Here is where you will find links to and information about projects and news to do with Amber Benson we will update this regularly.
17th July 2010 ~ Amber will be appearing at the San Diego comic con this coming weekend with a panel on Thursday 22nd July 10:30-11:30
San Diego comic con
9th July 2010 ~ James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Nicholas Brendon, Amber Benson, Clare Kramer and Mercedes McNab are all scheduled to appear at the “Buffyfest” festival being done in partnership with CineQuest.com. The event runs October 15th-17th 2010 at the Hynes convention center in Boston:
14th June 2010 ~ The Chainsaw Mafia, Pretty-Scary.net, and the Downtown Independent are excited to announced the Viscera 2010 Film Festival Premiere, which will be a bloody carpet theater event on July 17th, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. 28 short female-directed/produced horror films ranging from 30 seconds to 30 minutes from all over the world will appear on the big screen for one night only! Amber Benson will be one of the Festival's special inspirational guest presenters who will host the award ceremonies.
18th May 2010 ~ Amber has donated the sandals from her Macarena video to the Clothes off our back foundation so go bid and raise money and awareness of a great charity:
"The
Clothes Off Our Back Foundation is a 501c3 organization that hosts
charity auctions showcasing today's hottest celebrity attire. Items are
put up for bid to the public with proceeds going to benefit children's
charities. Clothes Off Our Back was founded by actors and
philanthropists Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm In The Middle," "Raising the
Bar") and Bradley Whitford ("The West Wing," "Studio 60 on the Sunset
Strip") whose efforts, along with their celebrity and designer friends
have helped improve the lives of children across the globe."
Clothes
off our back
July 17th 2010 ~ Amber will be appearing at the Viscera film festival in Los Angeles from 4-10pm tickets cost $15:
24th April 2010 ~ Amber is part of a great charity idea that auctions signed teddy bears to raise awareness and money towards breast cancer charities. Project teddy bear is a really worthy cause so get on there and get bidding on your favourite celeb’s auction:
20th April 2010 ~ Drones is playing a couple of film festivals in the next few weeks on Saturday April 24th 2010 it will be shown at the Newport Film Festival in California. It will also be shown at 7pm on 28th April 2010 at the USA film festival in Dallas Texas
17th April 2010 ~ I have found out great news that filmsnobbery.com will be doing an interview with Amber:
“One of our favorite guests returns this Tues. April 20th to FilmSnobbery to talk about the sequel to her book “Death’s Daughter”. We continue to follow the adventures of Calliope Reaper-Jones in “Cat’s Claw”, and catch up with Amber and get the dirt on her new movie “Drones” that she co-directed with Adam Busch. Stay tuned for this awesome interview PLUS we have some DVD’s to give away in honor of 4/20!”
filmsnobbery.com
– interview news
7th April 2010 ~ The Los Angeles Premiere of Drones will be hosted by the non-profit group 826la next Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. In attendance will be many of the film’s stars including: James Urbaniak (“The Venture Brothers”), Samm Levine (“Inglourious Basterds”), Paul F. Tompkins (comedian, “Best Week Ever”), Angela Bettis (“All My Friends Are Funeral Singers”), Dave (Gruber) Allen (“Freaks & Geeks”), and Marc Evan Jackson (comedian, “The Slammin’ Salmon”). Also in attendance will be the films co-directors, Amber Benson and Adam Busch (both formerly on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), and the films co-writing team of Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (Acker & Blacker), writers of the “Thrilling Adventure Hour” as well as many more celebrity friends of the cast and crew.
forcesofgeek.com
– win tickets to Drones premiere
2nd April 2010 ~ I am unsure as to what this is but I would assume a film project where Amber and her guy Adam Busch will be hosting a séance. More information as and when I find it. The resurrection
826LA will be hosting a screening of Amber’s new film Drones with a Q&A and an afer party on the 13th April at the Egyptian in Los Angeles. Drones screening
There will be a screening of Drones also at the Newport Beach festival on April 24th 2010 at 4:45pm Drones screening
28th March 2010 ~ the UK premiere of Amber and Adam Busch’s new film Drones will be at this years sci-fi London film festival from 28th April to the 3rd of May at the Apollo Piccadilly Circus cinema in London England. For more information:
6th March 2010 ~ I have 2 pieces of news:
The Florida Film Festival is the 19th annual festival, taking place April 9 to 18 in Orlando Drones has been one of the films selected having its East Coast premiere. indiewire.com – Drones at Florida film festival
I received an email from Ambers official site Essence of Amber with news of some upcoming screenings of Drones which include:
Saturday, April 10th @ 9:00 PM
Friday, April 16th @ 4:30 PM
Florida Film Festival
www.floridafilmfestival.com
1300 South Orlando Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751
(407) 629-1088
Tuesday, April 13th @ 7:30 PM
826 LA Benefit Screening
www.americancinematheque.com
The Egyptian
6712 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 461-2020
28th Febuary 2010 ~ Amber is doing a lot of signings over the next few weeks I have from a couple of websites as well as from an email update from Ambers official site the dates and places:
blogs.chron.com hellnotes.com
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Mysterious Galaxy
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
Suite #302
San Diego, California 92111
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Thursday,
February 25th, 2010
6:30 PM
Murder By The
Book
2342 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
(713) 524-8597
Saturday,
February 27th, 2010
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Midtown Comics
Signing with Anton Strout
Times Square 200 W 40th Street
(Corner of 7th Avenue)
New York, NY 10018
1 (800) 411-3341
Saturday, March
6th, 2010
2 PM
Dark Delicacies
4213 W. Burbank
Burbank, CA 91505
Los Angeles, CA
1-888-DARKDEL
Saturday, March
27th, 2010
2 PM
Borders
6521 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89119
19th Febuary 2010 ~ Amber Benson (star of Buffy the Vampire Killer) will be signing copies of Cat’s Claw on 2/27/10 at Midtown Comics at West 40th Street, New York, NY
Metroway
Amber Benson is appearing at this year’s Boston Comic Con taking place April 10-11 at the Westin Boston Waterfront
Boston comic con
15th Febuary 2010 ~ I recieved an email yesterday:
Just a quick note to let you know that Amber Benson is coming back on the show next Tuesday 2/16. The show starts at 9PM ET and she should be on about halfway through. Fans can call in to ask her questions. the # is 646-652-4804
Amber radio interview
2nd Febuary 2010 ~ Amber will be signing copies of her new book Cats Claw at various locations so keep your eyes peeled and if she is near you go and meet her she is lovely!
Mysterious galaxy books San Diego CA Tuesday Feb 23, 2010 7pm
Mysterious galaxy books
Murder by the book Houston Texas Thursday, February 25, 6:30 p.m.
Murder by the book
Midtown Comics in Times Square on February 27th from 3-5pm.
Midtown comics
17th January 2010 ~ Yesterday Amber tweeted a couple of interesting things:
One was a link to the Drones profile on the Sundance film festival website
Drones at Sundance
She also let us know that she, Adam Busch and the cast of her new film Droes will be on the Kevin Pollak show 17th Janyary 2010 at 5pm PST
Drones cast on Kevin Pollack show