Paso Robles Digital Film Festival , goes more digital!
Boasting a host of Hollywood VIP personalities and famous musicians, the Paso Robles Digital Film Festival (PRDFF.com) will not only be webcast world wide, but filmed for a special DVD, showing an inside look at a film festival and the film business itself in the Digital Age. Scheduled for November 20 through 25 seasoned event director Benford Standley will produce what promises to be a first-class film festival.
The theme is 'Music In Film,' meaning there will be a number of outstanding Jazz, Rock and Country performances, screenings, a 3-D Indie Film Expo, an art show and panel discussions held at the MARTIN & WYRICH WINERY and in various locations in Paso Robles, CA, in Cowboy Wine Country just South and Sideways of Sundance.
Headlining acts include The Bacon Brothers featuring actor Kevin Bacon and his brother and musician Michael Bacon, recipient of the President's National Medal of Arts and Grammy-winning legend Ramblin' Jack Elliott, the 'Kyle Eastwood Band' (featuring the son of film-star Clint Eastwood), as well as a special guest appearance by The Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet. Also featured will be gigs with musician Jack Tempchin, (songwriter singer and recorded by the The Eagles), legendary guitarist Norm Stephens (who played with Lefty Frizzell and Merle Haggard), Harold Jackson, (the only surviving member to be recruited by the original 'Ink-Spots'), Grammy Winner Louie Ortega, and many other award winning and notable music-makers. Other 'big surprise' musical guests To-Be- Announced. Aside from cozy venues like Level Four, Hotel Cheval, Firefly Gallery, Matt's Music, Paso Robles Inn, Franklin's Hot-Springs, and others To-Be-Announced, where the music and screenings will take place, the festival will feature a 1,000-seat circus-tent with stage for musicians and bands, and the Wild West Film Fest and Awards Concert that will then be followed by two days of screenings at vineyards near Paso.
Standley, with advice from local authorities on children and youth, is planning to donate a percentage of proceeds from the festival to benefit the High School Resource Program in Paso Robles. He is already setting up a link with Kevin Bacon's charity organization, www.sixdegrees.com, paypal.com and ebay.com, to network with this charitable element of the event, and direct other funds and donations to charity. Area youth from the High School will be involved with the actual production of the Festival, and screening of youth films from Paso Robles High School and Middle School kids. There will be an online auction through ebay.com to benefit the program. To learn more about the program visit PRDFF.com
