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Black Bear Film Festival delivers "Pizza" - the Movie!
Meet the People Now Making a Movie in Milford
& Help the 4th Annual Black Bear Film Festival
On August 13, 2003, meet the cast and crew of the new film, "Pizza", being shot this summer in Milford, Pennsylvania. The town of Milford - and some of its citizens! - will soon become the location and fabric for the 16-day shoot of this independent film. Filming by InDigEnt Films (Independent Digital Entertainment) begins August 18th.
InDigEnt Films won universal acclaim last year by winning the prestigious Sundance Grand Jury Prize with its innovative movie, "Personal Velocity", which was one of the features of the 2002 Black Bear Film Festival. InDigEnt has been a pioneering force in using digital video photography for film-making, proving that there is nothing "poor" or "indigent" about the medium; Miramax has picked up distribution of one of their latest films, "Tadpole", for $5 million.
The Black Bear Film Festival invites everyone to join the filmmakers to sip cocktails, savor hors d’oeuvres, and chat about cinema at a reception on Wednesday evening, August 13th, at the Muir House in Milford, from 5 to 7pm, for a special Film Festival fundraiser. Be a film industry insider for a night, and discover what goes into the making of a movie - get the lowdown on which Milford locations, houses and locals will eventually be up on the silver screen.
"Pizza" is the story of a pizza delivery boy who comes with pizzas to the door of a forlorn, unattractive girl, where no one has shown up for her birthday party. He takes pity on her and the movie follows their night together delivering pizzas. Milford becomes a Midwestern town for the location.
Milford has a long and distinguished history of film-making: The pioneering director, D.W. Griffith, set several of his early movies right here, starring Lillian Gish and Mary Pickford. "Pizza" continues this cinema tradition.
Tickets for the reception are limited, so early reservations will help to carve out your place in local movie-making history. (Reservations are not required, but strongly recommended.)
Donations are per person at the following levels: $25, $50, and $100. Your gift depends on your generosity – the minimum $25 gets you in the door, but anything extra brings that wonderful warm glow of knowing that you've helped move Black Bear one step closer to presenting another fabulous Film Festival.
To reserve tickets, call Black Bear at 570.409.0909 (leave a message with your name, phone, and address, and number in your party), or email your reservation to info@BlackBearFilm.com. Online tickets can be purchased via credit card on the Festival's website at http://www.blackbearfilm.com. (Click on the "'Meet the Movie Cast' Reception" button.)
Reserved tickets can be picked up at the door, with payment by cash or check payable to Black Bear Film Festival. (Sorry, no credit cards at the door, only on the website.)
Since the Muir House is paying all costs of the event, 100% of your gift goes directly to Black Bear Film Festival, with no fundraising expenses at all. Black Bear is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, and all donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
The Muir House is located at 102 Route 2001, Milford, PA.
The Black Bear Film Festival is a showcase for superb new films and a host of other cinema-related activities, including the Film Salon, wherein creative filmmakers discuss moviemaking with the audience. Its mission emphasizes films depicting man’s interaction with the natural world, although extraordinary films of all types are also screened. The Fourth Annual Festival will be held in Milford October 17, 18 and 19, 2003. Surprise celebrity guests are scheduled to appear.
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