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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OUTSTANDING ATTENDANCE AND AMAZING FILMS RESULT IN BEST YEAR
YET FOR 2009 SCOTTSDALE
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (October 7, 2009) By the time the
2009 Scottsdale International Film Festival wrapped up on October 6th, 6,000
people had visited the Harkins Camelview theatre to screen 29 different films
from around the globe. That’s an increase of 1,500 people from last year’s
event.
The Festival continues to be an important platform
for international independent films that embody courage, diversity,
and artistic innovation.
The Festival took place from
October 2-6 at the Harkins Camelview theatre and consisted of many
sold out screenings of 29 films from 25 different countries.
This year, the Festival hosted a live audience
Q&A via SKYPE with famed director Henry Jaglom after
the screening of his newest film IRENE IN TIME.
Other films that enjoyed their Arizona premieres
were WONDERFUL WORLD, starring Matthew
Broderick and Sanaa Lathan, and the Closing Night Film THE BOYS
ARE BACK starring Clive Owen.
The Audience Award for Best Film went to SÉRAPHINE, a
French film based on the life of French painter Séraphine de Senlis.
From director Martin Provost, this is a true story of Seraphine Louis,
a simple and profoundly devout housekeeper who in 1905 at age 41 — self-taught
and with the instigation of her guardian angel — began painting brilliantly
colorful canvases. A sleeper hit in France,
SÉRAPHINE
went on to a surprise win of the Best Picture and Best Actress
for Yolande Moreau along with five other awards at the 2009 Cesars, the
French equivalent of the Academy Awards.
“The Scottsdale International Film Festival’s mission is to be
the undisputed Arizona leader in the use of film to foster a meaningful
understanding of the world’s cultures, lifestyles, religions, and ethnicities,”
explains Festival Director Amy Ettinger. She looks forward to expanding
on the Festival’s success in 2010 with another great slate of films.
For information regarding sponsorship please contact Amy Ettinger at
ScottsdaleIFF@aol.com or by phone
at (602) 410-1074.
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