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Reel Inspiring Film Screening
There will be a Reel Inspiring Film Screening 7:30 p.m., Friday October 21 at
the Screening Room. The screening is in conjuction with the Reel Vision
Filmmakers' Conference, October 21-23, at the Radisson City Center Tucson.
The Reel Vision Filmmakers' Conference Opening Night Screening and Filmmakers
Discussion starts Friday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Screening Room, 127 E.
Congress Street. Tickets can be purchased at the box office: $6 for RV
conference attendees and students, $10 for the general public.
The festivities will kick off with a screening of the Reel Inspiration film
contest finalists. Then ROBBING PETER director Mario de la Vega and producer
Patrick Roddy and will discuss, "How to Get the Most of Your Low Budget" at 7:30
p.m. The discussion will be followed by a screening of ROBBING PETER at 8:30
p.m. and a Q/A with the filmmakers. Robbing Peter has played at festivals around
the world and won the Sol of Excellence award at the CineSol Film Festival, the
Jury prize for Best Feature at the Nosotros Film Festival, Best First Feature at
the Durango Film Festival and four 2005 IFP/Independent Spirit Award
nominations, including the John Cassavetes Award (for best feature under
$500,000) and Best First Screenplay.
Writer/Director Mario de la Vega was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, and
moved to Boulder, Colorado, at age five. After graduating with a degree in
International Business, de la Vega went back to Mexico to run an export
business. He became more interested in documenting stories of Mexico's people
than in exporting. De la Vega moved to Los Angeles where he was accepted into
the IFP/Los Angeles mentoring program Project: Involve. Robbing Peter was chosen
to participate in the highly selective IFP/LA Director's Lab under the
instruction of award winning filmmaker Rodrigo Garcia,(Things You Can Tell Just
By Looking at Her, Nine Lives). Mario de la Vega was named as one of 25 Faces to
Watch in Independent Film in the 2004 Filmmaker magazine.
Robbing Peter producer Patrick Roddy received his MFA in film and Television
Producing from UCLA and his B.A. in Media and Theatre Arts from Montana State
University. He has been a filmmaker for fifteen years. In addition to ROBBING
PETER, he produced the independent feature ANGRY YOUNG MAN winner of Best
Feature at the 2003 Arizona International Film Festival. He is currently working
on his latest feature MERCY.
Reel Vision Filmmakers' Conference, October 21-23, 2005, 181 W. Broadway Blvd,
Radisson City Center Tucson. World class instructors, including Linda Seger,
help you realize your vision. Industry professionals, such as Distribution rep
Mark Steven Bosko, present cutting edge tools to market your film or script.
Price includes the luncheon with acclaimed filmmaker Dennis Leoni . Register by
September 30st only $85. ($55 for students with ID.) Regular price (after Sept.
21) $100. For information and printable registration form go to:
www.reelinspiration.org,
reelinspiration@hotmail.com,
520-325-9175.
Sponsored by the Hanson Film Institute, the Tucson Film Office, The Screening
Room, Commotion 1 Studios, and Reel Inspiration.
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