Pasadena International Film Festival is Underway

The 3rd Annual Pasadena International Film Festival will present more than 100 films from 15 countries during its nine-day run at Pasadena’s Laemmle Playhouse 7 theater.

The festival will kick off on Wednesday, March 2nd, and will run through Thursday, March 13, 2016. 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 on Sunday, March 6 including “The Future of Screenwriting,” sponsored by the Scriptwriters Network, and “Women in Entertainment,” moderated by LA Weekly’s Jessica Ogilvie. Presentations include a showcase of vintage cameras by three-time Emmy Award winner Mark Kirkland.

Post-screening parties will take place every night of the festival at local Pasadena establishments including Du-par’s Restaurant and Bakery, redwhite + bluezz, White Horse Lounge, Madeline Garden Bistro, Vertical Wine Bistro and Paul Martin’s American Grill.

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 2

4 pm – Block 1
City of Roses:
(Presented by the Pasadena Playhouse District Association)

• Automotive Landscape No. 1 (short)
• Go Public (documentary)

6:30 pm – Block 2
Undone:

• Figs for Italo (short)
• It’s My Heart (short)
• Amok (feature)

9 pm – Block 3
Finding the Rainbow:

• Life’s A Drag (short)
• The Shickles (feature)

10 pm – 1:45 am: After Hours

• Opening Night Gathering at Du-par’s (open 24 hours).

Thursday, March 3

4 pm – Block 4
Tolerable Cruelty:

• The Audition (short)
• Conference Call (feature)

6:25 pm – Block 5
Historias:

• Los Niños Sicarios – The Child Assassins (short)
• Cookies (short)
• Vicious (short)
• Selling Rosario (short)
• The Holy Cave (short)
• 400 Miles (short)

8:40 pm – Block 6
Hike:

• The Hike (feature)

8 pm – 10 pm: After Hours

• Gathering for food, wine, and live blues or jazz at redwhite + bluezz.

Friday, March 4

4 pm – Block 7
Young Adult Female:

• A Social Life (short)
• The Smiffenpoofs (documentary)
• Every Two Minutes (documentary)
• Block 8 – The Phantom Pain: 5:50 pm
• Birthday (short)
• The Lake (short)
• A Ghost And The Boy [With A Box On His Head] (feature)

8 pm – Block 9
A View To A Thrill:

• Drone (short)
• After (short)
• Lightning In The Hand (short)
• Sirens (short)
• The Dangle (short)
• Burned (short)
• Purpose (short)

8 pm – After Hours:

• White Horse Lounge (Kitchen closes at 11 pm, bar closes at 2 am).

Saturday, March 5

12:30 pm – Block 10
Last Call:

• Flowers (short)
• Last Call At Murray’s (feature)
• Block 11 – An Immovable Feast: 3 pm
• Angels With A Cause (documentary)
• Kitchenistas Of National City (documentary)
• Let Them Eat Cake (documentary)

5:05 pm – Block 12
Truth:

• The Modern Man (short)
• Guilt (short)
• Thicker (short)
• Hush (short)
• Silent War (short)
• Sticks (short)

7:15 pm – Block 13
Sci-Fi High:

• Dark Specter (short)
• Journeyman (short)
• Variable (short)
• Chrysalis (short)
• Legend of Amba (short)
• Helio (short)
• Block 14 – Something Wicked This Way Comes…: 9:40 pm
• It’s In The Kitchen (short)
• Flush (short)
• Pareidolia (short)
• El Aura Azul (short)
• Zoë (short)
• The Enigma Of David Ellingham (short)
• Last Man After The War (short)
• June (short)

8 pm – After Hours

• Industry Party – Bring your honey to Madeline Garden Bistro!
  Located in an old mansion, there is something for everyone.  It’s Downton Abbey with a modern twist.

Sunday, March 6

11:15 am – Block 15
Wicked Righteousness:

• Nicotine (short)
• Family Unit (short)
• After The Rain (feature)

1 pm – 6 pm: PANELS*

At Vroman’s Bookstore
(Complimentary Parking in the lot behind the store).

1. Mark Kirkland (1:00 pm)
   Three Time Emmy Award Winner Mark Kirkland Presents, “The Golden Age of Hollywood” showcasing rare authentic equipment from the turn of the century when “Hollywood”, as we know it, was born.
2. The Future of Screenwriting! (2:30 pm)
   The Scriptwriters Network has stepped up to sponsor and produce this fantastic panel of experts. (Presented by Scriptwriters Network).
3. Women in Entertainment (4:00 pm)
   Jessica Ogilvie, of the LA Weekly, moderates a discussion with industry leaders on an age-old yet relevant topic.

*Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Panels are free and open to the public.

1:45 pm – Block 16
Sweet Discoveries:

• Rust (documentary)
• The Itinerary (short)
• Three Days (short)
• Reservation for Three? (short)
• Grandpa Arnold (short)
• Climb (short)
• Pony (short)

4 pm – Block 17
Darkest Day, Blackest Night:

• The Visitor (short)
• 1440 And Counting (short)
• Dreams My Master (short)
• Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball (documentary)
• Gratuitous Violence (short)
• Kingsland (short)

6:30 pm – Block 18
Power Grrrls!:

• Beauty Shot (short)
• Kessi Blue (short)
• Shevenge (short)
• June, Adrift (feature)

8:50 pm – Block 19
Breaking The Box:

• Vivien (short)
• Winter (short)
• The Strange Lives Of The Not So Destined (short)
• Burning Memories (short)
• The Beauty Of Disaster (short)
• #3C (short)
• HannaH (short)
• Where We Begin (short)

8 pm – After Hours

• Vertical Wine Bistro – Join in the libations and celebrate an amazing week of film and friendship.

Monday, March 7

5:30 pm – Block 20
Teenseltown:

• The Legend Of The Great Auk (short)
• Steven Caught A Star (short)
• Mariam (feature)

7:15 pm – Block 21
LaLa Land:

• The First Pitch (short)
• Must Sell Screenplay (short)
• Attack Of The Film Festivals (short)
• Restoring Tomorrow (documentary)

8 pm – After Hours

• Paul Martin’s American Grill
  (If you would like to have a sit down dinner, or to be sure to have a table, phone ahead and make reservations).

Tuesday, March 8

3 pm – Block 22
State Of The World

• Poverty, Inc. (documentary)
• Block 23 – Roads Not Taken: 5:20 pm
• Young Bull (short)
• Imperfect Sky (feature)

7:50 pm – Block 24
Wise Madness:

• I Wasn’t Me (short)
• The Duke (short)
• Jasmine (feature)

10 pm – 1:45 am: After Hours

• Happy Hour at Du-par’s.
  (Free parking in the back).

Wednesday, March 9

3 pm – Block 25
The Road to Awe:

• Promise Me (short)
• The Shadow Forest (short)
• Death On A Rock (feature)
• Block 26 – All Heart: 5:30 pm
• Driving The Heart (short)
• Welcome To The Last Bookstore (short)
• The Broken Legacy (feature)

7:55 pm – Block 27
The Best Medicine:

• The Barry and Ro Show (short)
• Roller Coaster (short)
• Cuddle Party (short)
• The Dissection Of Thanksgiving (feature)

10 pm – 1:45 am: After Hours

• Happy Hour at Du-par’s
  (Open 24 hours. Free parking in the back).

Thursday, March 10

1 pm – 4:30 pm – Block 28
Interviews With The Filmmakers:

• Linda Palmer (Last Call at Murray’s) – 1:00 pm
• Libby Ward and Mark Kirkland (The Audition) – 1:15 pm
• Jordan Liebowitz (The Barry & Ro Show) – 1:30 pm
• Troy Hall (The Dissection of Thanksgiving) – 1:45 pm
• Ignacio Sepulveda (Cookies) – 2:00 pm
• Jasmin Marsters (Kessi Blue) – 2:15 pm
• Seth Christian and Kris Phipps (Sticks) – 2:30 pm
• Matthew Irving Epstein (Cuddle Party) – 2:45 pm
• Tony Gapastione (1440 and Counting) – 3:00 pm
• Miguel Garzón Martinez and Cynthia Bravo (The Broken Legacy) – 3:15 pm
• Leanne Melissa Bishop (Reservation for Three?) – 3:30 pm
• Jon Ryan and David Sullivan (Nicotine) – 3:45 pm
• Aleix Massot (The Holy Cave) – 4:00 pm
• Rob Lambert (Los Niños Sicarios) – 4:15 pm

PIFF 2016 Screenplay Finalists

• 1. EARTH TWO by Michael Dunker
  2. THE RED by Noam Friedlander
  3. ELLE by Kaitlin Puccio
  4. GLOW by Raymond Just
  5. THE ABYSS OF PAIN by David Sabbath
  6. QUEST FOR LIGHT: ADVENTURE OF THE MAGI by Byron Anderson
  7. CAROL by Susan Polk
  8. WE DID A BAD THING by Susan Keeton
  9. VICTORIA by Kate Danaher
  10. LUTHER’S GANG by Massimiliano Mauceri
  11. DEATH OF A LEGEND by Keith Davidson
  12. THE POLISH MEDALLION by Siovonne Smith
  13. BRING ME HOME by Christian Scheid
  14. THE ROMANTIC by Megan Breen
  15. THE AEGEAN CONNECTION by Charles Penman and Michael Graff
  16. LONG WAY HOME by Emily Koopman
  17. A COOL STRANGE by Fabian Martin
  18. LAND THAT I LOVE by Jonathan LaPoma and Natalia Porras Sivolobova
  19. HELL ON NEPTUNE by Robert J. Rogers
  20. ASCENT by Brough Hansen
  21. THE VETERAN’S WIFE by Giorgio Litt
  22. NO CIGARETTES IN SPACE!! by Sundae Jahant-Osborn

Festival’s closing night celebration

The festival’s closing night celebration, “Great Gatsby Gala & Award Ceremony,” will take place at The Speakeasy in Old Pasadena, a dark cocktail lounge with a 1920s vibe, featuring a hidden entrance and a secret password (required for entry).

Expected guests include actors Amber Benson, Michael Gross, Clare Kramer, James Marsters, Mike McGill, Andy Peeke, Kathleen Quinlan, Paula Jai Parker and John Savage, and former Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard.

Great Gatsby Gala & Award Ceremony*

• 7pm – Red Carpet
• 8pm – Awards Ceremony
• 9pm – Dancing

Location
The Speakeasy
25 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, 91103

*Guests must have a pass to get in (All-Access, Industry, or Gala). 21 + only. Click here to purchase tickets.

 

Pasadena International Film Festival was founded in 2013 by Jessica Hardin and Marco Neves, industry veterans and Pasadena residents. PIFF, the only competitive film festival in Pasadena, CA, aims to bring high-caliber, independent cinema to a city renowned for its love of culture and the arts. Films that have won at PIFF have gone on to win at the American Pavilion Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival.