Rappenhannock Independent Film Festival
The 2nd annual Rappahannock Independent Film Festival (RIFF), will take place over four days, August 27-30, 2009, in downtown historic Fredericksburg, Virginia. RIFF is the project of the nonprofit Fredericksburg Athenaeum, which is celebrating its sixth year working on behalf of local and regional arts and letters.
The Kenmore Inn is the principle hospitality sponsor of this year's festival and the site of our award's day brunch. RIFF is deeply grateful for this support and partnership.
In its very successful inaugural year, RIFF provided the city a signature cultural event, which resonated throughout the region and the national independent film community. RIFF hopes to build community through the film arts, to make a positive economic impact on behalf of the city of Fredericksburg and to establish an annual event that highlights Fredericksburg as a regional and statewide leader in the arts. RIFF is also committed to being a responsible and environmentally sustainable festival, in an effort to contribute to a positive and healthy community. A "responsibility" campaign has been added to the event's organizational structure.
The Festival will take place at several downtown Fredericksburg locations and businesses. Principle screenings of most film selecions will take place at the Wallace Library on Caroline Street, offering increased accessibility and seating for 150 per screening.
On July 1st, RIFF announced its official selections for this years festival, featuring 31 short and feature length films to be screened over the four day festival. The films were judged on the following categories – Direction, Technical, Screenplay, Acting, Editing, Ingenuity, Relevance, Theme, Sound, and Art Direction. One film will be awarded in each of the following categories – Best of Show, Audience Choice, Best Student Film, Best Short Film, and Best Documentary.
2009 RIFF Schedule Announced
Thursday, August 27 2pm: Screening Block A (Library Theater) 5pm: Screening Block B (Library Theater) 8pm: Musical Performance (University Cafe) 11pm: Late Night Screening (Fredericksburg Athenaeum)
Friday, August 28 2pm: Screening Block C (Library Theater) 5pm: Screening Block D (Library Theater) 8pm: Brew Interlude (Capital Ale House) 11pm: Screening Block E (TBD)
Saturday, August 29 10am: Filmmaking Workshop (Fredericksburg Athenaeum) 2pm: Screening Block F (Library Theater) 5pm: Screening Block G (Library Theater) 8pm: Screening Block H (Library Theater) 11pm: After Party (Kennmore Inn)
Sunday, August 30 11am: Brunch (Kennmore Inn) 2pm: Awards Ceremony (Library Theater)
Several key programming features to this year's festival include:
A free filmmaking workshop by filmmaker, author and respected sound designer, Kelly Baker, AKA, The Angry Filmmaker. His workshop, Saturday, August 29th, will be a highlight for many aspiring filmmaker. Mr. Baker recently published his new book, How to Make the Extreme No-Budget Feature, and is also currently working on two original films. A fixture on the indy film festival circuit, Kelly is an excellent and engaging workshopper. This event will be popular and has limited seating. Participants are required to register for free at: http://riff09.eventbrite.com/
Sunday, August 30th- 11 AM - Brunch and Award Ceremony. The festival concludes with a wonderful brunch at the historic Kenmore Inn and then a celebratory walk to the Wallace Library a block away for the awarding of the festival prizes.
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