FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO'S HI/LO FILM FESTIVAL TURNS 10!

Founded by Killing My Lobster, Annual Festival of High Concept/Low Budget Cinema From Around the World April 12 through 14 at SF’s Brava Theatre And April 15 at Oakland’s Parkway Theater

Festival Features Three Programs of New Short Films and One 10-Year 'Best of' Retrospective

WHAT: The 10th Annual Hi/Lo Film Festival

WHEN: April 12 through 15, 2007

WHERE: The Brava Theatre Center The Parkway Theater 2789 24th Street, SF 1824 Park Blvd., Oakland

SHOWTIMES: Shorts Program 1: Thurs, April 12 @ 7:15 pm; Sat, April 14 @ 5 pm Shorts Program 2: Fri, April 13 @ 7:15 pm; Sat, April 14 @ 7:15 pm Shorts Program 3: Fri, April 13 @ 9:15 pm; Sun, April 15 @ 2 pm "The Best of Hi/Lo “’97-‘07” Sat, April 14 @ 9:15 pm; Sun, April 15 @ 5 pm *All screenings on Sunday, April 15 will be held at the Parkway Theater in Oakland. Screenings April 12, 13, and 14 will be held at Brava Theatre Center, San Francisco

TICKETS: $9 per program INFO: www.hilofilmfestival.com and 415-558-7721

SAN FRANCISCO, CA––Since it’s inception in 1997, Killing My Lobster’s Hi/Lo Film Festival has focused its attention on filmmakers who have more ideas than they do money. Now celebrating its tenth anniversary year, the festival is championing a decade of innovative ideas and boasts its most competitive festival yet. From over 400 submissions, 40 short films were chosen to showcase at San Francisco’s Brava Theater Center April 12, 13, and 14, and Oakland’s Parkway Theater on April 15. Films accepted embody the concept behind the hi/lo festival and their mantra that “$40 million dollars can kill a good idea.”

Showtimes for each of the three individual programs are listed above. A special "10-year Best of Hi/Lo" program highlighting the last 10 years of high concept/low budget cinema—will screen Saturday, April 14 at 9:15 pm at SF’s Brava Theatre Center, and Sunday April 15 at 5 pm at Oakland’s Parkway Theater.

The 10th annual Hi/Lo film festival features over 40 films including:

-12 new films from Bay Area filmmakers -Films from Singapore, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and points across the United States

-Selections from six filmmakers whose work has been showcased by Hi/Lo in the past -Five entries from our partner, The SloMo Film Festival

-Music videos from the bands Mates of State and Pretty Things; A film about searching for Bill Gates; A film about the adventures of a wily pomegranate; animations, short narratives, micro-features, experimental shorts, documentaries, and uncategorizable works of the imagination.

Though in some cases these films are as different as night and day, they all belong in the same festival that champions big ideas over big budgets––proving that talented, dedicated people can bring their visions to the screen no matter the cost.

What the media says about Hi/Lo: 7x7 magazine has called the Hi/Lo film festival “one of the top 5 must-do Bay Area film festivals.” FilmThreat Magazine says “[The Hi/Lo] provides a sampling of works from all around the country [and] there is an eclectic selection here that personifies what being different is––and it’s worth it.” And the San Francisco Chronicle says, “this film festival has ideas you won't find anywhere else!”

Screening times for specific films and film descriptions available! Please call for a PREVIEW VIDEO! 415.558.7721! Or info@hilofilmfestival.com.