FirstGlance Film Festival of Philadelphia

October 13, 2011 By Jeff Belonger

FirstGlance Film Festival of Philadelphia

The FirstGlance Film Festival starts tonight in Philadelphia. What is the FirstGlance Film Festival? FirstGlance started in 1996 and brings Indie filmmakers and audiences together. It’s a way for filmmakers to get their projects shown in public venues, getting exposure, yet at the same time, for those to appreciate the fine arts of film making.

The FirstGlance Film Festival has grown over the years not only in Philadelphia, but in 2000, started an annual film festival in Burbank, California. Not only is FirstGlance an annual event bringing filmmakers together from all over, but that it has year round activities that include Feature & Short Screenplay Competitions, On-line Film Competitions, Short Film Productions, Show Us Your Shorts Screenings, and Online Distribution. FirstGlance is also launching a third festival in Las Vegas in 2012 and their BEST of the FEST Prize package is valued at over $40,000 dollars.

Overall, not only will audiences be able to catch glimpses of certain movies and vote for the “best of the fest”, but that they will be able to come mix and mingle with filmmakers, casts, and crews at great after parties. This film festival is not to be confused with the Philadlephia Film Festival which is from October 20th to November 3rd. With so much going on within the film industry, the FirstGlance Film Festival is one event in Philadelphia that you should not forget.