Newshttp://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/en-US2012-02-15T05:53:54ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)The Lancaster Area Film Festival Has Gone High Def!http://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2012/1/19/the-lancaster-area-film-festival-has-gone-high-def.htmlBryan Schaefer2012-01-19T14:34:18ZBy partnering with Penn Cinema LAFF is able to present the films for the 2012 festival on Blue Ray. While all the films we will be showing may not have been shot in High Definition, those that were will be able to be seen in the stunning clarity that the filmamkers intended. Thanks to the state of the art equipment at Penn Cinema all of the films, High Definition or Standard Definition, will presented at their best.

]]>Date Set for LAFF 2012http://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2012/1/19/date-set-for-laff-2012.htmlBryan Schaefer2012-01-19T14:33:17ZThis year's festival will screen on Saturday, June 2. Once again Penn Cinemas will show all of the films.

]]>THANK YOU!!http://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2011/5/2/thank-you.htmlBryan Schaefer2011-05-02T13:23:45ZFrom all of us at LAFF, we want to thank you for a wonderful and successful festival! Our third go-round was indeed our best ever, and we look forward to LAFF 4 next year. We will be back at the wonderful Penn Cinemas, so stay tuned to www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com as we get ready for next year's festivities!

]]>2011 LAFF AWARDShttp://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2011/4/13/2011-laff-awards.htmlBryan Schaefer2011-04-13T12:47:20ZThe Lancaster Area Film Festival is proud to announce their 2011 festival award winners:

Best of the Festival: Broad Daylight Directed by Erick Fix

Best of the Short Shorts: Two Friendly Ghosts Directed by Parker Ellerman

Best of the Shorts: Controlled Burn by Dan Van Wert

Best of the Feature Shorts: Grace of the Gun Directed by Max Margolin & Andy Gress

Best Actor/Actress (Voted by the audience): Lauren Ruff, Broad Daylight

Congratulations to all of the winners!!

]]>Local Filmmakers Screening at LAFFhttp://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2011/4/7/local-filmmakers-screening-at-laff.htmlBryan Schaefer2011-04-07T16:07:48ZHere's a list of Lancaster area filmmakers screening movies at LAFF on Saturday:

After the Game - Stewart Bradley

The Thing with 1000 Eyes - Ron Good

Last Day - Aaron Keba

Return to Red Jade - Lauren Conoscenti

Branches - writer/producer Rick Hansberry is local

Point Blank - Brian Benzinger

Lechuga - Bryan Schaefer

HvX - 11-year-old Dylon Prugar

Skylar Phalanges: Zombie Hunter - Mike Lombardo

Come out and support your local filmmakers on Saturday at the Lancaster Area Film Festival!

]]>LAFF at Filmfestivals.comhttp://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2011/3/29/laff-at-filmfestivalscom.htmlBryan Schaefer2011-03-29T17:02:02ZLAFF is now on the world's largest site for filmfestival news, filmfestivals.com. Check us out at

http://www.fest21.com/en/festival/lancaster_area_film_festival_0.

]]>Tickets On Sale Now!http://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2011/3/29/tickets-on-sale-now.htmlBryan Schaefer2011-03-29T13:53:17ZYou don't have to wait until April 9th to get your tickets to LAFF 2011. You can get them at the Penn Cinemas box office or online here: http://tinyurl.com/6l99xgv.

]]>The Films For The 2011 Festhttp://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2011/3/15/the-films-for-the-2011-fest.htmlBryan Schaefer2011-03-16T02:34:24ZThe Lancaster Area Film Festival is proud to announce the lineup of films that will play in the 2011 Festival on April 9 at Penn Cinema in Lititz, PA. The selection committee had a hard time whittling down the numerous entries, taking until Monday night, hours before the deadline, to make their choices.

Without further ado, here are the films that will screen at the fest, and the filmmakers who brought them to life:

God of Love - Luke Matheny

Broad Daylight - Erick Fix

Controlled Burn - Dan Van Wert

Missile Crisis - Jaye Davidson

Two Friendly Ghosts - Parker Ellerman

Branches - Chris Messineo

Finding Time - Ivan Kander

Final Census - Shawn Monaghan

Homeless Conductor - Dony Chiang

Between The Blinds - Daniel Brown

Grace of the Gun - Max Margolin

This Is Not Golf: The Scottish Highland Games in America - Megan Kappel

After the Game - Stewart Bradley

Cleaning House - Catherine Giarrusso

Avarice - Levon Mergian

Return to Red Jade - Lauren Conoscenti

The Fathers Gift - Reid Carrescia

The Neighbors - Christopher Werner

While God is watching us - Stefano Cipani

Edamame - Nichole Post

Invoice - Adriane Little

Quick Shop - Martin Binder

What's Up? - Kim Sheridan

Point Blank - Brian Benzinger

Lechuga - Bryan M. Schaefer

The Thing with 100 Eyes - Ron Good

HvX - Dylon Prugar

Old Scratch - Jason Prugar

Last Day - Aaron Keba

Skylar Phalanges: Zombie Hunter - Mike Lombardo

Congratulations to the filmmakers. We look forward to having your films at LAFF!

]]>Oscar® Winner GOD OF LOVE to Screen at LAFF!http://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2011/2/16/oscar-winner-god-of-love-to-screen-at-laff.htmlBryan Schaefer2011-02-16T17:07:36ZThe Lancaster Area Film Festival is proud to announce that God of Love, a 2011 Academy Award® winner will screen at the third edition of the festival on April 9.

The film won the Live Action Short Film category. Written and directed by Luke Matheny, God of love follows lounge-singing darts champion Raymond finds his prayers are answered – literally – when he receives a mysterious package of passion-inducing darts. The film was a winner of the gold medal at the 2010 Student Academy Awards; special jury recognition at Aspen ShortsFest; as well as first prize and the King Award for Screenwriting at the NYU First Run Film Festival.

For more information about the film, visit the film’s official website at www.lukemathenyfilms.com.

Be sure to stay tuned to the LAFF website as we will be announcing the complete festival schedule in the near future.

]]>Gearing Up for Round Threehttp://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/news/2011/2/5/gearing-up-for-round-three.htmlBryan Schaefer2011-02-06T00:44:44ZThe calendar has turned from 2010 to 2011 (and from January to February, I just noticed. When the hell did that happen?). We here at the Lancaster Area Film Festival are hard at work getting ready to program the third edition of our fest celebrating independent film in Lancaster.

I doubt you can call it work, however, as we are watching the films submitted to the festival. This is by far our favorite part (after all, how else can we get away with watching movies all day?). And this year we have a lot of quality entries. There is true talent out there. It not only entertains, but at least in my case, it inspires. After each viewing session, I’ve immediately wanted to go out, pick up my camera and start shooting. We are going to have a very hard time whittling down the field this year. I wish we had the ability to show all of them.

In late January we got a nice surprise for the festival. I literally jumped out of my recliner. I was so excited that I almost knocked my poor 2-year-old daughter over. I think our festivalgoers and fellow filmmakers will be delighted by it. The surprise is…

…On hold for a couple of weeks. But I guarantee you’ll like it.

Speaking of screening the films, we will once again hold the fest at Penn Cinemas in Lititz. We had a great time and Penn, the owner, was as enthusiastic about having us back as we are about coming back. There’s nothing like seeing your films exhibited on the big screen in front of an audience.

As the festival nears, check back with LAFF’s website often, as we will have updates and other surprises. And as a reminder, the festival will be held Saturday, April 9.

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