36th cleveland international film festival :: march 22 - april 1, 2012
Film Festival Blog

March 2007

March 25th, 2007 @ 7:15pm

Our Short Film Winners!

We now have a complete list of all of the Short Film Awards that were given out today! It's a good--sized list, so I have it below the cut to make it easier for you to read it.The Clover Award Winner: Full Disclosure Directed by Douglas Horn, USA, 17 min. Honorable Mention: ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2007 @ 6:45pm

We adore our guests!

As we get ready to close up, there are almost a hundred people whom we need to give a big shout-out to. Our amazing guest filmmakers! These directors, producers, actors, actressses, and editors came to the festival to enrich the experience for our filmgoers, and did a phenomenal job! I wish I could name all of our amazing stars, but I at least w... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2007 @ 6:15pm

Time for our Final Round!

We're coming up on our final round of films this Festival, and that's an extremely bittersweet feeling. I'm going to miss this so much! At least I can come back and do it all again next year. And yes, I may well sleep for a week afterward. Our round kicks off at 7:00 with ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2007 @ 3:30pm

Fantastic 4:00!

We're coming up on our 4:00 PM round, which is going to be spectacular! Things start off at 4:30 with King and the Clown, a gorgeous late addition to the festival schedule. Then, at 4:45, we'll have three films starting. ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2007 @ 1:30pm

The rest of the 2:00 round is equally fantastic!

Now that I've told you all about Saving Marriage, I can tell you about the rest of our 2:00 round of films. 2:00 sharp sees the start of our Short Audience Awards Program, which features all of the short films that our audience voted best! This is the first year that... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2007 @ 1:15pm

A powerful forum!

We're now gearing up for our 2:00 PM round, which is going to be a blast! At 1:45 we'll kick the round off with the acclaimed Saving Marriage, which will be followed by the last of our Film Forum series. Join panelists ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2007 @ 11:30am

Our noon round kicks off!

Now that I've gotten the early-warning out to get people lined up for the Short Jury Awards screening, I can tell you about the rest of the showings! At 11:45, we'll be showing Aviva My Love and The Tri... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2007 @ 11:05am

Record-Breakers in every way!

Cleveland is the most phenomenal town in the world! You guys keep breaking records every time we turn around, and yesterday was the most extraordinary ever! You set an all-time high for attendance yesterday. Our previous record was 6,800, from the same day last year; this year, we broke that record and set a new, incredible one: 7,868!!! ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2007 @ 10:57am

Meet Einstein!

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March 24th, 2007 @ 11:20pm

An AMAZING evening!

Everybody who attended The Hip Hop Project tonight got a spectacular treat! Chris "Kazi" Rolle took to the stage afterwards for a live performance that energized the audience both with its hip power and its ex... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 10:15pm

A Different Kind of Challenge

Ah, the things that will happen when you challenge John Farina! For fun, John periodically makes up sentences using the films in a round. So Bill issued the challenge to him: do it to all of them. And never one to back away from a challenge, John proceeded to do so. "Some of them are a reach," he told me before he sent me the document. ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 8:20pm

Selling like SCHNITZEL!

We're back to our high again for the 9:00 PM round! We'll be showing six movies, and they'll be playing on eight screens again! Originally we were only going to be using seven screens, but that was before the box office exploded with ticket-buyers for Prague. The word from our wide-eyed Bill Guentzler? "Prague ticket... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 7:30pm

Winners in every way!

Bob and Jan Patetta have been coming to the Cleveland International Fan Festival every year since 2000. They generally come up from Akron for at least one weekend, and "whenever we can get away," says Bob. This festival, though, has been very special for them. Long-time supporters of the Cleveland Film Society, they attended our Akron Preview Pa... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 5:45pm

The 7 PM Round Heats UP!

We're coming up on our craziest round yet! For the 7:00 round, everything is on Stand-By! The round kicks off at 6:45 with Flannel Pajamas, a probing study of the complexity of modern relationships. It will be followed by a Filmmaker Q&A with Director ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 4:00pm

I say, it's FOGGY!

Wow, I just did a quick trip out into Tower City Center to grab a bite to eat, and had an eye-opening moment when I looked out of the window. Just about half a block away, the world vanishes into mist. It's beautiful... and it's the perfect weather to come inside and watch a movie where it's warm and dry. I love Cleveland in spring... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 3:15pm

Another amazing round coming up!

The Pink Theater will be back in action for the 4:00 round of films! Once again, for the second time ever, we'll be showing six films and projecting on eight screens! This could become the Festival norm, with the way you're all enthusiastically piling in! We won't mind that at all! The round starts off at 4:15 with ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 2:00pm

Saturday's All Right for a Girlfight!

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Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 1:20pm

Saturday afternoon is off to a great start!

What a wonderful day this already is! Our noon round has all gone into the theaters, and now we're gearing up for the 2:00 round! We'll be starting at 1:45 with Crude Impact, a very relevant documentary about the state of our nation's dependency on oil, and what we should e... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 11:30am

A reminder about the CSU Confessions Series!

I just wanted to make sure people remember that we're having our Confessions of the Filmmaker Series at Cleveland State University this weekend. They're being hosted by the CSU School of Communication and are being held in ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2007 @ 11:15am

Spend lunch with us!

Our noon round will be getting underway soon, and it's going to be a wonderful time! We start off at 11:30 with our Independent Shorts Program #10, which is already on Stand-By. If you haven't bought your tickets already, now is the time to get in line! Also starting at 11:30 is ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

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