Mark your calendars!
Filmfest DC will take place April 15 - 25, 2010
The 24th Annual Washington, DC International Film Festival is set to kickoff April 15 with eleven days of the best and most exciting in new international cinema.
Highlights
This year Filmfest DC will feature:
- Bel Cinema - A selection of new Italian films
- The New Romanian Wave - A program of cutting edge work from one of the hottest spots on the international cinema scene
- Stand for Justice - A program of features and documentaries exploring issues of social justice
- I am Love (Italy), starring Tilda Swinton
- The Balibo Conspiracy (Australia), starring Anthony LaPaglia
And scores of other new, exciting, award-winning cinema from some of the world's best filmmakers, including:
- 25 Carats (Spain)
- Air Doll (Japan)
- Charlie Haden: Rambling Man (Switzerland)
- Cooking with Stella (Canada)
- Heliopolis (Egypt)
- I, Don Giovanni (Spain)
- Medal of Honor (Romania)
- The Over the Hill Band (Belgium)
- Reykjavik-Rotterdam (Iceland)
- Skeletons (UK)
- Soundtrack for a Revolution (USA)
- The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (India)
- Videocracy (Sweden)
- White Wedding (South Africa)
- The Tango Singer (Argentina)
- White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights (USA)
- Will You Marry Us? (Switzerland)
- Women Without Men (Germany/Austria/France)
- Zero (Poland)
- And many, many more...
Opening Night
The Filmfest DC Opening Night Gala will take place on Thursday, April 15 at AMC Mazza Gallerie with a party immediately following at the Gallerie Atrium. There will be live music, dancing, food and Champagne. Plans are underway for a festive, entertaining and memorable evening!
Our opening night film premiere will be Hipsters, a vibrant musical from Russia, which takes place in the 50s. Hipsters has been described as Swing Kids meets Hairspray, bursting with razzle, dazzle and rhythm. The music and the dancing in the film is spectacular, beautifully and intricately choreographed, and bursting with color. Hipsters has been collecting prizes at film festivals worldwide, including the prize for best film at the Russian Nika Awards (equivalent to our Academy Awards).
Schedule
Look for our schedule on our web site at the end of March. Our complete 24-page catalog will be distributed in The Washington Post on Friday, April 9. There will be two centerfold ads in the Washington City Paper in the April 1 and April 15 issues.
Tickets
General Admission for most films will be $10.00 per person. Opening Night tickets will be $40.00 per person for the film and Gala Party. Special Admissions will be noted.
Advance tickets will be available through tickets.com and will go on sale at the beginning of April.
There will be two passes available for purchase:
- Director's Pass - Ten-ticket package valued at $100.00 will be discounted to $80.00.
- Weekday Pass - Four-ticket package valued at $40.00 will be discounted to $30.00. Admission to screenings Monday through Thursday.
Both passes will be available through tickets.com at the beginning of April.
Please note that passes are not applicable for Opening and Closing Nights or Special Events.
Please check back for further details and updates!
