What We're About:

 
This has been a dramatic encouragement for those "in the business" who already sense the need to bring to light life-affirming entertainment.  But perhaps even more importantly, we are helping raise up a whole new generation of filmmakers and giving them entrance into this industry that so impacts the world.
 
The venue will again be "in the heart of the entertainment industry." Come to the LA Convention Center in May. There are also producer and studio-based meetings for finalists scheduled during the same week-end. Don't miss this opportunity to see how the industry REALLY works!
  
LifeFest organizers offer programming and events for film enthusiasts of every interest and background. With the support of a passionate arts community, LifeFest has attracted worldwide interest from some of the industry's best filmmakers. We feature opportunities for burgeoning filmmakers and will be entertaining distinguished industry guests and thousands of film enthusiasts from around the world. 
 
Come join us as we celebrate films and filmmakers impacting Hollywood with life-affirming content.

Who We Are:

 
Last year we had involvement from mainline producers, artists from the "Simpsons," writers, crew, support from Hollywood stalwarts like Ben Stein, powerful presentations from actors like Clint Howard, Deborah Flora, Charlie Holliday, Mell Flynn, writer Guyla Mills and many others.  All of the dedicated to promoting the protection of innocent life.
 
 

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 In addition to his more than 40 movie and television credits, Charlie has appeared in dozens of National and Regional Commercials. Charlie has also appeared in over two dozen live theatre productions. Charlie is also Director of Education for the Mosaic Acting Academy, where he teaches the Mosaic Acting System and his popular "Acting for Camera and Theatre Workshops" as well as training and certifying other Mosaic Acting instructors. He also taught acting and directing at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco for several years, and works as a dialog/acting coach for the BBC and films.
 

Howard has become one of the most recognizable character actors with his numerous brief appearances on television and films. He has acted in at least 17 movies directed by his older brother, actor-turned-director Ron Howard.   In 1998 he was acknowledged among Chewbacca and Godzilla  and was the last to be awarded the MTV Lifetime Achievement Award; he was one of only two actual actors to have received it.  Last year Clint was a huge part of Life Fest Film Festival's success and showed great dedication to our cause.

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Deborah Flora has over fifteen years of experience in the entertainment industry, as an actress and a producer. She formed Lamplight Entertainment along with her husband Jonathan, and most recently produced the soon to be released feature length documentary, Lt. Dan Band: For The Common Good. She worked in development for production companies that have won Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and awards at Sundance. As an actress, Deborah has appeared in television shows, commercials, feature films, and numerous theatre productions including several with the National American Shakespeare Company.

 

Jonathan Flora is an award-winning producer also directing commercials, music videos, and most recently a series of PSAs addressing Military Suicide Prevention.  He is the Director/Producer of the award-winninginning documentary, "Lt. Dan Band: For The Common Good"  In 2011, he received the inaugural Santini Patriot Spirit Award given annually to a filmmaker whose work honors American veterans or their families.  A veteran of the U.S. Army's 82d Airborne Division and serving 12 years in the military, Jonathan serves on the Advisory Board for the GI Film Festival, formed to honor films that celebrate the successes and sacrifices of the American military.

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He has worked as a poverty lawyer, a trial lawyer, a university adjunct (American University, University of California at Santa Cruz and Pepperdine University), a speech writer for Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Herald Examiner, King Features Syndicate, Los Angeles Magazine, New York Magazine, E! Online and The American Spectator. He also writes frequently for The Washington Post. Stein has written and published 16 books.  In the entertainment industry, he's probably besto known for his role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, as well as his many smaller roles in movies, TV shows and commercials, and as the host of 2 of his own television shows. 

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