Countdown to VFF11...T-Minus 100 Days!

It's that time of year again...the countdown to The
Valley Film Festival's opening night: 11.11.11.

In addition to it being International
Spinal Tap Day ("The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the
board, eleven, eleven, eleven...") it's the 11th Annual Valley Film
Festival. Kismet!

There's still time for you to submit a short or
feature, in any genre. The VFF11
call-for-entries is open through August 15th. The VFF11 program will be
announced around September 15th, with ticket sales starting October
1st.

Our countdown will celebrate our small victories and
our 2011 sponsors & supporters, as well as share our day to day ramblings
and submission musings until T-Minus 1 arrives. Join us!

For example, a trend that our screening group noticed
was, practically every short film we reviewed this week included a shot of the
iconic Hollywood sign. No joke. At one point we took bets. Cyrus
won.

Now it's your turn! What trends have you seen in films
recently? This could be anything from genre, to product placement, to audience
participation in the theatre.

Contribute. It's fun.

The 2011 Valley Film Festival will take place
November 11-13 at the Whitefire Theatre in
Sherman Oaks.