BIG BEAR LAKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & BIG BEAR LAKE SCREENWRITING COMPETITION is accepting feature films, short & student films, high school films, documentaries, animation and family films.  The festival features many filmmaking and screenwriting panels, seminars and plenty of networking opportunities located in the mountains - just two hours outside of Los Angeles.   Honorary Awards and Filmmaker awards are presented. This year's festival is held September 15-18, 2011.