The following six scripts are the finalists for the 2011 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® held in San Pedro:
Tesla & Lovecraft vs. Cthulhu by Anthony Todaro & Chris Keaton
Magick by Alan O'Brien
The Old Man and the Box by Bill Barnett
Death Wind by Travis Heermann and Jim Pinto
The Lurkers by Daniel Hartman, Jr.
The Dark Red Hills by Stephen Cedars
The winner wil be announced at the festival on Saturday night.
From New Horizons:
Dear Aaron,
I am sorry to report that Roger will not be able to attend the Lovecraft Film Festival. Complications have assailed his latest project, and as a result, he will be out of the state filming for the month of September. He acknowledges the time you have spent helping arrange this event and regrets that he must now decline the invitation.
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We will still show a 35mm print of "The Haunted Palace" starring Vincent Price.
The 2011 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® in San Pedro will be the first to screen a newly restored 35mm print of "Berkeley Square" from 1933. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.
Lovecraft liked the movie, and it inspired him to write "The Shadow Out of Time". The grandchildren of director Frank Lloyd will introduce and share their memorabilia of the picture, which was Lloyd's favorite. He also directed "Mutiny on the Bounty" with Clark Gable (Best Picture).
This movie was considered by many to be lost, except for a poor-quality bootleg that has been making the rounds of the internet. This will be the first time this print has been screened, and probably the first time the movie has shown anywhere in decades.
The HPLFF is proud to show a 1933 movie in a 1931 theater that was so inspiring to Lovecraft. Perhaps it will be inspiring to you?
Info and a scene (low quality) from the Frank Lloyd Films website: http://www.franklloydfilms.com/Berkeley%20Square.html
Tickets for the 2011 HPLFF available here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/169287
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.
The short films playing at the San Pedro 2011 festival, which will be seen and judged by Guillermo del Toro, are:
"Black Goat" by Joseph Nanni
"Call of Nature" by Rick Tillman
"Curse of Yig" by Paul von Stoetzel
"Idle Worship" by Theo Stefanski
"Pickman’s Model" by Michael Shlain
"The Raven" by Christopher Saphire
"The Ritual" by Will Wright
"Shadow of the Unnamable" by Sascha Renninger
"Static Aeons" by Gib Patterson
Thanks to all our entrants, it was very tough to program this block.
Stay tuned for the programming schedule for the 2011 Portland festival.
Website updates in the works with schedule, event and film information. Ia! Ia!
VIP reception tickets have been added to the 2011 San Pedro festival.
The reception will be Friday, September 16, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., just before the festival opens. Located in the annex of our partners the Grand Vision Foundation, just 50 feet from the theater, join the filmmakers, authors, artists and vendors for an intimate gathering with food and specialty cocktails (non-alcoholic beverages will be available, as beer and wine).
Enjoy a leisurely examination of the exhibit of props and miniatures from the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society without the crowds, plus a chance to talk to all the festival creators.
The VIP reception ticket also includes a full weekend pass.
We have a limited quantity available, so get yours now!
Order tickets via phone: 24/7 Ticket Hotline: 1-800-838-3006 or this website.
HPLFF®-Los Angeles organizer Aaron Vanek will moderate a panel at this year's San Diego Comic Con about "H.P. Lovecraft in Comics and Film" with Andrew Leman (HPLHS co-founder, director of "The Call of Cthulhu" and producer of "The Whisperer in Darkness"), Frank Woodward (director of "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown") artist Adam Byrne ("The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft") and writer Michael Alan Nelson ("Fall of Cthulhu").
Thursday, 7/21, 8-9pm
Legendary movie icon Roger Corman will be in attendance at the 2011 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® to accept the "Howie" award for contributions to Lovecraft cinema.
Corman was the first director to tackle Lovecraft with his 1963 adaptation of "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" as The Haunted Palace, starring Vincent Price.
We will be screening The Haunted Palace at this year's festival.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2011 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival here.