First Annual Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival Comes To The Fine Arts Theatre Dec. 22 -31

The Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills is proud to announce the 1st Annual Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival. The 10-day event begins on December 22 with a special opening night gala celebration that will include a cocktail party, a Q&A panel discussion on high-definition filmmaking, and the world premiere of Don Henry’s feature horror film DESERT OF BLOOD. The festival culminates on December 31 with a special awards ceremony and a closing night New Years Eve party. “The Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival is an international competition created with the goal of presenting the best international independent films and documentaries in full HD picture with surround sound,“ said Michael S. Hall, Festival Director, “Using the very best HD technology available, the festival offers filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their work the way it was meant to be seen.” Attendees to the festival will enjoy an array of 94 feature films, shorts and documentaries (including CUBA: A LIFETIME OF PASSION, and BECOMING FAMILY: A TSUNAMI RELIEF DOCUMENTARY). Additional information on the 1st Annual Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival, including a complete schedule, can be found at www.BeverlyHillsHi-DefFilmFest.com. The Fine Arts Theatre’s Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival is supported by the sponsorship of LA Weekly, LA CityBeat, L.A. Splash magazine, LBN Media, That’s Hollywood and Moving Pictures magazine. About the Fine Arts Theatre: Built in 1937 and painstakingly renovated in 1993 to all its Art Deco glory, the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills is widely regarded as the premiere single-screen movie palace in Southern California. Additional information can be found at www.studioscreenings.com/FAT.html About DESERT OF BLOOD: Shot on location in rural Tecate, Mexico, DESERT OF BLOOD is a character-driven horror film about a fledgling vampire who escapes from 35 years of captivity beneath the Mexican desert. On his quest for vengeance, he becomes unexpectedly sidetracked when he falls in love with a young woman visiting from the States. But his efforts to deny the monster inside him ultimately prove futile. His growing rage -- and his hunger for human blood -- finally triggers a gruesome terror spree that leads to a climactic showdown in the shadows of an old Spanish churchyard. DESERT OF BLOOD was written and directed by Don Henry (Lifetime’s THE HAUNTING OF LISA) and produced by Drew Brody (award-winning LA theater producer of 7 MET SHORTS and FLUFFY BUNNIES IN A FIELD OF DAISIES) and That’s Hollywood (DIRTY DEEDS). Ticket Prices, Parking and Schedule as Follows: Tickets: Opening night party: - $20.00 (includes: 7pm cocktail party with food and drinks and Q&A panel discussion on high definition filmmaking, screenings at 9:00pm) Closing night party and awards ceremony - $10.00 (includes: food and drinks) Screenings before 6pm - $6.00 Screenings after 6pm - $8.00 (Students / Seniors) - $6.00 Single day pass - $20.00 All screenings pass - $60.00 Parking: (Mon – Fri after 6pm and on weekends) - $2.00 with validation at the theatre In the Flynt Communications building 8484 Wilshire Blvd On the Southeast corner of Wilshire and La Cienega Mon – Fri before 6pm - $10.00 per day 8501 Wilshire Blvd On the Northwest corner of Wilshire and La Cienega First two hours free parking (10 minute walk) City of Beverly Hills Public Parking Garage 321 S. La Cienega Blvd Schedule: Note: Screening times subject to change Friday, Dec 22nd 2pm Somewhere In the City (13m, USA) USA Shorts Hollywood Familia (105m, USA) USA Features 4:30pm Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion (76m, USA) International Documentaries Spaceboy (16min, USA) USA Shorts 7pm Opening night - Hi-Def Panel Discussion and Party 9pm Desert of Blood (85m, USA) International Features Tiny Dancer (11m, USA) USA Shorts Saturday, Dec 23rd 2pm 100MPG (42m, USA) USA Shorts Critisized (19m, USA) USA Shorts In the Presence of a Body (22m, USA) USA Shorts 4:30pm THE PASSING (92m, USA) USA Features 7pm Dear Mister President (6m, USA) USA Documentary Shorts WHITE SHADOWS (72m, USA) USA Documentaries 9:30pm Happy Valley (88m, USA) USA Features Sunday, Dec 24th 12:30pm Blinders (10m, USA) USA Shorts MaxiDoodles: Behind the Makeup (26m, USA) USA Shorts Rounding Third (14m, USA) USA Shorts The Last Supper (14m, USA) USA Shorts 2:30pm CallBack (96m, USA) USA Features 4:30pm Fizzy Days (30m, United Kingdom) International Shorts The Zoo Project (59m, Canada) International Features 7pm Miriam (122m, USA) International Features Monday, Dec 25th 2pm Blind Spot (28m, USA) USA Shorts Disconnected (14m, USA) USA Shorts Gordo (26m, USA) USA Shorts THE GRID (15m, USA) USA Shorts Unlocked (11m, USA) USA Shorts 4:30pm The Adventures of Johnny Tao: USA Features Kung Fu Fable (91m, USA) 7pm Becoming Family: USA Documentaries A Tsunami Relief Documentary (74m, USA) 9:30pm CAPRI, YOU LOVE? (85m, Germany) International Features Tommy the Kid (12m, Australia) International Shorts Tuesday, Dec 26th 11:30am DENTIST VISIT (18m, USA) USA Shorts iNViSiBLe (12m, USA) USA Shorts still water ( USA) USA Shorts 2pm Damaged Goods (22m, U S A) USA Shorts Ken (18m, USA) USA Shorts Thefts (10m, USA) USA Shorts The Wishing Well (12m, USA) USA Shorts 4:30pm Kreating Karloff (60m, USA) USA Documentaries Living The Blues (40m, USA) USA Documentary Shorts 7pm Crackpot (70m, USA) USA Features 9:30pm Dumpster(60m, USA) USA Features Silenzio Assenso (11m, Italy) International Shorts Wednesday, Dec 27th 11:30am Doily (9m, USA) USA Shorts I Hate Musicals (20m, USA) USA Shorts Karma CafÈ (10m, USA) USA Shorts SENT (28m, USA) USA Shorts 2pm Fishy (11m, USA) USA Shorts Miss Price Is Right (9m, USA) USA Shorts My Name Is Wallace (17m, USA) USA Shorts Spaceboy (16m, USA) USA Shorts THE SHOWDOWN (17m, USA) USA Shorts 4:30pm Sharkwater (88m, Australia, Canada) International Features 7pm Building at a Crossroads (58m, USA) USA Documentaries Pushing the Limits: Ski for Light USA (38m, U S A) USA Doc. Shorts 9:30pm Done The Impossible: USA Documentaries The Fans' Tale of Firefly and Serenity (79m, USA) Thursday, Dec 28th 11:30am Parting Words (110m, USA) USA Features 2pm ALLISON (18m, USA) USA Shorts I'm in the Band (17m, USA) USA Shorts Pieces (16m, USA) USA Shorts Splitsville (15m, USA) USA Shorts Two-Eleven (19m, USA) USA Shorts 4:30pm The Exodus Decoded (93m, Canada) International Documentaries 7pm Litorra (80m, USA) USA Features 9:30pm CHANNELS (107m, USA) USA Features Friday, Dec 29th 11:30am Magic (18m, Ireland) International Shorts Monsoon (21m, USA) International Shorts Sira (28m, India) International Shorts The Wine Bar (12m, USA) USA Shorts 2pm A Lovely Man (11m, USA) USA Shorts Exit Interview (12m, USA) USA Shorts Life is Short (12m, USA) USA Shorts TEARS (14m, USA) USA Shorts 4:30pm Planted Evidence ( USA) USA Features 7pm Hello Again Everybody (60m, USA) USA Features Prometheus and the Butcher (27m, USA) USA Shorts 9:30pm Eve of Understanding (93m, USA) USA Features The Toll (6m, USA) Animated Shorts Saturday, Dec 30th 2pm The Pink Conspiracy (95m, USA) USA Features 4:30pm SALT (84m, USA) USA Features 7pm You Tell Me (89m, USA) USA Features 9:30pm Bottom Feeder (37m, USA) USA Features IN MEMORY OF ME (23m, USA) USA Shorts Sunday, Dec 31st 12:30pm Decoherence (14m, USA) USA Shorts Forever War (5m, USA) USA Shorts Over the Line (15m, USA) USA Shorts Placebo (28m, USA) USA Shorts Someone For Everyone (14m, USA) USA Shorts 2:30pm 2 Dogs Inside (21m, USA) USA Shorts Father and Son (14m, USA) USA Shorts RAW FOOTAGE (19m, USA) USA Shorts Shank (16m, USA) USA Shorts TOXIN (25m, USA) USA Shorts 4:30pm What's Going On Up There? (60m, USA) International Documentaries Pushing the Limits: International Documentary Shorts Norway's Ridderrenn (30m, Norway) 7pm Closing night - Awards ceremony and party. Special awards night screening TBA at the ceremony.