LA JOLLA–with its spectacular coastal vistas, wide sandy beaches, and perpetually balmy weather—has long been a draw as a filming location for Hollywood motion picture studios. Not nearly as well known, however, is the fact that in the 1920s, La Jolla once boasted its own thriving community of filmmakers—the La Jolla Cinema League—which flourished in [...]

BEVERLY HILLS–Thirteen students from nine U.S. colleges and universities as well as three students from foreign universities have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Student Academy Awards competition. The students will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry activities that will culminate in the awards [...]

SAN DIEGO–Get ready to shake out that picnic blanket and dust off your favorite lawn chairs. For the sixth year in a row, County Parks and Recreation and sponsor cities are bringing back Summer Movies in the Park, the largest free movie event in the county. Only this time around, the series is offering an [...]

LOS ANGELES–Award-winning Visual Effects artists Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., co-founders of Studio ADI (Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.) launched a Kickstarter campaign today to finance Harbinger Down. “In the spirit of sci-fi/horror classics, Alien and The Thing, Harbinger Down is a tense, claustrophobic full-length creature film that will feature only practical Animatronic and Makeup Effects,” announced Gillis, who will write and direct. “Our [...]

LOS ANGELES–VIVA Pictures announced today the acquisition for all U.S. rights to Top Cat: The Movie, based on the popular 1960s prime time cartoon character of the same name.  ”Top Cat: The Movie” features the voices of Jason Harris (Ice Age: Continental Drift), Chris Edgerly (Happy Feet), and Bill Lobley (Ice Age: Continental Drift). The company is [...]

LA JOLLA–Rising filmmakers from the University of California, San Diego will show their work at the 6th annual ArtPower! Up&Coming Film Festival this month. This year, the festival has been expanded to include a student networking event—Talent Campus—on May 8 and two nights of film screenings on May 15 and 16. Special presentations by leading [...]

BURBANK–Filming is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ “Jupiter Ascending,” an original science fiction epic adventure from filmmakers Lana and Andy Wachowski. Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis star in the film, which began shooting at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden on April 2, 2013. From the streets of Chicago to far flung galaxies [...]

OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside International Film Festival is seeking submissions from professional and amateur independent filmmakers to showcase their work at this year‘s summer event. The film festival is accepting works from both international and local filmmakers through June 10. Films from Italy, Spain, Iran, Brazil, Russia, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, other countries and states have been [...]

BEVERLY HILLS–Producer Lorne Michaels, writer-actor Mike Myers, actor Dana Carvey and director Penelope Spheeris will reunite for a panel discussion and screening of “Wayne’s World” on April 23. The event kicks off at 7:30 p.m. a the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The evening will be introduced [...]

LOS ANGELES–Following a premiere at SXSW and a laurel-gathering festival run, “The Happy Poet,” a nearly one-man film by writer, director, editor, actor Paul Gordon, about a young man and his dreams, has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. “The Happy Poet”  is a comedy about a guy who starts a vegetarian food stand—but it could be about [...]