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Silicon Beach Film Festival 2017
April 22, 2017 • 10:00 am - April 28, 2017 PDT
The Silicon Beach Film Festival will take place from April 22nd – 28th. Our main venue is the Cinemark 18XD located at the Howard Hughes Promenade conveniently located just north of LAX off the 405 Freeway. We will screen both feature-length and short films, as well as pilots and web series. We feature both narratives and documentaries. We screen independent films from all over the world with a major focus on Southern California filmmakers.
FILM SCHEDULE 2017
April 21st 6-8pm
on the Red Carpet as Venice Media District presents:
The 2nd Annual Silicon Beach Film Festival’s official Opening Night Filmmakers’ Meet and Greet with a special guest appearance by celebrity actress Alice Amter from the mega hit TV show The Big Bang Theory (you know her she plays Raj’s mom). This event marks the official kick off of this groundbreaking film festival where tech meets film & new media. Attendees can participate in a virtual scavenger hunt utilizing the Augmented Reality App technology created by StARlenz, where they can take virtual selfies with celebrities and filmmakers.
Sponsored by Class Wines and Rubens Distillery & Brewery
Premiere, Screening, Q & A’s , Film Reception’s all week long
April 27th Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Discussion Panel
4pm at the Cinemark 18 The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, 6081 Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Guest speakers Phil Ashcroft from Cinema Artistry, and Kian Sarreshteh from Starlenz
April 28th Film Awards Night
Hal’s Bar & Grill 12746 W Jefferson Blvd, Playa Vista, CA 90094
presented by Alice Amter of The Big Bang Theory
opening night
April 22
10am
UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD, POETRY STALLED, MASSIVE SONATA, PATCH, APOLO81
12pm
DISTANCE BETWEEN DREAMS, WALK AWAY, MELOMANIAC
2pm
LOST AND FOUND, TULIP HILL, GOOD CHEMISTRY, SIMON PARKER, THE FOG, DEADPAN, RED HOT FROG, THE MELTDOWN, USC STUDENT FILM SHOWCASE
4pm
THE SPIRIT IN ARCHITECTURE: JOHN LAUTNER, FOLLOW YOUR HEART
6pm
NEVER SURRENDER, VICI, HURT
8pm
MUNECAS, SPAGHETTI ROMANCE, LOST GIRLS, UNSOLVED, GIRL OF MY DREAMS, FOLLOW YOUR HEART
10pm
THE MERRY MAIDS OF MADNESS, MY BFF
April 23
11am
SEPULVEDA, THE TASTE OF SALT, BLIND TRUTH
1pm
WE KNOW NOT WHAT WE DO, THERE IS LIGHT
3pm
BILL EVANS: TIME REMEMBERED, A SINGULARITY
6pm
IN MEMORY, PELL
8pm
THE LAST REVOLUTIONARY, ALCHEMIST
10pm
JENN-TRIFICATION, BULLFROG BULLFROG, TOP SON, KAT VS ALISON, THE ROOM ACTORS: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
April 24
10 am
BREATHE, TWIN BROTHERS WORLDS APART, THE DEJA VUERS, ANTIPHYSIS
12PM
AFTER THE WINE, UNDATEMENT CENTER, BIG CITY FEVER, THE QUEEN, UNDATEMENT CENTER
2pm
MEMORIES OF WARSAW
4pm
CONVERSATIONS WITH ALAN LADD JR: IT’S ALWAYS ABOUT THE STORY, A WINTER’S JAZZ FANTASY
6pm
THE KIDNAPPING OF A FISH, THE IMMACULATE MISCONCEPTION, #NOFILTER, MATTHEW
8pm
POLARIS
10pm
FACE OF EVIL, THE FARE
April 25
2pm
12pm
4pm
STRAIGHT FROM THE PEN
6pm
INTO TARTARUS, NOTHING AS IT SEEMS
8pm
THREE WOMEN, WARREN
10pm
EXSPIRAVIT, RUN ACROSS CUBA, REVAMPED
April 26
10am
CINEPHILIAC, JOHN LIVES AGAIN
12pm
FIREWORK
2 PM
OCCUPANTS
4pm
HERO OF THE UNDERWORLD, MACGUFFIN, HUNT FOR MEDUSA, AMERICAN HIKIKOMORI, IBUDDY 2.0, VERY BAD WORDS
6pm
IT’S A ROCKABILLY WORLD, FREESTYLE
10pm
RUN ACROSS CUBA
April 27
10am
THE BIRD MAY DIE
12pm
RESILIANCE, SWEET MADDIE STONE, BLACK EYED SUSAN
2pm
PLAYTIME, A SAGE’S PATHWAY, THE EARTH IS FLAT
4pm
PANEL DISCUSSION – AR AND VR PRESENTED BY THE VENICE MEDIA DISTRICT, STARLENZ, CINEMATIC ARTISTRY, FUTURE LIGHT
4:45pm
RED CHARGERS
6pm
FROM FOOTIE TO VERDI, SISTERS, THE LONELIEST TIME, MANDO MERCS FIVE-O CLAN CELEBRATION, LIFE OF DAVIE, THE KLEPTOMANIAC, TANGERINES
8pm
ALL NIGHTER
10pm
NO GOOD HERO
NIGHT TERRORS
2016 WINNERS
The winner for the BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY was Thomas Kwiat “Live and Amplified – Eryn Bent”.
The winner for the BEST ACTING was Cass Pennant “Beverly”.
The winner for the BEST HORROR SHORT was Armin Nasseri “Seeking Valentina”.
The winner for the BEST SHORT DRAMA was Michael Raso “Solitude”.
The winner for the BEST SHORT MYSTERY was John Avino “Nadia Knows”.
The winner for the BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY was “The Black that Follows Cinematographer Eloi Molí”.