PRICES:
ALL ACCESS PASS FOR ENTIRE WEEKEND: $50
THE ALL ACCESS PASS IS YOUR TICKET TO A GREAT FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE. THE PASS GETS YOU INTO EVERY REFF EVENT, INCLUDING THE ROCKIN' 'CAST PARTY' ON SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!
INDIVIDUAL SHOWTIME PRICE: $5
THE RIVER'S EDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS. BRINGING INDEPENDENT FILM TO THE SMART, ARTS-ORIENTED, MID-AMERICAN RIVER TOWN OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY IS AN EASY TRANSITION TO MAKE. PADUCAH ALREADY HAS A BURGEONING VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS SCENE, AND THE FILM FESTIVAL IS RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THIS CULTURAL HUB.
THE RIVERS EDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS A FOUR DAY EVENT BUILT AROUND THE SHOWING OF QUALITY INDEPENDENT FILM FROM AROUND THE WORLD. OUR FOCUS IS BOTH ON THE FILM LOVER, PROVIDING MULTIPLE VENUES IN WHICH TO EXPERIENCE THE BEST THE WORLD OF CINEMA HAS TO OFFER, AND ON THE FILM MAKER, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND NETWORKING WITH CONTEMPORARIES.
THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD IN MULIPLE VENUES, INCLUDING MAIDEN ALLEY CINEMA, MARKET HOUSE THEATRE AND YEISER ART CENTER, WHICH ARE ALL WITHIN ONE BLOCK OF EACH OTHER. DOWNTOWN PADUCAH OFFERS GREAT THEATRE, FINE DINING, ECLECTIC SHOPPING AND EXQUISITE ART GALLERIES ALONG A BEAUTIFUL RIVER FRONT. PATRONS CAN SEE FILMS IN A NUMBER OF WELCOMING AND COMFORTABLE LOCATIONS, AND ENJOY THE SCENIC LANDSCAPE AND TEMPERATE WEATHER IN-BETWEEN.
THE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
THE FESTIVAL WILL START WITH A FREE FILM SCREENING AND KICK-OFF EVENT ON THURSDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 14, 2008 AT MAIDEN ALLEY CINEMA. THIS WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR BUYING WEEKEND OR INDIVIDUAL MOVIE PASSES, PICKING UP FILM SCHEDULES AND SHARING REFRESHMENTS WITH FILMMAKERS, FESTIVAL SPONSORS AND FILM LOVERS.
SCREENINGS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND RUN CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, ENDING AT MIDNIGHT. SCREENINGS WILL BE STAGGERED SLIGHTLY SO THAT THERE IS TIME TO GO FROM ONE VENUE TO ANOTHER.
SATURDAY WILL BE A DAY FULL OF FILM AT EVERY VENUE. SATURDAY NIGHT THERE WILL BE A 'MEET THE FILMMAKERS' PARTY FOR PASS HOLDERS, SPONSORS AND INVITED GUESTS. EXPEC ENTERTAINMENT, SNACKS AND DRINKS, AS WELL AS GREAT CONVERSATION WITH FRIENDS OF THE FEST. AN IMPROMPTU AFTER-PARTY DOWNTOWN PUB CRAWL IS LIKELY.
THERE WILL BE A SUNDAY MATINEE PROGRAM AT MAIDEN ALLEY CINEMA AND AFTER THE LAST SCREENING THERE WILL BE AN OPEN FORUM AND DISCUSSION WITH ALL THE FILMMAKERS, FOLLOWED BY THE AWARDS CEREMONY.
FOLLOWING THE FORUM, DON'T MISS THE RIVER'S EDGE AWARDS CEREMONY, "BEST OF THE FEST". COME AND SEE WHO RECEIVES TOP HONORS, AND WHO WINS OUR AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD.
SUNDAY EVENING, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL SHOWCASE OF LOCAL FILMS CALLED "BORN AND RAISED". THIS EVENT IS ALWAYS A CROWD FAVORITE. IT WILL BE FULL OF FILMMAKER PARTICIPATION AND COMMENTARY. DON'T MISS IT.
FESTIVAL STAFF WILL INTRODUCE EACH FILM OR FILM SERIES BEFORE THE SCREENING AND A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD WILL FOLLOW EACH SHOWTIME, IF THE FILMMAKER IS PRESENT.
THERE WILL BE PRIZES AWARDED FOR EACH CATEGORY AND ALL THE AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN BY OUR JUROR(S).
THE RIVER'S EDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS SOON TO BE AT THE APEX OF THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT. IT IS DEDICATED TO THE SERIOUS FILM MAKER, THE SERIOUS FILM LOVER, AND THE ART OF THE CINEMA.
IF YOU ARE COMING TO PADUCAH FOR THE FESTIVAL, PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR HOTEL, DAYS INN. FOR A GREAT RATE, JUST TELL THEM YOU'RE WITH THE RIVER'S EDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:
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