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Burbank International Film Festival schedule — Thursday, September 16, 2010

The Burbank International Film Festival heads into the home stretch with a full day of screenings and seminars. Here's a run down of today's events.

Films are being shown at the AMC 6 from noon to 11:00 PM with several features including the Best Feature nominee, "Becoming Eduardo" and "Pedaco de Papel (Piece of Paper") and blocks of dark comedy shorts, rom-com shorts, drama shorts, and music videos.

The last day of seminars also concludes today at Video Symphony from 4:00 to 8:00 PM.

A complete list of all programs for the day is printed below. For tickets and more information visit the Burbank International Film Festival website.

AMC 6
770 North 1st Street Burbank, CA 91501    

FEATURES
12:00-2:00 PM
"Macho Like Me"
"Pedaco de Papel (Piece of Paper)"

DARK COMEDY SHORTS     
2-3:30 pm
"High Heels"    
"Playing In Darkness"        
"Spare Me"
"Spoiler"
"The Devil's Matchmaker"

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PERSONAL DRAMA SHORTS
3:30-6:00 PM
"Ceremonial Behavior"    
"Empathy"
"James Warwicke"    
"Mandala Maker"        
"The Sitdown"    

ROM-COM SHORTS
5:45-7:00 PM
"Chris & Steve"    
"Take My Wife"    
"The Cake"    
"The Deal Breaker"    
"True Beauty This Night"

MUSIC VIDEOS
7:00-7:30 PM
"California Roll"    
"City of Noise"    
"Nan Nanny Boo Boo"        
"The Johnstones' Bank Song"        
"The Magic Rabbit"    
"We are the Punky Pets"        

FEATURE
7:30-9:30 PM
"Becoming Eduardo"    

SCI-FI COMEDY SHORTS
9:30-11:00 PM
"Frank Dan Coolo Paranormal Drug Dealer"    
"Resurrection of Officer Rollins"
"The Adventures of Zion Man and The Supreme"    

Video Symphony
266 E. Magnolia, Burbank, CA 91502

12:00 PM
Mike Flanagan
No information is available

4:00 PM
Seminar: Music Video Production with Cypress House
Kevin McMahon from Cypress House Music Video Productions leads a discussion on music videos from concept through finished product. Dave Yaden, who wrote the song for the company's first music video, "Down the Line" will also join the seminar.

5:00 PM
Seminar: Distribution with Ryan J. Kugler
Ryan Kugler from Distribution Video & Audio (DVA, Inc.) will answer questions important to all filmmakers. Can I get additional funding if my film is picked up at Wal-Mart? How much money will I get for my film if I sell if to a distributor? Do film festivals help my film on the retail shelf? What do I need to do to get my film on line? And more.

6:00 PM
Seminar: CeCe Hall, Film & TV Editor, Paramount Studios Sound Director
In 1987, CeCe Hall became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing. Four years later, she won the Oscar for "The Hunt for Red October." The former Senior Vice-President of Post Production Sound at Paramount Pictures has worked on such features films as "Star Trek I, II, & III," "Terms of Endearment," "Beverly Hills Cop I & II," "Top Gun," "The Italian Job," "Patriot Games," and "Clear and Present Danger."

7:00 PM
Seminar: Tom Holman, President, THX
Tom Holman, President of THX, has worked in the industry for over 30 years. His BIFF bio says he "has the rare ability to push the state of the art and, in doing so, challenge entire industries to achieve new quality standards."

8:00 PM
Seminar: Dean St. John, Principal ADR Voiceover
For over 22 years, Dean St. John has been recording ADR for movies and TV. Some of his credits include "Boogie Nights," "Thelma & Louise," and "Star Trek—Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and "Enterprise." He says he likes doing indie films "because his own experiences can be of special value to them."

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