Film Festival | Lake Stevens Film Festival

OCTOBER 8TH, 2022

Films and
makers from the
PACIFIC NORTHWEST

October 8th, 2022 at
LSHS PAC & THE MILL

ABOUT LSFF

The LAKE STEVENS FILM FESTIVAL brings films and filmmakers from the Pacific Northwest together for a one-day screening and networking event. LSFF was established to cultivate an appreciation for the arts within Lake Stevens and showcase diverse viewpoints from both established and emerging creators.

PROGRAM

SCREENINGS

This years' films and Q&A's will take place at the newly renovated Lake Stevens High School Performing Arts Center (PAC).

AWARDS RECEPTION

The Mill will host the night's Awards Reception, directly following the last screening block at the PAC. The city’s brand-new multi-use space is on the lake, right in the heart of our historic downtown. Meatheads Food Truck will serve attendees on the south end of the Mill, and host a Beer Garden in the Outdoor Plaza. Get your last red carpet photos and toast our winners!

The Lake Stevens Community Band will play a selection of iconic movie soundtracks. Since their inception in summer of 2021 the band has been a staple at local events.

LSFF AT A GLANCE

OCTOBER 8TH SCHEDULE

9:30 Doors Open Lake Stevens High School Performing Arts Center (PAC). Enjoy Biscuit & Bean coffee, cookies and popcorn in the lobby before the films start!

10-11:30 Chris Pratt Welcome Video

Student Showcase / Music Videos and Q&A

11:45-12:30 Duke Screening and Q&A

12:30-1:30 Lunch Break. Meatheads Food Truck on site!

1:30-3:30 All Sorts Feature Screening and Q&A

3:45-5:45 Shorts Volume 1

6-7:15 Shorts Volume 2

7:30-9 Awards Reception at The Mill. Come toast our prize winners in the Meatheads beer & wine garden, grab dinner, and enjoy orchestra music from Lake Stevens Community Band.

LSFF2022 PROGRAM

VIEW FULL LINEUP

STUDENT SHOWCASE
& MUSIC VIDEOS

10:00 - 11:30AM

DUKE SHORT FILM SCREENING AND Q&A

11:45 AM - 12:30PM

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ALL SORTS FEATURE FILM SCREENING AND Q&A

1:30 PM - 3:30PM

SHORTS PROGRAM VOL. 1

3:45 - 5:45PM

SHORTS PROGRAM VOL. 2

6:00 - 7:15PM

LSFF TEAM

Laura Bettelheim
Festival Organizer

Laura Bettelheim brings varied experience as a filmmaker as well as a SAG-AFTRA actor and New York trained improvisor. She attended film school in San Francisco and then moved to New York City where she and her husband lived for six years before returning to her hometown of Lake Stevens in April 2020.

Whether she is crewing on an indie, producing a corporate shoot or web series, or working with masters like Spielberg as a featured extra, Laura is happiest when on set or in a room full of writers.

While a student at Lake Stevens High School, she was part of the club that organized the school's first "Viking Film Festival." Now, in the city where she first fell in love with film, she is helping connect other film-lovers in the local community and broader Pacific Northwest. She is currently in pre-production on a feature length documentary.

Melissa Lavigne
Development Director

Lisa Saksons
Event Producer

Jessica Chavez
Production Coordinator

Melissa Lavigne is a Professional Networker and Founder of LEADS Referral Network and now Founder of a fast-growing Business Agency called Spark The Preneur. Her mission is to help entrepreneurs meet new people and have FUN while they grow their business.

Lisa Saksons is excited to be a part of the inaugural year of the Lake Stevens Film Festival. She is a professional organizer, interior designer and former sales and marketing executive. Lisa fully fell in love with the arts while living in New York City in her mid 20s. When she’s not creating, you can likely find her chauffeuring her kiddos around town.

Jessica Chavez is the Founder and President of Business Ladies of Snohomish (BLOS), a group that has gone from just 12 to over 500 women in less than one year. Jessica is also active in The Boys & Girls Club InspireHER program, and owns her own business, Something Blue Home Styling & Co.

Behind the scenes of this festival is a growing list of additional volunteers. Production Interns, graphic designers, photographers, greeters --each one of them is a community member who couldn't quite sit this one out. We thank each one of you.

MEET THE JURY

Our jury is made up of three seasoned industry professionals who will view each entry and determine $500 1st place prize winners in each category: Student Film, Music Video and Short Film.