swede fest 9 Movie Lineup Announced “Bad Film By Good People”

Showcase of hilarious short films spoofing Hollywood hits will kick off annual L-Dub Film Festival in Lake Worth Beach

Lake Worth Beach, FL (September 14, 2023) The Palm Beach Film Society today announced the lineup of hilariously bad, 4-minute remakes of Hollywood hits during the return of the popular, amateur film festival swede festTM palm beach. The no-budget film festival will kick off this year’s annual L-Dub Film Festival in Lake Worth Beach on September 22, 2023.

This year’s list of “bad films by good people” includes: “Monty Python’s Dead Parrot Sketch” by Kevin Baker, “Stepbrothers” by Joe Ponton, “The Little Mermaid” by Amy Terwilliger, “Stand By Me,” by Danielle Provencher, “Lethal Ghostbuster Weapon (Part 1 and 2),” by Jason Galotti, “Titanic,” by Joshua Rager, “Amityville Horror” by Jay Puschel, “Barbie Movie: The Prequel,” by Jacek Gancarz and “The Thing (That Wasn’t There)” from Sean Broderick.


What’s a swede? Indie film festivals have a rich history of showcasing amazing undiscovered talent, where Hollywood insiders troll for the next big thing, where A-list stars promote the small, labor-of-love projects they do between blockbusters. This is not the case with the annual swede fest™ palm beach. Instead, a “swede” is a no-budget, laughably bad remake of a hit Hollywood film. The term comes from the 2008 comedy, “Be Kind Rewind,” which started an underground sweding craze and resulted in the very first swede fest™ in Fresno, CA. swede festÔ palm beach continued the tradition and now enters its 9th year of “bad films by good people.” The event includes juried awards for categories such as “best use of paper towels in a swede” as well as the Audience Choice Award selected and presented that evening.

swede fest™ palm beach kicks off the 11th Annual L-Dub Film Festival, which features professional shorts and feature films. Screenings for the L-Dub run Saturday and Sunday at the Lake Worth Playhouse’s Stonzek Theater. For tickets and film line-up, visit lakeworthplayhouse.org.

The 9th Annual swede festTM palm beach takes place Friday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. The “you call this a red carpet?!” entrance begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse, located at 703 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth. Tickets are $9 per person and afterparty with cash bar is included with admission. Visit https://lakeworth-playhouse.ticketleap.com/swede-fest-of-palm-beach/ for tickets.

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Examples of past “swedes” can be found at vimeo.com/swedefestpalmbeach.

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Clockwise from front left: “Stand by Me: Hurricane Edition” cast members Danielle Provencher (Boynton Beach), Rebecca Matte (Delray Beach), Matt Ransom (Delray Beach), Jonathan Tack (Delray Beach), Heidi Rabinowitz (Delray Beach) and Helen Silver (Delray Beach) enjoy hurricane snacks during filming of this year’s Swedefest entry. The event takes place Friday, Sept. 22, at the Lake Worth Playhouse.

Helen Silver of Delray Beach is upset to find a cockroach has fallen onto her neck in the Swedefest film “Stand by Me: Hurricane Edition.” Instead of leaches, which were used in the real movie, director Danielle Provencher chose a Florida nuisance: the roach. (These roaches were plastic.)

Jason Galotti’s remake of “Lethal Ghostbusters Weapon” Parts 1 and 2 will be screened during this year’s swede festTM palm beach 9.

Joe Ponton stars in Amy Terwilliger’s swede of “The Little Mermaid.”

Jacek Gangarz’ “Barbie Movie: The Prequel”

Joshua Rager directed his family for their 3-minute remake of “Titanic.”

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swede fest palm beach 9 Wants Your Bad Movies to Screen at Lake Worth Playhouse

Palm Beach Film Society Announces Call for Submissions to swede festTM palm beach 9

Showcase of hilarious short films spoofing Hollywood hits will kick off annual L-Dub Film Festival on September 22

Lake Worth Beach, FL (June 2, 2023) The Palm Beach Film Society announces the return of the underground, amateur film festival known as swede festTM palm beach. The hilarious, no-budget film festival featuring 3-minute remakes of Hollywood hits will kick off this year’s annual L-Dub Film Festival in Lake Worth Beach on September 22, 2023. swede festTM palm beach is accepting submissions now.

“We are incredibly excited to have swede festTM palm beach open the L-Dub Film Festival this year,” says Palm Beach Film Society Vice President, Elizabeth Dashiell. “From first-time filmmakers to professional independents, these events celebrate film and filmmaking in Palm Beach County, which is the core mission of the Film Society.”

What’s a swede? Indie film festivals have a rich history of showcasing amazing undiscovered talent, where Hollywood insiders troll for the next big thing, where A-list stars promote the small, labor-of-love projects they do between blockbusters. This is not the case with the annual swede fest™ palm beach.

Instead, a “swede” is a no-budget, laughably bad remake of a hit Hollywood film. The term comes from the 2008 comedy, “Be Kind Rewind,” which started an underground sweding craze and resulted in the very first swede fest™ in Fresno, CA. swede festTM palm beach continued the tradition and now enters its 9th year of “bad films by good people.” The event includes juried awards for categories such as “best use of paper towels in a swede” as well as the Audience Choice Award selected and presented that evening.

Anyone with any type of camera may submit a swede for free. All films must be under three minutes and PG-13, even if the “source material” is not. This means finding creative ways to get around any violence, objectionable language, and nudity.Open call begins now. Claim film title by August 22 and the deadline to submit swedes is September 1.

All films must be submitted to info@swedefestpalmbeach.com through Dropbox or similar digital transfer platforms. For those interested in sweding a film, email info@swedepalmbeach.com and call dibs on the film title first. Examples can be found at vimeo.com/swedefestpalmbeach.

The 9th Annual swede festTM palm beach takes place Friday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. The “you call this a red carpet?!” entrance begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse, located at 713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth. Visit swedefestpalmbeach.com for more information.

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It’s Back! swede fest Returns for its 8th Year!

swede fest™ palm beach 8 Announcing A Call For Entries Through October 1

Palm Beach Film Society Hosting Hilarious Amateur Film Festival at Kelsey Black Box Theater in Lake Park

BUT WHAT’S A SWEDE?
Indie film festivals have a rich history of showcasing amazing undiscovered talent, where Hollywood insiders troll for the next big thing, where A-list stars promote the small, labor-of-love projects they do between blockbusters. This is not the case with the annual swede fest™ palm beach. Instead, a “swede” is a no-budget, laughably bad remake of a hit Hollywood film. The term comes from the 2008 comedy, “Be Kind Rewind,” which started an underground sweding craze and resulted in the very first swede fest™ in Fresno. Next came swede fest™ tampa bay, and swede fest™ palm beach ushers in its 8th (ish) year on October 23, 2022. “Red Carpet” entry starts at 6 pm with screenings from 7 pm to 9 pm at the Kelsey Theater in Lake Park.

WHO SHOULD ENTER?
Anyone with any type of camera. Submissions are free to enter (click here to learn more). Films must be under three minutes and PG-13, even if the “source material” is not. This means finding creative ways to get around any violence, objectionable language, and nudity.


ENTRIES:
Open call begins now; the deadline is October 14 at 11:59 pm. All films must be submitted through Dropbox or similar digital transfer platforms. All of the rules and submission guidelines are on the pbfilmsociety.org website, along with example swedes from the other swede fests for…inspiration.

COST:
Free to enter a film; tickets to the event are $12 per person. Tickets may be purchased at www.lakeparkblackbox.com.

INFO:
For those interested in sweding a film, email info@swedepalmbeach.com and call dibs on the film. swede fest™ is not a competition, so we try to avoid comparisons that come from multiple swedes of the same film. We recommend swede-makers embrace the amateur nature of sweding and opt to use found objects rather than spending any real money making these movies. The actual genius comes from how one’s personality and/or sense of humor shines through. Examples can be found at https://vimeo.com/swedefestpalmbeach for…inspiration.

WHEN:
Saturday, October 23 at 7:00 PM

WHERE:
The Kelsey Theater
700 Park Avenue, Lake Park

WHO:
The evening will be emceed once again by the hilarious improv troupe, Cheese & Crackers. The Palm Beach Film Society, a non-profit dedicated to promoting local film makers and film making in Palm Beach County is the presenting organization in partnership with the Lake Park Black Box Kelsey Theater.

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Swede Fest Palm Beach is Back for Its 7th Year!

Swede Fest Palm Beach is back with ‘The 7 Deadly Swedes’!! Celebrating its 7th year of mediocre remakes, local filmmakers are encouraged to take a popular film and make it into a ‘Swede,’ a 2-3 minute ‘bad’ remake of the movie.

The event will take place at the Kelsey Theater in Lake Park, FL on October 24, 2021, from 5:30 pm to 9 pm. Tickets are $12 ahead of time, $15 at the door.

To enter, email your name, information, and the title of the film you’ll be turning into a Swede to info@swedefestpalmbeach.com. Once your film is done, you’ll submit it to us digitally – we’ll have more details after you tell us your film title – by October 1 at 11:59 pm EST. Or you’re dead to us!

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​Annual Student Red Carpet Showcase of Films​: Lynn University Performing Arts Center – April 6

We couldn’t be more excited about the 23rd Annual Student Showcase of Films this year. There is a stellar line-up of student finalist, competing in eleven different categories. This year the Student Showcase of Films received well over 600 student submissions representing 80 different schools across Florida. The judging panel of 42 industry professionals had a tough assignment choosing the finalists, and we are really looking forward to seeing the film clips created by these exceptionally talented students.

The red-carpet awards show will take place at the Keith C. & Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University on April 6, 2018, pre-show festivities beginning at 9:30am and SHOWTIME at 10:30am. The event is free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

The live awards show will be integrated with a high-impact video gaming theme, with staging and decor elements like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Mario, and more. According to SSOF Director and Host, Frank Licari, “we will weave the world of video games into our awards show to create a hilarious presentation sure to entertain gamers of all ages!”

Please add the date and time to your calendar – we look forward to seeing you on April 6. Let me know if you have any questions or special requests.

Burt Reynolds, Vanilla Ice and other
SURPRISE celebrities to present awards
Frank Licari to host the live “Video Game” themed show!

23rd Annual Student Showcase of Films

http://www.pbfilm.com/student-showcase

Please add the date and time to your calendar – we look forward to seeing you on April 6.

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