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# Moviemakers in the making
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/moviemakers-in-the-making/
- Published: 2006-06-12T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:18:06.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Up and coming filmmakers will air their work this weekend during the first annual Teen Film Festival, showcasing live and animated films from two to 25 minutes in length that have been created by youth between 12 and 18 years old.

The inaugural festival will be held Saturday, June 17, 1 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. auditorium inside the new Main Library at 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Free admission and parking is available.

The festival is co-sponsored by the Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Department,the Santa Monica Public Library teen program, Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center and City TV. Submissions come from young artists both local and nationwide. There will be a juried award celebrating the top two films in each category, as well as a live audience vote at the conclusion of the festival. For more information or to reserve a seat, call (310) 458-8634\. A high-flying Father’s Day

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 12, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/061206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)