Photo Flash: 3rd Annual L-DUB Film Festival Set for Sept 28-30 in Lake Worth, FL

A FILMMAKER RECEPTION will be held next door to the Stonzek Theatre on Friday, September 28 at 7pm. It provides a networking opportunity for directors and producers in attendance to meet together in a party atmosphere while enjoying complimentary appetizers and vodka bar catered by Callaro’s Steakhouse.

CELEBRATIONS are an integral part of every festival and L-DUB has brought the fun! Don’t miss out on opportunities to party with filmmakers and friends as we honor the artistry of film and celebrate the artists.

SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY will be an explosion of entertainment that will wake up the neighborhood! Located at The Cottage Restaurant & Lounge (just two blocks over on Lucerne) on Saturday, September 28 from 8-11pm, the L-DUB Film Festival will be kicking back and hanging out and invites filmmakers to bring their friends and celebrate as only Lake Worth knows how. All drinks will be only $5!

THE WRAP & AWARDS PARTY on Sunday, September 30 at 7pm will be pumping at Brogues! Celebrate the fantastic close to another great year with us as we wrap things up and congratulate the filmmakers. Jury awards will be given for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short and Best Music Video. Audience Choice Awards will also be given in the same categories. Join us to walk the red carpet and wrap up what is sure to be another great year!

THE PEOPLE

A SPECIAL GUEST: Alex Hyde-White. Alex is UK born, raised in SoCal desert, the son of British Character great Wilfrid Hyde-White and was an actor at birth. He got his professional start as one of the last contract players at Universal Studios at age 19. His journey has taken him from Broadway to Motion Capture, stopping along the way in such locations as Greece, Hungary, London, Toronto and New York, at Civil War and WWI battlefields and to Comic Book infamy as the original Mr. Fantastic. His love of film and the craft of acting combined to produce Pursuit of Happiness and the upcoming Three Days (of Hamlet) which marks his directing debut. An acting veteran of 34 years, his resume includes Pretty Woman, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Catch Me If You Can and many others. The L-Dub Film Festival is honored to have Alex Hyde-White as our featured guest and will be presenting him with a 2012 Community Spirit Award.

OUR FESTIVAL DIRECTOR: CHARLIE BIRNBAUM. A resident of Lake Worth, Charlie directed several 16mm films in college and then founded Zoopraxinographiscope, a film exhibition program that ran for over thirty years. He taught college film courses including “The Craft of Film” with featured lecturers such as actress Shirley MacLaine, director Peter Yates and composer David Amram. Currently, Charlie is the principal in the computer consulting firm Zanzibar Consultants. He recently made his acting debut on the main stage at the Lake Worth Playhouse. Charlie serves as a senior staff member at the Lake Worth Playhouse Stonzek Theatre, giving film talks on the weekends.

The festival will take place from September 28-30, 2012, at Lake Worth Playhouse Stonzek Theatre, located at 709 Lake Ave, Lake Worth, Fla. Tickets are $9 per show and available at www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/3838. All seminars and celebrations are free to attend. Tickets may be purchased day-of at the Stonzek Theatre.