Screening Times
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Screening venues for the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival include the Performing Arts Center (PAC), located at 39707 Big Bear Blvd. in Big Bear Lake; Village Theatre North (located at 602 Pine Knot Avenue in Big Bear Lake); Northwoods Resort (located 40650 Village Dr., Big Bear Lake, CA 92315)
(Family Films are noted. Please be advised that these are independent films that are unrated and some may contain mild language, mildly suggestive content, scenes and themes suited for a mature audience)
(Family Films are noted. Please be advised that these are independent films that are unrated and some may contain mild language, mildly suggestive content, scenes and themes suited for a mature audience)
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY - September 17, 2010
| SCREENING TIMES | VILLAGE NORTH 1 | VILLAGE NORTH 2 | VILLAGE NORTH 3 | PERFORMING ARTS MAIN THEATER | PERFORMING ARTS GREEN ROOM | NORTHWOODS SEMINARS/PANELS |
| Filmmaker check-in, ticket sales, and box office opens at Performing Arts Center | ||||||
| 10:00 a.m. | 10:00 - 11:00 | 10:15 - 12:00 | 10:30 - 12:00 Documentary FOUL WATER/FIERY SERPENT (88 min.) | 11:00- 1:00 Student Films Continuity Problems (7) Morgue: A Love Story with Guts (14) Letters from Home (9) Stroll (14) Free Lunch (35) (87 min) | 10:00 - 12:00 | 11:00 - 12:00 Seminar "Million Dollar Screenwritng" Presented by Chris Soth (Boulder Bay Room) |
| Noon | 12:00 - 2:00 | 12:00 - 2:00 Student Films Fate Train (8) Eaglesnake (8) Up Under the Roof 20) Faith Healer (23) Drawing Under Water (19) Flint Creek (22) Takeout (8) (108 min.) | 12:00 - 1:30 Documentary THE JUDGE, THE HUNTER, THE THIEF & THE BLACK ORCHID (75 min.) | 1:00 - 3:15 Short Films Hector Corp (10) Who’s Next (3) Level Up (22) Skylight (5) Don’t Pick the Flowers (11) Lunch (1) A Scene (13) Viola Concerto (5) Casualties (5) The Killing of Mary Surratt (26) The Last Legend (14) (115 min.) | 12:00 - 1:30 Documentary PADDLE TO SEATTLE: JOURNEY THROUGH THE INSIDE PASSAGE (88 min.) | 12:15 - 1:15 Seminar "Weaving Structure & Emotion into Screenplays" Presented by Sandy Steers (Boulder Bay Room) |
| 2:00 p.m. | 2:00 - 4:15 Short Films My Father’s Son (35) Phantom Font (11) Tabu (24) Journey of a Paper Son (19) Apples (13) Snakebit (7) (109 min.) | 2:00 - 4:00 Feature Film IVORY (96 min.) | 1:30 - 3:30 Feature Film CAST ME IF YOU CAN (WAKIYAKU MONOGATARI) (97 min.) | 3:30 - 5:00 Sidebar Showcase HOT RODS ACROSS AMERICA - PART 2 Q&A with Paul Le Mat (63 min.) | 1:30 - 3:00 Documentary MY KIDNAPPER (83 min. | 1:30 - 2:30 Seminar "Visual Mindscape of the Screenplay" Presented by Bill Boyle (Boulder Bay Room) ______ 2:45 - 3:45 Seminar "Music Clearance Essentials" Presented by Nancy Meyer (Boulder Bay Room) |
| 4:00 p.m. | 4:15 - 5:45 Documentary DO IT AGAIN (85 min.) | 4:00 - 6:00 Feature Film FATHER VS. SON (92 min.) | 3:30 - 5:15 Student Films Inspector 42 (26) 3-Iron (14) Open Your Eyes (14) Role Play (7) Fender (2) Heal (24) (87 min.) | 5:20 - 6:00 Filmmaker Reception _____ 6:00 pm Opening Night Gala, Honorary Awards Opening Night Film: ALABAMA MOON | 3:00 - 4:30 Documentary Walla Walla Wiffle (7) A Life Ascending (57) (64 min.) | 4:00 - 5:00 Seminar "How to Find, Get and Keep an Agent" Presented by Michele Wallertstein (Boulder Bay Room) |
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY - September 18, 2010
| SCREENING TIMES | VILLAGE NORTH 1 | VILLAGE NORTH 2 | VILLAGE NORTH 3 | PERFORMING ARTS MAIN THEATER | PERFORMING ARTS GREEN ROOM | NORTHWOODS SEMINARS/PANELS |
| 9:00 a.m. FILMMAKER CHECK-IN, TICKET SALES & BOX OFFICE OPENS @ PAC | ||||||
| 10:00 - Noon Feature Film GOLDEN EARRINGS (81 min.) | 10:30 - 12:00 Family Films Cesar's World (19) Alex & The Ghosts (6) Echo (8) Chickens of the Sea (7) Carlos Rules the World (10) Amazonia (4) Nature's Secret Mysteries (6) Pups of Liberty (15) (75 min.) | 9:15 - 11:00 Film | 9:30 - 10:30 Cinematography Q&A with Caleb Deschanel, ASC moderated by Bob Fisher | 10:00 - 11:00 Documentary TIME APART: A HISTORY OF HOPE (43 min.) _____________ 11:00 - 12:00 Documetary MELTDOWN IN TIBET (40 min.) | 10:45 - 11:45 Screenwriting Panel "Selling Your Screenplay to Hollywood" (Meadows Room) ______________ 11:00 - 12:00 Seminar "The Movie Magic of Visual Effects" Presented by Dennis Skotak (Boulder Bay Room) _______________ 12:00 - 1:00 Filmmaker Panel "Getting Your Film Seen" (Meadows Room) | |
| 12:00 - 1:30 Documentary CANDYMAN: THE DAVID KLEIN STORY (75 min.) | 12:00 - 12:30 Big Bear Locals/Sidebar The Pinewood Derby (20) _________ 12:30 - 2:15 Big Bear Locals Homeless (16) Shams & Delusions (10) A Letter From Home (10) A Devine Haunting (36) (72 min.) (Shot in Big Bear) | 11:00 - 1:00 Feature Film EARTHWORK (94 min.) | 11:00 - 12:30 High School Student Films Love...Forever & Always (4) Love is a Fallacy (14) Looking for Alaska (13) Matajuro's Training (6) Stop. Think. Rewind. (2) No Pity (19) (58 min.) | 12:30 - 2:30 Documenary Jules Engel: An Artist for all Seasons (7) Dig Comics (10) Soft Power Health (16) Fosse: Prelude (5) The Skisherman (5) Still Here (20) Landscape & Time (19) (94 min.) | 12:15 - 1:15 Seminar "The State of Funny" Presented by Anne Beatts (Boulder Bay Room) _________________ 1:15 - 2:15 Seminar "Shooting or Converting Film to 3D" Presented by Paul Ottosson (Meadows Room) ___________________ 2:00 - 3:30 Seminar "Character Development/The Emotional Landscape" Presented by DC Fontana (Boulder Bay Room) | |
| 1:30 - 3:30 Documentary UNFORGETTABLE (88 min.) | 2:15 - 4:00 Student Films Head in the Sand (15) The Last Page (21) Clemency (18) Shut Up and Run! (7) Dilated (7) Xerox (9) Threshold (14) (91 min.) | 1:00 - 2:45 Feature Film LIMBO LOUNGE (90 min.) | 1:00 - 3:00 Short Films Rift (10) The Trainee (7) Altarcations (6) Shaky Grounds (5) The Legend of El Limbo (9) Water Under the Bridge (13) The Abused (15) The Antagonist (11) A Moment in Time (14) Standpoint (15) (105 min.) | 2:30 - 3:30 Documentary She Wore Silver Wings (31) Girls Go Fast (24) (54 min.) | 2:15 - 5:30 3-D Showcase of Short Films with Q&A Panel (Talmadge Room) ________________ 2:30 - 3:30 Seminar "The Importance of Sound & Design in Storytelling" Presented by Paul Ottoson (Meadows Room) | |
3:30 - 6:00 Short Films Turning Japanese 20) Three Times Me (3) You Can't Curry Love (23) The Cross-Stitch (13) Touch (11) Juche Rules (15) La Premiere (20) The Sitdown (4) (109 min.) | 4:00 - 6:00 Feature Film SOLITRY (91 min.) | 2:50 - 3:40 Short Film APHASIA (40 min.) _______ 3:45 - 6:00 Documentary MY RUN (110 min.) | 3:00 - 4:30 Tribute Film | 3:45 - 5:00 Panel "The Dos & Don'ts within the Post Production Process" (Timbers Room) | ||
| 6:30 pm Wrap Party - "Full Flavored Wrap Party" followed by Filmmaker and Screenwriting Competition Awards Located at Performing Arts Center | ||||||
| 9:30 pm "After Party" Party held at Stillwells Restaurant located at Northwood Resort | ||||||
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY
| TIMES | PERFORMING ARTS CENTER HOSPITALITY ROOM | PERFORMING ARTS CENTER MAIN THEATER |
| 10:00 | Award winning films will begin at 10:00 a.m. Come early to view the winning films. FREE ADMITTANCE | |