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SIFF Press Launch
This morning was a fine morning indeed. Specifically
it was the official 2012 Seattle International Film
Festival press launch. Which meant an opportunity
to mingle with many fine folks from the local press,
SIFF employees and other friends of the festival. It
also meant picking up my press badge, and
receiving a list of what's going to be showing up
starting in May. The official schedule release is May
3rd. So I'm being very careful only to disclose the
information marked FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - if
I'm misinterpreting that I figure I've got a pretty good
excuse. After the jump below I've reproduced a
bunch of awesome information market accordingly. :)
The
document out now is very premiere centric and as
such leaves out tons of fantastic films that have
already played US festivals but not gotten to Seattle
yet. By my rough count I've seen about 18 films that
will be part of SIFF this year. And all are worth
seeing - OK, almost all. As soon as I'm clear the list
is legit to discuss I'll have coverage on those
eighteen. All of which I believe I've reviewed or
made mention of previously. At least three of my
favorites from SXSW are on that list, one from
Fantastic Fest, and a can't miss flick from Palm
Springs. All in all it looks like a promising year.
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SEATTLE (April 27, 2012) – Seattle International Film Festival, the largest and most-highly
attended festival in the United States, today announced the complete line-up of official selections,
galas and special presentations. The 2012 Seattle International Film Festival is produced by SIFF,
the non-profit arts organization that reaches more than 250,000 annually through SIFF Cinema,
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This year the Seattle International Film Festival will screen 273 features and 187 shorts
representing 75 countries, from more than 5,676 submissions worldwide, compared to 5,213 in
2011, with the final selections representing 24 World, 25 North American, 16 U.S. premieres and
56 short film premieres. There will be 180 features at this year’s Festival arriving without U.S.
distribution and 85 films by female filmmakers, up from 62 last year.
“There are so many things to be excited about this year with the opening of our flagship SIFF Film
Center headquarters and the acquisition of the historic Uptown Cinemas,” said SIFF Artistic
Director Carl Spence. “This is the first time in SIFF’s history that we will have the opportunity to
show films on multiple screens in a single location allowing us to present the most wide-ranging
and diverse selection of films possible. There are films for every kind of movie lover whether you
are a cinephile or multiplex guru, running the gamut from food, politics, comedy, action, thriller,
classic, auteur cinema and everything in-between.”
This year’s films feature a star-studded lineup including Salma Hayek in As Luck Would Have It;
Tobey Maguire, Laura Linney, Elizabeth Banks, and Sam Trammell in The Details; Frank Langella,
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Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, and Peter Sarsgaard in Robot and Frank; Chris Pine,
Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, and Michelle Pfeiffer in People Like Us; Emily Blunt and Rosemarie
DeWitt in Your Sister’s Sister; Jason Biggs, Cobie Smulders, and Cedric the Entertainer in
Grassroots; Frieda Pinto in Trishna; the voices of Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Craig
Ferguson, and Robbie Coltrane in Brave; Greta Gerwig in Lola Versus; Josh Radnor, Elizabeth
Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, and Zac Efron in Liberal Arts, directed by Radnor; Julie
Delpy and Chris Rock in 2 Days in New York, directed by Delpy; Common, Dennis Haysbert, and
Danny Glover in LUV; Cybill Shepherd and David Burtka in White Camellias; Marc Duplas and
Kristen Bell in Safety Not Guaranteed; Paul Giamatti in John Dies at the End; Michelle Williams,
Seth Rogen, and Sarah Silverman in Take this Waltz, directed by Sarah Polley; Rachel Weisz,
Jude Law, Sir Anthony Hopkins, and Ben Foster in 360, directed by Fernando Meirelles; Robert
Pattinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci in Bel Ami; Moonrise Kingdom
directed by Wes Anderson.
The complete SIFF 2012 schedule will be released on siff.net on Thursday, May 3, and the Official
Guide, a comprehensive source for all movie info, screenings, locations and special events will be
available at Starbucks locations throughout the greater Seattle area starting the weekend of May 4.
GALAS
The Festival will include 10 gala film presentations including the previously announced Opening
Night Gala featuring Lynn Shelton’s Your Sister’s Sister (USA, Sundance Selects) on Thursday,
May 17 at McCaw Hall.
The Festival concludes on Sunday, June 10 with the world premiere Closing Night Gala
presentation of Grassroots (USA, MRB Productions). Stephen Gyllenhaal’s Seattle shot comedy is
the perfect antidote to current pre-election discourse and centers on writer Grant Cogswell (Jason
Biggs), who envisions a monorail system as the future of Seattle transit and recruits his friend Phil
Campbell (Joel David Moore) to wage an off-the-cuff, unconventional City Council campaign with
humorous and unexpected results. The film will screen at SIFF Cinema Uptown with the Closing
Night Gala reception at the Grand Hyatt Seattle hotel immediately following.
This year’s Centerpiece Gala will feature the North American premiere of Daniel Cohen’s culinary
comedy, The Chef (France, Cohen Media Group), on Saturday, June 2. Jean Reno stars as a
renowned chef fighting against molecular cuisine and a slippery financier, and Michaël Youn, who
gets fired from diners for trying to liberate frites-filled menus. They join forces to hilarious effect.
The film will screen at the Egyptian Theatre with a gala reception at Seattle’s Daughters of the
American Revolution Hall immediately following.
Additional Gala Presentations include:
Fat Kid Rules the World (dir. Matthew Lillard, USA, Whitewater Films)
Robot and Frank (dir. Jake Schreier, USA, Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Lola Versus (dir. Daryl Wein, USA, Fox Searchlight Pictures)
As Luck Would Have It (dir. Alex de la Iglesia, Spain, 6 Sales)
Starbuck (dir. Ken Scott, Canada, Québec, eOne Films US)
Gayby (dir. Jonathan Lisecki, USA, Wolfe Releasing)
The Details (dir. Jacob Aaron Estes, USA, The Weinstein Company)
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
This year’s Special Presentations spotlight some of the most original and interesting features in our
line-up.
Brave (dir. Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, USA, Disney • Pixar)
Diaz - Don’t Clean Up This Blood (dir. Daniele Vicari, Italy, Fandango Portobello)
The Last Reef 3D (dirs. Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas, United Kingdom, Giant Screen Films)
People Like Us (dir. Alex Kurtzman, USA, Dreamworks SKG)
Trishna (dir. Michael Winterbottom, United Kingdom, Sundance Selects)
FEATURE PREMIERES
World (24):
419, dir. Ned Thorne – USA
American Addict, dir. Sasha Knezev – USA
The Beautiful Game, dir. Victor Buhler – USA
Camilla Dickinson, dir. Cornelia Duryée Moore – USA
City World, dir. Brent Chesanek – USA
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Duck Beach to Eternity, dirs. Stephen Frandsen, Hadleigh Arnst, Laura Naylor – USA
Earthbound, dir. Alan Brennan – Ireland
Easton's Article, dir. Tim Connery – USA
The Empty Home, dir. Nurbek Egen – Kyrgyzstan/Russia
Free Throw, dir. Court Crandall – USA
Fugly!, dir. Alfredo de Villa – USA
Grassroots, dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal – USA
Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean, dir. Matthew Mishory – USA
The Long Ride Home, dir. Tom Wright – USA
The Most Fun I’ve Ever Had With My Pants On, dir. Drew Denny – USA
Recalled, dir. Michael Connors – USA
The Revolutionary, dirs. Lucy Ostrander, Don Sellers, Irv Drasnin – USA
The Savoy King: Chick Webb and the Music That Changed America, dir. Jeff KaufmanUSA
Short Life, dir. Scott Levy – USA
Sin Bin, dir. Billy Federighi – USA
The Standbys, dir. Stephanie Riggs – USA
True Wolf, dir. Rob Whitehair – USA
Welcome To Doe Bay, dirs. Nesib Shamah, Dan Thornton – USA
White Camellias, dir. Russell Brown – USA
North American (25):
4 Days in May, dir. Achim von Borries ¬– Germany
6 Points About Emma, dir. Roberto Pérez Toledo ¬– Spain
170 Hz, dir. Joost van Ginkel – Netherlands
The Blindfold, dir. Garin Nugroho – Indonesia
Chapiteau-Show, dir. Sergey Loban – Russia
A Checkout Girl’s Big Adventures, dir. Pierre Rambaldi – France
The Chef, dir. Daniel Cohen – France
Coming Home, dir. Frédéric Videau – France
The Convoy, dir. Alexey Mizgirev – Russia
Diaz - Don’t Clean Up This Blood, dir. Daniele Vicari – Italy
Dragon Pearl, dir. Mario Andreacchio – Australia
The First on the List, dir. Roan Johnson – Italy
The Fourth State, dir. Dennis Gansel – Germany
Fuck My Wedding, dir. Nicolás López – Chile
The Glass Man, dir. Cristian Solimeno – United Kingdom
Joan and the Voices, dir. Mikayel Vatinyan – Armenia
Kill Me, dir. Emily Atef – Germany
Là-bas: A Criminal Education, dir. Guido Lombardi – Italy
The Last Man on Earth, dir. Gian Alfonso Pacinotti – Italy
Nosilatiaj.Beauty, dir. Daniela Seggiaro – Argentina
Otelo Burning, dir. Sara Blecher – South Africa
Prime Time Soap, dir. Odilon Rocha – Brazil
Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings, dir. Jade Castro – Philippines
Sharqiya, dir. Ami Livne – Israel
Silence: All Roads Lead to Music, dir. Haider Rashid – Italy
U.S. (16):
360, dir. Fernando Meirelles – United Kingdom
Coteau Rouge, dir. André Forcier – Canada (Québec)
Countdown, dir. Huh Jong-ho – South Korea
The Crown Jewels, dir. Ella Lemhagen – Sweden
Everything and Everyone, dir. Tracy D. Smith – Canada
Hail, dir. Amiel Courtin-Wilson – Australia
The Last Friday, dir. Yahya Alabdallah – Jordan
Legends of Valhalla: Thor, dirs. Gunnar Karlsson, Toby Genkel, Oskar Jonasson –
Iceland
Lipstikka, dir. Jonathan Sagall – Israel
Lost in Paradise, dir. Ngoc Dang Vu – Vietnam
Lost Years, dir Kenda Gee, Tom Radford – Canada
The Mirror Never Lies, dir. Kamila Andini – Indonesia
Salt White, dir. Keti Machavariani – Georgia
Starry Starry Night, dir. Tom Shu-Yu Lin – Taiwan
Tey, dir. Alain Gomis – Senegal
Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods, dir. Christian Ditter – Germany
In addition to the above listed feature premieres, this year’s Festival will also include 56 short film
premieres.
COMPETITIONS
New Directors Competition
Festival programmers select 12 films remarkable for their original concept, striking style and overall
excellence. To be eligible films must be a director’s first or second feature and without U.S.
distribution at the time of their selection. Winners receive a $2,500 cash prize.
2012 Entrees: 6 Points About Emma (dir. Roberto Pérez Toledo, Spain); 170 Hz (dir. Joost van
Ginkel, Netherlands); Chapiteau-Show (dir. Sergey Loban, Russia); The Empty Home (dir. Nurbek
Egen, Kyrgyzstan); The Invader (dir. Nicolas Provost, Belgium); L (dir. Babis Makridis, Greece);
Là-bas: A Criminal Education (dir. Guido Lombardi, Italy); The Last Friday (dir. Yahya Alabdallah,
Jordan); Lipstikka (dir. Jonathan Sagall, Israel); Mirage (dir. Jung-ho Yang, South Korea);
Nosilatiaj.Beauty (dir. Daniela Seggiaro, Argentina); Otelo Burning (dir. Sara Blecher, South Africa)
New American Cinema Competition
Festival programmers select 12 films without U.S. distribution that are sure to delight audiences
looking to explore the exciting vanguard of New American Cinema and compete for the FIPRESCI
Award for Best New American Film. The jury is comprised of three members from the International
Federation of Film Critics. In addition, six of this year’s entries will also participate in SIFF’s
Catalyst program, celebrating independent production. Asterisk (*) denotes 2012 Catalyst
participant.
2012 Entrees: 419* (Ned Thorne); Easton's Article* (Tim Connery); Eden (Megan Griffiths); Fugly!
(Alfredo de Villa); Future Weather* (Jenny Deller); I Am Not a Hipster* (Destin Cretton); Joshua
Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean (Matthew Mishory); The Most Fun I’ve Ever Had With My
Pants On (Drew Denny); Recalled* (Michael Connors); Sin Bin (Billy Federighi); Welcome To Pine
Hill* (Keith Miller); White Camellias (Russell Brown)
Documentary Competition
Unscripted and uncut, the world is a resource of unexpected, informative, and altogether exciting
storytelling. Documentary filmmakers have, for years, brought these untold stories to life and
introduced us to a vast number of fascinating topics we may have never known existed—let alone
known were so fascinating. Documentary Competition winners will receive a $2,500 cash prize.
2012 Entrees: American Addict (dir. Sasha Knezev, USA); The Beautiful Game (dir. Victor Buhler,
USA); Duck Beach to Eternity (dirs. Stephen Frandsen, Hadleigh Arnst, Laura Naylor, USA); Five
Star Existence (dir. Sonja Lindén, Finland); Free Throw (dir. Court Crandall, USA); Italy Love it or
Leave It (dirs. Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi, Italy); The Mexican Suitcase (dir. Trisha Ziff, Mexico);
Rouge Parole (dir. Elyes Baccar, Tunisia); The Source (dirs. Jodi Wille, Maria Demopoulos, USA);
The Standbys (dir. Stephanie Riggs, USA); We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (dir. Brian
Knappenberger, USA); Winter Nomads (dir. Manuel von Stürler, Switzerland)
SIFF Shorts Competition
All short films shown at the Festival are eligible for both the Golden Space Needle Audience Award
and Jury Award. Shorts Competition jurors will choose winners in the Narrative, Animation, and
Documentary categories. Each jury winner will receive $1,000 and the Narrative and Animation
winners may also qualify to enter their respective films in the Short Film category of the Academy
Awards®.
CATALYST
New this year, SIFF Catalyst is a selection of six U.S. feature films celebrating the next wave of
independent filmmaking, thriving thanks to the collaborative support of their peers and the financial
support of hundreds of fans. In this new creative dynamic, the filmmaker exists as the catalyst of
the creative process.
FUTUREWAVE & FILMS4FAMILIES
The FutureWave program invites teens to the cinema for nine great feature films that will excite
and challenge youth, engaging them in the joy of discovery at the Festival. This year’s selections
feature vampires, surfing, graffiti artists, young love, and so much more.
2012 Entrees: Fat Kid Rules The World (USA); The First Time (USA); Gimme The Loot (USA); My
Sucky Teen Romance (USA); Otelo Burning (South Africa); Sin Bin (USA); Starry Starry Night
(Hong Kong); We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (USA)
Films4Families is a celebration of the whole family coming together to share the movie-going
experience. The 2012 lineup features some of the best children’s features and shorts from around
the world, in both live action and animation. Seattle families will be among the first audiences to
enjoy a select few of these creative treasures.
2012 Entrees: Brave (USA); Dragon Pearl (Australia); The Familiy Picture Show; The Great Bear
(Denmark); Legends of Valhalla: Thor (Iceland); The Painting (France); War of the Buttons
(France); Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods (Germany/Malta)
TRIBUTES
SIFF 2012 will also feature an abundance of star power, with tributes to honor the illustrious
careers of actress Sissy Spacek and director William Friedkin.
Spacek, whose distinguished career includes six Academy Award® nominations and one win for
Best Actress in 1980’s Coal Miner’s Daughter, will receive SIFF’s Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Acting at a special tribute event featuring a screening of her film, Badlands, on
Thursday, June 7, at the Egyptian Theatre.
Friedkin, an industry legend whose name has been synonymous with action and thriller films for
more than 40 years, will be honored with SIFF’s Golden Space Needle for Lifetime Achievement
on Saturday, June 9, at the Egyptian Theatre and will feature the west coast premiere of his new
film, Killer Joe.
Special retrospective screenings of Spacek’s films Carrie and Coal Miner’s Daughter and
Friedkin’s The Exorcist and The French Connection will also be featured at this year’s Festival.
In addition to the Tribute events, Spacek and Friedkin will be honored at a special dinner on Friday,
June 8, at Prava Studios prepared by James Beard Award-winning chef, Thierry Rautureau of
Rover’s and Luc Restaurants in Seattle. Tickets are available for purchase at SIFF.net.
AWARDS
Golden Space Needle Awards Given in five categories (Best Film, Best Documentary, Best
Director, Best Actor, Best Short Film) as voted by festival audiences. Awards are presented on
Sunday, June 10, at the Space Needle.
WaveMaker Award for Excellence in Youth Filmmaking Sponsored in part by Adobe Youth Voices
and presented to one filmmaker, 18 years old or younger, from the FutureWave program, whose
talents celebrate the creative possibilities of film. All FutureWave films shown at the Festival are
eligible for the Youth Filmmaking award. In addition to the award, TheFilmSchool will provide the
winner with a scholarship to their Prodigy Camp, a week-long immersive overnight film camp for
youth ages 12-18, held in late July.
PATHWAYS
Introduced in 2011, SIFF Pathways help moviegoers find the film and experience that suites their
moods. Instead of using traditional categories, SIFF Pathways easily connect the audience with
films by organizing them into areas that help answer the question, “What sort of film do I feel like
seeing tonight?” Pathways include: Love Me, Do!, Make Me Laugh, Creative Streak, I Didn’t Know
That!, Sci-Fi and Beyond, Show Me The World, Give Me Drama!, To the Extreme, Thrill Me!, and
Face the Music.
VENUES
The historic Uptown Cinemas (renamed SIFF Cinema Uptown) and the new SIFF Film Center will
be the central hub of the Festival along with traditional venues downtown and on Capitol Hill.
In addition to its Seattle venues, SIFF will again have screenings in Renton, Everett and Kirkland,
with each hosting its own Opening Night festivities. Renton Opening Night is Friday, May 18, and
will feature a screening of Fat Kid Rules the World (USA). Everett Opening Night is Thursday, May
24, and will feature a screening of Lola Versus (USA). Kirkland Opening Night is Thursday, May
31, and will feature a screening of Starbuck (Canada, Québec).
Seattle: Egyptian Theatre, Harvard Exit, Majestic Bay Theatres, McCaw Hall, Pacific Place
Cinemas, Boeing IMAX, Pacific Science Center, SIFF Cinema Uptown, SIFF Film Center, SIFF
Lounge at Harry & Oscar’s, The Triple Door
Everett: Everett Performing Arts Center
Kirkland: Kirkland Performance Center
Renton: Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center
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