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Big Bear, CA –Jason & Pamela Johnson, local independent Certified Health Coaches, are helping people throughout the United States lose weight and achieve optimal health. Take Shape For Life is a healthy weight-loss and healthy lifestyle program featuring Medifast meal replacements recommended by over 20,000 doctors since 1980 and have been proven with 9 clinical studies through Johns Hopkins University. This is excellent for helping people who suffer from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 diabetes. As Take Shape For Life Health Coaches, The Johnson’s mentor and guide each and every one of their clients with compassion, knowledge, and professionalism. ...
The entry period for the 14th annual Big Bear Lake International Film Festival (BBLIFF) is still open, with films coming in from across the United States and around the world. BBLIFF’s film competition is open to domestic and foreign films in eight categories: Feature Films, Short Films, Documentaries, Animation, Student Films and Family Films. The screenwriting competition accepts feature length screenplays of all genres. The festival presents over $20,000 in prizes each year. The remaining deadlines are as follows: SCREENPLAYS April 1, 2013: Late Deadline, Entry Fee $50 April 7, 2013: Withoutabox.com Extended Deadline, Entry Fee $60 Big Bear Locals Entry Fee $35...
Update for 2013 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival Competition Big Bear Lake International Film Festival Open for Entries and Volunteers The Big Bear Lake International Film Festival has entries rolling in, with many more still on the way! The deadlines for entries are quickly approaching. The screenwriting competition’s late deadline is April 20th. Late film entries will be accepted up to Monday, May 28th. All entries can be submitted electronically at www.bigbearlakefilmfestival.com. Volunteers are needed to help with the preparation and staffing for the 2012 Film Festival, and will receive festival movie passes and Membership Benefits for contributed time....
Big Bear’s award-winning Toastmasters Club, “Bearly Speaking”, is sponsoring its first Youth Leadership program for students in the Big Bear Home School Group. “We want to help kids learn how to communicate without using their thumbs,” smiled Steve Cain, Youth Leadership Coordinator. Developed by Toastmasters International, this eight-week program is not in competition with school programs or courses, or other established youth projects. Instead, it’s a supplement to these programs, providing emphasis on specialized speaking and leadership skills and individual needs. Participants learn to: Overcome nervousness when speaking before an audience Organize and present ideas logically and convincingly Listen carefully...
After a four-day event that brought Hollywood to the mountains for over 100 film screenings, the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival (BBLIFF) has announced the winners of its 2011 competition. The award ceremony took place September 18 at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center, as BBLIFF celebrated its 12th anniversary. Attending filmmakers commented on the friendly, nurturing quality at the Big Bear fest that sets it apart from other festivals. Visiting VIPs and film industry professionals participated in Q&As, panel discussions and seminars — always staying readily accessible to the screenwriters and filmmakers looking for advice on their...
Another Lifeis an award-winning short thriller about a young female veteran who has three days to kill a fellow soldier or they both die.Called “one of the best independent short films,” Another Life made official selection at ten other film festivals for its thrills and chills as well as its moving portrait of a veteran coming home with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Another Life will screen on Friday, September 16th, 12 noon at the Village Theaters North in Big Bear Lake. To find out more, watch the trailer below or visit the film’s website at www.anotherlifefilm.com. More information on the...
Another Lifeis an award-winning short thriller about a young female veteran who has three days to kill a fellow soldier or they both die.Called “one of the best independent short films,” Another Life made official selection at ten other film festivals for its thrills and chills as well as its moving portrait of a veteran coming home with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Another Life will screen on Friday, September 16th, 12 noon at the Village Theaters North in Big Bear Lake. To find out more, watch the trailer below or visit the film’s website at www.anotherlifefilm.com. More information on the...
The Big Bear Lake International Film Festival (BBLIFF) announces John Bailey, ASC as the recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award in Cinematography. Bailey will receive the award Friday, September 16 at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center in Big Bear Lake, California. In an eclectic career, John Bailey has photographed such mainstream Hollywood films as “Ordinary People,” “Silverado,” “The Big Chill,” “The Accidental Tourist,” “Groundhog Day,” “In the Line of Fire,” “As Good as It Gets,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” “Must Love Dogs”; such offbeat films as Norman Mailer’s...
The Big Bear Lake International Film Festival (BBLIFF) has announced composer Michael Giacchino as the recipient of their inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in Film Music. MICHAEL GIACCHINO’s melodies have enhanced entertainment of all genres, including feature films, television shows, animated shorts, video games, and stand-alone symphonies with themes that run the gamut from driving, melancholic, and suspenseful to serene. He has been nominated twice for an Academy Award® – first, for his score to the animated blockbuster “Ratatouille,” and more recently, for his score to the critically acclaimed “Up” for which he garnered an Academy Award in the Best Original...

