Attention Filmmakers! Submissions are open for HPLFF Portland!
Just a reminder that submissions are open for the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland (May 11-13), so get those short films, features, and screenplays in!
The festival is scheduled for May 11-13, 2012, and creators will be notified of acceptance by April 25, 2012. The sooner you get your creation submitted, the more time we'll have to consider it, so we encourage all filmmakers to submit no later than the beginning of April, but the sooner the better.
Guest judge Guillermo del Toro announces the 2011 Brown Jenkin Short Film Awards
Guest judge Guillermo del Toro announces the 2011 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® Brown Jenkin Short Film Awards (the 6" award was sculpted by Bryan Moore of Arkham Studios), the awards were presented by the festival founder Andrew Migliore and the HPLFF-LA festival director Aaron Vanek at the Grand Warner in San Pedro on September 17, 2011.
- Runner up - Black Goat by Joseph Nanni
- Co-Winner - Static Aeons by Gib Patterson
- Co-Winner - Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven by Don Thiel III & Christopher Saphire
Chris and Don were there at the Warner Grand theater to accept their award, we sent the statue to Gib who was in New York at the time. Apparently Chris and Don said they were literally covering their mouths and waving their free hand to stay silent and listen to Guillermo's praise.
The festival founder also gave special consideration to "Shadow of the Unnamable" by Sascha Renninger for Best Short Lovecraft Adaptation.
Once again we thank all the filmmakers for their submissions this year.
Friday events, short films, Whisperer in Darkness, and more
Just a quick update from the ground! This is all on the schedule, but here's an overview of what's going on today:
4 - 6pm
Meet and Greet with filmmakers and guests
@Magnolia's Corner (across from theater)
6pm
Doors open at Hollywood Theater
Time to shop with our vendors and get settled
7pm
Shorts block 1
8:30pm
Break to check out vendors and rejuvenate
9pm
The Whisperer in Darkness
Feature film by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, followed by Q&A with Sean Branney
11pm
After party at Tony Starlight's (21 and up, please)
The Portland festival starts tomorrow! Sound off on Facebook...
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR, starts tomorrow (Friday). If you're on Facebook and you're coming to the festival, please join our event at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116971561737983
There's still time to get discounted advance weekend tickets for only $20 at: http://goo.gl/hR1if (or get 'em at the door for $25). When you buy on-line, you print your ticket and bring it with you to the theater... it's faster (and cheaper)!
We'll start with a meet and greet at Magnolia's Corner, 4-6pm, then doors open at the theater for the shorts block, followed by the Portland-area premiere of "The Whisperer in Darkness" from the HPLHS!
Portland Schedule Posted!
The schedule for the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland 2011 is now available on the schedule page.
Friday and Saturday activities start at 4pm with author readings and a chance to socialize with guests and attendees at Magnolia's Corner. Theatre doors open at 6 or 6:30 giving you a chance to shop at our wonderful vendors' tables. Things really kick off at 7 with introductions and shorts blocks, followed by Q&A with short film directors. At 9 is a feature film and Q&A with its director. Finally, unwind and socialize and celebrate at Tony Starlight's starting each evening at 11.
It should be a wonderful time and we look forward to seeing you there!
Short films showing at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR
It wouldn't be the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival without the independent short films that you can't see anywhere else! This year's shorts will be shown in two unique shorts blocks on Fri, Sep 30 and Sat, Oct 1, so to see all of 'em, be sure to get your two-night tickets at: http://goo.gl/hR1if. We're proud to be showing these great shorts at the festival in Portland, OR:
"Call of Nature" by Rick Tillman
"Flush with Fear" by Christopher G Moore
"Doppelganger" by Theo Stefanski
"The Ritual" by Will Wright
"Idol Worship" by Theo Stefanski
"Dirty Silverware" by Steve Daniels
"Ethereal Chrysalis" by Syl Disjonk
"Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'" by Christopher Saphire
"Apartment Eleven" by Mark Player
"Window Into Time" by Thomas Nicol
"Haselwurm" by Eugenio Villani
"Black Goat" by Erik Wilson
"The Island" by Nathan Fisher
"Static Aeons" by Gib Patterson
"Shadow of the Unnamable" by Sascha Renninger
As always, choosing the films to accept is very hard; there are always too many great submissions, and never enough time to show them. Thanks to everyone who submitted short works!
The Whisperer in Darkness to show in Portland
We are excited to announce that the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR will be showcasing the HPLHS's adaptation of The Whisperer in Darkness, the new award-winning follow up to their acclaimed version of The Call of Cthulhu. It will show on Friday, Sep 30 and will be followed by a Q&A with director Sean Branney. This is a rare opportunity and seating is limited, so buy your two-night tickets now at http://goo.gl/hR1if .
Vendors attending the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland, OR
We've finalized the vendors attending the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Sep. 30 & Oct. 1 at The Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR (buy tix at http://goo.gl/hR1if). Behold the cosmic shopping wonders you can enjoy in the lobby during the festival:
Arkham Bazaar - http://arkhambazaar.com/
Catalyst Studios - http://www.moritorium.com/
H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society - http://cthulhulives.org/
Liv Rainey-Smith - http://livraineysmith.com/
Sigh Co. Graphics - http://sighco.com/
Strange Aeons Magazine - http://www.strange-aeons.com/
Don't forget to get your weekend tickets, while they're available for only $20! Seating is limited, so buy your two-night pass now at http://goo.gl/hR1if. You can also get single night tickets at http://prod3.agileticketing.net/WebSales/pages/VerboseEventList.aspx?epg...
Tickets now on sale for Portland H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Sep 30 & Oct 1!
We didn't want you to have to wait for more than a year for the festival to return in May of 2012, so we're having a special two night H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival September 30 - October 1, 2011.
Each evening will showcase an independent feature film and a block of the unique short films that you've come to love on the main screen of the spruced up Hollywood Theatre (we won't be using the two upstairs theaters). Seating is very limited, and both nights will feature different programming, so be sure to get a two-night ticket while they're available at a discount!
We're working hard to finalize the programming, and will announce the films (and guests!) as soon as we have the schedule worked out. As usual, there will also be a number of vendors and artisans with the finest in Cthulhiana for your shopping needs.
For those who are traveling and would like to stay in a hotel within walking distance of the theater, we've arranged for a special group rate at the Banfield Value Inn. Call 503.280.1400 and tell them you're coming for the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival to get the rate. If you're staying for two nights, the rate is only $57 + tax for a one bed room and $62 + tax for a two bed room. For a single night, a one bed room is $62 + tax, while a two bed room is $66.66 + tax.