STATE COLLEGE — College Town Film Festival presents its fourth annual movie festival Wednesday, March 16, through Saturday, March 19, in venues throughout State College.
The films being screened were submitted through an Internet portal and then selected by the festival’s board. Eric Zudak, executive director of College Town Film Festival, said the festival’s host cities have a large impact on it. State College, and Penn State, has become influential in their search for important movies.
“This year’s rich and wide-ranging slate of films is the result of the widespread support we receive from the university, the borough and the community,” said Zudak.
The College Town Film Festival has also produced two film festivals at Ohio University, and is hoping to expand the program in coming years.
“We are growing the festival every year,” said Matt Jordan, president of College Town Film Festival.
Five types of events will be presented during the festival, including features, documentaries, the Café Series, programs and workshops.
The features category includes longer films that vary in topic, ranging from the life of an African-American kid in Los Angeles to a story about a couple surviving in the real world.
The documentaries also are focused on a wide range of topics, including the situation that Palestinian people currently live in and the life of a man who has suffered from a stroke.
The Café Series is a collection of 11 short films that will be presented at Café 210 West in downtown State College at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16. The programs are events featuring various films that are related by topic or directors.
There also will be two workshops held during the festival. “Everyone’s a Filmmaker” will focus on how film is reshaping the world. “Original Script Reading” will offer and overview of an original screenplay.
“The Key,” will premier at 10 p.m. on the opening day of the festival at the State Theater. The film, a story about horror and revenge, features actor Gedeon Burkhard. Burkhard, who is most well known for his role as Corp. Wilhelm Wicki in “Inglorious Bastards,” will participate in a question-and-answer session after the screening with ilmmaker and moderator Kevin Guzowski.
Each film screening is free to Penn State students with student ID cards. Tickets for all others are $4.
For more information, visit www.collegetownfilmfestival.com.
