GUESTS UNVEILED FOR 23rd PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL Highlights include visiting talent St. Vincent, Gabriel, Titli, Happy Valley, I am Big Bird, and more (Friday, October 10, 2014 - Philadelphia, Pa) - The 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival will welcome many leading filmmakers to showcase their latest works at this years event. The Festival kicks off on Thursday, October 16 with a special presentation of St. Vincent, a rousing comedy starring Bill Murray that also had its opening night World Premiere at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival. Director Ted Melfi and actor Jaedan Lieberher will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. Throughout the 11-day event, guests can catch a few PFF alums, welcoming back actor Rory Culkin, who is stirring critics with his captivating performance in Lou Howes directorial debut Gabriel; Bryn Mawr native Alex Ross Perry will attend with his third feature, Listen Up Philip, starring Jason Schwartzman and Elizabeth Moss; Directors Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman return with their most recent work, This Time Next Year, documenting the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy; and Dave Boyle with his neo-noir mystery film, Man From Reno, which won the Narrative Award at the 2014 LA Film Festival. The Festival is also excited to host Caroll Spinney, the 80 year-old subject of I Am Big Bird and the man behind some of Americas most beloved muppets; Indian Director Kanu Behl with his first directorial venture, Titli, that debuted earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival; and documentarian Amir Bar-Lev with the controversial film Happy Valley, shedding light on the scandal that rocked the Penn State community. The extended line up of attending talent will be participating in post-screening Q&As at the following Festival screenings, with additional guests to be announced (in order of appearance): Director Ted Melfi // St Vincent Thursday, October 16 / Perelman Theater / 6:00pm Actor Jaeden Lieberher // St Vincent Thursday, October 16 / Perelman Theater / 6:00pm Director Adam Weber // Tomorrow We Disappear Saturday, October 18 / Ritz Bourse / 2:15pm Saturday, October 25 / Prince Music Theater / 6:30pm Director Jason Strouse // Teacher of the Year Saturday, October 18 / Ritz East / 7:20pm Producer Teddy Schwarzman// Imitation Game Saturday, October 18 / Prince Music Theater / 8:00pm Director Farzad Sangari (Nikbakht) // Mudbloods Sunday, October 19 / Ritz East / 12:10pm Director Jeff Reichert // This Time Next Year Sunday, October 19 / Ritz Bourse / 12:10pm Monday, October 20 / Ritz Bourse / 5:10pm Director Farihah Zaman // This Time Next Year Sunday, October 19 / Ritz Bourse / 12:10pm Monday, October 20 / Ritz Bourse / 5:10pm Director Dave Boyle // Man From Reno Sunday, October 19 / Ritz East / 2:00pm Monday, October 20 / Ritz East / 6:45pm Director Kate Barker-Froyland // Song One Sunday, October 19 / Ritz East / 5:00pm Thursday, October 23 / Ritz East / 4:50pm Director Kanu Behl // Titli Sunday, October 19 / Ritz Bourse / 7:10pm Director Alex Ross Perry // Listen Up Philip Sunday, October 19 / Ritz East / 7:10pm Director Dave Janetta // Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere Tuesday, October 21 / Ritz Bourse / 2:45pm Friday, October 24 / PFS Roxy Theater / 4:40pm Sunday, October 26 / PFS Roxy Theater / 4:40pm Director Amir Bar-Lev // Happy Valley Tuesday, October 21 / Prince Music Theater / 8:30pm Sunday, October 26 / Ritz East / 9:30pm CO-Writer/D.P. Alan P Blanco // Mano Sucias Wednesday, October 22 / Ritz East / 2:05pm Director Malik Vitthal (Booth) // Imperial Dreams Wednesday, October 22 / Ritz Bourse / 4:30pm Thursday, October 23 / Ritz Bourse / 7:15pm Director David LaMattina // I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Thursday, October 23 / Ritz East / 4:30pm Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 7:30pm Director Chad Walker // I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Thursday, October 23 / Ritz East / 4:30pm Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 7:30pm Subject Caroll Spinney // I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story Thursday, October 23 / Ritz East / 4:30pm Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 7:30pm Director Riley Stearns // Faults Thursday, October 23 / Ritz Bourse / 5:00pm Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 6:50pm Director Kyle Roper // Mirage Friday, October 24 / PFS Roxy Theater / 9:30pm Producer Diane Richey // Mirage Friday, October 24 / PFS Roxy Theater / 9:30pm Cinematographer Alex Tyson // Mirage Friday, October 24 / PFS Roxy Theater / 9:30pm Director Marlon Johnson // Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 12:30pm Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 8:20pm Director Dennis Scholl // Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 12:30pm Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 8:20pm Director Chad Tingle // Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 12:30pm Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 8:20pm Director Jamie Bernstein // Crescendo! The Power of Music Saturday, October 25 / Prince Music Theater / 3:15pm Director Jason Sussberg // Immortalists Saturday, October 25 / PFS Roxy Theater / 5:10pm Director David Alvarado // Immortalists Saturday, October 25 / PFS Roxy Theater / 5:10pm Director Lou Howe // Gabriel Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 6:10pm Actor Rory Culkin // Gabriel Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 6:10pm Director Jimmy Goldblum // Tomorrow We Disappear Saturday, October 25 / Prince Music Theater / 6:30pm Director Jody Lee Lipes // Ballet 422 Saturday, October 25 / Prince Music Theater / 8:30pm Director Bryan Reisberg // Big Significant Things Sunday, October 26 / Ritz East / 5:00pm Tickets for the above screenings are now available for purchase through the Festival Box Office, located at the PFS Roxy Theater, 2023 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA 19103; and through the Festival website at filmadelphia.org/festival. For box office locations and ticket information, please visit filmadelphia.org/tickets. The 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival is made possible through the generous support of its sponsors including Official Sponsors: 500 Walnut, 6ABC, Comcast Xfinity, Lincoln Motor Company, Philadelphia Magazine, Southwest Airlines, Sweat Fitness; Premiere Sponsors: The Condo Shops, Dock Street Brewing Co., Titos Vodka, Top of the Tower, Stella Artois, Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District; Patron Sponsors: Allied Integrated Marketing, Amtrak, Cozen OConner, Glenmede, Iroko Pharmaceuticals, Landmark Theaters, Pep Boys, The Nouveau Image, TV5Monde; Participating Sponsors: Circuit Six, Dive Visual, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University, Entertainment Partners, Koordit, Positano Coast, Prime Stache, Wawa; Community Sponsors: After School Activities Partnerships, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Food Should Taste Good, Greater Philadelphia Film Office, Honest Tea, Honeygrow, Insomnia Cookies, Little Babys Ice Cream, Night Market Philadelphia, Scüncii, Spodee Wine, WHYY, WXPN; Friends of the Festival: The Arts Blog, The Barnes Foundation, Curtis Institute of Music, Free Library of Philadelphia, InLiquid, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia Gay News, PIFVA, ReelBlack, World Cafe Live ABOUT PHILADELPHIA FILM SOCIETY Philadelphia Film Society is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization with a mission to utilize films unique capacity to engage a broad cross-section of the community, while further providing access to powerful films from around the world in order to increase education and understanding. It does so by annually producing a top-tier film festival featuring the best of American and International cinema, programming the PFS Theater at the Roxy, thereby providing daily access to films and experiences from which the Philadelphia community can be further engaged and educated, as well as by offering unique and varied screenings and events throughout the year that furthers the awareness of film as an important form of artistic expression and instrument of cultural change. PFS achieves its mission through various year-round film events, including the annual Philadelphia Film Festival and the Philadelphia International Childrens Film Festival. For more information about the Philadelphia Film Festival and the Philadelphia Film Society, please contact the Philadelphia Film Society at 267-239-2941. filmadelphia.org
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:56:45 +0000
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