Spiritual Film Festival set for March

Jury includes Zen monk, 'Bill and Ted' producer

By MICHAEL JONES

Seeking to transcend the film fest cosmos, the first annual European Spiritual Film Festival will merge into consciousness on March 21.

Festival will connect illuminated films back to the material world by bestowing E1,000 ($1500) to the Best Spiritual Film. $740 goes to the Best European Spiritual Film, suggesting that there's not as much karmic value overseas.

Fest jury consists of "seven personalities from the worlds of cinema and spirituality" including a Zen monk, a bishop and Stephen Simon, an exec producer on the most enlightened "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."

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