Last year, the Town of Yucca Valley held its first film festival. This year’s film festival will go online. Managing editor Tami Roleff hits the highlights of this year’s festival…
The Yucca Valley Film Festival will be a three-day online event showcasing short and feature films by filmmakers from all over the world. The films will be shown on the Xerb TV, that can be viewed on your smart TV or other device. The entry fees are waived for local residents who enter a film or short in any category. The festival kicks off November 13 with a mayor’s welcome, and continues November 14 and 15. The movies will be available for viewing online through November 22. Awards and cash prizes will be awarded.
The three-day festival celebrates filmmaking and will screen the best of short and feature films by emerging filmmakers all over the world. Residents of Yucca Valley and the Morongo Basin will enjoy a movie festival representing the best of contemporary independent movies from local filmmakers, Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties and throughout the United States, as well as Europe and Canada. This year the Festival will go digital and will be presented, free of charge, on XERB.TV for viewing at home and on any smart device. The XERB.TV platform specializes in offering an outstanding digital film festival experience, allowing audiences to attend virtually. Every participating filmmaker will have the opportunity to join the Festival digitally to talk about their film and connect with the audience via video talks, chat, social media, and more! Films will be launched throughout the weekend and will remain available for viewing through November 22. Event program details are available at www.yuccavalleyfilmfestival.com.
3 Days of Festivities
Get the popcorn! The weekend festival will kick off with a Friday opening night that will include a Mayor’s Welcome, a Short Film and a Feature Film Yucca Valley Premiere. Saturday and Sunday will feature screenings, filmmaker artist/audience talks and audience voting. Be a part of it all: screen films and interact with the filmmakers. Discover a director’s inspiration or join a script writers roundtable. Participate in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) with William Baldwin. Vote for favorites in a variety of categories. Awards and cash prizes will be presented to the best entries in multiple categories including Short Film, Animated Short Film, Feature Film, Documentary, Script, Visual Art and Music Video. A winner is also chosen for the Audience Award. Community members are encouraged to showcase their creativity and participate in the new Drone Video, Dance Film and Desert Art Photography categories. Local submissions in any category are entirely free! Contact [email protected] for more information. On Sunday evening, enjoy the wrap party with introduction by Mayor Jeff Drozd, publication of awards, and a special screening of winning films.
How to Watch – On XERB.TV
Films will screen on a secure platform, XERB.TV, specializing in offering a digital experience for Film Festivals and mainstream audiences to attend virtually. Sign up today at https://xerb.tv/channel/yvff/ to get free access to the entire Yucca Valley Film Festival program! The 2020 films will be made available online and will remain accessible through November 22. Talks and discussions will take place on Xerb.tv as well as the Yucca Valley Film Festival Facebook and YouTube pages. Be a part of the event from your own home. Residents and viewers can participate in talks with the festival directors who will moderate questions taken from the comments on Xerb.tv, Facebook and/or YouTube. The full Yucca Valley Film Festival event schedule of screenings and programs can be found at www.yuccavalleyfilmfestival.com.
