Festivals

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The first Dollar Baby Film Festival took place on September 25, 2004.

And here you will see overviews of all Film Festivals that have shown Dollar Babies over the past 20 years.
It goes by year. Not per country

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2005 2nd Annual Dollar Baby Film Festival
2004 1st Annual Dollar Baby Film Festival


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The first Dollar Baby Film Festival in the USA was in the end of 2004. Just a year after StephenKingShortMovies.com was started.

As part of the 1st Annual Dollar Baby Film Festival, Paranoid will screen at the University of Maine at Orono on September 25th at 7:00PM in the Corbett Business Building’s 300+ seat theater. The event will include two hours worth of rarely-seen adaptations of King’s works and a Q&A with directors following. Tickets will be $5 at the door and the proceeds will be donated to the Wavedancer Foundation, to support artists injured in accidents. Tickets are on sale the night of the show on a first come, first serve basis. No reservations.

Here is the play list for the 1st Annual Dollar Baby Film Festival held on September 25 in Maine:

  1. The Woman in the Room, directed by Frank Darabont
  2. The Lawnmower Man, directed by James Gonis
  3. Strawberry Spring, directed by Doveed Linder
  4. The Road Virus Heads North, directed by Dave Brock
  5. Paranoid, directed by Jay Holben
  6. Last Rung on the Ladder, directed by James Cole & Dan Thorn
  7. Lucky Quarter, directed by Robert Cochrane
  8. All That You Love Will Be Carried Away, directed by James Rennt (World Premiere)
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In 2005 the 2nd Dollar Baby Film Festival was at the University of Maine at Orono on September 30th and October 1th in the Corbett Business Building’s 300+ seat theater. Tickets will be $5 at the door and the proceeds will be donated to the Wavedancer Foundation, to support artists injured in accidents. Tickets are on sale the night of the show on a first come, first serve basis. No reservations.

The 2nd Annual Dollar Baby Film Festival will feature:

A Friday (September 30, 2005) night Premiere of Stephen King’s Gotham Cafe, produced by Julie Sands and adapted in part by Bev Vincent. A screening of Riding the Bullet, directed by Mick Garris will follow. Directors and producers will be on hand for a Q&A. This event will take place at Cinema 10 in Bangor at 8PM. Tickets are $8.

Then, on Saturday Oct. 1, the fest moves to the Corbett Business Building at the University of Maine in Orono. Screenings are divided into three blocks of films and two panels, beginning at noon.

Tickets are $5 per event. Scheduled films include:

  1. The Woman in the Room, directed by Frank Darabont
  2. The Lawnmower Man, directed by Jim Gonis
  3. The Last Rung on the Ladder, directed by James Cole
  4. Strawberry Spring, directed by Doveed Linder
  5. Luckey Quarter, directed by Robert Cochrane
  6. Roland Meets Brown, directed by Robert Cochrane
  7. The Man in the Black Suit, directed by Nick Mariani
  8. Paranoid, directed by Jay Holben
  9. All That You Love Will Be Carried Away, directed by James Renner
  10. The Road Virus Heads North, directed by Dave Brock
  11. Autopsy Room 4, directed by Steve Zakman
  12. I Know What You Need, directed by Shawn Lealos
  13. All That You Love, directed by Scott Albanese
  14. The Boogeyman, directed by Jeff Schiro
  15. The Secret Transit Codes of America’s Highways, directed by Brian Berkowitz
  16. Night Surf, directed by Peter Sullivan
  17. Srajenie (the battle) directed by M. Titov
  18. The Woman in the Room (french) directed by Damien Maric
  19. Selected shorts from the animated Dark Tower, directed by Josh Greenwald
  20. Minimum Overdrive, directed by Liam Engle
  21. And a special appearance by The Shining Bunnies

Panels on Saturday will include “How to Deliver Your Own Dollar Baby”, featuring many directors who have already been through the process. And “A Conversation and Booksigning with Rocky Wood”, author of Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished.

Reserve your tickets now by emailing tickets@dollarbabyfilmfestival.com

Unfortunately there are no photos available.


In 2010 (almost five years  later) there was an official Dollar Baby Film Festival in the USA. Thanks to Hadrian Belove from Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles (cinefamily.org). Can we inform you that on October 2nd & 3rd an Dollar Baby Film Festival is. Address: 611 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles Tickets: FREE admission/$10 suggested donation or call (323) 655-2510

Day 1:

  1. Disciples of the Crow, directed by John Woodward
  2. The Boogeyman, directed by Jeffrey C. Schiro
  3. The Last Rung on the Ladder, directed by James Cole
  4. The Lawnmowerman, directed by James Gonis
  5. Paranoid, directed by Jay Holben
  6. Strawberry Spring, directed by Doveed Linder
  7. Feature film: Riding the Bullet, directed by Mick Garris

With Q&A time!

Day 2:

  1. Home Delivery, directed by Elio Quiroga
  2. Rainy Season, directed by Nick Wauters
  3. My Pretty Pony, directed by Mikhail Tank
  4. The Boogeyman, directed by Gerard Lough
  5. Luckey Quarter, directed by Robert Cochrane
  6. The Man Who Loved Flowers, directed by Chris Harrison
  7. Grey Matter, directed by James B. Cox
  8. Cain Rose Up, directed by Jeven Dovey
  9. Flowers for Norma, directed by Juan Reinoso
  10. Cain Rose Up, directed by Robert Livings
  11. Feature film: Everything’s Eventual, directed by J.P. Scott

With Q&A time!

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L-R Mick Garris (“Riding the Bullet”), Hadrian Belove (Cinefamily manager), Dan Thron (“Last Rung”), James Cole (“Last Rung”), Jeff Schiro (“The Boogeyman”), James Gonis (“the Lawnmower Man”), Robert Cochrane (“Luckey Quarter”), Doveed Linder (“Strawberry Spring”), John Woodward (“Disciples of the Crow”)


In 2011 there is coming an Film Festival. When: April 8. Thanks to Philip Kim form famousmonsters.com

Address: Laemmle Music Hall 3, 9036 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills.

Friday April 8 – 1:30 PM :

  1. Strawberry Spring, directed by Doveed Linder
  2. Home Delivery, directed by Elio Quiroga
  3. Autopsy Room Four, directed by Steve Zakman
  4. Flowers for Norma, directed by Juan Reinoso
  5. Umney’s Last Case, directed by Rodney Altman
  6. Popsy, directed by Brian Haynes

Friday April 8 – 7:40 PM :

  1. The Man Who Loved Flowers (Chris Harrison & Andrew Newman
  2. The Road Virus Heads North, directed by Dave Brock
  3. Disciples of the Crow, directed by John Woodward
  4. Paranoid, directed by Jay Holben
  5. Rainy Season, directed by Nick Wauters
  6. Night Surf, directed by Peter Sullivan

Friday April 8 – 9:15 PM :

Dollar Babies Panel featuring Mick Garris, Jay Hoben, Peter Sullivan, Mark Lester and Pete Von Sholly