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

Stand-By

March 31st, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Stand-By 101 Is Your Survival Guide!

We're coming up on our toughest, craziest round of films yet, because everything is on Stand-By! A word to the wise: if you're thinking "I'll just see one of tomorrow's screenings of those films," you should be aware that all of those screenings are currently on Stand-By, too! With such intense crowds, and so much going on, I think ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 30th, 2012 @ 6:15pm

Friday Night's All Right For Stand-By

We're swinging into high gear this evening, and over the next few hours, a lot of theaters will be filling up and possibly even pushing their capacities! I know that several films were on Stand-By as of this morning, and several more were expected to go on Stand-By before showtime. So I thought I'd shoot out another reminder of just ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 30th, 2012 @ 11:30am

Have you read Stand-By 101 yet?

Because if not, you're going to need to. This weekend is going to be seriously wild! I'm not really sure how many films will end up on Stand-By today, because we're still watching the ticket sales climb right now. But I do know that 14 films are already on Stand-By for tomorrow! If one of those films is one you were planning on going to,... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 23rd, 2012 @ 2:00pm

A Refresher Course in Stand-By 101

I swear, every year, when I post this, I have to post it earlier than ever. That just goes to show what an impressive crowd you are! Anyway, we're going to have our first Stand-By screening this afternoon, so it's time to go over the things everybody should know about successfully navigating the lines, so that you can have your very best chance a... more

Posted by Lara Klaber

March 25th, 2011 @ 11:15am

Time for a refresher course in Stand-By 101!

It’s already that time again -- time to remind everyone how the Stand-By line works! It may only be the very first full day of the Festival, but the Stand-By lines are already looming on the afternoon’s horizon. This is especially true because ... more

Posted by Lara Klaber