Who's attending 27th Philadelphia, starting next oct 16
The 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival will welcome many leading filmmakers to showcase their latest works at this year's event.
The Festival kicks off on Thursday, October 16 with a special presentation of St. Vincent, a rousing comedy starring Bill Murray that also had its opening night World Premiere at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival. Director Ted Melfi and actor Jaedan Lieberher will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A.
Throughout the 11-day event, guests can catch a few PFF alums, welcoming back actor Rory Culkin, who is stirring critics with his captivating performance in Lou Howe's directorial debut Gabriel; Bryn Mawr native Alex Ross Perry will attend with his third feature, Listen Up Philip, starring Jason Schwartzman and Elizabeth Moss; Directors Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman return with their most recent work, This Time Next Year, documenting the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy; and Dave Boyle with his neo-noir mystery film, Man From Reno, which won the Narrative Award at the 2014 LA Film Festival.
The Festival is also excited to host Caroll Spinney, the 80 year-old subject of I Am Big Bird and the man behind some of America's most beloved muppets; Indian Director Kanu Behl with his first directorial venture, Titli, that debuted earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival; and documentarian Amir Bar-Lev with the controversial film Happy Valley, shedding light on the scandal that rocked the Penn State community.
The extended line up of attending talent will be participating in post-screening Q&As at the following Festival screenings, with additional guests to be announced (in order of appearance):
Director Ted Melfi // St Vincent
Thursday, October 16 / Perelman Theater / 6:00pm
Actor Jaeden Lieberher // St Vincent
Thursday, October 16 / Perelman Theater / 6:00pm
Director Adam Weber // Tomorrow We Disappear
Saturday, October 18 / Ritz Bourse / 2:15pm
Saturday, October 25 / Prince Music Theater / 6:30pm
Director Jason Strouse // Teacher of the Year
Saturday, October 18 / Ritz East / 7:20pm
Producer Teddy Schwarzman// Imitation Game
Saturday, October 18 / Prince Music Theater / 8:00pm
Director Farzad Sangari (Nikbakht) // Mudbloods
Sunday, October 19 / Ritz East / 12:10pm
Director Jeff Reichert // This Time Next Year
Sunday, October 19 / Ritz Bourse / 12:10pm
Monday, October 20 / Ritz Bourse / 5:10pm
Director Farihah Zaman // This Time Next Year
Sunday, October 19 / Ritz Bourse / 12:10pm
Monday, October 20 / Ritz Bourse / 5:10pm
Director Dave Boyle // Man From Reno
Sunday, October 19 / Ritz East / 2:00pm
Monday, October 20 / Ritz East / 6:45pm
Director Kate Barker-Froyland // Song One
Sunday, October 19 / Ritz East / 5:00pm
Thursday, October 23 / Ritz East / 4:50pm
Director Kanu Behl // Titli
Sunday, October 19 / Ritz Bourse / 7:10pm
Director Alex Ross Perry // Listen Up Philip
Sunday, October 19 / Ritz East / 7:10pm
Director Dave Janetta // Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere
Tuesday, October 21 / Ritz Bourse / 2:45pm
Friday, October 24 / PFS Roxy Theater / 4:40pm
Sunday, October 26 / PFS Roxy Theater / 4:40pm
Director Amir Bar-Lev // Happy Valley
Tuesday, October 21 / Prince Music Theater / 8:30pm
Sunday, October 26 / Ritz East / 9:30pm
CO-Writer/D.P. Alan P Blanco // Mano Sucias
Wednesday, October 22 / Ritz East / 2:05pm
Director Malik Vitthal (Booth) // Imperial Dreams
Wednesday, October 22 / Ritz Bourse / 4:30pm
Thursday, October 23 / Ritz Bourse / 7:15pm
Director David LaMattina // I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Thursday, October 23 / Ritz East / 4:30pm
Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 7:30pm
Director Chad Walker // I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Thursday, October 23 / Ritz East / 4:30pm
Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 7:30pm
Subject Caroll Spinney // I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Thursday, October 23 / Ritz East / 4:30pm
Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 7:30pm
Director Riley Stearns // Faults
Thursday, October 23 / Ritz Bourse / 5:00pm
Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 6:50pm
Director Kyle Roper // Mirage
Friday, October 24 / PFS Roxy Theater / 9:30pm
Producer Diane Richey // Mirage
Friday, October 24 / PFS Roxy Theater / 9:30pm
Cinematographer Alex Tyson // Mirage
Friday, October 24 / PFS Roxy Theater / 9:30pm
Director Marlon Johnson // Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound
Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 12:30pm
Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 8:20pm
Director Dennis Scholl // Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound
Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 12:30pm
Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 8:20pm
Director Chad Tingle // Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound
Friday, October 24 / Ritz East / 12:30pm
Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 8:20pm
Director Jamie Bernstein // Crescendo! The Power of Music
Saturday, October 25 / Prince Music Theater / 3:15pm
Director Jason Sussberg // Immortalists
Saturday, October 25 / PFS Roxy Theater / 5:10pm
Director David Alvarado // Immortalists
Saturday, October 25 / PFS Roxy Theater / 5:10pm
Director Lou Howe // Gabriel
Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 6:10pm
Actor Rory Culkin // Gabriel
Saturday, October 25 / Ritz East / 6:10pm
Director Jimmy Goldblum // Tomorrow We Disappear
Saturday, October 25 / Prince Music Theater / 6:30pm
Director Jody Lee Lipes // Ballet 422
Saturday, October 25 / Prince Music Theater / 8:30pm
Director Bryan Reisberg // Big Significant Things
Sunday, October 26 / Ritz East / 5:00pm
Tickets for the above screenings are now available for purchase through the Festival Box Office, located at the PFS Roxy Theater, 2023 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA 19103; and through the Festival website at www.filmadelphia.org/festival. For box office locations and ticket information, please visit www.filmadelphia.org/tickets.
The 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival is made possible through the generous support of its sponsors including Official Sponsors: 500 Walnut, 6ABC, Comcast Xfinity, Lincoln Motor Company, Philadelphia Magazine, Southwest Airlines, Sweat Fitness; Premiere Sponsors: The Condo Shops, Dock Street Brewing Co., Tito's Vodka, Top of the Tower, Stella Artois, Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District; Patron Sponsors: Allied Integrated Marketing, Amtrak, Cozen O'Conner, Glenmede, Iroko Pharmaceuticals, Landmark Theaters, Pep Boys, The Nouveau Image, TV5Monde; Participating Sponsors: Circuit Six, Dive Visual, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design at Drexel University, Entertainment Partners, Koordit, Positano Coast, Prime Stache, Wawa; Community Sponsors: After School Activities Partnerships, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Food Should Taste Good, Greater Philadelphia Film Office, Honest Tea, Honeygrow, Insomnia Cookies, Little Baby's Ice Cream, Night Market Philadelphia, Scüncii, Spodee Wine, WHYY, WXPN; Friends of the Festival: The Arts Blog, The Barnes Foundation, Curtis Institute of Music, Free Library of Philadelphia, InLiquid, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia Gay News, PIFVA, ReelBlack, World Cafe Live
