June 11,
2002
TOP HOLLYWOOD PRODUCERS ADDED TO JURY AS DAMAH
FILM FESTIVAL DEADLINE LOOMS
With only 20 days left until the final submission
deadline for the Damah Film Festival -- Spiritual
Experiences in Film, several new celebrity jurors
have signed on to judge the work of amateur filmmakers
from around the world who have submitted short films
to this unusual hybrid of spirituality and the arts.
Filmmakers from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Canada,
Taiwan and the United States are vying for $15,000
in prize money and recognition at the festival and
have already submitted 81 short films. The Damah
Film Festival -- Spiritual Experiences in Film will
take place at the Seattle Art Museum on October
10, 11, and 12, 2002.
Tom Shadyac (DRAGONFLY, PATCH ADAMS & LIAR LIAR),
Scott Derrickson (HELLRAISER), and DAVID WILCOX
(singer/songwriter) join last year's cast of jurors,
which includes Ralph Winter (PLANET OF THE APES),
Howard Kazanjian (RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, RETURN
OF THE JEDI), Janet Scott Batchler (BATMAN FOREVER),
Stephen Simon (WHAT DREAMS MY COME), and Michael
Medved (film critic).
"Damah recognizes and celebrates two identifying
marks of this current generation: the search for
spirituality and the impulse to make films," says
Scott Derrickson (HELLRAISER). "I'm proud to be
a part of it."
In its first year, the 2001 Damah Film Festival
screened 82 short films. By contrast, the Cannes
Film Festival screened only 70 short films in its
first year, yet it helped give a huge boost to now
renowned filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock and Walt
Disney early in their careers. Similarly, the Damah
Film Festival hopes to give a new generation of
filmmakers their start.
"There was so much passion (at the 2001 Damah Film
Festival)," said festivalgoer and actress Kelly
Boczek. "People saw these films and automatically
something in these films connected them enough to
feel so passionate about them. That's so beautiful."
Damah filmmakers capture spiritual experiences in
thirty minutes or less by telling stories of struggle
and redemption, preferably with surprise endings.
Damah does not limit submissions by genre or acquisition
format. 2001 Damah films can be viewed online at
www.damah.com. Submission document is available
at www.damah.com/submit.html.
Submissions for the 2002 Damah Film Festival will
be accepted until July 1 for a fee of $45.
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To schedule an interview with any of the Damah
Film Festival principals or jurors please call
Jill Schrag
at 949-842-9554. Photographs and MP3 audio clips
available at http://www.damah.com/pressroom.html.
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