Film Commission Presents
“An Evening with Alison Eastwood” on May 4, 2008
Hollywood comes to Pacific Grove
with screening of “Rails & Ties” and After-Party
with film director Alison Eastwood
The Monterey County Film Commission plans “An Evening with Alison Eastwood” bringing the new Hollywood director to Pacific Grove for a screening of her film, Rails & Ties, on Sunday, May 4. This will be the first event at the town’s newly renovated Lighthouse Cinemas at 525 Lighthouse Ave.
Eastwood made her feature directorial debut with Rails & Ties, a drama that stars Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden. A screening of the film will begin at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. An after-party with Eastwood will be held at 8 p.m. at the nearby Melange Restaurant, 542 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove.
The daughter of Clint Eastwood and Maggie Eastwood, Alison grew up in Carmel and attended Santa Catalina school in Monterey, and Robert Louis Stevenson school in Pebble Beach.
Her acting credits include appearances in Absolute Power, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Poolhall Junkies and I’ll be Seeing You. Eastwood moved into working behind the camera as an associate producer for Don’t Tell in 2005, prior to directing Rails & Ties in 2007.
Tickets for the Rails & Ties screening are $10 (free for members of Reel Friends of the Film Commission). The after-party at Melange is $50 per person ($45 for Reel Friends). The night of the event, if there are movie tickets available they will be sold at the door. Seating is limited. To reserve, contact the Monterey County Film Commission at 831-646-0910, or email info@filmmonterey.org. For further information see www.FilmMonterey.org.
Rails & Ties has been shown at the Telluride Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Hamptons Film Festival, and Mill Valley Film Festival.
The Monterey County Film Commission, a nonprofit organization, is funded by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, City of Monterey, and City of Sand City. This event is supported in part by a grant from the Arts Council for Monterey County.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
College Film Students in Monterey County
may apply for $1,000 in Awards
The deadline for film students to apply for the new Film Student Scholarship & Awards Program has been extended from March 31 to April 30, 2008. The $1,000 award is offered by the nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission.
Eligibility information and application forms may be downloaded at www.FilmMonterey.org, or contact the film commission office at 831-646-0910 or info@filmmonterey.org.
The recipients of the $1,000 scholarship (or two $500 awards) will be announced in May 2008.
The scholarship program was created to provide financial aid and incentive to students of film and beginning filmmakers who reside in Monterey County, or who are currently enrolled in a community college or university in the county. The fund was established as a permanent endowment with the Community Foundation for Monterey County.
“This program helps a film student work towards a career goal, and the funds can go directly to them to be used for Capstone or other film projects,” said Phyllis Decker, chairperson of the film commission"s scholarship committee. “Establishing a film student scholarship program has been a long-time dream of all of us on the board of directors of the Monterey County Film Commission. With generous donations from the community, hard work from board members and guidance from the Community Foundation for Monterey County, this dream has become a reality.”
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