Renowned dog communicator at ARF series
Argentina-born Monica Dietrich overheard a mother pig’s conversation with her piglets when she was eight. She thought nothing was out of the ordinary until she told others. “I thought everyone does this,” she recalled.
Rugby players turn out for CinemaFest premiere
Two busloads of South Los Angeles high school rugby players, alums, parents and friends, over 100 in all, made the trek to Idyllwild for the premiere of their documentary film “Red, White, Black and Blue.” The extra bonus for the L.A. troupe was snow, something many of them had never seen.
Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013 Awards
— The Tahquitz Awards —
Best Feature Film
“How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song”
Best Featurette
“The Bunglers”
Best Short Film
“Spicy Nose”
Best Documentary (Full Length)
“Red, White,...
Idyllwild middle school students mount art show
Ten Idyllwild Middle School students displayed their work at a nicely mounted art show on the stage of the Idyllwild School gymnasium. Faculty advisor Lenore Sazer proudly noted that of her graduating eighth grade featured artists, five are applying to Idyllwild Arts.
Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013: It’s a wrap
ICF 2013 played out with some weather challenges, bitter cold and some snow and fog, but the festival buzz among filmmakers and audience was...
Borchers blogs Idyllwild CinemaFest
Nancy Borchers, a Pine Cove resident, has been an avid fan of the Idyllwild CinemaFest since it began in 2010. She has once again...
Art Alliance has new president, board and goals
Gary Kuscher is the new president of the Art Alliance of Idyllwild. He takes over from Lea Deesing, with whom he served as vice...
James Reserve director next ICRC speaker
Jennifer Gee, director of the University of California’s James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve, has been a birder since the age of 9. So it...
Idyllwild CinemaFest 2013 now playing: Many Idyllwild writers and filmmakers involved
The fourth Idyllwild CinemaFest opened Wednesday morning, Jan. 9, with 100 films to be screened over the festival’s five-day run. The 50 percent increase...
Rea returns to Idyllwild with a feature
“Nailbiter,” a horror film involving a tornado, is the first feature from director Patrick Rea who last year contributed the very well-received short “Get...