2015 Catalina Film Festival Press Kit 2.pptx

2015 PRESS KIT
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CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2015 HONOREES AND TRIBUTES,
INCLUDING WES CRAVEN, DIANE WARREN, MENA SUVARI, KRISTIN DAVIS
ANNUAL CRAVEN AWARD AND SPECIAL WES CRAVEN TRIBUTE, TV AND NEW MEDIA SUMMIT,
AND $5000 CATALINA TREASURE HUNT SLATED FOR 5TH ANNIVERSARY
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LOS!ANGELES!(Sept.!2,!2015)!—!Catalina!Film!Festival!(CFF)!today!announced!featured!tributes!and!events!for!
the!Sept.!24!–!27!festival,!held!on!the!famed!Catalina!Island.!Among!the!honorees!for!the!5th!annual!Festival!are!
inaugural!recipient!of!the!Soundtrack!of!Our!Lives!Award,!legendary!songwriter!Diane%Warren;!Avalon!Award!
recipient,!Mena%Suvari%(American)Beauty,)American)Pie);!Conservation!Activist!Award!recipient,!Kristin%Davis%
(Sex)&)the)City,)Gardeners)of)Eden,)Couples)Retreat);!and%Crest!Award!recipient,%Lucas%Till%(X?Men:)Apocalypse,)
Bravetown).)CFF!will!also!pay!tribute!to%Wes%Craven,!a!supporter!of!the!Festival!who!graciously!founded!the!
annual!Craven%Award!for!excellence!in!horror!filmmaking!and!personally!selected!the!winning!films.!
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“We’re!heartbroken!to!have!lost!our!close!friend!and!one!of!our!biggest!supporters.!Wes%Craven%was!not!only!an!
icon!in!the!industry,!he!was!a!personal!friend!who!will!be!incredibly!missed,”!said!Festival!coUfounder,!Delious!
‘Tim’!Kennedy.!“As!the!winner!of!our!annual!Craven!Award!was!just!picked!days!ago,!it's!with!heavy,!but!proud!
and!inspired,!hearts!that!we!will!honor!his!legacy,!vision!and!spirit.”!
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CFF!is!also!expanding!their!tributes!this!year!to!include!the!firstUever!Soundtrack%of%Our%Lives!award,!honoring!
singers,!songwriters,!and!musicians.!Diane%Warren!—!whose!songs!have!been!featured!in!more!than!100!motion!
pictures!—!is!the!inaugural!recipient.!Warren!has!worked!with!Whitney!Houston,!Lady!Gaga,!Adele,!Elton!John,!
Kelly!Clarkson,!Faith!Hill,!Eric!Clapton,!Celine!Dion,!LeAnn!Rimes,!Mariah!Carey,!Barbra!Streisand,!Justin!Bieber,!
and!Jennifer!Hudson,!just!to!name!a!few.!Her!songs!have!provided!the!soundtrack!for!some!of!film’s!most!
memorable!moments,!including!“I!Don’t!Want!to!Miss!a!Thing,”!performed!by!Aerosmith!for!Armageddon.)Her!
original!song,!“Til!It!Happens!To!You”!performed!by!Lady!Gaga,!is!featured!in!the!recently!released!and!critically!
acclaimed!documentary!The)Hunting)Ground.!!
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“Diane!Warren!was!the!perfect!choice!for!our!inaugural!Soundtrack!of!Our!Lives!award,”!said!Festival!founder!and!
director,!Ron!Truppa.!“She’s!one!of!the!most!prolific!songwriters!whose!music!has!not!only!earned!seven!Oscar™!
nods,!it’s!shaped!how!we!experience!film.”!!
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Additional%tributes,%celebrities,%and%film%selections%to%be%announced.%Recent!honorees!include!Nicolas!Cage,!
Andy!Garcia,!William!H.!Macy,!Jon!Favreau,!Sharon!Stone,!Kate!Bosworth,!Stan!Lee,!and!more.!
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The!competitive!fest!and!film!market!also!features!the!Catalina%TV%and%New%Media%Summit;!Mercedes%Benz%
Music%Stage;!Blackmagic%Catalina%Treasure%Hunt!($5000!in!prizes!hidden!throughout!the!island);!Stella%
Artois%Beer%Garden;!Horseshoe%Bend%Vineyards%Catalina%Filming%Wine%Mixer;!and!Boxcast%Live`Stream%
Lancer%Auditorium.!
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About%Catalina%Film%Festival!
Catalina!Film!Festival!is!an!annual!celebration!of!film!on!the!only!West!Coast!resort!island,!where!blue!water!and!
coastal!breezes!provide!the!perfect!backdrop!for!films,!parties,!panels!and!networking!.!.!.!just!26!miles!off!the!
coast!of!Los!Angeles.!CFF’s!beneficiary!is!the!Catalina!Island!Conservatory.!For!additional!information,!
visit!www.CatalinaFilm.org,!follow!@CatalinaFilm,!#CatalinaFilm!and!Facebook.com/CatalinaFilm.!
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! CATALINA FILM FEST ADDS HONOREES TO THIS WEEKEND’S FESTIVAL!
F. GARY GRAY AND BILLY ZANE HONORED ALONGSIDE MENA SUVARI, DIANE WARREN,
LUCAS TILL & KRISTIN DAVIS SEPT. 24-27
NEW: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’S ROBERT ENGLUND (FREDDY KRUEGER) &
AMANDA WYSS TO JOIN CRAVEN FAMILY FOR WES CRAVEN TRIBUTE
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LOS!ANGELES!(September!23,!2015)!–!Catalina!Film!Festival!(CFF)!announces!additional!honorees,!
tributes!and!events!for!the!September!24!–!27!festival,!held!on!the!famed!Catalina!Island.!
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2015%Catalina%Film%Festival%attending%honorees%include:!
!  F.%Gary%Gray%(Straight)Outta)Compton,)The)Italian)Job,)Friday)!–!Stanley!Kramer!Social!Artist!
Award!(Friday).!The!award!honors!a!film!professional!whose!work!embodies!Stanley!
Kramer’s!qualities!of!social!consciousness!within!their!artistry!while!taking!risks!to!create!and!
influence!a!social!transformation.!Past!recipients!include!Sharon!Stone!and!William!H.!Macy.!
!  Billy%Zane%(Titanic,)The)Phantom,)Twin)Peaks))–!Maverick!Award!(Friday)!
!  Diane%Warren%(Credits)include)songs)for)Lady)Gaga,)Mariah)Carey,)Aerosmith)&)hundreds)more)!–!
Inaugural!Soundtrack!of!Our!Lives!Award!(Saturday)!
!  Mena%Suvari%(American)Beauty,)American)Pie)!–!Avalon!Award!(Saturday)!
!  Wes%Craven%Tribute%–!A!touching!tribute!to!the!late!Wes!Craven,!a!supporter!of!CFF,!who!
graciously!founded!the!annual!Craven!Award!for!excellence!in!horror!filmmaking,!and!personally!
selected!the!winning!films,!will!include!the!Craven!family,!Robert%Englund%(Freddy)Krueger)in)A)
Nightmare)on)Elm)Street),!Amanda%Wyss%(A)Nightmare)on)Elm)Street,)Better)Off)Dead),!and!more.!
The!Festival!will!also!present!the!annual!Craven%Award%that!Craven!chose!only!days!before!his!
passing.!
!  Lucas%Till%(X?Men:)Apocalypse,)Bravetown))–!Crest!Award!(Saturday)!
!  Kristin%Davis%(Sex)&)the)City,)Gardeners)of)Eden,)Couples)Retreat))–!Conservation!Activist!Award!
(Sunday)!
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The!Festival!will!also!feature!the!west!coast!premieres!of!The$Benefactor%(starring!Theo!James,!Richard!
Gere,!and!Dakota!Fanning);!Car$Dogs%(with!Patrick!J.!Adams,!George!Lopez,!Octavia!Spencer);!
Moments$of$Clarity%(with!Marguerite!Moreau,!Lyndsy!Fonseca,!and!Eric!Roberts);!Jack$of$the$Red$
Hearts!(with!Sophia!Anne!Caruso,!Scott!Cohen,!and!Famke!Janssen);%Project$Greenlight$Short$Film$@$
Day$One;)The$Preppie$Connection;!and!the!North!American!premiere!of%Battalion.!
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The!competitive!fest!and!film!market!also!features!the!Catalina%TV%and%New%Media%Summit;!
Mercedes%Benz%Music%Stage;!Blackmagic%Catalina%Treasure%Hunt!($5000!in!prizes!hidden!
throughout!the!island);!Stella%Artois%Beer%Garden;!Horseshoe%Bend%Vineyards%Catalina%Filming%
Wine%Mixer;!and!Boxcast%Live`Stream%Lancer%Auditorium.!
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About!Catalina!Film!Festival!
Catalina!Film!Festival!is!an!annual!celebration!of!film!on!the!only!West!Coast!resort!island,!where!blue!water!and!
coastal!breezes!provide!the!perfect!backdrop!for!films,!parties,!panels!and!networking!.!.!.!just!26!miles!off!the!
coast!of!Los!Angeles.!CFF’s!beneficiary!is!the!Catalina!Island!Conservatory.!For!additional!information,!
visit!www.CatalinaFilm.org,!follow!@CatalinaFilm,!#CatalinaFilm!and!Facebook.com/CatalinaFilm.!
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F. GARY GRAY
STANLEY KRAMER SOCIAL ARTIST AWARD RECIPIENT
F.!Gary!Gray!is!recognized!as!one!of!the!industry’s!most!prolific!and!
versatile!directors,!known!for!consistently!pushing!the!envelope,!spotting!
new!trends!and!talent,!and!delivering!innovative!exciting!entertainment!to!
a!diverse!audience.!
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Gray!most!recently!directed!and!produced!the!critically!acclaimed!biopic!
Straight$Outta$Compton,!which!follows!the!birth!of!the!gangsta!rap!
group!NWA.!The!box!office!smash!was!produced!by!Gray!(PGA),!Dr.!Dre!
and!Ice!Cube!and!released!on!August!14th!by!Universal!Pictures.!The!film!
broke!records!with!an!opening!weekend!gross!of!over!$60!million!
domestically!and!was!#1!at!the!boxUoffice!for!three!weeks!in!a!row.!To!date,!
Straight)Outta)Compton!has!made!over!$160!million!at!the!domestic!boxU
office!making!Gray!the!highestUgrossing!AfricanUAmerican!director.!
With!his!production!company,!Nucleus!Entertainment,!Inc.,!Gray!recently!produced!the!upcoming!film!
The$Sea$of$Trees%for!director!Gus!Van!Sant,!starring!Academy!Award!winner!Matthew!McConaughey!
and!Naomi!Watts.!The!drama,!which!had!its!premiere!in!competition!at!Cannes!this!year,!follows!the!
story!of!a!suicidal!American!who!befriends!a!Japanese!man!lost!in!a!forest!near!Mount!Fuji!and!together,!
the!two!search!for!a!way!out.!
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Gray’s!other!films!include)Law$Abiding$Citizen%(Overture!Films),!starring!Gerard!Butler!and!Academy!
Award!winner!Jamie!Foxx;!Be$Cool!(MGM)!based!on!Elmore!Leonard’s!bestUselling!novel!starring!
Academy!Award!nominees!John!Travolta!and!Uma!Thurman;!The$Italian$Job%(Paramount),!a!visually!
arresting!thriller!with!an!allUstar!cast,!including!Academy!Award!winner!Charlize!Theron!and!Academy!
Award!nominee!Mark!Wahlberg;!A$Man$Apart%(New!Line)!starring!Vin!Diesel;!The$Negotiator%
(Warner!Bros.)!starring!Academy!Award!winner!Kevin!Spacey!and!Academy!Award!nominee!Samuel!L.!
Jackson;!awardUwinning!heist!picture!Set$It$Off%(New!Line)!with!Jada!Pinkett!Smith!and!Academy!
Award!nominee!and!Golden!Globe!winner!Queen!Latifah;!and!Friday!(New!Line),!which!launched!the!
extremely!popular!Friday)film!franchise!starring!rapperUproducer!Ice!Cube!and!Chris!Tucker.!
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Gray!is!also!a!leading!member!of!his!community!and!has!been!an!active!supporter!of!numerous!
organizations!which!include!the!Tom!Bradley!Youth!&!Family!Center,!My!Friend’s!House!Foundation,!
and!Urban!Compass,!among!others.!He!has!received!multiple!commendations!from!the!city!of!Los!
Angeles!for!his!Philanthropic!work.!
DIANE WARREN
SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES AWARD RECIPIENT
Diane%Warren%is!one!of!the!most!continuously!prolific!and!successful!
contemporary!songwriters!of!our!time.!She!is!the!sole!owner!of!her!publishing!
company!Realsongs.!
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Her!songs!have!been!featured!in!more!than!100!motion!pictures!resulting!in!
seven!Academy!Award®!nominations.!She!was!nominated!for!five!Golden!
Globes!and!won!for!the!powerful!ballad!“You!Haven’t!Seen!the!Last!of!Me,”!
performed!by!Cher!in!the!movie!Burlesque.!Both!Tricia!Yearwood!and!LeAnn!
Rimes!had!hit!records!with!her!Oscar!and!Grammy!nominated!song!“How!Do!I!
Live”!from!the!movie!Con$Air.!Warren’s!popular!“Nothing’s!Gonna!Stop!Us!
Now”!from!Mannequin,!“Because!You!Loved!Me”!sung!by!Celine!Dion!for!the!
film!Up$Close$and$Personal,!“Music!Of!My!Heart”!performed!by!*NSYNC!and!Gloria!Estefan!for!the!film!
Music$Of$The$Heart,!“I!Don’t!Want!to!Miss!a!Thing”!performed!by!Aerosmith!for!Armageddon)and)
“There!You’ll!Be”)sung!by!Faith!Hill!from!Pearl$Harbor$were!also!Oscar!nominated!and!hit!songs.!Most!
recently!she!received!her!7th!Oscar!nomination!for!her!original!song!“Grateful”!performed!by!Rita!Ora!for!
the!film!Beyond$the$Lights.!!
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Diane%has!been!nominated!for!12!Grammys,!and!received!a!Grammy!for!the!song!“Because!You!Loved!Me.”!!
She!was!inducted!into!the!Songwriters!Hall!of!Fame!in!2001.!
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Diane!wrote!the!song!“I!Was!Here”!for!Beyoncé’s!record!“4,”!which!hit!number!one!on!the!Billboard!charts.!
The!video!for!the!song!was!filmed!at!the!U.N.!to!launch!World!Humanitarian!Day,!and!the!song!has!
reached!over!1!billion!people.!!!!
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Her!original!song!“Til!It!Happens!To!You”!performed!by!Lady!Gaga!is!featured!in!the!recently!released!and!
critically!acclaimed!documentary!The$Hunting$Ground.)In!addition,!Diane!wrote!the!original!song!“You!
Will”!for!Oprah!Winfrey!which!serves!as!the!anthem!for!the!OWN!network.!The!song!is!performed!by!
Jennifer!Hudson!and!Jennifer!Nettles!and!debuted!in!March!2015.!
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Diane!continues!to!work!with!many!of!today’s!most!popular!acts,!including:!Justin!Bieber,!Snoop!Dogg,!
Adele,!Kelly!Clarkson,!Carrie!Underwood,!Mary!J.!Blige,!Jessie!J,!Paloma!Faith,!Jennifer!Hudson,!Keyshia!
Cole!and!Leona!Lewis,!among!many!others.!
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During!her!impressive!career,!Warren!has!written!for!iconic!artists!such!as:!Whitney!Houston,!Cher,!
Aerosmith,!Elton!John,!Faith!Hill,!Aretha!Franklin,!Brandy,!*NSYNC,!Eric!Clapton,!Celine!Dion,!LeAnn!
Rimes,!Mariah!Carey,!and!Barbra!Streisand,!just!to!name!a!few.!
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Diane,!who!is!a!vegetarian,!is!a!major!advocate!for!animals!and!the!elderly.!!!!!
MENA SUVARI
AVALON AWARD RECIPIENT
Mena%Suvari,!known!for!her!breakout!performance!in!the!
Oscar™!Winning!Best!Picture,!American$Beauty,!and!
currently!the!lead!in!WeTV’s!series!South$of$Hell,!is!this!year’s!
Avalon!Award!recipient.!!
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Suvari!recently!starred!in!the!Amazon!pilot!Hysteria!created!
by!Shaun!Cassidy!and!just!completed!an!arc!on!Chicago)Fire!
and!American$Horror$Story.)She!also!starred!in!the!American)
Pie)franchise.!The!Avalon!Award!honors!an!actor!or!filmmaker!
making!waves!within!the!Hollywood!community!by!
continually!entering!“uncharted!waters”!in!their!career!and!
standing!out!amongst!their!peers.!
KRISTIN DAVIS
CONSERVATION ACTIVIST AWARD RECIPIENT
Kristen%Davis,!actress!and!activist!who!stole!hearts!as!
Charlotte!in!Sex$&$the$City,!will!receive!the!Conservation!
Activist!Award!for!her!time!and!philanthropic!efforts!for!
serving!as!a!Patron!to!the!David!Sheldrick!Wildlife!Trust,!as!a!
Global!Ambassador!to!Oxfam!International,!as!well!as!working!
with!the!United!Nations!High!Commission!for!Refugees.!!
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Her!film!Gardeners$of$Eden,!a!documentary!about!the!
David!Sheldrick!Wildlife!Trust!and!creating!awareness!to!stop!
illegal!poaching!of!ivory,!will!also!be!screened!at!the!Festival.!
Presented!by!the!Catalina!Island!Conservancy,!the!
Conservation!Activist!Award!honors!films!and!filmmakers!that!
aim!to!protect,!educate,!and!promote!the!power!of!nature..!
BILLY ZANE
Billy%Zane!is!best!known!for!his!achievements!as!an!actor!in!over!100!films.!It!
was!his!role!as!Caledon!Hockley!in!the!1997!blockbuster!film!Titanic!that!
brought!him!his!highest!distinction!garnering!him!a!Blockbuster!movie!award!
as!best!supporting!actor.!!Among!his!other!bestUknown!credits!are:!Memphis$
Belle,$Dead$Calm,$Tombstone,$Sniper,$Zoolander,$Orlando,$The$Phantom,!
and!Twin$Peaks.!Among!the!critically!acclaimed!independent!films!he!has!
made,!he!has!produced!and!stared!in!the!celebrated!film!noir!classic!This$
World$Then$The$Fireworks,!and!the!silent!film!I$Woke$Up$Early$The$Day$I$
Died,!which!he!produced!with!Muse!Productions.!Billy!coUwrote,!produced!and!
directed!the!French!farce!comedy!Big$Kiss,!due!for!release!next!year.!!
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Currently!on!television,!Billy!stars!in!the!Amazon!original!series!pilot!of!the!
dark!comedy!thriller,!Mad$Dogs,!which!was!shot!this!year!in!Puerto!Rico.!He!
has!just!completed!the!pilot!adaptation!of!the!hugely!popular!14Ubook!Fantasy/
SCI!Fi!series,!The$Wheel$Of$Time,!which!he!stars!and!produces.!!
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Beyond!his!acting!Billy!is!a!highly!reviewed,!celebrated!abstract!expressionist!
painter!who!has!most!recently!seen!extraordinary!success!with!his!solo!
exhibition!Seize)The)Day)Bed!in!Los!Angeles,!and!in!London!during!the!city's!
globally!regarded!Frieze!Art!Fair;!and!his!Art!Basel!debut!in!Miami!with!his!
Nowness!exhibition!in!collaboration!with!The!Rosenbaum!Gallery.!Autumn!
2015!will!see!Mr.!Zane!new!solo!exhibition!at!the!iconic!Academia!of!Art!in!
Monaco.!!
LUCAS TILL
Lucas%Till,!who!played!“Young!Jack!Cash”!in!James!Mangold’s!Walk$the$Line,!
and!Miley!Cyrus’!love!interest!in!Disney’s!Hannah$Montana:$The$Movie,!
before!megaUproducer!Neil!Moritz!cast!him!as!a!young!Private!in!Sony’s!Battle$
Los$Angeles.!However,!it!was!his!role!as!“Havok”!in!Fox’s!X@Men%series!that!
established!him!as!one!of!Hollywood’s!most!promising!young!leading!men.!
When!he’s!not!in!front!of!the!camera,!Till!can!be!found!behind!it.!At!age!25,!
he’s!already!produced!three!feature!films,!including!All)Superheroes$Must$
Die,!which!was!bought!and!distributed!internationally!by!Image!
Entertainment.!!
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Scheduled!for!wide!release!this!March,!Till!will!headline!the!Monster$Trucks$
trilogy$from!Academy!Award!winning!director,!and!founder!of!Blue!Sky!
Studios,!Chris!Wedge.!The!film!also!stars!Rob!Lowe,!Danny!Glover,!and!Jane!
Levy.!While!details!of!the!plot!are!being!kept!secret,!it’s!Till’s!largest!role!to!
date,!with!plans!for!him!to!anchor!the!franchise!and!its!two!planned!sequels.!
Capping!off!a!very!busy!year,!Till!indulges!his!darker!side!with!a!riveting!role!in!
director!D.J.!Caruso’s!psychological!thriller!The$Disappointments$Room,!
starring!opposite!Kate!Beckinsale!and!scheduled!for!release!later!this!year.!Till!
will!receive!the!Festival’s!Crest!Award.!!
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MAVERICK AWARD RECIPIENT
CREST AWARD RECIPIENT
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO
CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL FRIEND
WES CRAVEN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26
RED CARPET ARRIVALS 5:00 – 7:00 PM
FEATURING
ROBERT ENGLUND
“FREDDY!KRUEGER”!
A)Nightmare)on)Elm)Street)
Echo)of)Evil)
AMANDA WYSS
A)Nightmare)on)Elm)Street)
Better)Off)Dead)
IVONNA CADAVER
HUSH)
Macabre)Theatre)
FESTIVAL DATES: SEPTEMBER 24 - 27, 2015
TRAVEL TO ISLAND
Getting here is fun and simple. If you love the ocean and would like a chance to see some
whales or dolphins on your way to Catalina Island, then you can chose from Catalina Express
or Catalina Flyer. Or enjoy the aerial view and arrive in style! Get there in 15 minutes from
Long Beach & San Pedro or 28 minutes from Burbank with Island Express helicopters!
Stay late for the parties and take the special Festival Catalina
Express Ferry back to Long Beach at 1AM on both FRIDAY and
SATURDAY night.
GETTING AROUND ISLAND
SHUTTLES: All venues are within walking distance, although the festival will supply certain
shuttles to venues located further away from downtown Avalon.
CATALINA ISLAND TRANSPORTATION: If you’re running tight on time to your next event (and
don’t want to walk), there is a cash only island taxi service that is available to you.
ATTIRE OVERVIEW
The Catalina Film Festival is held on a beautiful sub-tropical Island during the fall season,
where temperatures can range from the 65-90 degrees Fahrenheit (13-32 degrees Celsius).
Therefore, coordinating your daytime and night-time outfits with The Catalina Film Festival’s
dress code is key.
Most of our festival daytime events are casual, with cocktail attire expected for evening events.
Please note that the Friday night Premiere screenings and Gala are Red Carpet style calling for
suits and dresses and the Saturday night Premiere Gala and Red Carpet is black tie – tuxes &
gowns. All Film & New Media Summit events are Business casual.
CFF VENUE LOCATIONS
View!all!Festival!venues!and!maps!online!at!http://catalinafilm.org/venues/!
Avalon%Theatre%
1!Casino!Way!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
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Lancer%Auditorium%
200!Falls!Canyon!Rd.!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
ACC%Theatre%
236!Metropole!Ave.!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
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Overlook%Hall%
209!East!Whittley!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
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City%Hall%
410!Avalon!Canyon!Rd.!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
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Festival%Lounge%
236!Metropole!Ave.!
Avalon,!CA!90704!
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
THURSDAY
AVALON CITY HALL
ACC THEATRE
LANCER
AUDITORIUM
METROPOLE
THEATRE
METROPOLE BEACH
HOUSE
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPENS
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00
THE OVERLOOK
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00
CATALINA FILM & NEW
MEDIA SUMMIT:
HOW TO MAKE YOUR FIRST
FEATURE FILM/TV PILOT
LUNCH
CATALINA FILM & NEW
MEDIA SUMMIT:
SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30
4:00-4:30
30 MINUTE BREAK
CONSERVATION BLOCK I
CATALINA FILM & NEW
MEDIA SUMMIT:
FILM FINANCE &
DISTRIBUTION
DEATH PERSPECTIVE
SHORTS BLOCK
4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00
MOMENTS OF CLARITY
(U.S. FEATURE)
6:15PM
7:30-8:00
6:00-6:30
AROUND THE WORLD
IN 80 DAYS (ANIM)
APPLETON
(U.S. FEATURE)
6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30
8:00-8:30
WEST OF REDEMPTION
(U.S. FEATURE)
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:00-10:30
LEGACY ENT. OPENING
NIGHT PIRATE PARTY
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
WES CRAVEN HORROR
BLOCK (11:59 PM)
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
PRESENTED BY:
BOXCAST
PRESENTED BY:
CATALINA ISLAND
CONSERVANCY
PRESENTED BY:
FINAL DRAFT
PRESENTED BY:
BLACK MAGIC
DESIGN
PRESENTED BY:
B.I.G BUILDING
IMAGE GROUP
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
PRESENTED BY:
STELLA ARTOIS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
FRIDAY
AVALON CITY HALL
ACC THEATRE
THE OVERLOOK
AVALON THEATRE
METROPOLE BEACH
HOUSE
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPENS
9:00-9:30
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
CATALINA FILM & NEW MEDIA
SUMMIT:
SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW
11:00-11:30
BREAK
11:00-11:30
10:00-10:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
CATALINA FILM & NEW MEDIA
SUMMIT:
PITCH SESSION
10:30-11:00
11:30-12:00
CONSERVATION BLOCK II
BATTALION
(INT. FEATURE)
MOVING ON, MOVING UP
SHORTS BLOCK
HUMAN CONNECTION
SHORTS BLOCK
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00
3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
RED CARPET
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00
THE VOW (SHORT)
&
CAR DOGS (U.S. FEATURE)
7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
GALA PARTY @ METROPOLE
BEACH HOUSE
PRESENTED BY:
BOXCAST
PRESENTED BY:
FINAL DRAFT
PRESENTED BY:
CATALINA ISLAND
CONSERVANCY
PRESENTED BY:
B.I.G BUILDING IMAGE
GROUP
PRESENTED BY:
MERCEDEZ-BENZ
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
SATURDAY
AVALON CITY
HALL
ACC THEATRE
THE OVERLOOK
LANCER
AUDITORIUM
AVALON THEATRE
NATURE CENTER
WRIGLEY STAGE
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPENS
8:00-8:30
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
8:30-9:00
KIDS SHORTS BLOCK
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
HIGH SCHOOL &
ADVANCED STUDENT
BLOCK
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
LUNA & LARS
(ANIM)
ANGEL OF NANJING
(DOC)
1:30-2:00
SKATEBOARDING'S
FIRST WAVE
&
THE CARSONY
BROTHERS (DOCS)
9:00-9:30
BREAKING THE CYCLE
SHORTS BLOCK
9:30-10:00
WHAT IF
SHORTS BLOCK
JACK OF THE RED
HEARTS
(U.S. FEATURE)
NOT A STRANGER
&
RIGHT FOOTED
(DOCS)
TREASURE HUNT
CHECK-IN
10:00-10:30
TREASURE HUNT
(11AM-2PM)
11:00-11:30
CFF MUSIC STAGE
THE FILMING WINE
MIXER
&
STELLA ARTOIS
BEER GARDEN
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
10:30-11:00
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30
3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30
5:00-5:30
RED CARPET
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30
WES CRAVEN TRIBUTE
&
CFF AWARDS SHOW
6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30
6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00
7:30-8:00
THE BENEFACTOR
(U.S. FEATURE)
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
THE ADVENTURERS'
GALA PARTY
12:00-12:30
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
PRESENTED BY:
BOXCAST
PRESENTED BY:
BLACK MAGIC
DESIGN
PRESENTED BY:
ISLAND EXPRESS
HELICOPTERS
PRESENTED BY:
PATRICK K.
WILLIS
PRESENTED BY:
MERRILL LYNCH
CAFARO GROUP
PRESENTED BY:
MERCEDEZ-BENZ
PRESENTED BY:
HORSESHOE
BEND VINEYARDS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
SUNDAY
AVALON CITY HALL
ACC THEATRE
LANCER AUDITORIUM
FESTIVAL LOUNGE OPENS
10:00-10:30
METROPOLE
MARKETPLACE
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
11:00-11:30
2015 CFF BEST OF FEST
WINNING FILMS
CICADA
(INT. FEATURE)
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30
2015 CFF BEST OF FEST
WINNING FILMS
GARDENERS OF EDEN FILM
WITH KRISTIN DAVIS's
HONOREE AWARD
2015 CFF BEST OF FEST
WINNING FILMS
2015 CFF BEST OF FEST
WINNING FILMS
DRAMA
(INT. FEATURE)
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
5:30-6:00
6:00-6:30
6:30-7:00
7:00-7:30
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-1:00
1:00-1:30
1:30-2:00
CLOSING NIGHT PARTY
PRESENTED BY: FINAL
DRAFT
PRESENTED BY: BLACK
MAGIC DESIGN
PRESENTED BY:
BOXCAST
PRESENTED BY: STELLA
ARTOIS
I$want$to$spend$the$day$on$Santa$Catalina,$but$not$spend$the$night,$is$there$somewhere$
I$can$put$my$stuff$while$I$explore$the$island?$
$
Yes,!there!is!a!luggage!check!at!the!Catalina!Express!terminal.!The!cost!is!from!$3!to!$8!a!bag,!
or!you!can!use!the!large!and!deep!lockers!on!the!outside!of!the!building!(from!the!luggage!
check)!by!inserting!4!quarters.!
!
How$can$I$get$from$one$venue$to$another$on$the$island?$
The!festival!will!supply!shuttles!to!and!from!various!strategic!stops!around!the!island.!It!is!
your!responsibility!to!be!at!the!stop!with!enough!time!to!get!to!your!next!screening!venue,!
event,!or!party.!If!you!don’t!want!to!wait!around!for!a!shuttle,!cab!rides!are!available!from!
the!Catalina!Transportation!Services!(310)!510U0025),!bicycles!and!golf!carts!can!be!rented!by!
the!hour!or!day,!and!you!can!also!walk!from!one!venue!to!the!other!pretty!comfortably!if!you!
choose.!Bicycles!can!also!be!brought!over!on!the!ferry!(for!a!fee)!if!you!choose!to!get!around!
on!your!own!bicycle.!
!
Do$you$serve$food?$
We!do!not!serve!food!at!our!venues!unless!they!are!supplied!by!vendors!(sponsored!or!for!
purchase)!or!clearly!noted!in!our!schedule!of!events!(i.e.!Opening!Gala,!Festival!parties,!
Special!Programs,!and!other!events).!We!recommend!that!you!patronize!one!of!the!many!
restaurants!in!Avalon!before!or!between!screenings,!events!and!special!guests.!Establishments!
range!from!fastUfood!stands!to!elegant!sitUdown!restaurants.!Food!is!not!allowed!in!the!theater!
besides!the!normal!concessions!you!would!expect!to!find.!For!restaurants!around!the!island!
visit!eCatalina.com!–!The!most!complete!site!for!Santa!Catalina!Island!Restaurant!information!!
!
Filmmaker$Q&As$
In!an!effort!to!make!the!Festival!a!more!interactive!experience!the!Catalina!Film!Festival!
encourages!the!filmmakers!to!attend!and!conduct!a!Q&A!after!the!film.!This!is!your!
opportunity!to!ask!them!your!questions!about!the!making!of!their!film.!
!
Access$To$Theatres$And$Venues$
VIP!Pass!holders!enter!first,!followed!by!Festival!Pass,!Film!Pass!holders!&!individual!ticket!
holders.!All!ticket!and!pass!holders!must!arrive!no!later!than!15!minutes!prior!to!show!time.!As!
our!venues!can!fill!up,!please!know!that!a!pass!does!not!guarantee!you!a!seat,!so!please!be!
aware!of!venue!capacities!and!arrive!early!for!the!most!popular!films!and!events.!!One!
individual!per!seat!must!be!present!for!each!seat,!as!there!are!no!holding!seats.!!Since!seating!
is!on!a!firstUcome,!firstUserved!basis,!you!must!be!present!in!the!theatre!to!have!claimed!your!
seat.!