Introducing the 2008 Vail Film Festival lineup

Eighty-three films from around the world will be screened at next week’s event

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Daily Staff Report
Vail CO, Colorado
March 26, 2008

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VAIL, Colorado — The Vail Film Festival, with presenting sponsor Best Life magazine, announced the complete line-up of films selected to be screened at the 2008 Festival, taking place April 3 through 6 in Vail. The festival will screen 83 films from around the world, including 16 feature films and 66 documentaries, short films, Oscar shorts, action sports, student and animated films. The 2008 Festival also will feature the two winning short films from the brand new Red Vision Film Contest.

The 2008 Vail Film Festival opens on April 3 with a screening of “Diminished Capacity,” starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, and Virginia Madsen. This entertaining comedy follows a man (Broderick) suffering from memory loss, his Alzheimer’s-impaired relative (Alda), and his high school flame (Madsen) to a memorabilia expo where the trio plans a scheme to sell a rare baseball card.

“Mister Foe” was selected as the closing film on April 5. The movie stars Jamie Bell, Ciaran Hinds and Claire Forlani. Hallam’s talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears — and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother’s death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.
Other feature film highlights at this year’s festival include: “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” from director Nicholas Stoller and producer Judd Apatow (director of “Knocked Up,” “The 40 Year-Old Virgin”), starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand; “The Living Wake,” directed by Sol Tyron and starring Jesse Eisenberg, is Amy Redford’s directorial debut; “The Guitar,” starring Saffron Burrows; “Fix” directed by Tao Ruspoli, starring Olivia Wilde and Tao Ruspoli; and “Adventures of Power” directed by Ari Gold and starring Ari Gold and Adrian Grenier.

“2008 marks our fifth year, and we’re very proud of the reputation the festival has developed among filmmakers as a great place to screen and premiere their work,” said Scott Cross, co-founder and co-director of the Vail Film Festival. “The submissions we receive are the best in independent film, allowing us to have an exceptionally strong program. This year, we’ll screen more films than ever before, with more filmmakers in attendance to support their work. We are honored to have an incredible group of sponsors that believe in the power of film and whose contributions enhance every aspect of the festival. Their support has enabled us to continue to grow and to create several new and exciting programs for the fifth year.”

The 2008 Vail Film Festival will continue its collaboration with (RED), an international initiative founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund, an innovative public-private partnership created to finance a dramatic turnaround in the fight against AIDS.

2008 Vail Film Festival Feature Films:
“Cake Eaters,” directed by Mary Stuart Masterson
“Goodbye Baby,” directed by Daniel Schechter
“Off Jackson Avenue,” directed by John-Luke Montias
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” directed by Nicholas Stoller
“Summerhood,” directed by Jacob Medjuck
“The Collective,” directed by Judson Pearce Morgan & Kelly Overton
“This Beautiful City,” directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly
“Up With Me,” directed by Greg Takoudes
“Remarkable Power,” directed by Brandon Beckner
“The Living Wake,” directed by Sol Tryon
“Mister Foe,” directed by David Mackenzie
“Diminished Capacity,” directed by Terry Kinney
“Adventures of Power,” directed by Ari Gold
“The Guitar,” directed by Amy Redford
“In Search of a Midnight Kiss,” directed by Alex Holdridge
“Fix,” directed by Tao Ruspoli
“Broken Fences,” directed by Troy McGatlin

Documentary:
“A Soldier’s Peach,” directed by Kristen and Marshall Thompson
“Dark & Bloody Ground,” directed by Alex Farnsley, Kevin King
“Golden Days,” directed by Chris Suchorsky
“Mardik: from Baghdad to Hollywood,” directed by Evan York and Jeff Orsa
“Mountain Top Removal,” directed by Michael O’Connell
“Moving Midway,” directed by Godfrey Cheshire
“One Bridge to the Next,” directed by Kim Snyder
“Team Everest: A Himalayan Journey,” directed by Andrew Cockrum
“The Listening Project,” directed by Dominic Howes, Joel Weber
“Bi the Way,” directed by Brittany Blockman and Josephine Decker
“Flow,” directed by Irena Salina
“Odyssey in Rome,” directed by Alex Grazioli

Shorts:
“And Then She Was Gone,” directed by Jacqueline Pennewill, Pete Konczal
“Antes y Despues de Besar a Maria,” directed by Ramon Alos
“Bad Day, Good Day, Bad Day,” directed by Noah Pink
“Basket Casket,” directed by Greg Hewett
“Beer, Chocolate or You,” directed by Matt West
“Door Number Two,” directed by Jeremy Redleaf
“Felix Melman,” directed by Dan Lantz
“God’s Beach,” directed by Abigail Carpenter
“Hardly Married,” directed by Diego Nunez
“Hollywood Jerome,” directed by Frey Hoffman
“Kids + Money,” directed by Lauren Greenfield
“Little Pumpkin,” directed by Tiffany Bartok
“Looking Up Dresses,” directed by Jared Ingram
“Murdering Mama’s Boy,” directed by Katherine Cunningham-Eves
“New Boy,” directed by Steph Green
“Officer Down,” directed by Patrick Curd
“Slingers,” directed by Rory Kindersley
“The Job,” directed by Jonathan Browning
“The Rapture of the Athlete Assumed Into Heaven,” directed by Keith Bogart
“The Temerity of Zim,” directed by Joshua Kopple
“Validation,” directed by Kurt Kuenne
“Fury,” directed by Kevin Hershberger
“Raving,” directed by Julia Stiles
“Rabia,” directed by Muhammad Hasan

Student Films:
“15-40,” directed by Christian Bagger
“A Days Work,” directed by Rajeez Dassani
“Assault,” directed by Kazik Radwanski
“At the Surface,” directed by Timothy Anderson
“If a Body Meet a Body,” directed by Brian Davis
“Keys,” directed by Christopher Babers
“Les Vulnerables,” directed by Ben-Jorgen Perlmutt
“Office Mobius,” directed by Seung Hyung Lee
“Rebel Song,” directed by Simon Arthur
“Simulacra,” directed by Tatchapon Lertwirlojkul
“The Fantastic Destiny of Melford Nelson Kaullie,” directed by David Fishel
“Two Words,” directed by Ariel Barron
UC Film Festival Winner

Oscar Shorts:
“I Met the Walrus,” directed by Josh Raskin
“Il Supplente (The Substitute),” directed by Andrea Jublin
“Madame Tutli-Putli,” directed by Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski
“Meme les Pigeons vont au Paradis” (Even Pigeons Go To Heaven), directed by Samuel Tourneux, Simon Vannesse
“Le Mozart des Pickpockets,” directed by Philippe Pollet-Villard

Action Sports:
“Sliding Liberia,” directed by Britton Caillouette
“24 Solo,” directed by Jason Berry
“The Thin Line: Life on the Edge,” directed by Jay Jalbert

Animated Films:
“How to Hook Up Your Home Theater,” directed by Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers
“Lapsus,” directed by Juan Pablo Zaramella
“Lifted,” directed by Gary Rydstrom
“Operator,” directed by Matthew Walker
“Shuteye Hotel,” directed by Bill Plympton
“Sweet & Sour,” directed by Eddie White
“The Pearce Sisters,” directed by Luis Cook

Red Vision:
“Ubuntu,” directed by David Serota
“Binty,” directed by Armen Evrensel

Film details and the entire line-up of 2008 film selections in all categories are now available at www.vailfilmfestival.org.

Additional Festival highlights include an opening night gala at the Donovan Pavilion, a filmmakers’ reception at Larkspur at the base of Golden Peak, the festival awards ceremony featuring Tim Daly, Adrian Grenier, Olivia Wilde, Jesse Eisenberg and Jeremy Davies, as well as a party on-mountain at Vail’s Eagle’s Nest Marketplace and a closing brunch at Larkspur.

The Best Life Lodge, which will act as the festival’s central destination, will feature such partners as Epson, Subaru, Swiss Army and Stella Artois and will be open to festival passholders. Also this year, Best Life has aligned with some of Vail’s restaurants, including Terra Bistro, Larkspur and Sapphire to feature signature dishes during aprés ski events.

The Vail Film Festival is produced by the Vail Film Institute, a non-profit arts organization that is dedicated to fostering independent cinema and creative filmmaking. Festival passes incorporate a combination of movies, filmmaker panels, galas and music, with deep discounts on skiing for festival pass holders. For tickets and additional information, visit www.vailfilmfestival.org or call (866) 476-1092.