Get a FirstGlance at Premiere Projects and the Freshest New Faces in Cinema

Filmgoers can catch a Rising Star at FirstGlance Film Fest Philly 12

PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 28, 2009 – Get a first glance at the best indie films on the festival

circuit before they hit theaters at the 12^th annual FirstGlance Film Festival, Thursday, October 22^nd to

Sunday, October 25^th 2009 at Franklin Theater in The Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street,

Philadelphia, PA 19103 (new location).

FirstGlance Film Fest Philly 12 at-a-Glance

Films

34 Projects Screening

4 Features

3 Feature Documentaries

11 Shorts

3 Shorts Too

2 Mini-Docs

2 Student Shorts

5 Animations

4 Music Videos

18 World Premieres

3 Philadelphia Premieres

1 North American Premiere

4 Shot in Philly

13 Films with Local Connection

6 Foreign Films

45 Shorts in online contest at www.firstglancefilms.com

“FirstGlance has been a filmmaker and audience favorite for 12 years because of the quality of our

screening programs and the number of indie premieres we bring to the area. Audiences vote for the “Best

of the Fest” too creating a fun, competitive environment at each screening and instant audience feedback

for the filmmakers,” said Bill Ostroff, Festival Director.

Cast from films this year include up-and-coming and familiar faces from TV and the big screen like

Aaron Stanford from “The Hills Have Eyes” and “The Cake Eaters,” Rosemarie DeWitt from “Rachel

Getting Married,” Nicole Vicius from “500 Days of Summer,” David Stanford from “Monk,” Vince Papale,

Julie Ann Emery, John Kapelos, Ron Canada, Maz Jobrani, Matt Newton from the upcoming film “The

Men Who Stare at Goats” starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey,

Mizuo Peck from “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” David Van Horn and Jacob Tomuri

from the upcoming film “Avatar,” Anne Ramsay, James Eckhouse, Timothy Davis-Reed, Ryan Kennedy

and Amanda Ward.  

The second annual FirstGlance online shorts contest is now open and free for anyone who

registers at www.firstglancefilms.com.  The contest runs for a full month online and the winning short from

an emerging filmmaker will screen on closing night.

About Franklin Theater:  The Franklin Institute, Pennsylvania’s most-visited museum, completed an extensive renovation of its Franklin Theater in 2008.  Now featuring 3-D and hi-def Blu-Ray digital projection capabilities, Franklin Theater showcases a mix of educational and technologically forward films.  Additional elements of the Franklin Theater’s renovation include 11-speaker 5.1 surround sound, new seating, carpeting, energy-efficient lighting and acoustical treatments.  The Theater décor is highlighted by newly re-furbished science murals from The Franklin’s artist archives. The Franklin Institute now houses three cutting-edge theaters – the Tuttleman IMAX Dome Theater, Franklin Theater and the Fels Planetarium, each providing unique theater-going experiences. 

FirstGlance Films’ year round activities include:  FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia and Hollywood, Feature & Short Screenplay Competitions, On-line Film Competition, Show Us Your Shorts Screenings, OctoberfestPhilly, and Short Film Productions.  In 2007, MOVIEMAKER Magazine named FirstGlance as “One of 40 Most Indie Friendly Businesses” and “One of 20 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” and in 2006, TIME Magazine named FirstGlance “One of the Top 10 Festivals for the Rest of Us.”

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Tickets NOW on sale at http://firstglancefilms.com/philadelphia/boxoffice.

Matinee Screenings $8.00
First Night and Closing Night Screening $12.00
All other Screenings $10.00
All Access Pass $70.00

Watch trailers for FirstGlance Philly 12 films at

http://www.firstglancefilms.com/philadelphia/trailers.

Please feel free to contact Andrea DiFabio for interviews, articles and

television or radio special segments.  For complete screening schedules, visit http://firstglancefilms.com/philadelphia/schedule.