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2013 Dallas International Film Festival

Presented by AutoNation Volkswagen Dealers

Presents the Opening Night 

●      WHEN:  Thursday, April 4th, 2013

●      WHERE:  LOOK Cinema - 5495 Belt Line Road, Dallas, Texas 75254

8 1/2:              In this classic by Italian Director, Federico Fellini, Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni) is a renowned director who struggles to reconcile his artistic and personal demons.  While Guido is supposed to be making a science fiction movie, he instead becomes lost in a visually stunning reverie of memories, dreams, and fantasies of women in his life.  8 ½ is Fellini’s self-reflective jewel of the post-war European art cinema.

THE CRASH REEL: 

A top pick for the 2010 Winter Olympics, pro snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffers an accident while training that left him with a traumatic brain injury.  In THE CRASH REEL, Oscar-nominated documentarian Lucy Walker follows Kevin’s quick rising career, recovery and rehabilitation in a thought-provoking and dramatic look at those who push the boundaries in extreme sports.

JAVA HEAT:  As a key witness to a terrorist bombing, teaching assistant Jake Travers is placed under the watchful eye of an Indonesian policeman named Hashim.  In true buddy cop movie form, neither see eye-to-eye, but the one thing standing in their way is cunning thief and crime boss, Malik (Mickey Rourke) whose dead set on carrying out his master plan.

KON-TIKI:        In 1947, ethnographer Thor Heyerdahl embarked on a dangerous voyage across the Pacific on a small balsa wood raft.  Without funding or even the ability to swim, Heyerdahl was fueled by his own desire to prove his scientific theories.  With breathtaking cinematography , KON-TIKI  is one of those rare movies that restores our sense of wonder. 

STILL MINE:     In rural New Brunswick, retired farmer Craig (James Cromwell) is building a new house for his ill wife Irene (Genevieve Bujold).  When a government inspector stalls their plans, a standoff between modernity and heritage ensues.  At its heart, STILL MINE is also a story of enduring love between a couple in their twilight years whose deep roots help them weather the storm of change together.

FILMS AND FILMMAKERS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON THE RED CARPET

*Subject To Change*

JAVA HEAT

Conor Allyn (DIRECTOR)

Rob Allyn (CO-WRITER)

Kellan Lutz (TALENT)

CRY

Clay Luther (WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER)

Del Shores (TALENT)

Bill Flynn (TALENT)

Skyy Moore (TALENT)

KON-TIKI

William Nielsen (COUSIN OF DIRECTOR THOR HEYERDAHL)

Nicolay Nielsen (NEPHEW OF DIRECTOR THOR HEYERDAHL)

TEXAS TALENT

Gracie Whitton (SCARY MOVIE 5)