Ashfield FilmFest Gala Screening
September 25th at 7pm in the Ashfield Town Hall

It’s that time of year again for the 4th Annual Ashfield FilmFest. Last year all 450 tickets sold out, so be sure to get your tickets early! Details below.

Here on Hilltown Families we’ve featured a couple of films entered into the festival, including 2009 First Prize, Adult & Audience Choice Award winner Dancing Queens produced by Nancy Hoff, and 2007 Grand Prize winner Three Seasons of Winter produced by David Fessenden.

Last year’s Grand Prize winner, The Great Ashfield Pancaper, produced by Gayle Kabaker,  a story about Secret Agents trying to steal Elmer’s award winning pancake recipe, is featured below. Abe Loomis, Janice Sorensen, Sonya Kitchell, Erica Wheeler & Erin McKeown contribute their vocal and song writing talents.

Nan Parati, proprietress of Elmer’s writes:

When Gayle Kabaker came to me in early summer to say she wanted to make a film about Elmer’s pancakes, I backed away saying, “I don’t think I want to be involved with this,” a project I feared was somehow going to be a five-minute infomercial on our pancakes. I do love our pancakes, but I couldn’t see myself standing there pitching them or standing proudly by while someone else did. I wasn’t sure what she had in mind and did everything I could to dissuade her from the idea.

Then she brought me the script and it was SO goofy and downright funny—AND I would get to wield a gun and smoke a cigar; the casting was very well-thought out, and it featured three of my favorite people in cameo roles, so I agreed and even did my own hair and makeup for the shoot.

Be sure to get your tickets early for the Fourth Annual Ashfield Filmfest. The event was sold out last year. The gala screening will take place at Ashfield Town Hall on Saturday, September 25th at 7 pm. Tickets are $5. Kids are free but they must have tickets. You can purchase tickets at the Ashfield Farmers Market Saturday mornings or at Belding Memorial Library during regular library hours. Tickets are also be available at Elmer’s and at Ashfield Hardware Store. This year a Technical Achievement Award and a Music Award have been added to the list of prizes. Belding Memorial Library will receive a share of this year’s proceeds. All the five minute film entries are in. Be sure to be there for the screening and to vote for the popular Audience Award. For more information visit our website at www.ashfieldfilmfest.org.