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2023 Brookfield “Shorts and to the Point” Film Festival
Members of the Brookfield Arts Commission on the red carpet at 2022’s Shorts and to the Point film festival. (from left to right, Bridget O’Hara Lynch, Catherine Malek, Debbie Spaziante, Loretta Ball, and Gary Blumberg)
The Brookfield Arts Commission is excited to announce the 15th Annual Brookfield “Shorts and to the Point” Film Festival. Also returning is the Indie Afternoon short film festival. The weekend long film festival will run from Friday, March 24th to Sunday, March 26th at the Brookfield Theatre for the Arts.
Shorts & to the Point
Fri March 24 – 7:30 PM / Sat March 25 – 7:30 PM / Sun March 26 3:00 PM
Each year the Brookfield Arts Commission puts on this area favorite. Members chose a selection of Oscar nominated and other award winning short films for the festival. Additionally, they hope that you will enjoy this year’s offering as much as you have in previous years.
Regional Indie Afternoon
Sat March 25 – 2:00 PM
Last year’s highly successful independent regional filmmaker festival makes its return. Markedly, up and coming filmmakers in Connecticut and bordering states submit their films and the Commission members review the films for inclusion. The Regional Indie Afternoon block of the Brookfield Film Festival was created to provide a platform for local filmmakers to introduce their work and discuss topics from their films as well as the filmmaking process. Overall we cannot wait to see what this year has to offer our attendees!
Read-Through Indie Morning
Sat March 25 – 10:00 AM
New this year, Read-Through Indie Morning is a block of the Brookfield Film Festival created in conjunction with the Brookfield Theatre for the Arts. Specifically this will provide screenwriters an opportunity to showcase a scene from a finished script and to network with actors.
Reservations
Admission is a suggested donation of $15 cash or check. Reservations can be placed through bacreservations@gmail.com or by phone 203-740-2980. Additionally proceeds from the film festival fund scholarships for high school seniors from Brookfield pursuing a degree in the Arts.
BAC Presents the Watercolors of Virginia Schaffer
The Brookfield Arts Commission presents the art of Virginia Schaffer at Brookfield Town Hall between February 6th and March 16th. Meet the artist at a reception on Thursday, March 2nd from 6-7 PM.
Virginia has been an artist for her entire life even if it took a backseat to raising a family and working. She started sketching as a child and later pursued studies in drawing and painting privately and at the Washington Art Association. She discovered watercolors in 2006 and has been painting with them ever since. The feelings evoked by nature give her the push to paint.
She is a member of the Sherman Artist Association, SCAN, KAA, and Gallery-25 in New Milford. In 2015, Schaffer was awarded “Excellence in Watercolor” at the Kent Spring Juried Show.
Her work in the exhibition is for sale. Please contact the BAC by email at brookfieldartscommissionct@gmail.com if interested.
BAC Seeks Films for Regional Indie Afternoon
Brookfield Arts Commission is hosting the 15th annual Shorts & to the Point at the Brookfield Theatre for the Arts March 24th through March 26th. Alongside the evening showings of award winning short films, the BAC presents the 2nd annual Regional Indie Afternoon on Saturday, March 25th.
Regional Indie Afternoon is a screening of short films by filmmakers from CT, MA, NY, and RI. A question and answer session with the filmmakers follows the screening. BAC invites filmmakers who reside in CT, MA, NY, or RI to submit their short films for consideration. Submissions must be received by March 1st.
Go to https://filmfreeway.com/shortsandtothepoint for more information on criteria for submission or to submit a film.
Featured Artist Christine Lombardi
Christine Lombardi has been drawing for as long as she can remember. From a very young age, she created special cards for family and friends. Her work grew to be highly detailed and her intricate Christmas cards were an annual treat enjoyed by many. Christine was born and raised in Danbury, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Connecticut State University. The artist now currently resides in Bethel.
Through the years, Christine continued to focus her creative energies on her illustrations, developing her own style didn’t take long. She created her own set of greeting cards in 2010. In the Spring of 2018 she decided to try her hand at painting. Inspired by childhood vacations at the shore, she continues to enjoy portraying the beauty of the ocean in her work.