Experience this year’s best short films the way they were meant to be seen on the big screen! See the entire series at the historic Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro on February 23, 2019
Watch the trailer here.
The 91st Annual Academy Awards will be telecast on Sunday, February 24, 2019!
Ziggy Mrkich, resident of the Pacific Avenue Arts Colony in San Pedro, CA, is the founder and festival director of the San Pedro International Film Festival, now in its eighth year. Through the non-profit organization she founded, Ms. Mrkich is launching a Low Power FM (LPFM) radio station in San Pedro, to be announced later this year. (LPFM radio stations broadcast at 100 watts and reach an area with a radius of approximately three and one-half miles.)
Ziggy freelanced as a photographer in her native Australia for several music magazines and national newspapers photographing major acts during the early ’90’s. She began a short career in radio as a deejay until she completed studies in Photography/Film & TV at the Western Australian College of Media Design and Fine Arts. She lived in Croatia from the age of 13 to 19, under the political influence of the former Yugoslavia, and came to the United States in 1995 after spending time in Australia, Toronto, and London. She worked in Hollywood as a development executive for production companies and studios and later curated film festivals in Los Angeles as Program Director.
Ziggy founded and ran the Dubrovnik International Film Festival in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from 2003-2006. As Festival Director, guests included Christopher Walken, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Deborah Kara Unger, and Jonathan Tucker. In addition, she has previously worked with the Croatian Consulate in Los Angeles on showcasing programs of Croatian films.
Throughout her photography career, Ziggy participated in several photography exhibitions which have included solo exhibitions in Australia and the US. In 2009, her work was included in the opening of the Annenberg Community Beach House in partnership with the City of Santa Monica for their inaugural Beach Stories exhibition which later went on display at St. John’s Hospital.
Ziggy’s photography has also been used in feature films such as No Strings Attached and Paranormal Activity 2. She is now producing a feature film to be released in 2021.
Program Director: Helene Weinberg
Date: February 23, 2019
The Pacific Avenue Arts Colony is a Meta Housing Corporation community
