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These are the films they have selected. I have been told that there might be more added soon. The schedule is still being worked out so check back, we'll post that as soon as we have it. --chuck

Bloomington, IN - The Buskirk-Chumley Theater (Bloomington Indiana) will host the third annual Indiana Festival of Independent Film & Video on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 3pm. The event is a showcase of locally produced, independent movies in a variety of genres and categories. The festival is sponsored by Cinephile Film Arts, a Bloomington-based non-profit arts organization that supports local filmmakers through networking, grant programs, and exhibition opportunities.

Last year’s festival was a huge success for the organization with nearly 300 people in attendance, and this year promises to be even better. “This year is the first where we really opened up submissions to the entire state, and the quality of films we have received is amazing,” says festival organizer Dave Pruett.

This year’s festival welcomes special guest Angelo Pizzo, a Bloomington native who wrote and produced such classic films as “Hoosiers” and “Rudy.”

The festival of mostly short films features work by nearly a dozen filmmakers from all over the state of Indiana, many of whom received grants from Cinephile Film Arts to help with production costs. The audience will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite movie and the winning director will receive an “Audience Favorite” award.

Concessions, including beer and wine, will be available at the festival and Cinephile will have festival T-shirts, and DVDs of last year's event available for purchase. All proceeds from tickets, t-shirts, and DVD sales will go toward the 2008 Film Grant Project.

The Cinephile Film Festival is a unique event that gives the community a chance to see some of the amazing films being made right in our own backyard. Local sponsors include The Cinemat, Bloomington CultureWeek, and YourArtHere.net.

The festival begins at 3:00 PM, and the doors will open at 2:00. Tickets are $7.00 for general admission and $6 for all students. Tickets may be purchased at the Sunrise Box Office at 114 East Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN; (812) 323-3020 or online at www.bloomingtonarts.info

For information regarding the festival including
interviews & film stills:
David Pruett, Executive Director
Cinephile Film Arts
812.325.0183
cinephile.info@gmail.com
www.cinephilefilmarts.org




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Cinephile Film Festival Film Selections are Here! In no Particular Order First They Came For… by Kate Chaplin Foxy Madonna vs. the Black Death by Jakob Bilinski The Gingerbread Slums by Ben Williams Human Resources by Brenan Campbell In Chicago: A Jazz Documentary by Zach Kahl Infidel by Peter O'Keefe Les Psych by Ben Williams The King of Pop by Brenan Campbell Semantics by Kathryn Gardner Maybe Tomorrow by Kenny White Cellar Door by Mikel J. Wisler These are the films they have selected. I have been told that there might be more added soon. The schedule is still being worked out so check back, we'll post that as soon as we have it. --chuck Bloomington, IN - The Buskirk-Chumley Theater (Bloomington Indiana) will host the third annual Indiana Festival of Independent Film & Video on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 3pm. The event is a showcase of locally produced, independent movies in a variety of genres and categories. The festival is sponsored by Cinephile Film Arts, a Bloomington-based non-profit arts organization that supports local filmmakers through networking, grant programs, and exhibition opportunities. Last year’s festival was a huge success for the organization with nearly 300 people in attendance, and this year promises to be even better. “This year is the first where we really opened up submissions to the entire state, and the quality of films we have received is amazing,” says festival organizer Dave Pruett. This year’s festival welcomes special guest Angelo Pizzo, a Bloomington native who wrote and produced such classic films as “Hoosiers” and “Rudy.” The festival of mostly short films features work by nearly a dozen filmmakers from all over the state of Indiana, many of whom received grants from Cinephile Film Arts to help with production costs. The audience will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite movie and the winning director will receive an “Audience Favorite” award. Concessions, including beer and wine, will be available at the festival and Cinephile will have festival T-shirts, and DVDs of last year's event available for purchase. All proceeds from tickets, t-shirts, and DVD sales will go toward the 2008 Film Grant Project. The Cinephile Film Festival is a unique event that gives the community a chance to see some of the amazing films being made right in our own backyard. Local sponsors include The Cinemat, Bloomington CultureWeek, and YourArtHere.net. The festival begins at 3:00 PM, and the doors will open at 2:00. Tickets are $7.00 for general admission and $6 for all students. Tickets may be purchased at the Sunrise Box Office at 114 East Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN; (812) 323-3020 or online at www.bloomingtonarts.info For more information please visit the Cinephile website at www.cinephilefilmarts.org For information regarding the festival including interviews & film stills: David Pruett, Executive Director Cinephile Film Arts 812.325.0183 cinephile.info@gmail.com www.cinephilefilmarts.org		The Films.... First They Came For… by Kate Chaplin, Indianapolis, Drama Inspired by the poem by the Reverend Martin Niemoller, this short film is set in a not-so-distant future where a nondescript regime takes away various discriminated groups out of everday situations where they are creating no crime, all the while our narrator watches this injustice happen and struggles between standing up and saving himself. Foxy Madonna vs. the Black Death by Jakob Bilinski, Jasper, Exploitation Grindhouse story of a not-so-angelic badass preacher chick sent to stop a plot to exterminate all humankind. The Gingerbread Slums by Ben Williams, Huntington, Animation A superhero on a stick, who fights crime on the streets of Las Vegas. Human Resources by Brenan Campbell, South Bend, Dark Comedy Tells the story of a town where outsiders are imprisoned and forced to do the one job that no one else wants. In Chicago: A Jazz Documentary by Zach Kahl, Cicero, Documentary Along with many other cities in America, Chicago faces the fear of an important music genre dying. This travelogue style film brings the viewer into the city and its jazz clubs. Infidel by Peter O'Keefe, South Bend, Drama A street preacher encounters a man in a greasy rib joint and becomes convinced that she has been chosen by God to bring this solitary stranger to Jesus. What she doesn't realize is that he is a hired killer staking out the restaurant as he lies in wait for his intended victim. Both the hitman and the preacher lady are determined to carry out their mission - no matter what. Les Psych by Ben Williams, Huntington, Post-Modern Filmed as a behind-the-scenes documentary of a low-budget film. An actress questions her existence after strange things start happening on the set. Les Psych questions surety and how we receive information, from the veracity of subtitles to the documentary format. The King of Pop by Brenan Campbell, South Bend, Comedy A mini TV show about the dark underbelly of the microwave popcorn industry… and necromancy. Semantics by Kathryn Gardner, Bloomington, Narrative A professor who knows words too well struggles to defend herself to an angry friend, exploring the difference between "words" and "communication." Maybe Tomorrow by Kenny White, Indianapolis, Comedy A day in the life of Brandon, a 23 year old ex smoker who makes his living selling cigarettes. The day starts off with a ride to work from his girlfriend who breaks up with him as she leaves him to dwell on it for the rest of the day with reasons unknown. From here he proceeds to bitch about the unexpected event of the morning until his friends convince him to pass his daily responsibilities on to a coworker and come out to see just how bad one day can get. Cellar Door by Mikel J. Wisler, Mishawaka, Psychological Thriller / Drama Upon her father's death, Sam returns to his secluded orchard where he lived alone. Battling the grief as she steps into this place so familiar, and yet so foreign, she sees and speaks to her deceased father. She battles her own mental clarity as the grief takes over.