The Ardanea Pendant is a Finalist!

I'm doing the happy dance for real today. Finalists in each section of the 13th Annual International Family Film Festival were announced this weekend, and the screenplay I co-authored with Jeanne McKinney--The Ardanea Pendant--is one of them.

There are 2 Finalists in each category of Feature & Short Screenplays: Drama, Comedy, Animation, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy. The Ardanea Pendant is in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category.

All Finalists will have one scene 'read' by professional actors in the Screenwriters Showcase on March 1, at 4:00pm in the Charlie Chaplin Theatre, Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, and the 2008 IFFF Screenplay Awards will be presented immediately following the Showcase.

To quote from the IFFF website:

"Welcome to the International Family Film Festival! This year we have films from around the world connecting filmmakers and audiences through one heart, one mind, and one world - all united by universal human experiences. Enjoy a plethora of family films from seventeen diverse countries, which express a fundamental respect for humanity and the affirmative values of life that connect us all.

"The IFFF is celebrating its 13th year, and it’s second at Raleigh Studios in the heart of the entertainment industry, Hollywood, CA. 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 International Family Film Festival (IFFF) promotes socially responsible films and screenplays suitable for a general audience and expresses a fundamental respect for the positive values of life. The IFF advocates and encourages the creation and sharing of family film and screenplay product through film exhibition, professional and children’s hands-on film camps, seminars and post-film discussions.

"Raleigh Studios serves as a perfect home for the IFFF with three screening theaters, a studio based restaurant and plenty of break-out space for seminars, screenplay readings and networking. The IFFF is also a cultural melting pot, and has received submissions from seventeen countries and counting! The IFFF is scheduled for February 28, 29 and March 1, 2 at Raleigh Studios on Melrose Avenue across from the Paramount Studio Lot.

"For more information on purchasing festival tickets to screenings, special events and panel discussions, visit Our Store or go to the www.iffilmfest.org for prices/pay pal payment option."

Patte Dee McKee
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