VISIONFEST 12 FESTIVAL TICKETS NOW ON SALE!
The Domani Vision Film Society is Proud to Present
VISIONFEST 12: The Other Festival June 20 – 24, 2012
New York,
NY (May 30, 2012) – Domani Vision Film
Society is proud to announce that festival tickets are now on sale for the
twelfth annual edition of VISIONFEST: The
Other Festival, which runs June 20 – 24, 2012 at New York City’s Tribeca
Cinemas, at 54 Varick Street.
The ‘Official
Opening Night Selection’ screening kicks off with the New York premiere of
BROADWAY’S FINEST, a comedy about three struggling actors/writers who
impersonate undercover New York City cops and find themselves in a
swashbuckling mess of a comedy of errors in this film directed by Stephen
Marro. VF12 co-director, Frank
Lewallen, calls the film “hilarious… and warm,” adding that “it’s going to be
an awesome treat for our audiences, but for anyone who’s ever acted or even
just dreamed of getting into acting in New York, it’s going to strike some very
special chords.”
The visionary
experimental film, RE:LEASE, by Michael Wiehart, and the short, award winning
narrative, FAITH, by Erik Pagan, precede Wednesday night’s feature. Opening
Night ticket holders are invited for cocktails at the after-party in the Tribeca
Lounge, where nominees of the Independent Vision Award (IVA) will be announced.
Day Two of the
festival includes the ‘world premiere’ of IN MONTAUK, by Kim Cummings, paired
with 14 other, not-to-be-missed, eclectic film selections, including two
documentaries; RUNNING THROUGH: THE JORDAN CULBREATH STORY and UMBERTO E, which
is screening ‘out of competition.’ Several animated, narrative, and
experimental shorts are screening in Thursday night’s line-up, which will
include very raw and powerful dramas destined to stir enough controversy to
fuel spirited post screening Q&A sessions.
On Friday, June
22, devoted followers of filmmaker, Steve Balderson, are in for a huge treat
with the ‘world premiere’ of CULTURE SHOCK, an indie murder mystery romp shot
in Europe. VF12 co-director, Bruno Derlin, expressed his admiration of
Balderson’s prolific roster of ambitious projects by defining him as a “perfect
filmmaking machine,” (in an obvious nod recalling a famous line from JAWS),
adding that “all this man does is eat, sleep and make feature films.”
Friday night
audiences can see Adam Brody go independent in Nathaniel Krause’s DOUBLE OR
NOTHING, which co-stars Keith David and is written by award winning
playwright/screenwriter, Neil LaBute. On the same
night, the festival presents a slew of shorts, both narrative and documentary,
including the award winning AFI thesis film, THE DARKNESS IS CLOSE BEHIND, by
Sheena McCann and DGA Jury Award winner, THE MAIDEN AND THE PRINCESS, by Ali
Scher.
Visionfest 12
will capture audiences with the Student Academy Award winning film,
NARCOCORRIDO, by Ryan Prows. This intense dramatic short premieres Friday and
stars Nicki Micheaux of Six Feet Under
and Emilio Rivera from Traffic, and
Showtime’s Weeds.
On Saturday, the
highly anticipated documentary, DISLECKSIA: THE MOVIE, features appearances by
none other than Academy Award winner, Billy Bob Thornton (Best Screenplay for
SLING BLADE), and iconic cult favorite, Joe Pantoliano. The doc short, CARBON FOR WATER, by Carmen
Elsa Lopez Abramson and Evan Abramson, will precede the feature in this very
special benefit screening, where a portion of the proceeds will be donated to
charity (entity t.b.d.). Audiences will want to stick around post screening as
there will be a special Q&A panel with surprise guests!
Saturday night’s
‘Late Night’ screening provides Balderson fans a second serving of ‘casserole’
with the documentary, CAMP CASSEROLE, by Anthony Pedone, the follow-up, behind
the scenes ‘reveal all’ account of the making of the hit film, THE CASSEROLE
CLUB.
Sunday, June 24,
the ‘Official Closing Night Selection’ screening will begin with the New York
City premiere of Scott Schaeffer’s short, THE CARRIER, starring Rita Wilson,
Chad Michael Murray and Academy Award winner, Anna Paquin. The evening’s
feature presentation is the New York premiere of FALLING UPHILL, written and
directed by Richard Bosner. Both filmmakers will be on hand for a Q&A
following the screening.
Earlier in the
day, making its NYC Premiere, is the documentary TIME ZERO: THE LAST YEAR OF
POLAROID FILM, giving an inside look into the Polaroid Company and how it
changed photography as we know it. Filmmakers Grant and Sara Hamilton will be
attending the screening, alongside the founder of the Impossible Project,
Florian “Doc” Kaps, whose visions saved the art of Polaroid photography.
The festival
will conclude Sunday evening, unveiling the ‘world premiere’ of THE 5 BOROUGHS,
VF’s signature initiative, the 5x5 NEW YORK STATE OF MIND DIGITAL PROJECT, produced
this year by Nyle Cavazos Garcia of Small Town Pictures and the Domani Vision
Film Society. “I feel very honored to
have been given this opportunity,” stated Garcia, “ I plan to reward the
festival’s trust in me for this year’s 5x5 Project by making sure it’ll be one
of the best the festival has ever seen.” The initiative will present 5 digital
short films, each shot by a different director, in a different borough of NYC,
based upon five winning screenplays selected from the VF12 Short Scripts Competition.
Visionfest 12
will honor its participating filmmakers with the Independent Vision Awards
Ceremony, recognizing excellence in more than 14 categories as well as reveal
the top three scripts from the VF12 Feature Screenwriting Competition.
The closing
night wrap party takes place in the Tribeca Lounge and gives every ticket stub
holder the opportunity to mingle, take pictures, eat, drink, and dance until
the wee hours!
Buy your tickets
now to ensure your spot at Visionfest 12!
About Domani Vision Film Society:
This non-profit, 501 (c) 3 organization supports domestic and community
filmmaking and encourages innovative, economic development through independent
film and media production. Each year, it forms alliances with various supporting
organizations (including Harlem RBI, InkTip.com, The American Society of
Cinematographers, just to name a few), to bring forth a new edition of its main
event, VISIONFEST: The Other Festival, one of the very few film festivals in
the U.S. dedicated solely to “promoting domestic filmmaking.”
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For more
information on Visionfest 12: The Other Festival, please contact Kate at
413-626-0479 or via e-mail at kate@visionfest.com.
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