Topanga is not for sale: Anastasia Fite says no Hollywood sexploitation of the canyon
Long-time Topanga Film Festival supporter/programmer, filmmaker Anastasia Fite is up in arms about Hollywood coming to Topanga with an eye to create a sexploitative reality series. Anastasia's stance is that if something walks, talks and quacks like a duck, it is likely a duck. Such is her take on a producer David Basinski, who started his [...]
Youth Salon at 6th annual Topanga Film Festival sponsored by Family Magazine Group
Nurturing creativity in youth has always been a strong motivator in Sara Baur’s life, a common denominator with Family Magazine Group publisher, Mary Potter.
As co-founder of the Topanga Film Festival, the mother of three children and an artist herself, Sara proudly announced that she expects “even a larger participation than in past years” of Sunday’s [...]
Dear Diary: A Message (and film) from Heaven
Dear Diary,
It is Saturday. Les jeux sont faits.
Last night we worked into the wee hours sorting through the final submissions to the festival as Friday, July 16, 2010 marked the close of entries to the 2010 Topanga Film Festival, with the knowledge that two stragglers were given a 12-hours reprieve to bring their shorts.
We got [...]
Topanga Chamber of Commerce latest sponsor of 2010 Topanga Film Festival
With six weeks remaining until the 6th Annual Topanga Film Festival, the Topanga Chamber of Commerce has given its vote of confidence to the 2010 event by coming on board as an official sponsor of the festival. In addition, the Chamber reached out yesterday to its general membership encouraging local businesses to support the film [...]
Stella Artois: Stars align for 2010 Topanga Film Festival
As the June Gloom finally lifts in mid-July, the 2010 Topanga Film Festival gears up for some hot summer fun with one of Europe's greatest and oldest beers — Stella Artois. The good news came by way of a phone call this afternoon from a marketing executive with the Woodland Hills offices of Anheuser Busch. Yes. They [...]
Dear Diary: Full house on Monday, new super volunteers and sponsor added as 2010 Topanga Film Festival nears
Now that the World Cup is out of the way with Spain having crushed the spirit of the Big Orange, staff and supporters of the 2010 Topanga Film Festival are back to work full throttle to bust out the most ambitiously programmed festival since its inception seven years ago.
Today started with a Planes, Trains and [...]
Logitech buys Norway-based Paradial and signs on as 2010 Topanga Film Festival sponsor
The Topanga Film Festival just received confirmation that Logitech back on board with an expanded bundle of goodies for deserving filmmakers at this year’s festival to be held August 19-20, 2010.
Focused on innovation and quality, Logitech designs personal peripherals to help people enjoy a better experience with the digital world. The company was formed in [...]
Dear Diary: 3 Amigos help lock skeleton program schedule, lead projectionist secured and Italian actor/comedian/semi-pro soccer star signs on as one of festival’s hosts
Dear Diary,
While the rest of Southern California nurses sunburn from a day at the beach or hangovers from yesterday’s 4th of July celebrations, friends and staff of the Topanga Film Festival are busy at work.
Today’s topics: More programming. Appointment of our lead projectionist. Securing presenter talent. Working out Skype logistics with Haiti. Locking down [...]
Dear Diary: Too many films too little time
Welcome to Dear Diary, making-of the making of the 2010 Topanga Film Festival.
Today’s topic is programming. With less than 8 weeks until the 6th Annual Topanga Film Festival, the time has come to make a first pass.
The morning started out like most Topanga mornings, coffee, tea, a bran muffin, fruit and a [...]
Final Draft expands its sponsorship commitment to the 2010 Topanga Film Festival
Calabasas-based Final Draft, Inc., now in its 20th year of business, has come on board with an expanded sponsorship of the 2010 Topanga Film Festival, donating several thousands of dollars of its acclaimed screenwriting software. This year, Final Draft contributes not only multiple copies of its software geared to feature films, but of its [...]
