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Happy Oscars! … And Valentine’s Day
By Helen Stephenson There’s a huge party, and you’re invited! February marks a tradition at the Prescott Film Festival — namely, Oscar Month. Each February, the festival screens as many Oscar-nominated...
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Opportunities: For indie films, filmmakers
By Helen Stephenson As the Prescott Film Festival moves closer to its sixth annual event, things are gearing up on all fronts: programming, event planning for parties, special events, and a few...
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Reboot!: Yavapai College relaunches film program
By Helen Stephenson “I’ll be back.” OK, not an Arnold Schwarzenegger sequel but just as cool: The Yavapai College film program is back. It’s been relocated, renamed, and retooled. Formerly the Sedona...
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Moving pictures: Programmers pick their favorite features from the sixth...
By Robert Blood Regardless of what you read about the event itself, the Prescott Film Festival lives and dies by the stories its movies tell. “People always ask me about the theme,” said Helen...
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A shorts history: Findings on first films
An image from “A Trip to the Moon,” a classic film by Georges Mêlées. Public domain. By Helen Stephenson Short films. Fantastic bits of celluloid (or, more common today, bits and bytes). This art form...
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Hyde & seek: Storied film a storied treat
“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” poster. Fair use. By Helen Stephenson It’s time for Halloween and that means things that go bump in the night, Mt. Vernon decorated with spooky or fall-themed houses, pumpkin...
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Real to reel: Finding fun for future film stars
Students work on a film during Yavapai College’s Filmmaker Boot Camp. Courtesy photo. By Helen Stephenson It’s almost summer, which is … blockbuster movie season. We’re running to the theater to watch...
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An animated life: Considering Lindsay Bane
Lindsay Bane works on some stop-motion animation. Courtesy photo. By Helen Stephenson Cartoons. If you’re “of a certain age” you remember Betty Boop, and Bugs Bunny. Then there’s Gumby, Tintin, Woody...
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Lens flare: A look at (and behind) the 2016 Prescott Film Festival
By Helen Stephenson Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. … David Bowie’s 1971 song “Changes” is pretty much the unofficial theme for the behind-the-scenes organization and running of the Prescott Film Festival this...
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Screen time: Prescott Film Festival returns for eighth run
By James Dungeon Has it really been eight years since Helen Stephenson launched the Prescott Film Festival? (Hint: Yes, it has.) This year’s event is June 9-17 — a longer, leaner week bolstered by two...
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