{"id":444,"date":"2012-09-14T22:45:44","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T22:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lafemme.org\/?p=444"},"modified":"2024-07-04T09:52:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T09:52:28","slug":"2012-press-release-8-16-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafemme.org\/2012-press-release-8-16-12\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Annual LA Femme Film Festival | 11 to 14 October 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Contact: <\/strong><strong>A.J. Adelman 310.650.0220<\/strong><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>8TH Annual La Femme International Film Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>LAST CALL FOR FILMS TO ENTER at<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lafemme.org\">lafemme.org<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withoutabox.com\">withoutabox.com<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>LA Femme Film Festival\u2019s Founder, Leslie LaPage<\/strong>, announces that the<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>8<sup>th<\/sup> Annual LA Femme Film Festival 2012,<\/strong> <strong>October 11-14, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Will be closing its submissions on Aug 23, 2012.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEVERLY HILLS, CA \u2013 August 16, 2012<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>LA Femme Film Festival\u2019s Founder, Leslie LaPage<\/strong>, announced that the <strong>8<sup>th<\/sup> Annual LA Femme Film Festival 2012,<\/strong> <strong>October 11-14, 2012 <\/strong>will be closing its call for entries for the 2012 season.\u00a0 \u201cWe will have some amazing films this year.\u201d said <strong>Leslie LaPage<\/strong>, Founder \/ Director of the Festival. <strong>\u201cI Forgot Deadline\u201d <\/strong>deadline is August 23.<\/p>\n<p>LA Femme International Film Festival will be hosting a series of industry panels with some amazing sponsors such the Writers Guild of America West (WGA) <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Surmounting the Odds: Fundraising Triumphs From the Trenches<\/span>: With the ongoing challenges women face in getting their projects financed and off-the-ground, panelists will discuss the innovative and entrepreneurial ways in which they as writers and writer\/directors have successfully funded their films. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LA Femme<\/strong> over the last year has worked closely to provide more opportunities for filmmakers to show their work under our entertainment partnerships such as the Documentary Channel which will be viewed by DOC. We are currently working with a new Roku channel to platform our filmmaker\u2019s content\u201d. Said Ms. LaPage<\/p>\n<p>The festival runs from <strong>October 11<sup>th<\/sup>-14th, 2012<\/strong> in Los Angeles, CA screening over 100 features, shorts, music videos, commercials, special screenings, seminars, special networking events and a gala Awards Ceremony attended by \u201cA\u201d List celebrities<strong>.\u00a0 LA Femme<\/strong> is dedicated to celebrating and empowering female artists creating media for a worldwide audience. <strong>LA <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. LaPage<\/strong> states, \u201c<strong>No Festival, not even Sundance Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival or Tribeca Film Festival, does what we do for women, we focus on empowering women artists from the Arab Nations to Zimbabwe,<\/strong> \u201cby women for everyone<strong>\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>8<sup>th<\/sup> Annual LA Femme Film Festival Continued<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Previous Celebrity Award Honorees included : Patty Jenkins (Monster), Lainie Kazan (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2), Angela Bassett (Green Hornet), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Marianne Jean-Baptise (Without a Trace), Sara Gilbert (Roseanne), Diablo Cody (Juno), Vivica Fox (Kill Bill), Rosanna Arquette (After Hours), Lea Thompson (Caroline in the City), Penelope Spheeris (Wayne\u2019s World), Maria Conchita Alonso (Mermaids), Jacqueline Bisset (Domino) and many more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To purchase VIP Pass go to: LA Femme <\/strong>Price ($150) Film Tickets: $10.00; Seminars: $20.<\/p>\n<p>Contributing Sponsors Include: <strong>(SAG)<\/strong> <strong>Screen Actors Guild Affirmative Action &amp; Diversity, SAG Women\u2019s Committee, (WGA) Writers Guild America West, Governor\u2019s Office of Film and Entertainment State of Florida, The Hair &amp; Makeup Artists Network; <\/strong>Additional Sponsors Include: <strong>Pez Candy, LA Colors, Ittybittybra, Journal Junky, Pacific Jewelry Designs, GudFud, Calico Juno Designs, Stephanie Johnson, Green Garmento, PopChips, Slimsticks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Media Inquiries:<\/span> To register press credentials or schedule an interview with <strong>Leslie LaPage<\/strong>, contact <strong>A.J. 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