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Our 11th Annual Local Sightings Film Festival was another smashing success! Thanks to all who came to the films and congratulations to the two winning films in our competition—Josh Wallaert and Grant Aaker, with the winning feature film Arid Lands, will receive $4,000 in cash, and Kristian McKay, director of the winning short film Orbita del Verano, will receive $1,700.

The competition jurors, Robb Moss, Dean Otto and Mary Trimarco, were impressed with the creativity and ambition of all the films they viewed. But perfection is elusive, which is why practice is necessary for filmmakers, just as any other artist. In the interest of expanding the sketchbook filmmakers have to work in, we are delighted to offer a new camera to WigglyWorld members: a Konvas 35mm motion picture camera. A wild motor and limited lens choice will keep it inappropriate for ambitious projects, but it’s a great practice camera for filmmakers who want to dip their feet into 35mm.

With practice comes learning by trial and error. We are glad to have a few filmmakers join us in our quarterly film saloon to share with us some of their bigger blunders in an effort to help the rest of us to avoid them. Learn From Our Mistakes: Filmmaking Disaster Stories From Noble Efforts will bring filmmakers and aficionados together for some lively discussion and relaxed mingling on Thursday, February 12.

David Hanagan
Studio Director