Project update

Kickoff and drop-off locations have been named in conjunction with the 48-Hour Film Project, in which teams have just 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a short film. Kickoff will take place between 6 and 7 p.m. on July 29 at the Vaudeville Mews. Drop-off will need to be completed by 7 p.m. sharp on July 31 at the Java Joes coffeehouse.

Just 15 minutes before the competition is to begin, each team must select a genre and draw a character, prop and line of dialogue that must appear in the film. The films will be screened a week later at Fleur Cinema and CafŽ, where local judges will pick a "Best of the City" to represent Des Moines in the competition for the international title.

For more information on the 48-Hour Film Project, visit www.48hourfilm.com or call Bully Burhans at 490-5155.

Fringe Festival

tickets on sale

Tickets for Iowa's inaugural film festival are now on sale through IowaTix. The festival spans four days (July 21-24), includes 24 theater companies and 85 performances, and will take place in five downtown locations. The celebration will showcase theater, film, and performance art with a variety of edgy, offbeat or untried pieces from local individuals or groups.

An Iowa Fringe Button, needed for access to all of the festival's events, costs $5. Each performance over the course of the four days will cost $10. In other words, if someone went to every session, the total cost would be $175. Ticket bundles are available for purchase in various increments.

For more information on the Iowa Fringe Festival, including a comprehensive schedule of events, visit www.iowafringe.com or call 309-0251. To purchase tickets, visit www.IowaTix.com.

Iowa filmmakers debut documentary

A new documentary from Iowa novelist and filmmaker Max Allan Collins, "Caveman: V.T. Hamlin & Alley Oop," will make its premier on Friday at 7 p.m. in Perry's McCreary Center, 1800 Pattee St.

Written and directed by Collins, "Caveman" tells the story of Vincent T. "Snick" Hamlin, the cartoonist who created the dinosaur-laden, long-running comic strip "Alley Oop," from which the popular '50s song was derived. The strip has been credited with inspiring "The Flintstones" and "Jurassic Park." Hamlin was born and raised in Perry.

The screening is free and open to the public. There will be a short question-and-answer session following the film.

Earlier deadlines
for July 7 issue
Because Cityview employees plan to spend the Fourth of July holiday partying, advertising and calendar deadlines for the July 7 issue will be earlier than usual: the classified advertising deadline will be 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29; the advertising deadline will be noon on Wednesday, June 29; and calendar entries need to be sent to calendar@dmcityview.com by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29. CV

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