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

March 2010

March 28th, 2010 @ 6:15pm

Because of the CIFF, Part 7

So here we are, on closing night. You've probably seen all of the CIFF trailers by now, either in the theaters or on our YouTube channel, but I have one left to post to the blog. It seems like a good time now to post it. ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2010 @ 5:12pm

Just one more round left...

Wow. Just... wow. As those of you on Twitter have probably already seen, we officially broke last year's attendance record during the 2pm round, and that was still with time to spare to set a new record tonight! It's not counting the round that just went in, after all, and there's still one more round to go! So it's time to talk about the ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2010 @ 3:05pm

Film is so Punk

I spent most of my teen years at the Grogshop, Beachland Ballroom and my friend's basements slamdancing to a plethora of punk bands, most of whom knew at least two chords. Since going to Oberlin, a college and town whose population has an affinity more for a critique of pathos rather than a passion for punk rock, I've really missed the sheer mass o... more

Posted by Josh Davidson

March 28th, 2010 @ 2:25pm

Now it's time for the Final 4pm round!

Time keeps flying so quickly around here! We're rocketing toward our Closing Night ceremony and I want things to slow down a little so I can savor them. I hope everyone has been getting to enjoy their films, and savor this last day, too. Unbelievably, it's already time for me to talk about the 4pm round! (I can tell because things are so quiet ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2010 @ 1:30pm

Early Birds Get The Seats

I arrived this morning lugging sleepiness like an albatross. The car ride was silent; all of us were still trying to shake off our late nights and were in the daunting process of wrestling with the idea of waking up at seven to catch a nine-fifteen showing of a movie on a Sunday. My seven year-old self would have hung his head in shame. But my... more

Posted by Chad W. Lutz

March 28th, 2010 @ 12:30pm

One more 2pm round for us, and it's hot!

The noon round is already in? Wow! All I did was blink! (Okay, and run down to the store to correct a slight... uh... wardrobe malfunction. No, not that bad.) Anyway, it's a lot quieter up here at the moment, probably because things are thronging down by the theater. It's probably calmed down there at this point, though, too. Ev... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2010 @ 12:00pm

Meet the Mayor of the Festival!

So you've probably heard of our Foursquare competition for the Mayor of the Festival, where the person who checked in at the most Festival-related Tower City locations, throughout our run, would become the Mayor of the Festival itself. (It's wacky; I'm still figuring it out myself, and I think I... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2010 @ 11:25am

Let's Go Make Movies at CSU

We have some amazing filmmakers here in town with us this weekend, and many of them have been kind enough to offer their insights and expertise at the "Let's Make Movies" panel series being held at Cleveland State University's campus this weekend. If you'd like a chance to learn more about the ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2010 @ 11:10am

Our last noon round is around the corner

It's hard to believe just how much time has passed. I feel like I just got here, but now suddenly, it's the last day of the Festival and everything's moving so fast. (Or maybe I'm just moving really slowly. That's actually more likely!) A lot of the noon round films are on Stand-By, so you should probably be here already, or hurry down... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2010 @ 8:00am

Good morning, one more time!

Wow, I really did go home and crash! Sorry about that! Does dreaming about putting this post up last night count? I don't have a whole lot of time to say something about our morning round, but in the interest of speed and brevity, I still want to tell you about our two late additions playing this morning. We added screenings of... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 9:30pm

Our final Midnight round of the Festival!

Wow, I feel like I've done almost nothing today. Things have been so wild -- and wonderful -- and they're only getting wilder as the night goes on! Now that everybody's in the 9pm round, I'm going to do a quick report on the midnight round before I'm kicked out. I'll have to report on the morning round from home! (If I don't collapse right away... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 7:35pm

Saturday night's 9pm round is HOT!

Oh wow, I'm sorry I haven't gotten many posts up today... we've been deluged in the Media Hub with all kinds of awesome filmmakers, and I can't stop having the most interesting conversations with them! As a film student, it's so wonderful to actually get to talk to, and compare notes with, people who have actually gone through the whole process an... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 6:45pm

Let's Go around the world

Our wonderful video blogging crew from Cuyahoga Community College has been all over the place, finding out how you say "Let's Go!" in other languages. They've managed to corner several of our filmmakers from around the world in the process, and the result is this short video. Enjoy! ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 4:45pm

Saturday Night Stand-Bys at Seven (alliteration for the win)

How crazy is today? Things have just been bustling up here in the Hospitality Suite, and we've had non-stop guests coming into the room, a stream of intereviews, all kinds of exciting things going on! As I write this, we have Kevin Richards (the director of ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 4:10pm

Pinned: The Musical!

Looking for something to do this evening? Didn't get into the film you were hoping for? Take in "Pinned: The Musical!" A whole bunch of local bands are coming together at the Phantasy Theater tonight to hold a benefit concert for ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 3:15pm

Oops, I'm one of THOSE filmgoers

The zany video crew from Virginia Marti is at it again, with a little video that's all about the many types of people to watch out for in a filmgoing crowd. I sure hope I've never been spotted engaging in any of these behaviors... but I suspect I've done the last one a time or two! *BLUSH!... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 2:30pm

The many languages of our 4pm round

This day is going wild! I don't think I've managed to stay in my seat for more than five minutes before something new starts happening. And now it's already time to talk about the 4pm round! This round is on Stand-By. This whole round is on Stand-By. Just making sure you saw that, because if you haven't already read up on ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 2:05pm

Doing It Again with Ann

I love it when I learn about new blogs to link to... or blogs I've linked to before that have great new content. Do you remember Ann VerWiebe? She works for WKSU -- Kent State University's NPR station -- and blogged for us last year. Now she's back with ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 1:35pm

Girlfriend

I'm currently in the midst of a long courting process, in hopes of painting a fine portrait of Cleveland for my girlfriend, Becca, who is moving here from Boston come June. Considering that this town has its fair (enormous) share of bad publicity, her new choice of residence always receives a questioning glance from her east coast, small campus pee... more

Posted by Josh Davidson

March 27th, 2010 @ 12:30pm

It's already time to talk about two o'clock!

Now that the noon round is in and I've had a moment to catch my breath, I'm going to talk about the 2pm round because things are now going into overdrive. The crowds are thronging in -- hey, is that you in there? -- and almost everything is either on Stand-By or playing in two theaters to keep it off Stand-By. Remember, Stand-By d... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

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