By Daily Press staff
The best in the independent cinema business will assemble at the New Malibu Theater this week for the annual Malibu International Film Festival.
The festival, now in its fourth year, is an exhibition of work that showcases many of the top independent cinema films. The festival’s programming staff will view more than 1,000 submissions and select approximately 30 feature-length documentary and dramatic films, and 20 shorts for presentation to an audience of more than 20,000.
The festival runs from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2. Festivities will kick off on Friday with a star-studded opening night party that starts at 8 p.m. and costs $100.
The week will be capped off with an awards night party on Oct. 2 that begins at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $100. This year, party will be held at an undisclosed Malibu location and will again honor a select distinguished celebrity and the festival independent filmmakers.
Independent film screenings, which run throughout the week cost $8.
Tickets are available through TicketWeb.com or by calling TicketWeb at 1-866-468-3399. Ticket also are available at the New Malibu Theater box office.
The New Malibu Theater is located at 3822 Cross Creek Road. Past celebrity attendees to the festival include: Sean Penn, Merv Griffin, Joe Bologna, Renee Taylor, Sally Kirkland, Nev Campbell, Tony Danza, Suzanne Summers, Lilly Lawrence, David Woelfel, Martin Landau, Arthur Hiller, Alan Hamill, Adam Sandler, James Cameron, Johm Frankenheimer, Roger Corman, Seymour Cassell, Charles Bronson, Arthur Hiller, Barry Spikings, Shirley Maclaine, Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Katrina Bronson and hundreds of independent filmmakers.
Past honorees of the awards night party include: Arthur Hiller, James Cameron, Johm Frankenheimer, Roger Corman, Seymour Cassell, Charles Bronson, Shirley Maclaine, Lloyd Bridges, Nick Nolte, Katrina Bronson and hundreds of independent filmmakers.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 26, 2003. Read the original PDF.