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VAIL — The Vail Film Festival announced the complete lineup of films selected to be screened at the 2008 Festival, taking place April 3-6 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 new Red Vision Film Contest.
The 2008 Vail Film Festival opens on Thursday with a screening of “Diminished Capacity,” starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda and Virginia Madsen. This 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, 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.
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.
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 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 nonprofit 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 discounts on skiing for festival passholders. For tickets and the full film lineup, visit www.vailfilmfestival.org or call (866) 476-1092.
The 2008 Vail Film Festival opens on Thursday with a screening of “Diminished Capacity,” starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda and Virginia Madsen. This 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, 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.
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.
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 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 nonprofit 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 discounts on skiing for festival passholders. For tickets and the full film lineup, visit www.vailfilmfestival.org or call (866) 476-1092.
