Bucks Fever FilmFest Tickets on Sale Now

For more than 10 years, the Bucks Fever FilmFest has inspired up-and-coming filmmakers in Bucks County.

This year's contest wraps up this coming weekend, with seminars for filmmakers, a VIP reception and the screening of the winning films.

Tickets are on sale now for the VIP reception and the screening - but they go fast, according to the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce.

Here is the schedule of events for the 2011 Bucks Fever FilmFest:

Filmmakers Seminar with Robert Child and Frederic Lumiere

Sunday, October 16, 2011
4 to 6 p.m. at the Moose Lodge in Doylestown
Free to attend
 
VIP Reception

Sunday, October 16, 2011
6 p.m.
Meet the winning filmmakers and local film enthusiasts
Light fare and wine will be served
Tickets: $25 each
 
Film Screening at the County Theater in Doylestown

Sunday, October 16, 2011
7 p.m.
Watch the winning films and vote on your favorite!
Tickets: $10 each
 
For ticket sales visit: http://www.bucksfeverfilmfest.org/tickets.html

The idea for the film fest was first hatched in 1999, and the first Bucks Fever FilmFest was held in September 2000.

Since then, more than 400 films have been submitted, 100 have been chosen for screening, and more than $15,000 in prize money has been awarded.

To learn more about the FilmFest, visit the website.