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Scottsdale International Film Festival2016 Fest Dates: Thursday, Oct. 6 - Monday, Oct. 10 The 15th Scottsdale International Film Festival kicked off at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts with daytime screenings of children’s animated and live-action short films, which attracted more than 600 students. The Festival’s opening night celebration at the Center featured the documentary LANDFILL HARMONIC, which told the inspiring story of Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, the world-famous youth symphony that performs with instruments made from recycled trash. After the film, which later won the Audience Award for “Best Film,” the Recycled Orchestra, conducted by its founder, Favio Chavez, performed onstage and participated in an audience Q-and-A, along with Executive Producer Alejandra Amarilla and Producer Juliana Penaranda-Loftus. Following opening night, the Festival returned to its longtime home at Harkins Shea 14 Theatre in Scottsdale for all other screenings. Among the highlights were THE ADDERALL DIARIES (starring James Franco and Ed Harris), ANOMALISA (Jennifer Jason Leigh), THE BENFACTOR (Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning and Theo James), CAROL (Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara), HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT (Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson), LOVE THE COOPERS (John Goodman and Diane Keaton), REMEMBER (Martin Landau and Christopher Plummer), TUMBLEDOWN (Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis) and YOUTH (Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel). Festival audiences enjoyed insights from moderators and select Q-and-A sessions. Among the special guests were actor Jack McGee and filmmakers Nestor and Rosemary Rodriguez of the indie dramedy SILVER SKIES; Jessica Cox, the focus of the documentary RIGHT FOOTED; and Kate Geis, executive producer of the documentary PAUL TAYLOR: CREATIVE DOMAIN. Most of the 58 films (73 screenings) presented during the 2015 five-day event would not have been seen in the metropolitan area if not for the Festival.
Scottsdale International Film FestivalLast season's 2011 SIFF concluded its most successful year yet as 8,500 area residents enjoyed a selection of the best international films. The Festival kicked off on September 30 with the opening night premiere of LIKE CRAZY starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones. The two stars attended to present the film and participated in a post-film discussion with the audience. Also in attendance on October 1 was John Sayles to present his film AMIGO. Mr. Sayles participated in the post-film discussion with the audience and was the Festival's first recipient of its Artistic Diversity Award. The Festival, which ran through October 4, featured area premieres of 10 films which included: BLACKTHORN, JANIE JONES, TAKE SHELTER, and WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN among others. The Festival hosted 12 question-and-answer sessions and screened 69 programs. The Audience Award for Best Film went to THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR from France. |
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