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LMU Student Film Festival Film Outside The Frame To Be Held At The DGA On February 19; Filmmaker William Friedkin To Be Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award

February 18, 2004 – Director Peter Jackson's first inspirational masterpiece wasn't the Academy-nominated The Lord Of The Rings – it was his student film The Valley, involving an enormous Cyclops. For eight young filmmakers from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, the first stop before reaching exclusive film festivals like Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, Venice, and even the Academy Awards is a nomination for their student film festival, Film Outside The Frame.

Beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, at the Directors Guild of America, the celebratory evening serves as an unofficial launch of the madcap week of parties leading up to the Academy Awards.

During the event, the university will present Academy Award-winning feature film director William Friedkin (The French Connection, To Live and Die in LA, The Exorcist) with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Now entering its second year, Loyola Marymount University's Film Outside The Frame features a range of experimental, documentary, and narrative work. This year's entries represent three countries and a variety of ethnicities. The eight films selected for this year's Film Outside The Frame film festival are:

The festival includes a screening of eight student films, a brief awards ceremony, and a post-screening reception.

LMU's School of Film and Television boasts an impressive list of distinguished alumni such as Academy Award-winning screenwriter Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, LA Confidential), Emmy Award-winning producer David Mirkin (The Simpsons), Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award-winner, director Tony Bui (Three Seasons), award-winning producer, Stephen McEveety (Braveheart), and Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Audience Award winner, producer Effie Brown (Real Women Have Curves, In the Cut).

For general information, film industry professionals are invited to email events@lmu.edu, or to call 310.338.5278.

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MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA are invited to attend a pre-event
VIP reception with the student filmmakers, William Friedkin, and other industry professionals beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the DGA. Media may RSVP by calling 310.338.2389.