film festivals

When Ainsley and Tobin accidentally open the passage to a trilogy of popular fantasy movies, the siblings must race to uncover the director's cryptic clues before the mythical creatures they've released--and the movies' villain--take over the real world.

Fourteen-year-old Preston Craft is organizing a film festival for his school's film club. When one of the films goes missing two days before the festival begins, Preston is convinced it was stolen and is determined to get it back. The only indication of the theft is a suspicious shadow that Preston noticed right before he discovered the film was gone but Preston is legally blind and no one quite believes him.

When Suzie Yang is chosen to make a short narrative film for the CloudSong Seattle Film Festival Young Filmmakers Contest, she finds she must be her genuine self to make a motion picture she can be pleased with.

"New Mouse City was having its first film festival! Famouse directors from around the world submitted their best movies for a chance at the big prize. But at the screening, one of the films goes missing!"--Back of cover.

"And action! Z knows what she's doing when it comes to making movies. She's an expert at stop-motion video. In this first book about the aspiring filmmaker, Z has to make a whole new kind of movie--a documentary--and it's harder than she thought. Z wants to wow the judges, but she's not sure her ideas are good enough for a film festival. With the help of her friends, Z shoots a lot of footage, but something about it doesn't feel right. Should she start over? As she tries to make a movie she can be proud of, Z discovers that to be a real filmmaker, she'll first have to be her real self"--Provided by the publisher.

"Movie stars are in Santa Barbara for the film festival, and powerful business interests are at stake. Detective Nola MacIntire and her partner, Tony, must untangle the complicated web behind three seemingly unrelated deaths in this idyllic beach town."--Back cover.

Nancy uses her sleuthing skills when she attends the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival and discovers that the late Joseph Block's film has been stolen.