Culver City Film Festival Celebrates Young Talent, Indie Films

CULVER CITY, CA – The 2018 Culver City Film Festival celebrated indie filmmakers and rising talent last month at the Cinemark 18 and XD Howard Hughes Center. Up-and-coming directors and breakthrough actors joined forces to create unique films that sparked conversations surrounding the contemporary film scene, the press release said.

"The quality of films at the Culver City Film Festival was at an all-time high," said Peter Greene, Culver City Film Festival Program Director.

The film festival screened films and hosted a kickoff party with a red carpet as well as an actors' panel. The panel was moderated by actor and filmmaker Kirk Ryde, and panelists included: Danny Arroyo, Tracey Birdsall, Matthew Knowles, Francesca Graglia, Holger Moncada, Maggie Qin and Vincent M. Ward.

“We were delighted to see the public’s participation in this year’s festival, and we are committed to continue to turn the spotlight on well-made films at each year’s event,” said Culver City Film Festival Director Jon Gursha.

The 2018 Culver City Film Festival screened more than 250 films from around the world. To view a list of award winners, visit the film festival website.

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