Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF)
The 4th Annual Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF) will present more than 100 films from 15 countries during its nine-day run at Pasadena’s Laemmle Playhouse 7 theater.
By Shadi Absi
The festival will kick off on Thursday, March 8th, and will run through Thursday, March 16, 2017. With Q&As, panels, special events, post-screening parties and a Great Gatsby-themed closing night awards ceremony, the festival promises something for everyone.
Vroman’s Bookstore will host a number of panels and post-screening parties will take place every night of the festival at local Pasadena establishments.
The festival’s theme this year is “Old Hollywood”, when “film” itself was fresh and new, according the festival’s website.
Complete film screenings
Film screenings will take place every day during the festival at Laemmle Playhouse 7. Save this list and check it out when needed (IOS and Android friendly).
Wednesday, March 8th:
BLOCK 1: MORE THAN KIN – 6:00 PM
Twin Stars
The Mother
Song on Canvas
Unspoken
Smile
Coming to Terms
Her Son
BLOCK 2: REFLECTIONS – 8:30 PM
Shoot Me Nicely
Speak Now
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE – opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Thursday, March 9th:
BLOCK 3: WAKE UP – 6:00 PM
G.I. Hospital
Work From Home
Love Gov: From First Date to Mandate
The Big Secret
BLOCK 4: WHO ARE WE? – 8:30 PM
Ride Shared
Occupants
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE – opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Friday, March 10th:
BLOCK 5: SCI-FI HIGH – 6:00 PM
IAMEVE “Starman”
Entering Mars
Rückkehr
The Reckoning
Mirrored
Temptations From The Doll
Our God Machine
Dot
BLOCK 6: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES… – 8:30 PM
Mouse
Inside Linda Vista Hospital
The Recursion Theorem
Taste
Occam’s Razor
A Knock at the Door
Vexed
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE – CLOSED for ArtNight Pasadena
Saturday, March 11th:
BLOCK 7: THE JAZZ AGE – 11:30 AM
Man & Machine… and Jazz
Drawing Home
BLOCK 8: THE MIND’S EYE – 2:00 PM
Real Estate
The Raft
Umishu
A King’s Betrayal
The Diminished Risk (Le Risque Zéro)
Cinephiliac
Panel at Vroman’s Bookstore – 2:00 PM
“Breaking into Screenwriting”
Presented by The Scriptwriters Network
Panel at Vroman’s Bookstore – 4:00 PM
“Legal Dis-Ease: Navigating the World of Entertainment Law”
Moderated by Dorothy Dillingham-Blue
*Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis*
BLOCK 9: LISTEN – 4:30 PM
The Listening Hour
Bola
Remnants
Oakland in Blue
Runner, Runner
My Name is Lamar
Neighbor
BLOCK 10: A VIEW TO A THRILL – 7:00 PM
Saint Jude’s Crossing
A.L.L.I.A.N.C.E.
Probability
Stay
The Road Between
Tragiometry
The Voices they Hear
BLOCK 11: EVIL WITHIN – 9:30 PM
Professor Phillips and the Devil
Welcome to Willits
FILM GUIDE 2017
Sunday, March 12th:
BLOCK 12: THE TIMES OF OUR LIVES – 12:00 PM
Lemonade Mafia
The Owl And The Lemming
The Boy By The Sea
Little Folk Of The Arctic
Hope I Die
Unlike A Dragon
The Adventures Of Lucy
The Ogress of the Gravelbank
House Broken
Tale Of The Kite
BLOCK 13: SOLDIER ON – 2:30 PM
An Ocean Away
Orion
Bud’s Odyssey
The After War
A Children’s Song
BLOCK 14: POWER GRRRLS! – 5:00 PM
Dolled Up
The Letter
Lennon
Between Shifts
Have a Little Faith
Valentin
He Said
It Happened Again Last Night
Inez Milholland
BLOCK 15: THE BEST MEDICINE – 7:30 PM
The Weigh-In
Nuggets
Self Esteem
Don’t Tell Larry
Trying To F***
Candice & Peter’s Smokin’ Hot Date
Shy Guys
New Age, Olde English
Empty Space
A Game of Chicken
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE – opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Monday, March 13th:
BLOCK 16: VITA ANIMA – 6:00 PM
Imperative Shift
The Shickles
BLOCK 17: THE PHANTOM PAIN – 8:30 PM
J’ai Tout Mange
Perception
Victor’s Last Class
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE – opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Tuesday, March 14th:
BLOCK 18: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – 6:00 PM
After October
I am Still Here (*contains violent and graphic images, adult themes and language)
BLOCK 19: IT’S ALL GOOD IN HOLLYWOOD – 8:30 PM
The Lion’s Den
I’m A Cat
Catching Up
Desi
Long Live the King
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE – opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Wednesday, March 15th:
BLOCK 20: THE ARTS OF LIVING – 6:00 PM
Notes On A Violin
Eden Hostel
Fosse: Recreated
A Gift
Guardian
BLOCK 21: KIN MAY BE KITH – 8:30 PM
Coffee Virgin
Elle
Rose Garden
Slipaway
FILMMAKERS LOUNGE – opens at 9:30 PM
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105
Thursday, March 16th:
GREAT GATSBY GALA & AWARD CEREMONY – 7:00 PM
7:00 PM – Red Carpet
8:00 PM – Award Ceremony
The Speakeasy: 25 N. Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
Black Tie optional, 1920’s attire suggested. 21+ only.
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