SouthSide Film Festival

SouthSide Film Festival

The SouthSide Film Festival is an annual non-competitive, not-for-profit film festival that takes place each June in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. The first festival took place in 2004. [http://www.ssff.org/institute/history]

The "SouthSide" refers to the area of the city on the south side of the Lehigh River which was home to Bethlehem Steel and is currently undergoing redevelopment. [http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=947] [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4974236]

The festival's logo pays homage to that industrial heritage [http://www.mcall.com/news/specials/bethsteel/all-bethsteel-c0p1,0,4389048.story?coll=all-bethsteel-nav] by including a representation of a blast furnace,still highly visible in Bethlehem. Film screenings take place on the campus of Lehigh University [http://wfmz.com/view/?id=284016] and in alternative venues such as [http://www.godfreydaniels.org Godfrey Daniels] Listening Club and Deja Brew Coffeehouse.

From its inception through 2008, the festival has screened films from 54 countries and 31 states of the U.S. [http://cbs3.com/topstories/southside.film.festival.2.753214.html] The festival focuses on independent filmmaking and features Invitational Films and Juried Selections, a highlighted genre, and a highlighted cultural region. [http://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festival_id=4086 Withoutabox.com festival overview] ] Also included in the annual festival are filmmaking workshops to teach techniques and concepts to accomplished and aspiring filmmakers. Returning teachers include Mel Halbach and Clayton Farr of [http://www.FilmTreks.com FilmTreks] , [http://www.ShantiThakur.com Shanti Thakur] of Hofstra University, and Pawel Partyka of Se-Ma-For animation studio.

The SouthSide Film Festival and its host organization, The SouthSide Film Institute, have received numerous grants and awards including a Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission Organization of the Year award [http://www.bfac-lv.org/tributetothearts.htm] which noted "By providing access to independent films for the public, creating a venue for film enthusiasts and filmmakers to come together, and mounting a children's film series, (the SouthSide Film Festival is) developing an appreciation for film as an art form and contributing to a thriving arts scene in Bethlehem that benefits the Lehigh Valley" [http://www.visitpa.com/visitpa/event.pa?id=10097489]

References

External links

* [http://www.ssff.org SouthSide Film Festival site]
* [http://www.haydenfilms.com/ssff SouthSide Film Festival Online Film Channel via Haydenfilms]
* [http://www.visitpa.com/visitpa/event.pa?id=10097489 VisitPA.com]
* [http://www3.lehigh.edu/News/V2news_story.asp?iNewsID=2802&strBack=%2Finsidelehigh%2Fdefault.asp Lehigh University 6/19/08 news article]


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