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2008 SECRET CITY FILM FESTIVAL SET FOR OCT. 9-12Secret City Films is proud to announce the 2008 Secret City Film Festival to be held Oct. 9-12, 2008, at the Oak Ridge Playhouse in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Keith McDaniel, founder of the film festival, said, “We are pleased to present 60 of the finest independent films from around the world for our festival this year.” In addition to film screenings, the festival features educational workshops and panels, parties and an awards ceremony honoring the best films of the festival. 2008 is the fifth year of the film festival, which had “humble beginnings” in 2003. McDaniel said, “I started this festival for our local film production community here in East Tennessee and although we still feature local filmmakers, we are now screening films from around the country and throughout the world.” “The festival has just grown and grown – getting better and better each and every year,” McDaniel added. “More and more local folks are attending the festival and more and more filmmakers are traveling to participate. As a matter of fact, we have filmmakers attending this year from as far away as France.” The festival begins this year on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5:00 pm for Free Family Night. “We started family night last year as a way to say thanks to East Tennessee for their support. All the films on Thursday evening are family-friendly, admission is free and we even give away free popcorn,” McDaniel said. The festival continues on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, culminating with the awards ceremony Sunday evening. McDaniel said, “We present awards at the end of the festival to honor those films which our judges consider to be outstanding.” “The festival is also a great opportunity for our East Tennessee filmmaking community to get together and celebrate their efforts. It also gives the public a chance to meet and mingle with these filmmakers and view their work,” McDaniel added. “We have a great time every year and this year looks to be the best festival we have ever presented.” “One of the things I am most excited about this year is our partnership with the Metroscope website. Trailers and clips from almost all of the films to be screened at this year's festival can be viewed at www.metropulse.com/videos . This way, folks have an opportunity to check out the films prior to the festival. We have lots of fun things in store this year for the festival and want to invite all “filmlovers” to come out and join us,” McDaniel said. Full Festival Passes are available for purchase for $75 per person. However, they may be purchased online for only $60 through the month of September by visiting www.thesecretcitystore.com . Other ticket packages are also available, as well as festival schedule and film descriptions, by visiting www.secretcityfilmfestival.com . For more information, or to volunteer to help with the festival, email keith@secretcityfilms.com . MEDIA CONTACT for Secret City Film Festival |