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For Immediate Release |
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST EVER COUCH FEST FILM FESTIVAL
| Couch Fest Films proudly announces the first ever Couch Fest Film Festival, to be held September 27, 2008 in over ten different homes in Seattle. Couch Fest Films is a traveling festival of sorts: moviegoers will enjoy several programs of short films presented in Seattle residents' living rooms. The idea of this inaugural event is to build community among movie lovers in a comfortable and cozy setting, and to share exciting new works of short film with the Seattle area. On Saturday, September 27th, 2008, each host home participating in Couch Fest Films will present a unique genre-specific program of short movies that play on rotation all day on the hour. Festival-goers are welcome to visit as many of the houses as they like. The houses will be comfortably located near each other to encourage walking and biking, and allow the curious to sample several programs during the day. A short intermission in the middle of each program will allow viewers to discuss the films and socialize. Participants will have the opportunity to interact, share and discover new films and fellow lovers of film. Though in its first year, Couch Fest Films has already attracted submissions from around the world, with places so far including Canada, England, Germany, Portugal, Spain and, of course, Seattle! Highlights include a video diary from an epidemic ten years into the future, an instructional video about what citizens should do if there is an assassination, an interview with Charlie Rose by Charlie Rose himself, an observation of President George Bush attempting to play soccer, and a new animated short from legend Bill Plympton, among many others. Couch Fest Films was conceived and executed by Seattle filmmaker Craig Downing with the goal of sharing his love of film and video in an unpretentious environment. Says Downing, "I'm excited to provide others the chance to watch grand short films whilst sitting on their rump in living rooms all over town! What better way to get out and meet your neighbors?" For more information about Couch Fest, visit www.couchfestfilms.com. A full listing of films included in the various programs will be listed on the website on September 20th. Promotional stills will be available at http://www.couchfestfilms.com/press.htm. Please email propaganda@couchfestfilms.com with any questions, or if you'd like to speak with festival director Craig Downing. |
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Couch Fest Films Promo Pictures by Kyle Johnson
