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The First Commonwealth Johnstown Film Festival, a competition of short films, will be held at 7 p.m. June 16-18 at Johnstown Flood Museum, 304 Washington St., downtown Johnstown, and at 8 p.m. June 19 at Heritage Discovery Center, 201 Sixth Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
On June 16, the first night of the festival, there will be a screening of a family-friendly farce “If It Ain’t Broke, Break It.”
The film stars Steve Guttenberg, Sabrina Bryan, Rondell Sheridan and Richard Kind, with a special appearance by Pittsburgh Steelers Hall-of-Famer Franco Harris as himself.
“There also will be a preview for a documentary under production called ‘Minefield.’ It’s about someone who lives in Johnstown who goes to war-torn countries and uses soccer to help kids know where land mines are,” said Shelley Johansson, director of marketing and communications for Johnstown Area Heritage Association.
On June 17 and 18, short films from the competition will be screened at the flood museum.
Tickets will be $5 at the door for the first three nights of the festival and will not be available in advance.
On June 19, the best films of the competition, including the three winners, will be screened at the Heritage Discovery Center’s courtyard.
Andy Laskey, former owner of Westwood Plaza Theatre and Cafe, will serve as master of ceremonies for the evening.
Johansson said doors will open at 8, with the films beginning at dusk.
Before the screenings, there will be a social time with craft beer tastings.
This year, the word “wine” was dropped from the name because organizers believed it put too much emphasis on that part of the event and detracted from the films.
Tickets for the last night of the festival are $15, which include beer samplings and snacks.
Tickets will be available at the door or online at www.johnstown-filmfest.org.
“We get entries from all over,” Johansson said. “There are slightly fewer this year, but we still got a
lot.
“It’s exciting because the quality goes up. We’re getting from the immediate area, which meets our goal of encouraging people to explore film.”
Johansson said submitted films range from serious documentaries to comedies.
Information: 539-1889 or www.johnstownfilmfest.org.
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