37th cleveland international film festival :: April 3 - april 14, 2013
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Festival Buzz

March 31st, 2012 @ 11:00am

That was the most Fabulous Friday EVER!

How do all of you do it? Every time I think we've hit the most amazing heights possible, you take it to the next level! Case in point: our Friday attendance number! See, last year, I was left completely agog when you filled 7,179 seats, and I couldn't imagine how we would ever beat that. But then you poured in yesterday, and didn't merel... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

April 1st, 2011 @ 10:45am

Sing along with Meaghan Earley!

Well, someone's feeling a little wacky today! Check out Meaghan's Festival Buzz for today... because she sings for us! Things were really loony in the media hub yesterday -- eating or drinking in here was downright dangerous! You'll get a little sense of why when you see Meaghan in action! ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 30th, 2011 @ 9:24am

Get up early... and very Earley!

Oh my, it looks like Meaghan got up to a lot yesterday! Check out her buzz to see what she discovered at the Ritz and in Tower City Center yesterday, and see what some of your best bets for today might be if you still haven't picked out your films! Oh, if only I hadn't had to leave for my class... ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 29th, 2011 @ 11:30am

Check out the College Day Buzz!

It's already a fun and free-spirited day at the Film Festival, and there's a lot happening. It's our first College Day, and you should see all of the shirts on display! One of our staff even brought out a vintage '50s Letterman's sweater, and I know I'm impressed! Our own Meaghan Earley has more about today's events: ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 28th, 2011 @ 9:30am

Wake up to the Buzz!

Good morning! Welcome to the first Monday of the Film Festival! Some of you are, of course, already here and watching some of our amazing morning movies. Hopefully many of you will be joining us soon! If you've decided to play hooky from work today but haven't decided what to see yet, our own Meaghan Earley has some suggestions for you in tod... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2011 @ 11:15am

It's time for the Sunday Buzz!

If you're still trying to decide what you want to watch today, our own Meaghan Earley can give you some tips on films you might enjoy. She also has coverage of the Someone To Watch Award presentations -- due to some last-minute schedule changes, they were actually given to Ed Gass-Gonnelly and Lisa Gossels yesterday instead of today. ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 27th, 2010 @ 11:45am

Family Friendly Buzz with Yvette Edery!

We have a wonderful Buzz for today, from filmmaker Yvette Edery -- puppeteer, NYU professor, and director of the short film Jillian Dillon. She's put on a little impromptu puppet show with everyday objects to illustrate some of today's short films that everybody o... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 26th, 2010 @ 11:35am

It's time for Sam's Buzz!

Meet Sam, our amazing Intern this year. Some of you may have already "met" him if he's done one of his comical introductions to one of our films -- he's become a crowd favorite. So we decided that we'd have him do the Buzz. ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 24th, 2010 @ 5:35pm

Oops, sorry, here's the Buzz!

Whoa. I've been bad. I hope that most of you are familiar with our YouTube channel, because I neglected to post our Festival Buzz video until just now! (Yeah, sorry, it's become "Festival Buzz" instead of "Bill's Buzz," because Bill is just far too swamped this ye... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 23rd, 2010 @ 11:53am

Buzzin' with Bill DeCapite!

No, Bill Guentzler hasn't been prematurely aged by the crowds! He's just so swamped by everything happening in the Festival -- including making sure you have the best possible chance at seats at everything you plan to see -- that he hasn't actually been able to sit down with Laura Blake and do the Buzz. But we have our wonderful Bill Decapite wit... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 22nd, 2010 @ 12:00pm

It's Bill's Buzz for Day 5!

Yay, we have Bill back for Bill's Buzz, at least this one time! It looks like he's going to be swamped for the rest of the week, so we're probably going to have stand-ins on further videos. (Sorry about that, I know you love seeing him, but you'll definitely love having him keep things running smoothly even more. ;) ) But we do have his bu... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 20th, 2010 @ 5:27pm

A somewhat-belated Bill's Buzz

Yikes, sorry about that. We uploaded our Bill's Buzz for the day last night, but YouTube accidentally set the video to Private! Our own Patrick Shepherd stood in for our very-beleaguered Bill, and he has some good advice about Stand-By for you: ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 17th, 2010 @ 9:00pm

As the Festival draws near, Bill's Buzz returns!

As this very festive St. Patrick's Day draws to a close, we're looking forward to a new round of festivities that kick off tomorrow night, with Opening Night! Now, you hardly need Bill to tell you which film to see tomorrow, because we're showing exactly one: the enchanting ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber