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Welcome to the Paramount Film Festival
2023 Edition. Sun, Feb 5

Meet filmmakers in person at the Red Carpet, Awards Ceremony, and Q&A after screenings. We’ll present local, national and international productions.

Enjoy premieres and AWARD winning films previously screened at other famous film festivals around the world.

1% OF TICKET SALES GOES TO
FREE ARTS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN
www.freearts.org


All Screenings, Q&As and Awards Ceremony
Join us. Have fun. Be inspired


Venue address:
Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory
10931 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Parking:
1 hour=$1 or 10 hours=$4 at 2383 Midvale Ave city parking structure, lot 707 (daily 7am-9pm) or 2 hours street parking. We don't cover this expense.

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Submit your FILM, VIDEO or SCREENPLAY
for the Paramount Film Festival 2024 Edition here

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SCHEDULE

Sunday, February 5
1:00 PM BLOCK 1 (SHORTS)

The Divorce, 8:37
Deadpan, 4:10 Filmmakers in PERSON!
Little Sue, 14:50 Filmmakers in PERSON!
The Recycling man, 13:24 Filmmakers in PERSON!
The Hair, 4:25 Filmmakers in PERSON!
Break The Record, Break The Stigma, 14:49 Filmmakers in PERSON!
Dear Mama, 28:18 Filmmakers in PERSON!
2:30PM Q&A with filmmakers
2:50 Break
Block 1 tickets $10 door, $9 online here

Sunday, February 5
3:00 PM BLOCK 2 (FEATURE PRESENTATION) Filmmakers in PERSON!

The Greatest Of All Tina, 01:33:20
4:30PM Q&A with filmmakers
4:50 Break
Block 2 tickets $10 door, $9 online here

Sunday, February 5
5:00 PM AWARDS CEREMONY


Awards Hosted by Kristen Lundberg
Actress, comedian, producer

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TICKETS

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DETAILED PROGRAM
Sunday, February 5
1:00 PM BLOCK OF SHORTS

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The Divorce, 8:37
Directed by Robert Melo
Ingmar and Mia are getting divorced. They are no longer happy together, or at least not Mia. Now is the time to tell the kids, but how do you tell them in a good way? Ingemar and Mia rehearse before how to tell the kids they are about to separate, but the question is whether they are able to do so once the children are home? Rehearsing a divorce is one thing - doing it for real is another.

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Deadpan, 4:10 Filmmakers in PERSON!
Directed by Roberto Raad
A young woman lacks emotion throughout her life enough to marry a complete stranger.

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Little Sue, 14:50 Filmmakers in PERSON!
Directed by Gabriel Ortega
After a life-changing event at the age of 50, Susan Perez-Ortega rediscovers her true purpose. Little Sue is a documentary short by Gabriel Ortega.

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The Recycling man, 13:24 Filmmakers in PERSON!
Directed by Carlo Ballauri
In a poor and overpopulated, yet lonely suburban neighborhood, Jacob, a boy immobilized in a wheelchair, fights boredom by spying on his neighbors across the courtyard, while his mother, Valery, aggressively tries to convince Maria, her pregnant best friend, to have an abortion. Sarah, a girl of Jacob's age, spots the spying boy out and says hello with a piece of paper. The new friendship is, however, suddenly interrupted when a menacing garbage man approaches Sarah and attacks her from behind with a screwdriver. Jacob, even though he is stuck in his chair, will try everything to alert his mother. Valery, through Jacob's binoculars, sees the garbage man killing the little girl, but she tells Jacob that nothing important is happening. It really seems as if Valery doesn't really care about it and she's far more interested in Maria, and her baby's fate. Why does she care so much about whether her friend will abort the pregnancy or not? And has Jacob really witnessed murder with his binoculars, or is he just incapable of seeing the whole picture?

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The Hair, 4:25 Filmmakers in PERSON!
Directed by Daniel E Zagayer
A young man is haunted by the strands of hair his ex-girlfriend leaves behind after she's moved out of their apartment.

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Break The Record, Break The Stigma, 14:49 Filmmakers in PERSON!
Directed by Tyler John Dooghan
This film features three different ultra runners that discuss their personal experiences with mental health related issues. The purpose of this documentary is to bring awareness and acceptance to mental health being an integral part of our overall well-being.

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Dear Mama, 28:18
Directed by Devin Luther, Charlie Taylor
An international travel show based on a acquiring emotional street art from some of the most unknown locations on the planet.
Filmmakers in PERSON!

Block 1 tickets $10 door, $9 online here

Sunday, February 5
3:00 PM FEATURE PRESENTATION

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The Greatest Of All Tina, 01:33:20 Filmmakers in PERSON!
Directed by Brody Gusar
After being beaten down by life, Tina becomes a goat.


Block 2 tickets $10 door, $9 online here


SCREENPLAY CATEGORY

Please note that we do not read screenplays at the festival. You can read some of the scripts here, contact the writer, and collaborate. Look for an inscription that says "Read Here" next to the title.


Seeing Things Differently
by Jim Norman
An old man doesn't want to leave his long-time home for an old age home. When a most unusual woman gives him a pair of glasses, he begins to see things differently. READ HERE

The True Stories of Atlantis and Beyond
by Mya C. Taylor
Explore the vibrant world of Africa over 79,000 years ago when fantasy was reality. Meet the main characters of Atlantis through two alternating storylines and enjoy the anticipation of awaiting their collision.

Heartbreak Under a Neon Streetlight
by Jen McAuliffeAfter a gruelling COVID lockdown, Tess departs Australia to the USA on what should have been the trip of a lifetime ...but after she meets her love interest in person, things take an unexpected turn. READ HERE

ATHAZAGORA
by Tony Travis
A young starlet who has a fear of being forgotten, falls in love with the one person who may one day forget her forever.

Things Unseen
by Michael Miller
A young couple move into a new home only to find out that years ago a suicide took place there. Through dreams and apparitions the ghost tells them it was actually murdered. The couple finds evidence they need to convict the murderer and peace returns to their home. Years later, hours before the death penalty is to be carried out against the murderer, the ghost returns and they realize it deceived them. Now, they must race the clock to try to save an innocent man.
Similar to: Ghost, The Sixth Sense

Muted for Justice
by Amy Marie Philbert-Serna
Virginia, 1885; Slavery has legally been abolished, however, former slaves Jeremiah and his pregnant wife, Millie, are still under the hand of slave master, Mr. Goodman, before being forcefully sold off to a traveling circus, with a plan for Jeremiah to become the next champion fighter. With a master plan to destroy Jeremiah before he can become the next champion fighter, Mr. Goodman sends his men to kill Jeremiah and Millie out of anger, knowing that money and living a life of freedom were right around the corner for the couple. Millie and her unborn baby are murdered in a very vicious manner, and after finding his wife and baby, Jeremiah sets out with a vengeance to kill Mr. Goodman and all his men. During his physical altercation with Mr. Goodman, Jeremiah is injured in such a way that he looses his ability to speak, leaving him a mute for the rest of his life, but the victory sought was well worth being muted for justice. READ HERE

Lucky In Long Island
by Michelle Lynn
Marco Marino, known as “Lucky” in the underground world of crime is about to get an early release from prison . Head of the FBI, Jack Jones is down to his last resort for cracking down on Long Island most notorious mob boss, Jonny the Joker. Unexpectedly he makes a plea deal with Marco to clear his name . He assigns new FBI agent , Ava Marie To work her first undercover operation with Lucky As the unlikely duo pose as a newly engaged couple . They take cover in a Long Island posh home , and soon enough the cover becomes a matter of life and death as one mobster Is about to make the hit of his life . Will Lucky Be lucky in Long Island or will he set his eyes on something bigger , running the American mob and betraying his new fiancée for a life of crime ?

No address
Julia Verdin, James Papa
A group of homeless people bond together as a family, struggling to survive the streets while fending off a harassing gang, an unforgiving community and the local authorities in hopes of finding their humanity again.

Awaken
by Dr. Melissa Caudle, Molly Jauregui
A sole heir to the vampire dynasty of the Shadow Night survives a merciless slaughter brought on by a vengeful vampire’s insane lust for power. Her lover reaches her side, but she is dying. There is one chance to restore her. Reborn with a past of which she has no memory, Jade grows up in present-day small-town America, living a normal teenager girl’s life, with “parents” and two older “brothers.” She has an amazing best friend, Nonny, in whom she can always confide. Every year on Jade’s birthday, she receives a mysterious gift from someone she has never met, let alone seen… a stranger. Jade nears her eighteenth birthday and an unknown deadline for her fate. In her senior year, Tristan Sterling, an enigmatic exchange student, makes no secret of wanting her. Jade’s life and fate are about to take a giant turn. Who is Tristan? Who is he really? Who will be with Jade at the stroke of midnight on her eighteenth birthday? Jade, the small-town girl and the lone surviving Vampiress of the Divine Family of the Shadow Night. Will it be a fairy-tale ending with a bite turning her back into who she really was centuries before? Or, will she fall into a realm of darkness where there is no escape? READ HERE

An L.A. Story
by Christopher Pennington
In 1949 Los Angeles a Private Investigator is hired by a rich widow to look into the disappearance of her teenage daughter. Investigating her last known whereabouts and the small clues she left behind he encounters life threatening danger and deep seeded corruption ending with a bloody confrontation.

The Agreement
by Jared Stuart
Young US Air Force wife and mother realizes that she is a part of an alien hybridization program through an abduction and hypnosis, and that her son along with her husband and his family may not be who she thinks they are.

Unredeemed
by Amy Marie Philbert-Serna
Working to overcome an abusive past, Clara seeks a future of glamour when she meets the man of her dreams, but she quickly realizes that he just might be too good to be true. READ HERE

Strife
by George Hellas
Detailed to a Joint Terrorism Task Force, undercover FBI agent John Carder accepts a case that could be his last. With the clock ticking and window of opportunity closing he is partnered alongside a larger than life DEA agent. Together they must navigate the waters of a murky terror investigation. As stakes rise and conspiracy looms, John must fight off his own demons to bring down a terror plot and breathe life once again.


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RESULTS
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Honorable Mention Dear Mama.
Winner. Best Foreign Film. The Recycling man

Winner. Best Feature. The Greatest Of All Tina
Winner. Best Comedy. The Hair
Winner. Best Documentary. Little Sue
Winner Best Produced Screenplay. Deadpan
Winner Un-Produced Screenplay. Athazagora
Winner. Best Un-Produced Story Awaken

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Winner. Best of The Festival.
Break The Record, Break The Stigma.
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Congratulations.



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