2009 West Virginia Film Festival in Glenville and Sutton

The 10th annual West Virginia Filmmakers Festival starts Wednesday (Tonight) at Glenville State College, September 30, 2009 at Glenville State College, and October 2, 3, 4 in Sutton, WV at the Landmark Studio for the Arts and Elk Theater.  The festival is a juried showcase of works created by a variety of West Virginia film and video artists.

Starting in 2001, WV’s own filmmakers and filmmakers from around the country who made films about West Virginia have been premiering their films in Sutton at the Landmark Studio for the Arts and the Elk Theater. This year, in honor of the festival’s 10th anniversary, we have created a special category – 10-minute film.

Many of the films that have won honors were shown latter around the state and country. Last year’s “best film” winner, “Burning the Future: Coal in America” won many awards around the world including the international Pare Lorentz Award, given in honor of the work of West Virginia’s most famous filmmaker, Pare Lorentz of Clarksburg, WV. Each year, one filmmaker is selected as the “West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year.“ This award is the most prestigious award given annually to a West Virginia filmmaker.

Ticket price is $5 per event or $15 festival pass. Tickets maybe purchased at the festival.