April 25, 2012
SFF 2012: It's a Wrap! Final Words from our Best Year Ever!
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Save the date for SFF 2013: April 5-14! In the film Moulin Rouge the extraordinary stage show meant to top all that had come before was called the SPECTACULAR SPECTACULAR! For me, that was this year at the festival. A dazzling high wire act complete with…
April 22, 2012
SUNDAY GO-TO GUIDE: IN CONVERSATION WITH TODD SOLONDZ! Movies! Movies! Movies! (And a 1000 Elephants!) LAST CALL!
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IN CONVERSATION WITH TODD SOLONDZ: NOON TODAY! AT SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL! Moderated by David Carr (The New York Times)! Have you ever met a filmmaker whose work opened your eyes to a way of looking at the world that was at once alien and strange and yet…
April 21, 2012
IN CONVERSATION WITH TODD SOLONDZ SUNDAY NOON AT SARASOTA HIGH SCHOOL! Dark Horse star Jordan Gelber speaks about Solondz! Solondz Film Retrospective!
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Todd Solondz, director of Dark Horse, our Centerpiece film, will be our Sunday IN CONVERSATION guest at NOON at Sarasota High School. Moderated by the legendary DAVID CARR (The New York Times; last year's PAGE ONE documentary). Two brilliant, wild, witty and…
April 22, 2012
INSIDER SPOTLIGHT: KINDERBLOCK 66: RETURN TO BUCHENWALD at 12:30 PM Today. Exclusive Interview with Executive Producer Steven Moskovic!
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In the final years of World War II, many of the children who had survived the Jewish ghetto and time in the Nazi camps were sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp, where they were housed together in Kinderblock 66. In his profoundly moving film, executive…
April 21, 2012
TONIGHT AT THE SARASOTA OPERA HOUSE: 5:30 PM RED CARPET EVENT! 6 PM FILMMAKER TRIBUTE & AWARDS! 7 PM CLOSING NIGHT FILM UNDER AFRICAN SKIES!
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RED ALERT REMINDER: This is the Big Show, everyone, and at all happens at the Sarasota Opera House! See our stars and filmmakers on the red carpet. Enjoy an amazing and fun presentation honoring our top liners! See a spectacular screening of Joe Berlinger's…
April 20, 2012
Saturday Go-To Guide! IN CONVERSATION WITH PENELOPE ANN MILLER! Earth Day Films at the Neel Auditorium! Wrestlers on the Red Carpet! Under African Skies! Filmmaker Tribute and Awards!
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I bet your head's spinning just from that title. I know mine is! Wow, we have Penelope Ann Miller today at her IN CONVERSATION, at the FILMMAKER TRIBUTE AWARDS and at the Q&A for her film THINK OF ME! Let's start with a PLAN AHEAD suggestion then hit it hard…
April 21, 2012
CLOSING NIGHT FILM AND FILMMAKER TRIBUTE AWARDS SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Interview with UNDER AFRICAN SKIES Director Joe Berlinger!
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In 1985, after hearing a cassette tape of an instrumental song called "Gumboots", performed by the South African band Boyoyo Boys, the singer-songwriter Paul Simon set out to South Africa to record with local musicians who could help him emulate the sound…
April 20, 2013
SPOTLIGHT ON THE DAY: Exclusive Interview with Ashley Bell!
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Ashley Bell is a phenomenal actress who rocked the world with her shattering performance in the intense The Last Exorcism. SFF is proud to welcome her to this year's festival for her latest film The Day. That's right, she'll be walking down our red carpet…
April 20, 2012
2012 TERRY PORTER MEMORIAL AWARD SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Interview with V/H/S Segment Director TI WEST!
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Terry Porter Director Ti West V/H/S is the winner of SFF 2012's Terry Porter Memorial Award. Terry was a great friend to the festival all year round. From behind the counter at Video Renaissance on Bee Ridge Road (go there, it's like SFF 12 months a year)…
April 19, 2012
DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION SPOTLIGHT: Amy Seimetz Top Picks!
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The first screening of Amy Seimetz’s directorial debut SUN DON’T SHINE sold out at SFF! Amy is a longtime SFF alum who starred in THE OFF HOURS and MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER (to name just a few of her great films that SFF has been honored to present.)…
April 20, 2012
FRIDAY GO-TO GUIDE! SFF'S SPECTACULAR SPECTACULAR! Matinee Madness! Penelope Ann Miller! Cinema Tropicale! The Flying Wallenda Family! Centerpiece Film! Todd Solondz! SFF@SCF!
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Final day of Matinee Madness! All tickets before 5 PM only 8 bucks! Wow, where to start? Incredible movies? Check! Spectacular events? Check! It's like a three ring circus today at SFF (and could that possibly have been a not so segue to spotlighting today's…
April 19, 2012
THURSDAY GO-TO GUIDE: NFL Greats! PLAN YOUR WEEKEND! Matinee Madness! SFF Luncheon/In Conversation Two for One! Amy Seimetz Recommends!
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All screenings before 5:00 PM are only eight bucks! Let's talk AMERICAN MAN. If you follow NFL football, you must see this incredible film screening today at the Sarasota Opera House. It is a Big Deal for sports fans. The film is directed by Jon Frankel from…
April 17, 2012
LGBT SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Interview with IRA SACHS director of KEEP THE LIGHTS ON!
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Ira Sachs' devastating KEEP THE LIGHTS ON examines the end of love from a dark place; the relationship between an addict and his partner over the course of nine years. Erik (Thure Lindhart) is a Danish documentarian living in New York City who spends his nights…
April 17, 2012
WEDNESDAY GO-TO GUIDE: Dance! Art! Models! Dragons! Midnight Sexy Shorts! And more MATINEE MADNESS and FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE!
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All movies before 5:00 PM only eight bucks! Hey, let's kick things off with some SRQ Shorts. Filmmaker Datev Gallagher is not only from Sarasota, she was a youthFEST Youung Filmmakers Showcase participant and later worked as an assistant in our education…
April 17, 2012
INDEPENDENT VISIONS COMPETITION SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive interview with the Filmmakers and Cast of RICHARD'S WEDDING!
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Watching Richard's Wedding is like going to a party and meeting a tight group of friends who instantly welcome you into their fold and make you feel like you've known them all your life. It is a film that delivers its themes through sparkling conversation and…
April 17, 2012
TUESDAY GO-TO GUIDE: Two for Tuesday Ticket Sale! More Great Film Choices! Matinee Madness! FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE!
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BREAKING NEWS!!! Two for Tuesdays! For the first time ever, buy one ticket for any Sarasota Film Festival Tuesday screening and receive a second ticket of equal value free. Premium platinum value! Titanic savings! (No, you don't get into that movie, you have…
April 17, 2012
SFF MUSICAL and youthFEST SPOTLIGHT: Silent Film Musical Accompanist PETER TAVALIN! And THE ARTIST'S PENELOPE ANN MILLER!
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Silent movies are back! In just a moment we have a SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW with Peter Tavalin, a renowned and accomplished musical accompanist for silent film screenings. Peter will be improvising synthesized orchestral musical accompaniment to our screening of…
April 17, 2012
LGBT SPOTLIGHT: Exclusive Interview with GAYBY Director Jonathan Lisecki!
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Jenn (Jenn Harris) and Matt (Matthew Wilkas) are childhood friends facing an age old dilemma; neither of them is having much success finding a boyfriend and Jenn's biological clock is relentlessly, incessantly ticking. And so, the pair decide to act upon an…
April 17, 2012
DANCE MOVIES SPOTLIGHT! Exclusive Interview with Andrew Garrison for TRASH DANCE and SFF Hot List Dance Film Recommendations!
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If you already have a ticket for Tuesday or Wednesday's screenings of the delightful Trash Dance, then I urge you to also consider First Position, If you are seeing Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance then give Wayne McGregor: Going Somewhere a try! Now, the…
April 16, 2012
ARTS LOVERS SPOTLIGHT: Artist/Director John Sims and THE RHYTHM OF LOVE!
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Quick Pitch: If you are a lover of the art scene in Sarasota and you are fascinated by the creative process, you owe it to yourself to see John Sims' Rhythm of Structure: Bowery and Beyond on Wednesday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 3:30 PM! And on Thursday…
