As we gear up for the next Philadelphia Film Festival, check out the recap of last year's event below to see what's in store this Fall!
Overview of 21st Philadelphia Film Festival
Starting Oct. 29, Comcast Xfinity customers can watch select Festival Films in the comfort of their own home! You can find past interviews, PFF21 shorts and features in the "Get Local" section under "Entertainment". Also available in HD.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS!
Audience Award Winner // The History of Future Folk (dir. John Mitchell, Jeremy Kipp Walker)
Honorable Mention for American Independents - Gayby (dir. Jonathan Lisecki)
Honorable Mention for Special Presentations - Silver Linings Playbook (dir. David O. Russell)
Honorable Mention for Documentary Showcase - Brooklyn Castle (dir. Katie Dellamaggiore)
Honorable Mention for The Graveyard Shift - John Dies at the End (dir. Don Coscarelli)
Honorable Mention for Greater Filmadelphia - From the Shadows (dir. Matt Antell, David Hearn)
Honorable Mention for Masters of Cinema - Caesar Must Die (dir. Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani)
Honorable Mention for New French Films - Three Worlds (dir. Catherine Corsini)
Honorable Mention For Spanish Language Cinema - Clandestine Childhood (dir. Benjamín Ávila)
Honorable Mention for Sports in Motion - Waiting For Lightning (dir. Jacob Rosenberg)
Honorable Mention for Spotlights - The Sessions (dir. Ben Lewin)
Honorable Mention for World Narratives - A Royal Affair (dir. Nikolaj Arcel)
Best Narrative Feature // Everybody in Our Family (dir. Radu Jude) Honorable Mention For Best Actor - Tim Heidecker in The Comedy (dir. Rick Alverson) Honorable Mention For Best Actress - Begüm Akkaya in Kuma (dir. Umut Dag) Jury Members: Jeff Deutchman, Daniel Guando, Jen Yamato
Best Documentary Feature // Step Up to the Plate (dir. Paul Lacoste) Honorable Mention - Only the Young (dir. Elizabeth Mims, Jason Tippet) Jury Members: Jennifer Cochis, Natalie Difford, Jeff Reichert
Pinkenson Award For Best Local Feature // Future Weather (dir. Jenny Deller) Honorable Mention - From the Shadows (dir. Matt Antel, David Hearn) Jury Members: Wendy Cox, Nancy Glass, Jamal Hill
Archie Award For Best First Feature // The Woman in the Septic Tank (dir. Marlon Rivera) Jury Members: Ruth Perlmutter, Joy Bannet, Dr. Aaron Bannett, Bunny Glick, Therese Obringer, D. Stanley Shapiro
Best Short - Belly (dir. Julia Pott) Honorable Mention For Best Original Song - Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared (dir. Rebecca Sloan, Joseph Pelling) Jury Members: Doug Jones, Amanda Lebow, Adele Romanski
SOLD OUT SCREENINGS
Silver Linings Playbook Opening Night Film / Thursday, October 18 / 8:00PM / Annenberg Zellerbach Theater
John Dies at the End Saturday, October 20 / 9:50PM / The Rave Auditorium
Somebody Up There Likes Me American Independent / Tuesday, October 23 / 7:15PM / The Rave Auditorium
The Comedy American Independent / Sunday, October 21 / 7:05PM / The Rave Auditorium
Cloud Atlas Tuesday, October 23 / 7:15PM / Prince Music Theater
La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus Wednesday, October 24 / 7:30PM / The Rave Auditorium
The Thieves Wednesday, October 24 / 7:15PM / Ritz at the Bourse
The Comedy American Independent / Wednesday, October 24 / 10:10PM / Ritz at the Bourse
Wreck-It Ralph Thursday, October 25 / 7:00PM / The Rave Auditorium
Gimme the Loot Thursday, October 25 / 7:25PM / The Ritz Bourse
Oversimplification of Her Beauty Thursday, October 25 / 9:45PM / Ritz East
The Thieves Thursday, October 25/ 9:35PM / The Ritz Bourse
Holy Motors Friday, October 26 / 7:10PM / Ritz East
The Sapphires Friday, October 26 / 7:20PM / Ritz East
Oversimplification of Her Beauty Sunday, October 28 / 7:30PM / Ritz East
ALMOST SOLD OUT SCREENINGS
Get them before they're gone!
Flight Closing Night Film / Saturday, October 27 / 7:00PM / Annenberg Zellerbach Theater
The Thieves Saturday, October 27/ 5:00PM / Ritz at the Bourse
Gimme the Loot Sunday, October 28 / 2:15PM / The Ritz Bourse
Over 100 filmmakers, actors and entertainment industry guests, including:
Director David O. Russell, Author Matthew Quick,and Producers Donna Gigliotti and Bruce Cohen, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Directors Keir Politz & Damon Maulucci, DETONATOR
Producers Danny Bennett & Jennifer LeBeau, THE ZEN OF BENNETT
Director Andrew Shea, PORTRAIT OF WALLY
Director Jeremy Kipp Walker and Co-Director J.Anderson Mitchell, THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK
Director Adele Romanski, LEAVE ME LIKE YOU FOUND ME
Director Shane Bissett, THIS TIME TOMORROW
Director Jonathan Lisecki, GAYBY
Director Robert Byington and Actor Keith Poulson, SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME
Director Antonio Campos, SIMON KILLER
Directors Jenny Deller and Kristi Fairweather, FUTURE WEATHER
Director Nikolaj Arcel & Screenwriter Rasmus Heisterberg, A ROYAL AFFAIR
Director Chinonye Chukwu, ALASKALAND
Director Matt Antell, FROM THE SHADOWS
Director Justine Medeiros, THE MISSING PIECE: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MAN WHO STOLE THE MONA LISA
Directors Sara Lamm & Mary Wigmore, BIRTH STORY: INA MAY GASKIN AND THE FARM MIDWIVES
Director Katie Dellamaggiore, Chess Teachers Greg Shahde and Elizabeth Vicary, BROOKLYN CASTLE
Director Mark Kendall, LA CAMIONETA: THE JOURNEY OF ONE AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS
Directors Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson, Actress Barbie Izquierdo, A PLACE AT THE TABLE
Director Michael Stephenson & Producer Rod Olson, THE AMERICAN SCREAM
Director Adam Leon, GIMME THE LOOT
Director Terence Nance, AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY
Directors Sheena Joyce & Don Argott, THE ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA
Director Yaron Zilberman & Producer Tamar Sela, A LATE QUARTET
Directors Mark Covino & Jeff Howlett, A BAND CALLED DEATH
Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan, SIGNS
Director Capella Fahoome Brogden, DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’: EVERYMAN’S JOURNEY
Directors Jason Tippet and Derek Water, ONLY THE YOUNG
Director Robert Zemeckis, FLIGHT
Saturday, October 27th
The Atomic States of America
Directors Sheena Joyce & Don Argott
5:10pm / Prince Music Theater
Flight
Director Robert Zemeckis
Saturday, Oct 27 / 7:00pm / Zellerbach Theater
From the Shadows
Director Matt Antell Paul Toland, a Captain in the Navy and a subject of our documentary, Ian wood, subject in documentary who hasn't seen his grand kids in 8 years and Regan Haight who's children were abducted by her Japanese husband
7:35pm / Ritz East B
Only the Young
Directors Jason Tippet and Derek Water
8:00PM / The Ritz Bourse
Sunday, October 28th
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Director Terence Nance
7:30PM / Ritz East B
Detonator
Directors Keir Politz & Damon Maulucci
10:15pm / Ritz East A
Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
Producer Capella Fahoome Brogden
Friday Oct 26 / 10:15pm / Prince Music Theater
NEW THIS YEAR
PFF On Us /// Thanks to support provided by the Wyncote Foundation, the Film Festival is piloting a free ticketing program (PFF On Us) to help the Film Society further realize its mission, to utilize film’s unique capacity to engage a broad cross-section of the community, while further providing access to powerful films from around the world in order to increase education and understanding. By providing complimentary tickets to all films in the American Independents category, PFS hopes to make the Festival accessible to all interested Philadelphians and to create a shared cultural experience throughout the community. Tickets are available to the public on a “first-come, first-served” basis online, at the Festival Box Office, or by calling 267.908.4733.
Festival VIP Lounge /// Exclusive to filmmakers, industry guests, select Badge Holders, Spotlight Circle members, sponsors and of course, Festival VIPs. Located in Old City, at 110 Chestnut St., the Festival VIP Lounge will serve as a private space for food, drinks, a little “R&R” between films and perhaps even a casual encounter with a filmmaker or two! Daily events will be featured throughout the Festival including panel discussions, private receptions, food or wine tastings and meet and greets with PFF programmers.
FESTIVAL AWARDS Audience Award (Voted on by YOU!) Narrative Feature Competition Documentary Feature Competition ‘Archie’ Award First Feature Director Competition Pinkenson Award Local Feature Competition Short Film Competition
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