CLOVIS VETERANS MEMORIAL
FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday
November 11, 2017
Veteran's Day
Free Film Festival
Written by: Steven Sanchez
Clovis, Ca, November 10th, 2017
– On Saturday, November 11th, 2017, on Veteran's
Day weekend, from
9am-3pm, the Clovis Veterans Memorial District will host the first ever Clovis Veterans
Memorial Film Festival 2017.
Genres of films range from fiction to nonfiction,
short film to feature
length, documentary to scripted, with appearances by the respective filmmakers and participants
involved in the films.
A free event that is open to the public. The theme of the event is Honor,
Perspective, Healing – to honor our veterans; bring their perspectives onto the big screen; and
through that viewing they can have a peace of mind to see their services will forever be
remembered.
Located in the heart of the Central Valley
in California, Clovis, along with other surrounding cities and towns,
have developed a reputation for being some of the most patriotic communities. Central California has a very high population of veterans who have sacrificed their lives serving in the military of the United
States.
That’s why it’s very fitting to hold the festival in the Old Town area (downtown) of
Clovis, that was the very mission for the coordinators hosting the event.
The Fulton Film
Company, founded by George Ohan in 2016, a veteran himself with the U.S. Army, is a production
company that offers free educational sessions on filmmaking, acting, and photography. His program is called "Teach. Coach. Mentor." and the classes are offered for free at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District.
Besides honoring our veterans, George has made it his goal to put the local film community more on the
map, to bring Hollywood to the Valley, and to help local artists to look in CenCal to make it in the entertainment business. In his opinion, the place for "Art success" is here, in Clovis, Fresno, and Madera area.
The festival looks to not only bring
generations of Veterans together, but as a way for local
aspiring filmmakers, actors, and artists to interact with their moviemaking
peers. Unfortunately,
the Central Valley doesn’t house too many premieres or film showcases like
this, with the exception
of the Tower Theatre in downtown Fresno with the Fresno Film Festival. (Support them too!)
This event allows for local
filmmakers, even former veterans, and others across the country to show their filmmaking chops
and abilities. Giving inspiration to Valley artists that this is worth pursuing
as a career while
supporting a good cause, and hopefully it can inspire more festivals to happen
in the future.
They’ll be screening over 10 various film
projects throughout the day with short breaks in between each
film block for the audience. Among the film selections is the short documentary ALL-AMERICAN, directed by Philadelphia filmmakers Michael
Ayjian & Stephen Skeel; and the documentary
feature film, BROTHERS AT WAR, directed by Jake Rademacher and executive
produced by the actor, Gary Sinise (FORREST GUMP, CSI:NY) followed by a
Q&A with the
director.
All American - film
All American - film
Clovis Veterans Memorial Film Festival
Founder, Lorenzo Rios
to see the schedule of events they have
taking place
throughout the
day.
ABOUT FULTON FILM COMPANY
Fulton Film
Company, created in 2016, was established as a public safety and education
organization. We want creative people to have the freedom to make art and
respect the laws of the local community too. If more filmmakers, photographers,
and freelancers know the rules and regulations that regulate their industry,
then we will have a more well-trained and safe community of artists with a
creative space used for art, actor training, entrepreneurship workshops,
digital filmmaking classes, and photography.
Zulu Six - Film
ABOUT CLOVIS VETERANS MEMORIAL DISTRICT
The Clovis
Veterans Memorial District is dedicated to serving our veterans and our
community, and has been since 1946. We're proud to honor all members of the
armed forces, including those who have served in combat positions. One of the most important
responsibilities of the Clovis Veterans Memorial District is the
commissioning and maintenance of our memorials. Each memorial honors the
veterans of our community in a different form and represents a different
aspect of veterans' service.
One of
the most important responsibilities of the Clovis Veterans Memorial
District is the commissioning and maintenance of our memorials. Each
memorial honors the veterans of our community in a different form and
represents a different aspect of veterans' service.
