Pacific Grove, CA is nestled in the Monterey Peninsula on the Central Coast.  If you are in Pacific Grove, you are within walking distance from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Lover’s Point, Toasties Café.  Time slows down in Pacific Grove, which is affectionately called P.G. by locals.  The Victorian style buildings and ocean view provide a cozy atmosphere that whispers to its residents and visitors, “It’s ok, you are home now.”

Because of this beautiful locale, filmmakers have periodically dropped in to add some P.G. flavor to their films.  Perhaps the most notable of these are “Turner and Hooch” and some scenes from “Play Misty for Me”.

And now we have even more films to look forward to that are set in the Pacific Grove area.  Independent filmmakers Cristiana DiPietro and Matthew Kalamane have started the Monarch Film Festival, named after the Monarch butterfly, which P.G. is famous for.  The festival was created to bring the art of Cinema to Pacific Grove, as well as to present the Northern California area as a unique and welcome place to shoot and showcase films.

The Monarch Film Festival has gained momentum in the last few months.  The project was fully funded on Kickstarter, and is on track for a November 2012 unveiling.

If you are interested in attending or submitting a film of your own, you can find out more at http://www.monarchfilmfestival.com/