"Computer" Invited to West Hollywood International Film Festival

Hot on the heels of its Hollywood premiere at the LA Shorts Film Fest, The Computer: Wonder of the Future has been selected to screen at the West Hollywood International Film Festival.

The festival is an intimate affair of A-list celebrities, not just from Hollywood, but from the whole world. The event takes place at several locations in West Hollywood over four days and feature events booths, entertainment, discussion panels and of course the best movies the world has to offer.

For those of you who were unable to make the LA Shorts Fest screening, this is your opportunity to see this little movie on the big screen, and at a great Los Angeles theatrical venue: The Regency Theatres Fairfax Cinemas.

The Computer: Wonder of the Future will screen Saturday, August 8 at 11:00 a.m.

Tickets are just $10 each for the program and can be purchased online through Brown Paper Tickets.
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The Computer: Wonder of the Future
West Hollywood International Film Festival
Saturday, August 8, 2009
11:00 a.m.
Regency Theatres Fairfax Cinemas
7907 Beverly Boulevard (at Fairfax Ave.)
Los Angeles, CA 90048

For more on the film, and a link to purchase tickets, please visit the official C:WotF Website.

For more information on the festival, visit the West Hollywood International Film Festival Website.


ABOUT THE COMPUTER: WONDER OF THE FUTURE
Science-Tone Films, maker of children's educational movies in the 1950s, presents a fantastical look at how computers will one day simplify the lives of all who use them.

Our guide for this informative and astounding journey into the future is none other than the Science-Tone Professor himself. Delivering a lesson to Larry and Suzy, two well-mannered grade school students with excellent posture, The Professor foretells a time in the not too distant future when mechanical thinking machines, called "com-putors," will increase our quality of life, send rockets to Mars, and help fight communism.

The Professor concludes the day's lesson with a coda that will be proven true in decades to come: "At work, at home, or on the go, the computer truly is the wonder of the future."

THE COMPUTER: WONDER OF THE FUTURE Starring TOM ACORD as The Professor, CIARAN VEJBY as Larry, ERIC VEJBY as Bob, DEBORAH JEAN WELSH as Doris, and CAITLIN VEJBY as Suzy. Directed by MICHAEL KENNETH JACKSON, Written and Produced by ERIC VEJBY & MICHAEL KENNETH JACKSON, Cinematographer and Editor MICHAEL KENNETH JACKSON.
3 minutes, 35 seconds - Color - English - USA 2008 - Not Rated


ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The West Hollywood International Film Festival (WHIFF) founded in 2007 by Martin De Luca, in its inaugural year, is soon to be West Hollywood's premier festival destination. Filmmaking, by nature, is an intensely collaborative, creative, and communicated art form. It takes a diverse range of personalities and talent to see a film to completion. Filmmaking is a dream of many around the planet, regardless of race, nationality, color or language. Filmmaking transcends and seeks to eliminate the barriers of society.

WHIFF is here to celebrate that triumphant rise of Hollywood as a leader in filmmaking, its influence on filmmaking around the world, and now, with WHIFF, its celebratory return to the stage that made it famous. By bringing filmmakers and their films from around the world to West Hollywood , the WHIFF shows its support and dedication to the world being created all around us, an increasingly connected world.

C:WotF Screening At LA Shorts Fest

Last night was The Computer: Wonder of the Future screening at the LA Shorts Fest.

Sunday at 7:45 p.m. was a sweet spot in the schedule; one of the two weekend nights and neither too early nor too late.

The FOCs (Friends of Computer) attended to lend their support to the movie during the screening were Eleanor, Luis, Jeffrey, Jeff, Paolina, Dawn, Marie and Justine.


Eleanor shows her enthusiasm for the Hollywood premiere of C:WotF.


Luis and Jeffery await the screening.

C:WotF screened about in the middle of the program - right after the premiere of the new R.E.M. video Hollow Man! (I was thinking to myself "Thanks for the spot following the new R.E.M. video -- now I'm like that poor bastard magician who had to follow The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show."). But my concern was for naught; the crowd was responsive to C:WotF and appeared to be having fun with the premise. While the laughs were not always as hearty as I wished for, they were there and I recievds an enthusiastic response from some audience members after the Q&A.


Jeff and Paolina arrive for the big screening.


Dawn and Marie on the photo walk just before the premiere screening.

After all the movies screened, there was a question and answer session with all the filmmakers present. I said a few things about the origin of the concept (Our Mr. Sun) and the premise (past prognostication versus future reality -- but stated in a far less pretentious way).


Paolina and Justine with Michael at the C:WotF screening.

After the screening, all the "Computer Contingent" headed over Palermo's in Los Feliz for a post-screening celebration dinner.

Mmmmm... Italian food.

MKJ

LA Shorts Fest - Day 3

I'm here in West Hollywood at the Sunset Plaza on a beautiful Southern California July morning ready for day 3 of the LA SHORTS Fest.

Starting off the day is the Coffee Chat seminar series, today's topic: "Making It Big In Shorts. Starts at noon - on my way now...

Later tonight we're all catching the 7:45 PM film program of comedy and drama films.

Opening Day At The 13th Annual LA Shorts Fest

Opening day of the LA Shorts Film Festival was a blast! The focus was more on the celebrity filmmakers in attendance (Scarlett Johansson, Courteney Cox and Kirsten ‘Kiwi’ Smith) and their respective short films (which were all very good).

The star power brought the main stream media to the festival along with some fanfare and recognition.

I also met some great folks (other filmmakers) there, the majority of whom strangely all had a San Francisco Connection (one fellow grew up a couple of miles from me, another is a S.F State alum, another just returned from San Francisco, even the London filmmaker I met is heading off to San Francisco next week... weird.)

















Great opening day for easing into the rhythm of the festival. Now the real fun starts: seeing films and attending seminars.

MKJ

Checked-in to the Fest and Ready For Action.

Arrived around 1:15 pm or so, right after the festival officially started. Checked-in and got ny lanyard and festival program.

Plenty of room on the table reserved for film collateral (postcards, tearsheets, tchotchkes, etc.) so I set out some postcards and badges.

Right now, I'm devising an easel to display the mini movie poster in the cinema lobby.

Director, co-writer, d.p., editor, and now collateral designer and marketer... In the indie world, you gotta do it all!

Follow The LA Shorts Fest Right Here!

The LA Shorts Film Fest Opens Today, Thursday, July 23!

Follow the fest, including the premiere of The Computer: Wonder of the Future, right here on your very on "wonder of the future" thanks to the magical Internets!

I'll be attending much of the the festival, including the star-studded opening night, the C:WotF screening, the parties, and the closing night awards gala.

Throughout the fest (July 23-July 31) I'll be uploading photos to my Facebook page, posting right here on the C:WotF blog, and tweeting a tweet now and then again.

I'm looking forward to documenting this groovy event for its historical importance to future generations or perhaps even as insightful documentation on our civilization with which extra terrestrial visitors can learn more about us in order to foster universal peace. Either way, I hope you'll have an opportunity or two to check out my postings here and on...

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C:WotF on Twitter

Cheers,
Michael

LA Shorts Fest Selects Computer For Screening

The Computer: Wonder of the Future will have its Hollywood premiere at this year's prestigious LA Shorts Fest.

The film has been selected to screen during the program #18 slot on Sunday, July 26 at 7:45 p.m. at L.A.'s premiere art house chain, the Laemmle Sunset 5, in the heart of Hollywood's Sunset Strip.

Tickets are on sale now at the Laemmle’s Sunset 5 Theater box office and online.

For more information on the festival, visit the LA Shorts Fest official Website.

The Computer: Wonder of the Future
The 13th Annual LA Shorts Fest
Sunday, July 26, 2009
7:45 p.m.
Laemmle Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd. (at the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Crescent Heights)
West Hollywood CA 90046

For more info on the movie, please visit The Computer: Wonder of the Future Official Website.

Hope to see you there!