The headline reads: Young filmmakers get the chance to shine at Little Hollywood Shootout – Short film competition in Kanab gives amateurs a chance to put their skills to the test. Journalist David Lake, wrote a well worded and researched article about the Little Hollywood Shootout, published March 6th in The Daily Universe, BYU’s online news magazine. It covered topics about the event and quoted participants and producers alike. Leading the article is the story of Trevor Black, one of last years participants and winner of the audience choice award. The Little Hollywood Shootout is gaining recognition across the state in preparation for this years event which is coming up soon. So if you want to be a part of history, dust off your boots, pull out your camera, and bring your A game to this exciting and fast paced competition. And competition it will be with teams from the Art Institute of Salt Lake and UVU among others competing for this years coveted titles. The full article, written by David Lake can be found...
Short-film contest builds upon southern Utah’s Old West motion-picture heritage KANAB, Utah — In the finest tradition of Old Western films, and in Utah’s “Little Hollywood” where many of those movies were made, there will be a shootout at high noon on March 14 in the small Utah city of Kanab. The shooting will not be done with guns, but with movie cameras, in the second annual “Little Hollywood Shootout,” a quick-turnaround short-film competition in and around the Kanab area March 14-16. Aspiring filmmakers young and old, from the very beginner to the seasoned hobbyist, are invited to the competition to create, from start to finish, a motion-picture film in only 49.5 hours. “Short-film competitions like this are becoming really popular in some places, but it’s pretty unique for a little community like Kanab. We’ve adapted it for Kanab to be based around Little Hollywood,” said Kelly Stowell, the executive director of the Center for Education, Business and the Arts (CEBA), which is the primary sponsor* of the event. “The Shootout is designed to give aspiring filmmakers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shoot and produce feature films as “The Outlaw Josie Wales” and “Planet of the Apes,” Stowell said. Prior to the competition beginning at noon on March 14, competition organizers will reveal the theme, locations, props and other requirements to filmmakers. From noon, competitors will have 49.5 hours to write, shoot and direct, edit and finish a 5-minute film. A screening of all films will be held at Kanab High School on March 17, the day after the final day of competition, beginning at 7 p.m., when the winners...
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