My Sixteenth Summer is heading to the Washougal International Film Festival!

Click Here to see the Official Selection List:
http://www.washougalfilmfest.org/pdf/SELECTIONS2009.pdf

The festival will open August 12th, 2009 at the Washburn Auditorium and will conclude on August 16th wiht a winners re-screening.

2009 will mark the second year for the Washougal Film Festival. Learn More about the festival here:
http://www.washougalfilmfest.org/

My Sixteenth Summer is proud to announce our nomination at the Okanagan International Film Festival. We were nominated in the "Best International Picture" category!

My Sixteenth Summer has been accepted into the 2009 Okanagan International Film Festival.

The 12th Annual Okanagan Festival will take place April 22 to 26, 2009 in Kelowna, British Columbia.

My Sixteenth Summer will play on April 24th, 2009 at 7:05 p.m.

See more details here:
http://www.okanaganfilmfestival.com/schedule_details.php?image_id=28

Buy tickets to the show:
http://www.okanaganfilmfestival.com/box_office.php

It's official! My Sixteenth Summer won the Maverick Award at Method Fest 2009 tonight. The Maverick Award goes out to the best low budget feature film shown during the Method Fest Film Festival in Calabasas, California.

Check out past award winners at Method Fest:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_Fest_Independent_Film_Festival

and

http://www.methodfest.com/09pages/history.htm

We have some great news to share with everyone. My Sixteenth Summer has received its first nomination! The film has been nominated in the "Best Low Budget Feature" category at Method Fest 2009.

So, keep your fingers crossed - the awards ceremony is tomorrow. Here are the details:

April 2
7 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
Founders Hall
Courtyard, Calabasas Civic Center

See the Method Fest event schedule: http://www.methodfest.com/09pages/events.htm

My Sixteenth Summer will be making its world premier at The Method Fest on Sunday, March 29, 2009!

We'll be taking photos and video so we can share all the fun with you.

To see more about Method Fest, visit their website: http://methodfest.com/

If you get a chance, tune in to see Savvy on TV. The first on-air interview about My Sixteenth Summer!

Better Mornings Atlanta will be interviewing Savvy from the My Sixteenth Summer headquarters - his parent's house. The show airs weekdays on CBS Atlanta from 5 -7 a.m. Tune in on Monday, March 30th to see the interview. We'll also post some video clips as well.

See the CBS Better Mornings website: http://www.cbsatlanta.com/bettermornings/index.html

We've created a Facebook page where anyone can join in and support My Sixteenth Summer. Feel free to join, send out to friends, and start discussing My Sixteenth Summer!

Hope to see you on Facebook. Here is the link to the group:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=27408890&highlight#/group.php?gid=69909893342&ref=nf

The first film review came in for My Sixteenth Summer and we are very excited to share it with everyone. Lucky for us, the review is good!

Here are some highlights from the review:

"Savvy Lorenstani’s intimate and no doubt personal “My Sixteenth Summer” feels very much like the work of a young master--parts early Linklater and Lucas (remember before “Star Wars,” George Lucas gave us “American Graffiti”)."

"“My Sixteenth Summer” is the kind of independent feature that fans of the work of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski will appreciate. Bujalski found success with “Funny Ha Ha” a film that captured our youthful imagination."

"Nothing seems contrived in Lorestani’s little film. Permitting his camera to pause upon his subjects long enough for the right emotion to find its way to his actors’ faces, Lorestani has an eye for the moment. Blessed with three leads that understand the vibe he’s going for, “My Sixteenth Summer” feels as real as Nanette Burstein’s “American Teen” but with a fresh soundtrack demanding of distribution..."

Check out the rest of the review here: EInsiders.com and a Huge Thanks to Jonathan W. Hickman for taking the time to watch the movie.