Lee Lanier’s Beezle Blog

A Palm Springs kind of day.

I spent Friday splitting my time between films at the Camelot Theaters, historic home of the festival, and cranking through films at the Film Market. Either I’m getting old and jaded or the majority of short films are still 10 to 20% too long. Even the good ones. There were […]

The Palm Springs International Short Fest remains the largest short film festival in this hemisphere. Not only does it screen 300+ shorts and have 300+ filmmakers attend, but it hosts 2000+ short films in their film market. In other words, it’s a great place to scout for this year’s quality short film work.

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Did I Mention They Had Films?

I’ve set a new personal record for films watched at Palm Springs: 92. This is humanly possible because of one special feature: The Film Market. Palm Springs takes all 2500 submissions and sticks them on a a series of shelves. Pass holders can check them out in groups of 5 […]

A Nice Place to Stay

If you’re ever in Palm Springs, stay at the Pepper Tree Inn. They offered a discount for festival attendees, and it was well worth the reservation. Great layout, decor, and detail.

High style at low elevation.
Films, Films, Films, Films, and More Films…

At this point, at the end of the second day at […]

On the road again…

I drove down to Palm Springs this morning, taking state routes the entire way. Hilly, twisty, turny, bumpy, two-lane roads and straight-as-an-arrow-for-50-miles two-lane roads. I love it. The great thing about driving across the U.S. is the vast, empty space between little, funky towns. Whoever’s worried about overpopulation in the states has […]