TO HELL AND BACK: THE ROAD TO REJECTION      We caught up with Damah juror, Scott Derrickson, who's on location prepping his latest film, THE EXORCISM OF MICHEL ANNELIESE, starring Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson. Derrickson, who also wrote and directed HELLRAISER: INFERNO, relates how he copes with the inevitable rejection which is part of a career in filmmaking.

“Thick skin,” Derrickson says. “You’ve got to have... Click here to read the full article

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Geno Andrews was born and raised in Pacific Palisades, California. His claims to fame include
semi-regular appearances on the '70s sitcom Hello Larry as a child actor, some commercials, some really bad movies not worth renting at Blockbuster®, and music videos from some of the best “hair bands” of all time, POISON and MOTLEY CRUE.

"I always wanted to be a rock-star,” he says. “But looking back, it wasn't really about the lifestyle. I just… (READ BIO)

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	Make plans to attend the 4th Annual Damah Film Festival- March 11-12, 2005. The Main Event and Awards Ceremony will be in Los Angeles. Click here for more details on the festival and to purchase tickets.
	430 short films entered this year. Click here to see this year's accepted films.
	New jurors: Stephen McEveety (producer of BRAVEHEART and THE PASSION) and Barry Cook (director of MULAN) (view all jurors' bios)
	The Best of Damah Showcase Tour premiered in NYC on August 24, 2004 to a sold out crowd. (read more)

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We need volunteers to help out with Damah’s Main Event & Awards Ceremony in L.A. this March. Interested? Contact terence@damah.com.

Musician interested in composing a score for your film. Contact scott@scottriggan.com.