadji, Laura Muscardin, Lucilla Schiaffino
Billo is a young Senegalese man who smuggles himself to Italy. He has dreams of being a fashion designer and selling his garments to the couture market but ends up, like so many other immigrants, illegally selling CD’s and DVD’s. Billo gets arrested and is then charged with being an Islamic terrorist. He is subsequently released and gets a chance to work in the fashion industry, where he falls in love. But a life and a wife are waiting for him back in Dakar.
Best Documentary Film: Unsettled
UNSETTLED
Writer / Director: Adam Hootnick
Producers: Mickey Elkeles, Tony Feizen, Kevin Mangini, Yossy Tessone
During the Gaza withdrawal, three young Israelis will be forced out from their homes, two soldiers will be sent to evict them, and a one time activist will try to help her country avoid a war. Unsettled is a story about religion and democracy, soldiers and civilians, and the kids on the front lines of a battle where there is no enemy.
Special Jury Prize: Gulf War Syndrome
GULF WAR SYNDROME - KILLING OUR OWN
USA, 2007, 113 min
Director/Executive Producer: Gary Null
US soldiers sent to Iraq have been exposed to deadly chemicals, depleted uranium, and radiation, all causing severe and often irreversible health problems and death, while the government denies it all. Expose' on the truth about the war in Iraq, Gulf War Syndrome, and the secrets the US government is hiding from our soldiers and the world at large.
Honorable Mention: Damned To Heaven
DAMNED TO HEAVEN
Producers/Directors: Thomas Elliott, Pawel Gula
“Damned to Heaven” is the story about a polygamist religious sect located in the southwestern United States on the Utah and Arizona border, headed by self proclaimed prophet, Warren Jeffs. In May 2006, Jeffs was added to the FBI’s most wanted list. He was captured last September, and currently awaits trial in September, 2007, on two counts of first degree felony rape and the arranged marriage of a 14 year old girl to her adult cousin.
Special Jury Prize (for directing) – Jess Manafort of The Beautiful Ordinary
A comedy drama set in the late 90’s on the last day of school for a bunch of suburbanites
Special Jury Prize (acting) - Pascal Zullino for Il_Rabdomante (THE WATER DIVINER)
Special Jury Prize (acting) - Douglas Smith for Citizen Duane.
A comedy drama about a teenager in the small town of Ridgeway, who decides to try and squash years of harassment at the hands of local autocrats by running for Mayor.
AUDIENCE AWARDS WINNERS:
BEST FEATURE FILM
HEBER HOLIDAY
USA, 2007, 95 min
Writer/Producer/Director: McKay Daines
Writer: Cameron Daines
Producers: Michael Flynn, Brent Geisler
Cast: Torrey DeVitto, Erin Chambers, KC Clyde, Jimmy Chunga, Michael Birkeland, Thurl Bailey
The partying lifestyle of ‘high maintenance’ actress Sierra has spun out of control and her notorious on-set temper tantrums forced the director to have her whisked away to a clinic in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah – far from the urban jungle where her every whim is catered to. But she escapes and ends up in the small town of Heber, Utah. There she meets and gets to know the townspeople of Heber, and learns some of life’s most important lessons and simple pleasures. In doing so, she discovers who she really is inside, what really is important in life, and romance.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
THE JOURNEY TO PALOMAR Presented by Palomar Observatory
USA, 2006, 38 min 24 sec
Exec. Producers/Writers/Directors: Robin Mason, Todd Mason
Five years in the making, the film traces the story of astronomer George Ellery Hale, considered the Father of Astrophysics, as he struggles personally and professionally to build the greatest telescopes of the 20th century at the Yerkes and Mount Wilson Observatories, and finally the 20-year effort to build the million-pound telescope on Palomar Mountain in the 1930’s. Hale’s observatories revolutionized our understanding of the universe, making headlines throughout the 20th century with revelations such as Edwin Hubble’s 1929 discovery of the expansion of the universe. The documentary includes rare archival footage and interviews with America’s top scientists and historians.
BEST SHORT
ITSY- BITSY
USA, 2006, 8 min 30 sec, Chapman University
Writer/Producer/Director: David May
Cast: Amanda Zarr, Brett Simmons
Until David discovered a Goliath bird eating a spider in his kitchen, the only thing he feared was marriage.
BEST ANIMATION
EXACT CHANGE ONLY
USA, 2007, 2 min 45 sec
Writer/Director/Producer: Chuck Grieb
Collaborator: Cliff Cramp
The toll booth barrier is down; Lyle, in his ridiculously small car, cannot pass. Traffic stops, horns honk, and the world turns angry, but our mild-mannered hero has no change! It only takes one small choice, just one person, to reach out and provide the small sacrifice that will redeem the day.
In addition to announcing the festival winners, TVIFF presented awards to icons in film and music that have made significant career contributions in their fields. The awards went to soul and R&B legend Smokey Robinson, Rising star Kay Panabaker, acclaimed film actor Michael Madsen, film educator Robert Rosen, patroness of the arts Eve Craig, film composer Christopher Young, and Technicolor, the legendary company that brought color to the movies more than 90 years ago.
Smokey Robinson – Lifetime Achievement Award in Music
Kay Panabaker – Rising Star Award
Michael Madsen – Outstanding Career Achievement in Acting
Robert Rosen - Lifetime Achievement Award for Significant Contributions to Education and Film Preservation.
Eve Craig - Lifetime Achievement Award for Significant Contributions to the Advancement of the Arts and Culture in Temecula Valley.
Christopher Young - Outstanding Career Achievement in Film Composing.
Technicolor - Distinguished Institution Award.
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Festival Highlights
You are cordially invited to cover four days of movies, music and fun! Below, please see the festival highlights!
For more information and a full film lineup, please visit: www.tviff.com Press Materials can be picked up 9am – 11pm during the festival:
Hospitality Suite, Movie Experience, Tower Plaza
27531 Ynez Rd
Temecula, CA
Press Contact: Hilary Carver, mobile (310) 717 9592, hcarver@platformgrp.com
Festival Highlights Include:
US Premiere of “Greetings from the Shore”
Opening Night Wednesday, September 12, 2007 5:00 pm Movie Experience, Tower Plaza
An all-star vintage car parade, red carpet welcome with the up and coming stars of the film Kim Shaw and “One Life to Live’s” David Fumero, movie premiere and after party.
Film Highlights
Thursday, September 13, 2007 – Sunday, September 16, 2007
World Premiere of A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper starring Cole and Dylan Sprouse.
Special Feature Presentation of National Lampoon’s Bag Boy: A riotous love story set in the hyper-competitive world of professional grocery bagging. The film stars Brooke Shields and Dennis Farina.
Heber Holiday: The partying lifestyle of “high maintenance” actress Sierra has spun out of control and forced the director of to have her whisked away to a clinic in the Wasatch Mountains in Utah – far from the urban jungle where her every whim is catered to.
Dalai Lama Renaissance: Forty of the world’s most innovative thinkers travel to India in the Himalayan Mountains to meet with the Dalai Lama to solve many of the world’s problems. Narrated by Harrison Ford
Incest: A Family Tragedy: An in-depth look on the dark and secret world of incest, This documentary explores the behavior of those commit the crime, how it affects the victims, what police can and cannot accomplish, the history of incest and what can be done to stop it.
The Journey to Palomar: A film set in our very own Southern California. It’s a fascinating film about George Ellery Hale, considered the father of astrophysics, as he struggles personally and professionally to build the greatest telescopes of the 20th century at the Yerkes and Mount Wilson Observatories and finally the 20-year effort to build the million-pound telescope on Palomar Mountain in the 1930’s.
Musicfest Extravaganza
Friday, September 14, 2007 – Saturday, September 15, 2007 Music Experience, Tower Plaza
Two days of great music featuring the top up and coming, unsigned artists of 2007 TVIFF
A STATIC LULLABY - Come September 15, this intense, explosive, hardcore alternative hard rock quintet from Chino Hills, California will pay TVIFF’s MUSICFEST Main Stage a visit and perform before our international audience of filmmakers and fellow music artists from across America and around the world!
David Thiele- Music Connection’s “Hottest Unsigned Artists” two years in a row!
After Midnight Project- a combination of pop, soul and rock that have created comparisons to Incubus, Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins.
Workshops and Panels from the Industry’s Best
Saturday, September 15, 2007 – Sunday, September 16, 2007 Movie Experience, Screening Room 5
Music in Film—See & Hear the How & Why The special panel highlights how different music affects a scene using visuals and discussions on the process of music choices in film projects. Panelists include: Richard Glasser (Golden Globe Nominee for The Shipping News), Richard Glasser (music supervisor for Academy Award Winning film Crash), and many others!
Speed Networking: 1 on 1 Meetings with the Music Pros A group of Film Music professions are ready to meet you one-on-one! Sessions of 15-minutes each with music supervisors, composers, publishers, and licensing specialists for you to learn all you need about the industry!
Strategic PR & Marketing for Filmmakers and Musicians All you need to know about the most cost effective means of marketing your film and/or music.
Black Tie Awards Gala
Sunday, September 16, 2007 Pechanga Resort & Casino Ballroom
Star-studded black tie affair honoring music legend Smokey Robinson, Rising star Kay Panabaker, acclaimed film actor Michael Madsen, film educator Robert Rosen, patroness of the arts Eve Craig, film composer Christopher Young, and Technicolor, the legendary company that brought color to the movies more than 90 years ago
Tours and Attractions
Hosted Film & Location Scouting
Thursday, September 13, 2007
11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Price: Free Tour Includes Lunch
Scout Southern California’s best kept secret, Temecula Valley. From railroad town to modern city, the story of Temecula is rich and varied. Don’t miss your chance to explore Temecula’s 10,000 acres of scenic beauty.
Temecula Valley Wine Tasting
Friday, September 14, 2007 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Price: $20.00 Tour Includes Wine Tasting and Lunch
Visit 3 of our 30 Award Winning Temecula Wineries. Experience wine tasting and food pairing in a unique outdoor setting. Come enjoy a Southern California wine experience. Rolling hills covered with vineyards, expansive views reaching to 11,000-foot high mountains, air swept by ocean breezes, and world-class wines make the Temecula Valley Wine Country an exciting place to visit. Wine quality, mirrored by high awards in major wine competitions, shows that Temecula has become one of the preeminent wine grape growing areas in California.
Casinos
The excitement of Vegas, plus everything for an ultimate Casino experience is right here in the Temecula Valley. We have lots of casino action…if your game is slots, blackjack, poker, craps or roulette, we have something fun for everyone. From state-of-the-art poker rooms to large non-smoking gaming floors, we have what you need to get the action started. You will also find fabulous cuisine, nightly entertainment and top-name headliners.
Recreation
Golf…Golf and more Golf! The region boasts 153 holes at eight golf courses, including seven championship courses. They feature some of the best designs and most intriguing fairways and greens. Give your game a tune-up with professional golf instruction and first class practice facilities. If you are looking for your best game of golf, search no more…you’ve found it in the Temecula Valley.
Hot air ballooning…is one of the most fascinating and unique attractions in the Temecula Valley Wine Country. Your adventure begins at sunrise while you watch the inflation and preparation of the balloon. Flights are typically 60 – 75 minutes in duration and a certified pilot will act as a tour guide, identifying points of interest and answer questions. Once back on the ground, you will be offered a continental breakfast including champagne and time to reflect on the wonderful experience. Flights are available 7 days a week, year ‘round, weather permitting and reservations are required. Special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and wedding proposals are also perfect reasons to commemorate that special day.
Guided Tours and Transportation…are just a phone call away with services that pick-up and drop-off at your door for any size group. Tours may include coordination, round-trip transportation, winery tours, wine tasting, and food service ranging from a romantic picnic lunch to gourmet winemaker dinners. Take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage, a private limousine or a 20 passenger limo bus. You’re sure to be inspired with an unforgettable tour of the Temecula Valley.
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13TH Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival Announces its Complete Line-up of Award Recipients at the 2007 Fest
MUSIC LEGEND SMOKEY ROBINSON, FILM STAR MICHAEL MADSEN, FILM PRESERVATIONIST, EDUCATOR ROBERT ROSEN, LOCAL ARTS PATRON EVE CRAIG AND TECHNICOLOR
RISING STAR KAY PANABAKER ROUNDS UP THE STELLAR LIST OF CAREER ACHIEVEMENT HONOREES
Temecula, California (September 5th , 2007) – The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFF) has announced the award recipients and presenters for the Festival taking place on September 12-16, 2007. The Festival presents these prestigious awards upon icons in film and music that have made significant career contributions in their fields. The awards will go to soul and R&B legend Smokey Robinson, Rising star Kay Panabaker, acclaimed film actor Michael Madsen, film educator Robert Rosen, patroness of the arts Eve Craig, film composer Christopher Young, and Technicolor, the legendary company that brought color to the movies more than 90 years ago. The star-studded black tie affair takes place at the Pechanga Resort & Casino Ballroom on September 16th, 2007 at 5:00 pm.
Smokey Robinson – Lifetime Achievement Award in Music - Once hailed by Bob Dylan as “America’s greatest living poet,” acclaimed singer-songwriter’s career spans over four decades of hits. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Robinson founded The Miracles while still in high school. He is famous for creating sweet, soulful sounds including: “Shop Around;” “Tears of a Clown;” and “I Second That Emotion.” In addition to writing and singing hits, Robinson also found prodigious success as a music executive; he became Vice President of Motown Records and produced numerous hits for other Motown greats including The Temptations, Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells. He later turned to a solo career where he triumphed with such hits as “Cruisin’,” “Quiet Storm (which launched a music genre which persists to this day),” and “Just to See Her” and remained VP of Motown Records until the sale of the company to MCA in 1988.
Kay Panabaker – Rising Star Award - The very first award of it’s kind presented by the festival, this honor be given to the award-winning actress who, at the tender age of 17, is not only a veteran of television, stage, and film, but also holds a college degree! After guest-starring roles in shows including "ER", "7th Heaven", and "Angel", in 2003 Kay was cast as Nikki Westerly on the drama "Summerland", and that necessitated a move to sunny California. Kay was singled out for her performance in the show with a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance by a Leading Young Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Drama". Kay has since been seen on TV shows "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", "Medium" and "Phil of the Future", as well as two Disney Channel Original Movies, "Life is Ruff" and "Read It and Weep," which also starred her sister, Danielle. She was seen in 2007 in the feature film "Nancy Drew", playing George, who fans of the books will recognize as one of Nancy's best friends. Upcoming films include a Lifetime movie to air in September, "Moondance Alexander" in theaters in October, and later "The Prince & the Pauper" (premiering at this year’s Temecula Festival) and "Rails & Ties".
Michael Madsen – Outstanding Career Achievement in Acting -- Just as his credits run the gamut from the hippest of cult films to the biggest studio blockbusters, his characters transcend beyond both ends of the spectrum. He is the ear-slicing Mr. Blonde in Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs,” dancing and humming to the tune “Stuck in the Middle with You;” the deviant killer in THE “Getaway” with Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin; the psycho killer in John Dahl’s “Kill Me Again;” the Mafia family captain Sonny Black in “Donnie Brasco” with Al Pacino and Johnny Depp; the over-the-top cop in “Mulholland Falls;” and the hard-core government operative in “Species.” Madsen reunited with Quentin Tarantino for the first time in over ten years as “Budd” (aka Sidewinder) in Tarantino’s new blockbuster “Kill Bill, Volume 2” with Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Darryl Hannah, and Lucy Liu among others. Madsen also appeared in “Sin City,” Robert Rodriguez’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s stories based on the fictional town of Sin City alongside Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood and others. Defying the definition of the “stereotypical Hollywood actor,” whether in front of a camera or behind the scenes, there’s only one simple way to describe Michael Madsen. He personifies the word “cool.”
Robert Rosen - Lifetime Achievement Award for Significant Contributions to Education and Film Preservation. Rosen is the Dean of UCLA’s prestigious School of Theater, Film and Television. He served as Founding Director of UCLA’s Film & Television Archive, guiding its growth from a small study collection to the world’s largest university-based holding of original film and television materials, second only to the US Library of Congress. With Martin Scorsese he organized The Film Foundation, an organization committed to film preservation and saving our motion picture heritage for future generations.
Eve Craig - Lifetime Achievement Award for Significant Contributions to the Advancement of the Arts and Culture in Temecula Valley. Known as the consummate “Patroness of The Arts and Volunteerism,” Eve Craig has played a significant role in the promotion and preservation of the arts and history of Temecula. Not only has she chaired the Temecula Arts Festival over the years, she has also served as President of the Arts Council and as President of the Hollywood Bowl Patroness Committee in her early career.
Christopher Young - Outstanding Career Achievement in Film Composing. Renowned music composer, Christopher Young, has scored 85 feature films and is regarded as one of Hollywood’s most prolific and significant film composers. His credits include “Spider Man 3”, “Entrapment” and “The Hurricane”.
Technicolor - Distinguished Institution Award - one of Hollywood’s most recognized icons, will receive the Distinguished Institution Award at TVIFF this year. Past recipients have included the American Film Institute and Without a Box. Since bringing color to motion pictures 90 years ago, Technicolor has evolved into a global and diversified corporation that is now considered the preeminent worldwide provider of services to the media and entertainment industries. With clients including DreamWorks SKG, New Line Cinema, Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros. Pictures, Technicolor is a living Hollywood legend and continues to be a pioneer in the media and entertainment industries.
Historically, TVIFF has had the honor of hosting dozens of distinguished guests over the years including (in alphabetical order): SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER director John Badham; the legendary Ray Charles; USC Film School Dean Elizabeth Daley; Ted Danson; Hector Elizondo; AFI Executive Director Jean Picker Firstenberg; producer Lucas Foster; The Sundance Film Festival’s Program Director Geoffrey Gilmore; Louis Gossett, Jr.; producer Howard Gordon; Isaac Hayes; Dennis Haysbert; Etta James; Shirley Jones; MY COUSIN VINNY’S Jonathan Lynn; Karl Malden; Entertainment Tonight’s Leonard Maltin; Adrian Paul; Billy Preston; film composers Steve Dorff, Trevor Rabin and John Ottman; Carl Reiner; Rick Schroeder; William Shatner; The West Wing’s late star John Spencer and Martin Sheen; Mary Steenburgen; director Bryan Singer; Diane Warwick and Robert Wise.
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TVIFF Announces the Rockin' Bands Set to Perform at the 2007 MusicFest
Temecula, California (August, 27, 2007) -- The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFF) is excited to announce the smörgåsbord of musical artists performing this year. The electrifying music heats up the valley from September 12-16, 2007 at the courtyard of Tower Plaza. Check back for specific days and times.
SHANNON CURTIS
Friday, Sept. 14, 7PM
When she was 7, her piano teacher told her she played like a boy. Today, Shannon still kills her piano and delivers a vocal performance that is, in her signature style, intimate and powerful. The Los Angeles Times describes Shannon as a “beautiful piano player who sounds like the love child of Fiona Apple and Norah Jones.” As a performer, she endears her audience with her affable charm and humor. As a songwriter, she is candid and unafraid.
MICHAEL TIERNAN
Friday, Sept. 14, 7:35PM
It’s hard to believe that just a few years ago Michael was a young seminarian studying at the Vatican, raising the ire of his superiors by playing gigs in the Italian pubs. Just a year away from being ordained, Michael left that calling for a higher one: his life long love for music. Today, he’s one of West Coast’s hottest songwriters/ performers. Drawing comparisons ranging from James Taylor to Counting Crows to Woodie Guthrie, his music is a unique brand of acoustic guitar-centric blending of folk, rock, pop, soul and bluegrass.
SECOND MOVEMENT
Friday, Sept. 14, 8:05pm
Formed in 2003, this jazz-funk 5-pc band from New York City has emerged as an energetic and original voice within the jazz and jamband scenes. Second Movement’s mission is to create music that lends itself to a danceable environment. It’s no coincidence their hard-driving funky jazz sound works the groove to fill the dance floor with bopping bodies! Second Movement’s music is the kind that must be heard and experience in a live setting. The compositional detail, the rhythmic focus, the burning solos – everything you hear on their recordings take on an even greater intensity during their live shows. The result is deeply gratifying, if not ecstatic – an exchange of positive, creative energies on a fundamental human level.
MIGGS
Friday, Sept. 14, 8:35PM
One of San Francisco’s top indie bands, MIGGS blends musical genres and moves from alt/rock to emo to pop and classic melodic rock with grace and ease. Heartfelt lyrics, memorable live shows, catchy hooks, and vocal harmonies captivate MIGGS fans everywhere.
THE CONS
Friday, Sept. 14, 9:05PM
With their matching modish tailored suits, combined with bright, layered vocals reminiscent of the British Invasion sound of the 60’s and early American art/punk rock of the Velvet underground , The Cons play their music with a confident, classic undeniable vibe.
THE DIVINE MADNESS
Friday, Sept. 14, 9:35PM
A cinematic Rock/Goth with style, Divine Madness draws its inspiration from such diverse influences as 80’s New Wave, Brit Rock, classical music, and film composers such as Danny Elfman. They have carved out a distinct sound of angelic vocals with epic choruses, cinematic alt/rock/classical instrumentation, electronic touches and a sensual gothic feel.
KANDACE FERREL
Saturday, Sept. 15, 6:30PM
This 19 year old is the complete ‘package.’ She can write, play the guitar, keyboards, and without a doubt, she can belt out songs like there’s no tomorrow. With powerful pipes, aggressive tunes, and sophisticated instrumentation, Kandace delivers with incredible stage presence wherever she performs.
TIM MILLER
Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:00PM
Texan native Tim Miller learned to play the flute when he was in fifth grade. In sixth grade, he got bored with the flute and switched to guitar. He wrote his first song in eighth grade. He hasn’t stopped writing, performing, and delighting audiences with fresh original music since.
GHOST
Saturday, Sept. 15, 7:35PM
Ghost’s eclectic mix of ultra funk, soul and hip hop, combined with their full throttle, in your face performances, no doubt has set ablaze their string of sold out shows in Los Angeles’s The Gig, The Viper Room, the Whiskey, The Key Club, and more. Ghost presents an intriguing blend of funk and hip-hop that incorporates a modern take on the Check Your Head-era Beastie Boys and Brand New Heavies with Sly & the Family Stone-style choruses. There's also a taste of dance-hall reggae thrown in for good measure. Their arrangements are tight, never allowing the hip hop elements to over shadow the funk, and vice versa. Ghost’s balanced style is energetic, fun and pretty potent.
MR. MAJESTIC
Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:05PM
“Music is life.” For Majestic, that saying couldn’t be more than true. Influenced by Dennis Brown, Bob Marley and his aunt, Music has always been a part of this Jamaican native’s life. Majestic describes his music as an upbeat Roots Reggae Vibe with a fusion of Hip Hop, R&B and Rock.
LEMON SUN
Saturday, Sept. 15, 8:35PM
Lemon Sun entwine a mélange of glamourous rock and roll, the innovation of indie rock, a rush of Motown soul, and whimsical tinges of psychedelia. This 3-lads and a gal 4-piece Los Angeles based band has steadily built a name and following for their energetic brand of rock and roll. With their toe tapping vocal harmonies and catchy hooks, Lemon Sun carries and wears that elusive and enviable natural x-factor down pat!
DAVID THIELE
Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:05PM
A Chicago native, David migrated to L.A. in 2003 to pursue a music career. Since then, he’s self-produced his own album, won multiple songwriting awards, placed music on network TV shows (Cold Case, High School Reunion, etc.) and was named one of Music Connection’s “Hottest Unsigned Artists” two years in a row. David’s work in Nashville writing songs for BMG Publishing helped hone his craft for writing tasteful melodies and heart gripping hooks. In the fall, he will be debuting his first major label album, “Beautiful Mess.”
AFTER MIDNIGHT PROJECT
Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:35 PM
Formed in 2004, this 5-piece band has not looked back. Jason, TJ, Dan, Christian, and Spencer come together to mesh an intriguing combination of pop, soul, and rock that have created comparisons to Incubus, Nine Inch Nails, and Smashing Pumpkins. 2006 was a phenomenal year for AMP, what with ringtone deals and music licensed by ABC, MTV, and NBC, in addition to a single licensed to X-BOX video game “Prey”, with 2.2 million gamers rocking to their music.
JUPITER
Saturday, Sept. 15, 10:05PM
While the alternative rock and pop rock influence can be heard from this 5-piece band, their rich textured lyrics and great vocals combined are what makes Jupiter’s sound garner them ‘U-2 meets Depeche Mode’ comparisons. Jordan, Evan, Aaron, Jimmy and Ken—all together as Jupiter, have created powerful and fresh blend of rock and pop.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY:
A STATIC LULLABY
Intense…Explosive
Hardcore alternative hard rock band
These are adjectives that come up when describing
A STATIC LULLABY.
Come September 15, this intense, explosive, hardcore alternative hard rock quintet from Chino Hills, California will pay TVIFF’s MUSICFEST Main Stage a visit and perform before our international audience of filmmakers and fellow music artists from across America and around the world!
A STATIC LULLABY
kicks in to rock
TVIFF MUSICFEST MAIN STAGE
Saturday, Sept, 15, 10:25PM!
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TVIFF Announces Its Official 2007 Film Lineup
Opening Film - Greetings From The Shore!!!
Temecula, California (August, 16, 2007) -- The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFF) is proud to announce the most diverse array of films in years - from another hilarious National Lampoon comedy to a documentary that takes a serious look at the pharmaceutical companies behind AIDS drugs. Not only is there a wide variety of films, TVIFF prides itself in the diverse amount of films all the way from the land down under to the white beaches of Uruguay. The festival runs from September 12-16, 2007 at the courtyard of Tower Plaza.
Opening Night Film
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5PM, the Movie Experience @ Tower Plaza
(Note: Opening Night Festivities start at 5PM. Actual screening will start 5:45PM)
GREETINGS FROM THE SHORE
USA, 2007, 118 minutes, US Premiere
Writer/Director: Greg Chwerchak
Writer/Producer: Gabrielle Berberich
Exec. Producer: Robert I. Schulman
Co- Producer: Gregory Charles Schaefer
Cast
Kim Shaw
Paul Sorvino
David Fumero
Jay O. Sanders
Andrew Shaifer
Lars Arentz-Hansen
Gideon Emery
Ron Geren
Still reeling from the death of her father, a young girl spends one last summer at the Jersey Shore before heading off to college. But when her plans fall apart, the girl stumbles into a mysterious world of Russian sailors, high stakes gambling and unexpected love.
Download Complete Press Release to view Selected Films
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13th Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival (TVIFF) Unspools September 12-16, 2007; Announces Call for Entries for Filmmakers & Bands
Temecula, CA (March 21, 2007) -- For over a decade, filmmakers and musicians from across America and around the globe come to Temecula every September to enjoy and participate in the celebration of the two most influential, most enduring, and most entertaining art forms: film and music. Now in its thirteenth year, TVIFF is preparing to roll again this September 12-16, 2007 at The Movie Experience 10 at Tower Plaza Theatres, located at 25735 Ynez Road in Temecula. TVIFF’s tradition of presenting excellence in film and music has featured emerging styles from North America and more than twenty countries around the world—and this year will build on that eclectic, selective legacy. Today, the festival is officially announcing its call for film and music submissions.
The festival is open to domestic and international films in five categories: Features; Shorts; Documentaries; Animation; and Student Films. To be eligible, a film entry must have been completed in 2005, 2006 or 2007. All film entries must be submitted on DVD to be considered for selection. All genres and film lengths are welcome. Films compete for juried and audience awards.
The music competition component of TVIFF showcases the musical vision and artistic wizardry of talented individuals and groups from across America and the world. Emerging, up-and-coming unsigned performing artists and bands of all genres of music--from rock, jazz, pop, hip-hop, r&b to latin, country, folk, and world—are welcome.
Filmmakers and musical artists can submit entries online by logging on to www.withoutabox.com for film and www.sonicbids.com for music. The entry fee, modest at $25 per film ($10 for students), has not increased since 1995. The deadline for both film and music entries is June 30th 2007. Entrants can also download applications at www.tviff.com.
The Festival’s social calendar starts with Opening Night Festivities September 12, followed by daily and nightly filmmaker/musician receptions; industry workshops; a Lifetime and Career Achievement Awards Black Tie Gala; wine tasting tours, “Best of Fest” presentations and much more. And all the excitement happens against the colorful backdrop of the exquisite Temecula Valley, a year-round destination where genteel horse farms and world-class wineries share the picturesque landscape alongside Wild West theme towns and Southern California’s most expansive gaming destination, Pechanga Resort and Casino.
TVIFF has had the privilege of honoring and hosting dozens of distinguished guests over the years, including (in alphabetical order): SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER director John Badham; Academy Awards producer Gil Cates; the legendary Ray Charles; USC Film School Dean Elizabeth Daley; Ted Danson; Stephen Dorff; Hector Elizondo; AFI Executive Director Jean Pickering Firstenberg; producer Lucas Foster Robert Forster; The Sundance Film Festival’s Program Director Geoffrey Gilmore; Louis Gossett, Jr.; producer Howard Gordon; Isaac Hayes; Dennis Haysbert; Etta James; Shirley Jones; MY COUSIN VINNY’S Jonathan Lynn; Karl Malden; Entertainment Tonight’s Leonard Maltin; Adrian Paul; Billy Preston; film composers Steve Dorff, Trevor Rabin and John Ottman; Carl Reiner; Rick Schroeder; William Shatner; The West Wing’s late star John Spencer and Martin Sheen; Mary Steenburgen; director Bryan Singer; Dionne Warwick; and Robert Wise.
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