Renton Film Frenzy Curvee Awards Gala Tonite!

The Film Frenzy films will be screened tonight at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center - and it is FREE! - come and join the fun. The top ten films will be screened from 7 til 9pm tonight and the Curvee Awards will be given - $1,700 in cash prizes featuring a special performance by the EriAm Sisters.

This is the culmination of seventeen filmmakers 50 hour odyssey to write, edit and produce a 4 minute film masterpiece featuring some necessary bits about Renton for the Second Annual Renton Fim Frenzy Competition.

If you can't make it to this evening's screening, the following two evenings will give you ample time and place to partake in this local bit of creativity. You can even meet the genius behind the effort, as the filmmakers themselves will be on hand to discuss their works.

Downtown Renton FilmWalk October 28-29 7:00 - 8:30 pm
WEDNESDAY Locations
Whistle Stop Ale House
809 S. 4th St.

Armondo's
310 Wells Ave. S.

Blossom Asian Bistro
305 Burnett Ave.S.

THURSDAY Locations

Liberty Cafe
926 S. 3rd St.

Renton History Museum
235 Mill Ave. S.

DC's Bar & Grill
907 S. 3rd St.


Remember = Admission is FREE. Can't beat that price!

Renton Film Frenzy - the goods are in!

It's getting dark and Stefeny Anderson and her film cohort, Susan Johnson, are anxiously awaiting for the other half of the 22 entrees for the Renton Film Frenzy II - An Epic 50 hour Ahead of the Curve Film Making Competition.

As they sit in the front of Happy Delusions Store at the top of South Third in the DTR, wouldbe film makers and producers are trying to get the finishing touches on their masterpieces which will be judged this week with the top ten films being shown on October 27th, 7-9pm, at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center. The remaining film contenders can be viewed at the Downtown FilmWalk on October 18 & 29 from 7 - 8:30 pm. Details can be found at www.RentonFilmFrenzy.com

One of the filmmakers, Nate Jones, asked and received permission to use a Moby song in his piece. Nate also invited Moby to come and check out his film, as apparently the music star will be in Seattle for a show in the next few days. Just a little film trivia folks. We here in Renton think big, don't ya know.

Are you ready to make yourself Film Famous?!

Renton Film Frenzy - the deadline for becoming the next famous Rentonite who owns a humming camcorder and a sense of style and adventure comes to an end tomorrow, so if you ever thought of writing, directing, filming and editing a film about Renton in a 50 hour time frame (Oct. 16-18), HOP TO IT! This is your last chance to jump on this gravy train.

Thank goodness my blogger buddies, Ms Lynar at AllAboutRenton and Rich Zwicker at Renton425 have already posted about this very sizzlin' event. I am lame and have been taking pics of scarecrows in windows and pumpkins in patches - so sue me. However, you can still follow this awesome link to the Renton Film Frenzy website and get involved, or at least stay tuned for the outcome of all this energetic film-mania. There will be a red carpet gathering at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, paparazzi and popcorn to a viewing of the entrees that made the cut and got the awards ( Curvee Awards, that is). All in all - this about putting Renton on the map, because although we may be ahead of the curve, we are a little far removed from the glitter of Hollywood - for now.

Take a peak at the previous award winners of Renton Film Frenzy, Sam Graydon and Chris (Bob) Anderson, as they consider joining in another year of filming hubbub.