Ok folks, It's official. We are now shooting behind the scenes at the Las Vegas International film festival.

The Las Vegas International Film Festival is one of Las Vegas' premiere film events taking place annually in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world. Dedicated to showcasing the finest American and international cinema the world has to offer, our mission is to bridge the gap between independent film audiences and filmmakers, as well as to connect emerging filmmakers with established industry professionals.

The festival offers a variety of film screenings, special Las Vegas premieres, celebrity tributes, interactive panel discussions, special guests, a screenplay competition, red carpet parties, a filmmaker reception, as well as a closing night ceremony and awards.

The 2009 Festival will showcase Feature Films, Shorts, Foreign Films, Documentaries, Animation, Music Videos, Television Pilots, a Nevada Filmmakers Showcase, Experimental Films, a Screenplay Competition and more.

The LVIFF enlightens and entertains thousands of film festival attendees and offers a creative outlet to some of the film world's best storytellers and innovators.  We look forward to seeing you at this year's Las Vegas International Film Festival!

Film Categories

Feature Film
Short Film
Feature Documentary
Short Documentary
Student Films
Foreign Films
Nevada Films
Animation (short and feature)
Music Videos
Television Pilots
Screenplays (see Screenplay Competition page

Planning for the upcoming Las Vegas International Film Festival is currently underway.

Venue location and details will be announced approximately one month prior to the event. 

SO THOSE OF YOU COMING, REPLY TO THIS BLOG AT THE BOTTOM AND SEND ME YOUR PHONE NUMBER VIA MESSAGE ON MYSPACE...

THOSE OF YOU COMING will be HOSTING part of the behind the scenes depending on your HOSTING SKILLS...

and you will be helping out as the crew. There is NO pay but free VIP admission with us and filming this awesome project. You will ALSO sign a RELEASE FORM.

Coming to this first film fest will put you on the top of the list for other film festivals for the future that might include PAY!

Coming with us you can capture great stuff for your DEMO REELS or anything you want to showcase yourself!

Best,

Joseph Fiero

• If there was ever any doubt that online video is here to stay, look no further than today's announcement that YouTube will now show free full-length movies and TV shows in a deal just reached with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Google, the owner of YouTube, hints that other such deals are to be expected soon.

   

  Expect to see the first movies streaming by January as Google responds to competition from online rivals like Hulu.com, the year-old streaming video service partially owned by NBC, which already streams shows from NBC, Fox and CBS.

  The MGM movies on YouTube will be free, with brief commercials interspersed as is done on Hulu. Don't expect the latest. Most will be old films and series from the archives, like 10-year-old episodes of "American Gladiators" and a a handful of golden oldie films, like the "Magnificent Seven," "Legally Blonde" and "Bulletproof Monk."

  Still, it's a start and more evidence of how the Internet is now a serious rival to cable, satellite and over-the-air TV.

  Google's MGM deal follows a similar arrangement with CBS which has some of it's archives like the Star Trek, Beverly Hills 90210 and the Young and the Restless series already streaming. Industry speculation has it that HBO and Time Warner may soon come on board.

  And yesterday, Reuters reported that FremantleMedia, a U.K. production company that specializes in reality and game shows, will be producing programming exclusively for YouTube.

  The MGM announcement, coupled with Hulu's growing success, seems to indicate that Hollywood is coming around to accepting the fact that the Internet is now another very viable distribution channel.

  Although a $1-billion lawsuit filed against YouTube by Viacom, owner of Paramount Pictures and MTV Networks, is still pending, alleging copyright-infringement over clips of its programs shown on YouTube, it seems the studios are conceding the obvious. Viacom has recently been experimenting with the popular MySpace social networking site in releasing clips of some of its shows like "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."

  OK, online addicts, how much streaming video do you watch? Share your habits under comments.