Fest Bits | "Blood" in Marfa, Telluride opens the door, Cali honors Daly
Marfa fest gets "Blood." The baby-fresh fest will open with Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood," unspooling it in the place where it all began - on its set in Marfa, TX. In fact, it'll be screening on an outdoor screen owned by Alamo Drafthouse's Tim League, who preemed the film at the 2007 Fantastic Fest in Austin.
- Telluride fest is accepting entries for its 35th event
- The California Independent Film Festival will honor legendary producer John Daly ("Platoon," The Last Emperor") with a Lifetime Achievement award on April 20. Also on tap is a "Actor's Studio-esque" talk with Penny Marshall, with John Madden in the role of James Lipton. Mary Stuart Masterson will get the Diamond Award given to excellent women in film. She'll also screen her film "Cake Eaters." More info here.
Michael Jones is the film festival editor at Variety.com. 
