BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18887723 SEQUENCE:19065815 CREATED:20260729T061100Z DESCRIPTION:26th Annual Valley Film Festival Celebrates “Made in the (818)” With Free Community Screenings on (818) Day\n\n\nNORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA. — The Valley Film Festival, a non-profit arts project of Community Partners, will celebrate its 26th year with two free screenings of its signature “Made in the (818)” program of films on Tuesday, August 18th, 2026 aka “(818) Day” at the Laemmle NoHo7 in North Hollywood.\n\nFeaturing 10 short films produced in the (818) and the true crime feature film Sunset Strip Killers (Chad Ferrin, 2026) about the Valley serial thrill killer couple (Carol Bundy and Doug Clark), the VFF26 lineup showcases work created across the San Fernando Valley, and the (818) area code, including Agoura Hills, Burbank, Chatsworth, North Hollywood, Northridge, Sherman Oaks, Sylmar, Tarzana, Van Nuys, and Woodland Hills. The screenings will be offered free to the public through the support of a grant from the NoHo Neighborhood Council.\n\nThis year’s festival tagline, “Keeping Hollywood Home Since 2001,” cements The Valley Film Festival’s longstanding commitment to spotlighting locally produced films and the filmmakers and small businesses that make filmmaking possible in Los Angeles.\n\nThe theme is independently aligned with the goals of the Stay in LA grassroots coalition and the City of Los Angeles’ Keep Hollywood Home effort, both of which advocate for supporting local production and affiliated businesses in Los Angeles. The Valley Film Festival is not affiliated with either.\n\n“For 26 years, The Valley Film Festival has believed that the (818) offers a landscape that not only supports important storytelling and talent, but that our Valley communities can be adapted to double as worldwide locations,” said Valley Film Festival founder Tracey Adlai. “At a time when our industry is working to keep productions, jobs and creative talent in Los Angeles, we are proud to continue to celebrate filmmakers who are already contributing to supporting local businesses.”\n\nDavid Krouse, the Festival’s Co-Producer added, “The ‘Made in the (818)’ short film program is what drew me to The Valley Film Festival in 2015 and why I return each year. This signature program launched my film exhibition career, and I’m excited for VFF to continue its mission supporting independent filmmakers.”\n\nThis year’s festival is supported by the generous donations from the NoHo Neighborhood Council, Laemmle Theatres, RKM Studios and Simple DCP.\n\n5:00 P.M. — “Made in the (818)” Shorts Program\n\nPost-screening Q&A with filmmakers in attendance.\n\nThe festival begins with eight locally produced short films spanning science fiction, drama, dark comedy, musical storytelling, thriller and horror:\n\n• All for Tomorrow, directed by Russ Emanuel\n\n• Dis-Ease, directed by Justin Zackariah Zagri\n\n• Divisi, directed by Anabelle Corneau\n\n• Is Your Shade of Blue the Same as Mine?, directed by Gabriel Urbano\n\n• Meeting Your Maker, directed by Gregory JM Kasunich\n\n• More Than This, directed by Chris Sarfin\n\n• The Vinyl Collection, directed by Mateo Galindo Peña\n\n• This Road Leads Nowhere, directed by Veronica Lara\n\n7:30 P.M. — Sunset Strip Killers Feature Program Post-screening Q&A with filmmakers in attendance.\n\nThe evening program is headlined by Sunset Strip Killers, directed by Chad Ferrin.\nSet in Los Angeles in 1980, the film follows Carol Bundy, a lonely nurse living in Van Nuys whose encounter with the charming but dangerously unstable Doug Clark pulls her into a horrifying world of obsession, deceit and bloodshed. The feature was produced in Chatsworth, Simi Valley and North Hollywood, with post-production completed in Burbank.\n\nThe feature will be preceded by:\n\n• Devil’s Dilemma, a dark comedy directed by Darren Coyle\n\n• If Affected, Do Not Drive a Motor Vehicle or Operate Machinery, the official music video from the band Any Two Words, directed by Rhys Schuffman and Vincent Millunzi\n\nEvent Information\n\n26th Annual Valley Film Festival: “Made in the (818)” Tuesday, August 18, 2026\n“Made in The (818) Shorts Program: 5:00pm Sunset Strip Killers Feature Program: 7:30pm\n\nLaemmle NoHo7\n5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601\n\nAdmission is free, with reservations available through The Valley Film Festival website. Seating is subject to availability.\n\nAbout The Valley Film Festival\n\nFounded in 2000 by Toluca Lake native Tracey Adlai, The Valley Film Festival is the first and continuously running film festival in the San Fernando Valley. The all-volunteer nonprofit arts project of Community Partners supports local and international voices that advance storytelling while furthering the education, production and exhibition of film.\n\nIts programs include the signature “Made in the (818)” showcase of locally produced films, filmmaker mentoring and educational events, affordable submission opportunities and call-for- entry scholarships for filmmakers affected or displaced by conflict and war.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/07/28/18887723.php SUMMARY:The Valley Film Festival brings local filmmakers to the big screen LOCATION:Laemmle NoHo7, 5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601 \n\n\n URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/07/28/18887723.php DTSTART:20260819T000000Z DTEND:20260819T040000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR