Other Venice Film Festival

Christopher Hall is our featured artist this year. His work will be on display at our Digital Domain location throughout the festival. He composes his paintings from natural subjects and uses strong contrasts. Christopher’s paintings convey a dynamic depiction of biomorphic imagery and symbolism. His unique point of view crosses the genres of surrealism, pop art and realism. Chris studied fine and commercial art at Mt. San Antonio College, in Walnut CA. His resume consists of…

Commercial Art and Product Illustration:
Sears, JC Penney and other national retail markets.

Title Artist/Credits for the Independent Film Market:
Consolidated Film Industries/ Technicolor.

Selected Exhibitions and Galleries:
Cannibal Flower,  LA
Create Fixate,  LA
Hive Gallery,  LA
The Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City
The Grind Gallery, Venice, CA
The Cave Gallery, Venice CA

Recent Accomplishments:
Designing casual wear imprints and garment decoration for adults and teens.

The OVFF is extraordinarily honored to present Mr. Oliver Stone with our prestigious Maverick Spotlight Award at this year’s sixth annual Other Venice Film Festival. This award is presented to a film producer or director who, through their exemplary filmmaking career, has paid tribute to the unique history and creative spirit of Venice Beach, California. Past recipients of this award have been given to Catherine Hardwicke, Roger Corman, Werner Herzog, Tony Bill and Stacy Peralta.

On Friday, October 16^th we will commemorate this honor with a screening of Mr. Stone’s feature film, The Doors. Don’t miss this visually hypnotic and deeply personal journey into the life of legendary rock singer Jim Morrison. Journey from his humble beginnings on the Venice Beach boardwalk to his uncontrollable rise and fall during the social revolution of the 1960s. Stone’s film celebrates Morrison as both an enigmatic pop icon and a self-destructive saint. This is a screening not to be missed. Be sure to get your tickets early, this event will sell out. Tickets go on sale the first week of September.

Click for more information about our Maverick Spotlight Award as well as our other Abbot Awards®.

Download our press release here.

This summer the OVFF will have booths at the Venice Music Festival as well as the Abbot Kinney Street Fair. Be sure to come out for these two fantastic events and stop by our booth to hello!

The Venice Beach Music Fest 4 will be Saturday and Sunday, August 8th and 9th from 11:30 am-7:30 pm.

The 25th Annual Abbot Kinney Festival will be Sunday, September 27, 2009 from 10am-6pm.

Other Venice Film Festival Sponsor support is crucial to our mission to feature local and international artists and to foster their maverick expression.  Find out how your business can help.

It takes a village! From taking tickets to manning the bar to making sure you find the best parking spot, volunteers are all over the place at the Festival.  Over 50 volunteers devote their time to help make the Other Venice Film Festival a successful backdrop to enjoy independent film, music and art. To find out more please click here.

The due date to get your film entered into the festival is just around the corner. All entries must be received by August 15th. To find out more information on the types of films we are looking for, please click here.