PRESS RELEASE
MAY 29 – 30 MARKS 8th ANNUAL MEDIA FILM FESTIVAL
May 2015 (MEDIA, PA) – The Media Arts Council is preparing to roll out the
red carpet and put up the big screen at the Media Theatre for this year’s Media
Film Festival set for May 29th and 30th. A number of exceptional local films along
with others from as far away as Finland, Iran and Australia will be shown during
the 2 day Festival, now in its 8th year. “The enthusiastic reception we get from the
community makes all the hard work worthwhile.
We are very proud of this lineup of films and we have built a strong
partnership with the Media Theatre which allows us to present the films on a
large screen with HD and digital sound,” says Dave Scheivert, Chair of the
Media Film Festival Committee, the group of local volunteers who screen and
select the films.
The
festival program is made up of a wide variety of short, independent films
including dramas, comedies, documentaries, animation and even experimental
films. The Media Film Festival is sponsored by the Franklin Mint Federal Credit
Union, Michael R. Rhile Carpentry and the Borough of Media. To view the official Festival Trailer or
purchase tickets visit www.mediafilmfestival.org
Opening
the 7pm Friday and Saturday evening programs are the world premieres of films
created by local high school students under the mentorship of a professional
filmmaker as part of the Media Youth Film Initiative, “MyFi”, a program created
by the Media Arts Council in partnership with the Media Youth Center. The always-popular Friday Night Horror Fest will
start at 10:30pm. On Saturday there will
be a 3:00pm matinee.
Celebrity
hosts for the festival will include Media’s husband-wife team of Fox 29’s Sue
Serio and actor Bill Vargus on Friday evening.
On Saturday evening Charlie Maxx takes over. Maxx, who lives in Media with her family, is co-host
of John & Charlie in the Morning on
WJBR-FM in Wilmington where she is also Program Director
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