2013 San Pedro International Film Festival (SPIFFest) Announces Call for Entries

LOS ANGELES - April 18, 2013 - PRLog -- The 2013 San Pedro International Film Festival (SPIFFest) today announced that submissions for feature films; Native American, sports and environmental documentaries; shorts, 3D films, student films and screenplays are now open.  The second annual festival will be held October 4 – 6, 2013 at venues throughout San Pedro and Los Angeles, California.

Last year’s inaugural SPIFFest featured the Los Angeles festival premiere of the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook.  The highly acclaimed film went on to win dozens of industry awards, including a Best Actress Oscar, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit Award for Jennifer Lawrence.  

More than 50 features, documentaries, shorts and student films were screened at SPIFFest 2012.  The Festival also hosted several filmmaker discussion panels and IndieCon, one of Hollywood’s top-rated filmmaking workshop series.  Moderated by former veteran television writer and producer Charles Holland, IndieCon workshop panelists included screenwriter Larry Karaszewski (Problem Child, People vs. Larry Flint, Man on the Moon), film editor Sean Alberson (Rocky Balboa, Rambo, Warrior) independent film director Matthew Wilder (Your Name Here, Inferno, the Linda Lovelace Story).

SPIFFest was founded by international photographer and film festival producer Ziggy Mrkich as a tribute to San Pedro’s diverse culture, artistic community and film production history.  “We hope to expand on the success of last year’s festival by screening even more films that express unique voices and global perspectives,” says Mrkich.

Passes for the 2013 San Pedro International Film Festival are on sale now and can be purchased online at SPIFFest.org.

About SPIFFest

San Pedro International Film Festival’s mission is to celebrate the city’s cultural diversity and film production history.  SPIFFest provides audiences with extraordinary films from local and international filmmakers that educate, enlighten and entertain.  We also support community programs that help young filmmakers develop the skills needed to achieve their aspirations.  For more information email SPIFFest at info@SPIFFest.org.