Bright Ideas Film Festival

05/10/2024

🎥👻 9th Annual SPOOKY FILM FESTIVAL 🎬🕸️

📍 Contra Costa Cinemas – 555 Center Ave, Martinez, CA 94553
🗓️ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16th | 7-10 PM
🕕 Doors open at 6 PM

Get ready for a night of spooky-themed short films 🎞️ followed by an insightful Q&A session with the creators! 🎙️💀

⚠️ Deadline to Submit: Sunday 10/6 at 11:59 PM. Don't wait!

🎃 Submission Fees:
👩‍🎓 Student: $10
🎬 Indie: $15
🎟️ Entrance Fee: FREE!

🏆 Winning Filmmakers will be presented with TROPHIES for each category! Plus, compete for the Audience Choice Award 🥳🎖️

🌍 Films in or near the CA BAY AREA are eligible for category awards.

📽️ The SPOOKY FILM FESTIVAL began as a platform for artists to showcase their work, celebrate with loved ones, and connect with fellow filmmakers. 🎃👻

🧟‍♂️ We are DYING to see your spooky films! 😱

Join us for the 9th Annual SPOOKY FILM FESTIVAL at Contra Costa Cinemas, 555 Center Ave, Martinez, CA 94553. Mark your calendars for WEDENDAY, OCTOBER 16t...

05/10/2024

🎥👻 9th Annual SPOOKY FILM FESTIVAL 🎬🕸️

📍 Contra Costa Cinemas – 555 Center Ave, Martinez, CA 94553
🗓️ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16th | 7-10 PM
🕕 Doors open at 6 PM

Get ready for a night of spooky-themed short films 🎞️ followed by an insightful Q&A session with the creators! 🎙️💀

⚠️ Deadline to Submit: Sunday 10/6 at 11:59 PM. Don't wait!

🎃 Submission Fees:
👩‍🎓 Student: $10
🎬 Indie: $15
🎟️ Entrance Fee: FREE!

🏆 Winning Filmmakers will be presented with TROPHIES for each category! Plus, compete for the Audience Choice Award 🥳🎖️

🌍 Films in or near the CA BAY AREA are eligible for category awards.

📽️ The SPOOKY FILM FESTIVAL began as a platform for artists to showcase their work, celebrate with loved ones, and connect with fellow filmmakers. 🎃👻

🧟‍♂️ We are DYING to see your spooky films! 😱

25/04/2024

Thank you to Festival Director, , Media Manager , and Festival Coordinator for making the festival happen! 💛💡✨Also thank you to and Ayden Dugger for your continued help & support for the Festival.

25/04/2024

Tag us in your photos!! Thank you all for coming 😊🏆🎬🎞️✨💡We appreciate everyone who camr to support the festival.

25/04/2024

Thank you to all our Directors & Filmmakers who participated in our Q&A! And of course to our audience who supported us as well ☺️🎞️🍿🏆

23/04/2024

Dress to impress & take some photos on our red carpet! 👞👠📸🤳🎞️

See you at this Wednesday at 6:30 PM!

Please also support the theatre and consider buying concessions before the show or at intermission! 🍷🍿

Ticket link in bio 🎟️✨ see you this Wednesday in Martinez, CA!

22/04/2024

Dress to impress & take some photos at our new backdrop! 👞👠📸🤳

See you at this Wednesday at 6:30 PM!

Ticket link in bio ✨ see you there!

22/04/2024

Photos from our Q&A from the last Bright Ideas Film Festival!

We are thrilled to have host this year’s festival this Wednesday, April 24th, at 6:30 PM!

Concessions and alcohol will be available for purchase, so please support the theatre and buy snacks there! ☺️

We can’t wait to see you! Ticket link in bio 🎟️

22/04/2024

We’re ready to see your films on the big screen this Wednesday, 6:30, at Contra Costa Cinemas! 🎥

Contra Costa Cinema’s newest screen is a laser projector that is the highest level of clarity, brightest image, and most vibrant contrast available!

Ticket link is in our bio! 🎟️ See you there! 😊

18/04/2024

See Uncle Berry Bit It, directed by Mimi Gaudet, at the Bright Ideas Film Festival on April 24th at 6:30 PM! 🎥✨

A child’s colorful perspective of a funeral as she attempts to process her uncle’s murder.

$5 Ticket link in our bio 🎟️💡⭐️

Hope to see you there!😍

18/04/2024

See The Needle, directed by Casey de Fremery, at the Bright Ideas Film Festival on April 24th at 6:30 PM! 🎥✨

While going through an intense he**in withdrawal, a struggling addict is haunted by a ghost from her past.

$5 Ticket link in our bio 🎟️💡⭐️

Hope to see you there!😍

18/04/2024

See Sleeping in Jeans, directed by Jaegar Moore, at the Bright Ideas Film Festival on April 24th at 6:30 PM! 🎥✨

After running into an old classmate, a small town slacker neglects the integrity of his life long friendship in order to curry favor of his old acquaintances.

$5 Ticket link in our bio 🎟️💡⭐️

Hope to see you there!😍

18/04/2024

See A Life With, directed by Ryan Sagun, at the Bright Ideas Film Festival on April 24th at 6:30 PM! 🎥✨

After learning of her boyfriend’s acceptance to USC, a young college student named Cassie ends her relationship and learns what life without him is like.

$5 Ticket link in our bio 🎟️💡⭐️

Hope to see you there!

18/04/2024

See Caviar, directed by Nithin Kumar, at the Bright Ideas Film Festival on April 24th at 6:30 PM! 🎥

Chef Kumar encounters an unexpected life event while attempting to cook a particular fish.

$5 Ticket link in our bio 🎟️💡⭐️

17/04/2024

See Leviathan, directed by Jose Luis Peralta, at the Bright Ideas Film Festival on April 24th at 6:30 PM! 🎥

As a young woman lays dying, she tries to remember what led to the disposition she’s in.

$5 Ticket link in our bio 🎟️💡⭐️

17/04/2024

See One-Week Stand, directed by Abby Asuncion, at the Bright Ideas Film Festival on April 24th at 6:30 PM! 🎥

A free-spirited, mysterious woman on a week-long trip to San Francisco meets a hopeless romantic woman, born and raised in San Francisco. After a bit of flirtation, the first woman proposes a deal; she can get a tour guide, and in exchange, she’ll be the other’s girlfriend.

$5 Ticket link in our bio 🎟️💡⭐️

17/04/2024

See Matched at the Bright Ideas Film Festival on April 24th at 6:30 PM!

A tinder-esque app that matches client with assassins brings together an unlikely duo.

$5 Ticket link in our bio 🎟️💡⭐️

16/04/2024

See The Stroller, directed by David Vorderstrasse, Wednesday, April 24th at 6:30 PM at the Bright Ideas Film Festival!

“Three narcissists with alcohol issues decide to throw in on a baby shower gift for selfish reasons leading to hilarious results”

Tickets are $5 and link is in the bio. 🎟️🎥⭐️