International Family Film Festival 2009!

Make A Film, Make A Friend! World Peace through Filmmaking
February 26 - March 1, 2009 For young film makers Ages 8-18.
Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, CA

Welcome to the International Family Film Festival! Last year, (2008) films from around the world connecting filmmakers and audiences through one heart, one mind, and one world - all united by universal human experiences. We all enjoyed a plethora of family films from the US and seventeen diverse countries, which expressed a fundamental respect for humanity and the affirmative values of life that connect us all. The IFFF is celebrating its 14th year, and it’s third at Raleigh Studios in the heart of the entertainment industry, Hollywood, CA. http://www.iffilmfest.org/

The IFFF has a target audience of Filmmakers, Producers, Distributors, Press, Critics, Industry, Small Businesses, Families and Kids. The IFFF reaches over 6,200+ families in the Los Angeles area. According to Chris Shoemaker, IFFF Executive Director, "Following the successful market for the independent family films screened at the last IFFF, it became apparent that the family film genre has come of age and is ready to hold its own in Hollywood

The FreshiFilm Camp and Festival are sponsored by the IFFF, and this years dates for the FIF Camp are July 6-10, July 13-17, July 27-31 to be held at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, in Hollywood, CA. Students ages 8-18 are encouraged to attend one week or possibly 2 weeks of digital filmmaking instructions by film industry professionals.

FreshiFilm (FiF) Festival
is held on July 18, 9:00am to 6:00pm at the Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, CA.The FiF Festival showcases films made by students ages 8-18 from the Freshi Filmworx After School projects, the continental US and all other countries abroad. Deadline for Film and Screenplay submissions is June 1, 2009. All FreshiFilm information is available at: www.freshifilmfest.com

2009 Cherry Blossom Festival Southern California

The Cherry Blossom Festival will be held in the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles on Apr 4-5, 2009. Hours of the event are: Sat 10:30AM-6:30PM Sun 10:30AM-5:00PM.
website: http://www.cherryblossomfestivalsocal.org/index.htm vendor application

Celebrate the advent of spring the way the Japanese do, by honoring the delicate, short-blooming sakurai at the Cherry Blossom Festival. One of the ways to celebrate the coming of spring is to attend the Cherry Blossom Festival of Southern California. It was a great way to spend quality time with family and friends while taking in a variety of entertainment, vendors and food.

The yearly festival takes place in Little Tokyo on San Pedro between 1st and 3rd streets. The location allows one to explore more of Downtown Los Angeles, including Little Tokyo and Chinatown.

During the two-day event, tons of performances took place- from demonstrations of the martial art form Aikido, taiko (Japanese drum playing), to Hawaiian/Polynesian dances. For adults, demonstrations for making origami balls with strips of long paper are available