Bel Air Film Festival Explained
Bel Air Film Festival |
Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
First: | 2008 |
The Bel Air International Film Festival, first held in 2008,[1] is an annual international film festival which takes place in Bel Air and the greater Los Angeles area. The festival honors films in the following categories: Film Fashion, Documentaries, Shorts, Comedy Shorts, Comedy, Drama, Animation, Foreign Films, Music Video, and Student Film.[2]
2014 festival
At the 2014 festival, actress Tippi Hedren received the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented by her daughter, actress Melanie Griffith.[3]
2011 festival
- Beatboxing - The Fifth Element of Hip Hop directed by Klaus Schneyder, which covers the history of beatboxing and its further developments (Best Jury Directing & Jury Documentary Award).
2010 festival
The 2010 festival selected films included:
2009 festival
The 2009 festival took place November 13–17, and held 35 film screenings and 4 red-carpet events.[5]
Documentaries selected for the 2009 festival included:
2008 festival
Honorees at the 2008 festival included Anya Sarre, celebrity stylist and head fashion stylist for ET, The Insider and Entertainment Tonight on MTV; and Orian Williams, producer of the award-winning film Control and one of Variety (magazine) "10 Producers to Watch".[8]
Screenings included:
- , a short documentary about the famed photographer's life and discovery of actress Lauren Bacall.
- James Gill Full Circles, a documentary short that is an autobiographical look at American pop artist James Gill (artist) which chronicles his meteoric rise and sudden disappearance from the Hollywood scene and art world.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Bel Air gets a fest . Variety (blog) . Michael Jones . October 21, 2008 . July 23, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100717155925/http://www.variety.com/blog/1390000339-34730.html. 17 July 2010 . live.
- Web site: Withoutabox Film Festival Listing. 2009-10-30. 2021-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126075023/https://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festival_id=8259. dead.
- Web site: Beverly Hills Magazine.
- Web site: Daggaer Press. October 15, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101001092205/http://www.daggerpress.com/2010/09/21/2nd-annual-bel-air-film-festival-kicks-off-at-bel-air-armory-october-22-24/. 1 October 2010 . live.
- Web site: Mind of the Demon wins award . . December 10, 2009 . July 23, 2010.
- Web site: Cinema Spy.
- Web site: Film Festival Ticker. 2009-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20091111032333/http://www.vimooz.com/festivalticker/2009/10/2nd-annual-bel-air-film-festival-announces-line-up-and-honorees/. 2009-11-11. dead.
- Web site: Media Bistro -Bel Air Graduates To Major Leagues -- Gets Its First Film Festival. 2010-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20091219014930/http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/show_business/bel_air_graduates_to_major_leagues_gets_its_first_film_festival_98165.asp. 2009-12-19. dead.