PB PERS SwedeFest PB
Talked with Elizabeth Dashiell, Swedefest Palm Beach. According to the website...
"Forever honoring bad remakes of Hollywood hits, SPPB8 takes place at The Kelsey Theater in Lake Park, with an entertainment-packed after party next door at the Brewhouse Gallery. The wildly popular, sell-out event showcases laughably bad, 3-minute remakes of Hollywood hits made by amateur filmmakers throughout Palm Beach County. This year\u2019s showcase of \u2018bad films made by good people\u2019 is presented by the Palm Beach Film Society on October 23, 2022 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM at 700 Park Avenue, Lake Park. For the utterly uninitiated, a \u201cswede\u201d is a no-budget, hilarious remake of a Hollywood film \u2014 the basis for the movie \u201cBe Kind, Rewind,\u201d which spawned an underground sweding craze and resulted in the first swede fest\u2122 in Fresno, Calif. Next came swede fest\u2122 tampa bay, then swede fest\u2122 palm beach in 2012. Picture \u201cTwister\u201d filmed using balled up paper towels; \u201cThe Fast and the Furious\u201d reenacted using children\u2019s Big Wheels \u2013 these are only a few examples of the hundreds of films submitted the past six years. Perfect \u201cshort attention span theater,\u201d each film is maxed out at 3 minutes, meaning that as \u201cso-bad-it\u2019s-good\u201d as the film may be, another one is soon to appear. The audience votes on the best/worst film made, which could win bragging rights for the future (or not) filmmaker, and a special grand prize. Additional award prizes will also be given for overall epic-ness. It is completely free to enter a swede, and selected films will receive a complimentary ticket for the director. Even if you don\u2019t have a film submitted, seeing the filmmakers dressed in their versions of \u201cHollywood bizarre\u201d is worth the admission price, which is a mere $12 per person."
Folks can go to the website www.swedefestpalmbeach.com for info or reach out to Elizabeth during working hours at 561-543-8276 to make donations or become a sponsor.