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July 9, 2010
La Vie en Verte Explores Cannabis Collective
by Donnell Alexander for the Marijuana Business Reporter
Arguably one of the least pretentious artistic endeavours to originate in France, La Vie en Verte commits to video an unprecedented take on the American marijuana collective experience. [more]
May 20, 2010
'Westsiders' highlight of successful Film Fest
by Wallace Baine for the Santa Cruz Sentinel
The Santa Cruz Film Festival has come and gone for another season, its first without its founding director Jane Sullivan, proving that the festival can live on post-Jane. [more]
May 18, 2010
'Elephants' duo looks for silver lining
by Stuart Kemp for the Hollywood Reporter
The volcanic ash cloud chaos blanketed out writer-actor Jonnie Hurn and director Paul Hills' moment in the sun during this year's Festival de Cannes. The duo are in Cannes and were due to be presented with a Santa Cruz Film Festival best narrative feature award for their U.K. indie feature "Do Elephants Pray?" -- dished out over the weekend in California. [more]
May 18, 2010
"Ride A Wave" Wins The Audience Award At The Santa Cruz Film Festival!
by the Go Big Project
The Go Big Project’s film “Ride A Wave” won the Audience Award for Best Short Documentary. We want to thank all the people that voted for our film, the Festival staff, and all the filmmakers for an incredible experience! [more]
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May 14, 2010
Santa Cruz Film Festival Still Captures the Spirit of Indie Films
by Greg Archer for The Huffington Post
Hollywood may be all about box office dollars, but thanks to a number of thriving local film festivals, the spirit of filmmaking is still vibrant. That's certainly the case at this year's Santa Cruz Film Festival, which enters its ninth season with a burst of creative programming. [more]
May 13, 2010
Screen Gems
By Good Times Staff for Good Times
In which we take stock of a few ambitious outings in the Santa Cruz Film Festival [more]
May 13, 2010
The Westsiders by Joshua Pomer
by Danny Keith for Good Times
Joshua Pomer had a dream, to one day document his best friends rise to the top as innovators of surf while placing Santa Cruz firmly on the map. What Josh didn’t realize at the time was his desire to tell the story of their tragedies and triumphs while holding on for the ride of their lives. This would become The Westsiders a story about four friends coming from very different backgrounds with one common thread of brotherhood through surfing and dark influences. [more]
May 13, 2010
Santa Cruz Film Fest Heads into Final Weekend
by Santa Cruz Sentinel Staff for the Santa Cruz Sentinel
The Santa Cruz Film Festival builds to a crescendo this weekend, with closing night coming Saturday. Here's what's in store for the SCFF's closing curtain. [more]
May 11, 2010
World Premiere Screening of WAMM Documentary
by The San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center
The world premiere screening of La Vie en Verte: The WAMM Movie will take place on Wednesday, May 12th, 6:30pm at the Riverfront Theater, as part of the Santa Cruz Film Festival. [more]
May 7, 2010
'The Westsiders' debuts at Santa Cruz Film Festival
by Mark Conley for the San Jose Mercury News
Most visitors to Santa Cruz recognize the deal: You take your fun moments riding the Giant Dipper, watching surfers along Lighthouse Point or enjoying the beat of a random drum circle with a healthy dollop of grit. [more]
May 6, 2010
Take 9
by Good Times Staff for Good Times
Behind the scenes banter, local filmmakers and some wildly inventive programming stand out as the Santa Cruz Film Festival enters brand new territory. [more]
May 6, 2010
From the Editor
By Greg Archer for Good Times
It’s Take: 9 for the intrepid and ever-inventive Santa Cruz Film Festival. This week, our home-grown fest unleashes a wild array of unique films, many from local or locally affiliated filmmakers. In our ongoing coverage of the fest, GT spoke with some of the locals whose work made it into the festival this year. [more]
May 6, 2010
The Santa Cruz Film Festival Embarks on a New Era with New Leadership Moving in a New Direction
by Wallace Baine for the Santa Cruz Sentinel
For the past eight years, the Santa Cruz Film Festival has been run like the White House, and the two-term president has been executive director Jane Sullivan. But, now in its ninth year, the SCFF opening tonight at the Del Mar faces a future without Sullivan, who stepped down to pursue other interests. [more]
May 6, 2010
'The Westsiders' Tells the Truth about Santa Cruz Surf Icons
by Wallace Baine for the Santa Cruz Sentinel
In filmmaking, it certainly helps when the director knows the subject matter of his film. And longtime Santa Cruzan Joshua Pomer knows the subject of his new film about as well as he knows anything. Pomer's new film "The Westsiders," to be shown Saturday and Monday as part of this year's Santa Cruz Film Festival, focuses on the life stories of three guys that have been Pomer's buddies since they were all kids on the Westside. It just so happened that those three Westsiders all grew up to be Santa Cruz surfing icons. [more]
April 30, 2010
Local Production Company to be Honored at Santa Cruz Film Festival
By Sun Staff for Sierra Sun
“Ride A Wave,” a short film by Tahoe City-based production company The Go Big Project, was selected to play at the Santa Cruz International Film Festival on May 8. [more]
April 29, 2010
On With The Show
by Lisa Jensen for Good Times
One-woman human dynamo Jane Sullivan may be out of the picture, but the show will go on next week for the ninth annual Santa Cruz Film Festival. While Sullivan enjoys a much-deserved sabbatical. [more]
April 26, 2010
Santa Cruz Film Festival Offers Family Fare
by Suki Wessling for the Santa Cruz Parenting Examiner
The Santa Cruz Film Festival, which takes place May 6 through 15, offers a variety of family-friendly films this year. Below are descriptions of some choices, appropriate for ages 10 and up, as well as younger children at parental discretion. [more]
April 20, 2010
Festival's Ninth Season Brings a Broad and Diverse Offering, May 6-15
by Shoot Online
"After 9 months of planning, we are thrilled to be revealing our entire film lineup," said Julian Soler, Director of Programming. "This year's program is arguably the most diverse we've offered. From our World Cinema section to the documentaries and EarthVision, there is a little something for everyone." he continued. [more]
March 11, 2010
Santa Cruz Film Festival Ready for New Era
by Wallace Baine for the Santa Cruz Sentinel
More than once during her tenure as the artistic director of the Santa Cruz Film Festival, Jane Sullivan referred to the festival she founded as her "baby." Now it appears the baby has grown up enough to move on without mother. [more]
