Sunday, July 31, 2011

Blue Water Film Festival announces the finalists for the 3rd annual film festival.

Port Huron, Mich., July 31, 2011 - The Blue Water Film Festival (BWFF) has announced the official selections of the 2011 festival.

The festival asks for film submissions each year and they are received from all over the state of Michigan and the Sarnia-Lambton area.

The Blue Water Film Festival will highlight short films, full length features and documentaries.

The 2011 Official Selections of the Blue Water Film Festival (In Alphabetical Order)

  • Always Elsewhere...Zachary Blosser...Ypsilanti
  • Awake...Alex Grossfeld...Berkley
  • Being From Another Planet...Joseph Parcell...Okemos (Shot in Marine City & Richmond)
  • The Bicyclist...Oren Goldberg...Detroit
  • Bullies on Vacation...Michael Zago...East Grand Rapids
  • Certain Essential Elements...Jennifer Atanasovski & Jeffery T. Schultz...Detroit
  • Clean Break...Ryan Lieske...Byron Center
  • The Dancer...Seth Stark...Troy
  • Defying Deletion...Andre N. Anton...West Bloomfield
  • Melody...Devin Polaski...St. Clair
  • My Friend Peter...Steve Kopera...Ann Arbor
  • Protangeline...Scott A. Galeski...Wyandotte
  • Pink Lines...Mike Madigan...Troy
  • Regional Roots...Carrie LeZotte...Detroit
  • Scents & Nonsense...Benjamin Dell...Ann Arbor
  • Strong From Detroit...Jeremy Olstyn...Berkley
  • World Of Art...Mike Allore...Oakland Township (Portions shot in Port Huron)

Kelly Kennedy, the Film Selection Committee's Chairperson for the Blue Water Film Festival states, ""As the Blue Water Film Festival enters its third annual year, we continue to be amazed at the unbelievable talent emerging from our State's independent filmmakers." She continues "We are thrilled and very proud to present a compelling program that gives these gifted filmmakers an opportunity to feature their outstanding films. We look forward to providing our community and the entire State of Michigan with the chance to see everything from comedies and dramas to documentaries and even a couple of puppets!"

Dave Coulier, star of televisions "Full House" will kick off the Blue Water Film Festival with a Stand Up comedy show on Thursday, October 6, 2011.

The Official Selections of the Blue Water Film Festival will play on Saturday, October 8, 2011.

Executive Director Jeremy Stemen proclaims that Friday nights event "will be something that will certainly impress all residents of the city of Port Huron, the Blue Water Area, the state, and beyond."

The annual The Blue Water Film Festival strives to bring movies, movie stars and movie makers to Port Huron. The movies shown at the festival are diverse and enjoyable to people of all ages. For one week a year our community has the opportunity to see the stars of tomorrow in Port Huron today.