Put Your Film in the Spotlight! Film festivals abound these days. It wasn't too long ago that festivals were extremely elite and few and far between. If you were lucky you either went to Cannes, San Francisco, New York or maybe Toronto. Then came Sundance and suddenly filmmakers were able to really attract attention. Soon film festivals began to proliferate and each have a purpose. Every major city and small hamlet alike have some type of festival these days. They are a great way to have your films seen, be noticed and eventually distributed.
Now many festivals are sporting a youth division and that by the way, is exciting. These divisions highlight student films and often have reviewing and critiquing panels well suited for making comments that guide young filmmakers on to making better and better films. We hope and expect our summer intensive students to take their knowledge gained in our workshops and make films outside of camp. We encourage them to look into entering their films in local and national film festivals and ask them to keep us informed of how their films are received. We want to celebrate their work.
Today we received an announcement of the 11th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival and...
Charles Dougherty Workshop Director Improv Theater Washington D.C. Hampshire College Bio Charles Dougherty has been a working actor for over 30 years. He appeared with Minnie Driver in the film BEAUTIFUL, directed by Sally Field. He appeared with Martin Landau in the film AN EXISTENTIAL AFFAIR. He had a starring role in the Roger Corman film, WELCOME TO OBLIVION. Mr. Dougherty has guest starred on numerous television shows from HAPPY DAYS to MONK. This past season he appeared on television in DOLLHOUSE, BONES and THE MIDDLE as well as "The Late Night Wars" on THE JIMMY KIMMEL SHOW. He has appeared in over 300 television commercials, many of them memorable classics. Trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and the Drama Studio, London, Mr. Dougherty's theatre work includes THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY, directed by Fionnula Flanagan at Theatre West in Los Angeles as well as the Off-Broadway production of KID CHAMPION written and directed by the late Thomas Babe. Mr. Dougherty has taught long form Improvisational Theatre for US Performing Arts as well as Acting For The Camera.
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Film festivals abound these days. It wasn't too long ago that 
Charles Dougherty