2nd Look at my Shorts Film Festival coming !

"The movement of independent film in the Midwest is at an all time high", says Peter John Ross, Producer/Director with Sonnyboo Productions. "Quality movies are now being produced by 'next-door-directors' and people of all ages."

The idea for anther free screening came about as writer/director/producer C. Alec Rossel finalized his 27minute drama THE WARNING. Several other local movies ranging from 2 minutes to 21 minutes were wrapping up and the cast and crews banded together for another free festival screening.

C. Alec Rossel, festival director says, "We are very excited about this event. We want to put the spotlight on up and coming filmmakers from the Midwest. We've got some real talent here, and we can't wait to show it off on the big screen. We're doing our best to swivel Hollywood's head  our direction."

Studio 35, the one screen theatre in Clintonville has been supporting local films a lot recently. With a half dozen screenings of locally produced movies, the evidence of a boom in big screen ambitions is clear. The new Digital Age of moviemaking, pioneered by Robert Rodrigez and George Lucas has filtered down to the consumer level creating a lot of "backyard Spielbergs". Film festivals featuring digital movies are cropping in markets all over the US and are having fantastic success.

For your everyday independent filmmaker and aspiring actor, the opportunity to have your movie shown on the big screen is very rare. Hollywood movies and the $1 million+ dollar "independent" film usually dominate the silver screens across the country, but thanks to digital projection & the support of independently owned theatre screens, the lowly $1,000 and below budgeted filmmaker (also known as microcinema) can now compete for screen time.

Offering the movies for free is a way to entice the $9 per ticket moviegoerinto trying something new in locally made entertainment.

For more information about the LOOK AT MY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, you can visit the site http://lookatmyshorts.sonnyboo.com.

Playlist:

• Mann - Jon Osbeck (5 min)
• Maybe Next Year - Klown Films (2 min)
• Cyrus vs. the Alien Mutant - Faberville (5 min)
• Speed Dating - Heathcliff Segal (4 min)
• Hippie Highway - Derek Rimelspach (6 min)
• Out with the Old - Robert Hogan (3 min)
• Snow Day - Anson (5 min)
• Concupiscence - Sonnyboo (7 min)
• Inevitable - Tempered Zealot (5 min)
• The Chase - Johnny Wu (3 min)
• Safe House - Louie Cowan (15 min)
• Soap Fan - Jeremy Henthorn (21 min)
• The Warning - Alec Rossel (27 min)

For more information on Studio 35 theatre, you can visit their site at http://www.studio35.com.

About award winning filmmaker Peter John Ross & Sonnyboo Productions - Microcinema Magazine says, "Ross will remain one of the all-time innovative leaders in the Microcinema movement." Projects directed by Peter John Ross have been broadcast on Bravo UK, Tech TV, & Movieola the short film channel. Peter John Ross & Sonnyboo films have been noted in such publications as Computer Arts, RES Magazine, Film & Video Magazine, LA Weekly, Film Threat, the Village Voice, & Internet Video Magazine.

More info & all of his short films are available online at the award winning site www.sonnyboo.com.

Contact Info : Peter John Ross
5759 Tamarack Blvd, STE A
Columbus, OH 43229
(614) 378-5941 / FAX (614) 863-1143
EMAIL: ross@sonnyboo.com

Special THX to Peter John Ross for sending us this scoop !