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There are events happening each day during the festival. Come and join us for a great time!
Thursday, March 6: CIFF Day 1 Dollar Bank presents the 32nd Cleveland International Film Festival OPENING NIGHT GALA Tower City Cinemas 7pm CIFF members at the Movie Mogul, Executive Producer, and Director levels are invited to join us for the Opening Night Film, Then She Found Me, followed by a Gala Reception at MK Ferguson Plaza. For others who would like to join us, tickets are $100 (CIFF members) and $125 (non-members). Elinor Lipman, author of the book that inspired the film, is scheduled to be in attendance. OPENING NIGHT GALA POST-PARTY Tower 230 Bar & Grille Tower City Center Tower Court Level 3 10:30pm - ? Still excited from the Opening Night festivities? Head on over to the Tower 230 Bar & Grille for the after party. Accessible via the escalator and elevator near Caribou Coffee inside Tower City Center, this bar is perfect for a late night rendezvous. Present your Festival pass or ticket stub to receive 10% off food and beverage purchases (including alcohol).
Friday, March 7: CIFF Day 2 TGIF! See the Other Happenings around the festival or visit www.positivelycleveland.com for a comprehensive listing of tourist destinations across Northeast Ohio.
Saturday, March 8: CIFF Day 3 Interactive demonstration of jump ropers to promote Festival screenings of JUMP! Tower City Center Skylight Concourse 12pm Meet the Filmmakers Hard Rock Cafe Icons of Rock Room Tower City Center Skylight Concourse Level 3 2pm – 4pm Want to really get behind-the-scenes at the Film Festival this year? Join guest filmmakers for an informal reception where you can find out how they got that shot, found their funding, or worked with actors and crew. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Presented with support from ideastream. Interactive demonstration of jump ropers to promote Festival screenings of JUMP! Tower City Center Skylight Concourse 6pm Director's Spotlight Award Presentation to John Sayles Screening of Return of the Secaucus Seven Tower City Cinemas 7:15pm Post-film reception after Katyn screening Polishamerican Cultural Center 6501 Lansing Avenue (in Cleveland's Slavic Village neighborhood) 9pm After the screening of Katyn, the Polishamerican Cultural Center will host a reception, with discussion and program. Katyn, directed by Andrzej Wajda, presents an important part of twentieth century Polish history that was hidden from the generations of Poles living under Communist rule. Please come to share your thoughts about the film and to learn more about this historic tragedy.
Sunday, March 9: CIFF Day 4 Someone to Watch Award presentation to Helen Hood Scheer Screening of JUMP! Tower City Cinemas 11:30am Interactive demonstration of jump ropers to promote Festival screenings of JUMP! Tower City Center Skylight Concourse 1pm Cultural Journeys Program about the Three Gorges Dam project After the screening of Up the Yangtze Partnership Presentation with MotivAsians featuring lecturer and photographer Linda Butler Tower City Cinemas 7pm
Monday, March 10: CIFF Day 5 Interactive demonstration of jump ropers to promote Festival screenings of JUMP! Tower City Center Skylight Concourse 11am Cultural Journeys Program Screening of Chinese Art Today: Cao Fei and Yang Fudong Partnership Presentation with MOCA Cleveland featuring Melissa Chiu Tower City Cinemas 7pm
Tuesday, March 11:CIFF Day 6 Interactive demonstration of jump ropers to promote Festival screenings of JUMP! Tower City Center Skylight Concourse 11am From the Page to the Projector Award presentation to Michael Cunningham English Oak Room Tower City Center Level 1 6pm CIFF members, ticket holders for The Hours, and ticket holders for A Home at the End of the World are invited to a reception at which Michael Cunningham will be presented an award. Someone to Watch Award presentation to Brillante Mendoza Screening of Summer Heat Tower City Cinemas 6:45pm
Wednesday, March 12:CIFF Day 7 Third Annual Evening at the Cedar Lee Theatre 5pm Pre-Film Reception at Nighttown (12383 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights) 7:15pm Priceless film screening at the Cedar Lee Theatre (2163 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights) 9:15pm Dinner specials until 12 midnight at Nighttown (12383 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights) Please join us for a special screening of Priceless. But don't join us at Tower City Cinemas that night. Instead, the evening will kick off with a pre-film reception from 5pm - 6:30pm at Nighttown, located at the top of Cedar Hill in the fashionable Cedar-Fairmount neighborhood in Cleveland Heights. (Parking is free.) All of the food at the reception will be provided by the evening's co-host, Zagara's Marketplace. Then you can hop into your car and drive a few minutes up Cedar Road to the Cedar Lee Theatre for the 7:15 screening of the film. You must have a Festival pass or Priceless ticket for admission to the pre-party and the film. Sponsored by Zagara's Marketplace, Nighttown, and Hennes Communications.
Thursday, March 13: CIFF Day 8 Reception after One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story screening SPACES 2220 Superior Viaduct (in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood) 8:45pm Join SPACES Gallery for a meet and greet reception after the screening of One Bad Cat: The Reverend Albert Wagner Story, a documentary about the life and art of Reverend Albert Wagner. Meet Tom Miller, director of the film, the film crew, and Reverend Wagner's family and friends featured in the movie. Various works by Wagner from public and private collections will be on view that night only. Sponsored by Process Creative Studios and SPACES.
Friday,, March 14: CIFF Day 9 TGIF! See the Other Happenings around the festival or visit www.positivelycleveland.com for a comprehensive listing of tourist destinations across Northeast Ohio.
Saturday,, March 15: CIFF Day 10 Reel Changes: A Series of Interactive Discussions on the Evolving Art, Craft, and Business of Filmmaking Cleveland State University Cleveland State University School of Communication Music and Communication Building 2001 Euclid Ave MU 107 11am – 4:30pm For more information, contact Dr. Evan Lieberman at 216.687.4637 or e.a.lieberman@csuohio.edu. Visit www.csuohio.edu for maps and directions. The Super Noble Brothers Party Lava Lounge 1307 Auburn Avenue in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood 10pm Party with the filmmakers and stars from The Super Noble Brothers in a rare deep funk, soul DJ spin and erotic abstract paintings show preceding the Sunday screening at 4:15pm. Reception after Shelter Screening Tower 230 Bar & Grille 8:45pm PFLAG (Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Cleveland will host a reception at Tower 230 Bar & Grille after the Saturday evening screening of Shelter.
Sunday, March 16: CIFF Day 11 Reel Changes: A Series of Interactive Discussions on the Evolving Art, Craft, and Business of Filmmaking Cleveland State University Cleveland State University School of Communication Music and Communication Building 2001 Euclid Ave MU 107 12pm – 3:30pm For more information, contact Dr. Evan Lieberman at 216.687.4637 or e.a.lieberman@csuohio.edu. Visit www.csuohio.edu for maps and directions. Meet the Filmmakers Hard Rock Cafe Icons of Rock Room Tower City Center Skylight Concourse Level 3 2pm – 4pm Want to really get behind the scenes at the Film Festival this year? Join guest filmmakers for an informal reception where you can find out how they got that shot, found their funding, or worked with actors and crew. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Presented with support from ideastream. Closing Night Reception English Oak Room Tower City Center Level 1 8:45pm All ticket holders are invited to join us for the Closing Night Film, American Teen, followed by a Reception at the English Oak Room. Ticket holders for Angels Among Us and Wild House Redemption are also welcome to join us at the Closing Night Reception. The event will include a brief program announcing the winners of the Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film Competition, Nesnadny + Schwartz Documentary Film Competition, Central and Eastern Film Competition, and the Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award. Entertainment will be provided by Tri-C Jazz Fest Cleveland. Tickets (for the reception and any of the three films) are on sale for $9 (members) and $11 (non-members). Day of show tickets are $10 (members) and $12 (non-members.) Closing Night Reception Post-Party Tower 230 Bar & Grille 10pm After the reception, return to Tower 230 with other Festival folk to recap your film week. With drink specials to spark conversation of the week past, start planning for your return to the 33rd Cleveland International Film Festival in 2009! Present your Festival pass or ticket stub to receive 10% off food and beverage purchases (including alcohol). |
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