Filmmakers from all over the country have submitted films for the second year of this festival taking place Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin Ave, Albany, CA. It will run from noon to 8pm. A small admission charge allows coming and going all day and endless amounts of popcorn. Filmmakers include artists as young as six and range from documentaries to animations. Local filmmakers have been challenged to create cinematic interpretations of Albany, Ca. There will be approximately 30 films screening throughout the day, filmmaker Q & As & winners will be determined by a 3 judge panel including local filmmaker Les Blanc. Guest filmmakers include locals, Waylon Bacon & Hoku Uchiyama and animator Geefwee Boedoe, whose animation “Brought Some Cheese” premiers at the fest. There is a Pre-festival gala (food, wine, live jazz) at the venue Friday, 3/2, 7pm-8:30pm $25. website: www.albanyfilmfest.org