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SIFF Press LaunchThis morning was a fine morning indeed. Specificallyit was the official 2012 Seattle International FilmFestival press launch. Which meant an opportunityto mingle with many fine folks from the local press,SIFF employees and other friends of the festival. Italso meant picking up my press badge, andreceiving a list of what's going to be showing upstarting in May. The official schedule release is May3rd. So I'm being very careful only to disclose theinformation marked FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - ifI'm misinterpreting that I figure I've got a pretty goodexcuse. After the jump below I've reproduced abunch of awesome information market accordingly. :-)

Thedocument out now is very premiere centric and assuch leaves out tons of fantastic films that havealready played US festivals but not gotten to Seattleyet. By my rough count I've seen about 18 films thatwill be part of SIFF this year. And all are worthseeing - OK, almost all. As soon as I'm clear the listis legit to discuss I'll have coverage on thoseeighteen. All of which I believe I've reviewed ormade mention of previously. At least three of myfavorites from SXSW are on that list, one fromFantastic Fest, and a can't miss flick from PalmSprings. All in all it looks like a promising year.

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Before we received our passes and guidebook forcovering the festival SIFF held an outdoor awardpresentation to T.J. Martin the local filmmaker whoco-directed the Oscar winning documentaryUndefeated. It was a nice moment and the closestI've ever stood to an actual Oscar statue. Then weall headed inside for a bit of brunch andsocialization. I had to head back to work - butafterward there was a presentation from festivalprogrammers and a screening of the opening nightfilm. I'm jealous - but also appreciative of everyonewho was so concerned I leave in time to make itback for a big meeting.

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SIFF ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP FOR38th SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Record 24 feature films to make their world premiere at this year’s Festival

36 Films Chosen for New Directors, New American and Documentary Competitions

SEATTLE (April 27, 2012) – Seattle International Film Festival, the largest and most-highlyattended festival in the United States, today announced the complete line-up of official selections,galas and special presentations. The 2012 Seattle International Film Festival is produced by SIFF,the non-profit arts organization that reaches more than 250,000 annually through SIFF Cinema,SIFF FutureWave Education and the annual Festival.

This year the Seattle International Film Festival will screen 273 features and 187 shortsrepresenting 75 countries, from more than 5,676 submissions worldwide, compared to 5,213 in2011, with the final selections representing 24 World, 25 North American, 16 U.S. premieres and56 short film premieres. There will be 180 features at this year’s Festival arriving without U.S.distribution and 85 films by female filmmakers, up from 62 last year.

“There are so many things to be excited about this year with the opening of our flagship SIFF FilmCenter headquarters and the acquisition of the historic Uptown Cinemas,” said SIFF ArtisticDirector Carl Spence. “This is the first time in SIFF’s history that we will have the opportunity toshow films on multiple screens in a single location allowing us to present the most wide-rangingand diverse selection of films possible. There are films for every kind of movie lover whether youare a cinephile or multiplex guru, running the gamut from food, politics, comedy, action, thriller,classic, auteur cinema and everything in-between.”

This year’s films feature a star-studded lineup including Salma Hayek in As Luck Would Have It;Tobey Maguire, Laura Linney, Elizabeth Banks, and Sam Trammell in The Details; Frank Langella,

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Contributors

Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, and Peter Sarsgaard in Robot and Frank; Chris Pine,Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, and Michelle Pfeiffer in People Like Us; Emily Blunt and RosemarieDeWitt in Your Sister’s Sister; Jason Biggs, Cobie Smulders, and Cedric the Entertainer inGrassroots; Frieda Pinto in Trishna; the voices of Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, CraigFerguson, and Robbie Coltrane in Brave; Greta Gerwig in Lola Versus; Josh Radnor, ElizabethOlsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, and Zac Efron in Liberal Arts, directed by Radnor; JulieDelpy and Chris Rock in 2 Days in New York, directed by Delpy; Common, Dennis Haysbert, andDanny Glover in LUV; Cybill Shepherd and David Burtka in White Camellias; Marc Duplas andKristen Bell in Safety Not Guaranteed; Paul Giamatti in John Dies at the End; Michelle Williams,Seth Rogen, and Sarah Silverman in Take this Waltz, directed by Sarah Polley; Rachel Weisz,Jude Law, Sir Anthony Hopkins, and Ben Foster in 360, directed by Fernando Meirelles; RobertPattinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci in Bel Ami; Moonrise Kingdomdirected by Wes Anderson.

The complete SIFF 2012 schedule will be released on siff.net on Thursday, May 3, and the OfficialGuide, a comprehensive source for all movie info, screenings, locations and special events will beavailable at Starbucks locations throughout the greater Seattle area starting the weekend of May 4.

GALAS

The Festival will include 10 gala film presentations including the previously announced OpeningNight Gala featuring Lynn Shelton’s Your Sister’s Sister (USA, Sundance Selects) on Thursday,May 17 at McCaw Hall.

The Festival concludes on Sunday, June 10 with the world premiere Closing Night Galapresentation of Grassroots (USA, MRB Productions). Stephen Gyllenhaal’s Seattle shot comedy isthe perfect antidote to current pre-election discourse and centers on writer Grant Cogswell (JasonBiggs), who envisions a monorail system as the future of Seattle transit and recruits his friend PhilCampbell (Joel David Moore) to wage an off-the-cuff, unconventional City Council campaign withhumorous and unexpected results. The film will screen at SIFF Cinema Uptown with the ClosingNight Gala reception at the Grand Hyatt Seattle hotel immediately following.

This year’s Centerpiece Gala will feature the North American premiere of Daniel Cohen’s culinarycomedy, The Chef (France, Cohen Media Group), on Saturday, June 2. Jean Reno stars as arenowned chef fighting against molecular cuisine and a slippery financier, and Michaël Youn, whogets fired from diners for trying to liberate frites-filled menus. They join forces to hilarious effect.The film will screen at the Egyptian Theatre with a gala reception at Seattle’s Daughters of theAmerican Revolution Hall immediately following.

Additional Gala Presentations include:

Fat Kid Rules the World (dir. Matthew Lillard, USA, Whitewater Films)Robot and Frank (dir. Jake Schreier, USA, Samuel Goldwyn Films)Lola Versus (dir. Daryl Wein, USA, Fox Searchlight Pictures)As Luck Would Have It (dir. Alex de la Iglesia, Spain, 6 Sales)Starbuck (dir. Ken Scott, Canada, Québec, eOne Films US)Gayby (dir. Jonathan Lisecki, USA, Wolfe Releasing)The Details (dir. Jacob Aaron Estes, USA, The Weinstein Company)

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

This year’s Special Presentations spotlight some of the most original and interesting features in ourline-up.

Brave (dir. Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, USA, Disney • Pixar)Diaz - Don’t Clean Up This Blood (dir. Daniele Vicari, Italy, Fandango Portobello)The Last Reef 3D (dirs. Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas, United Kingdom, Giant Screen Films)People Like Us (dir. Alex Kurtzman, USA, Dreamworks SKG)Trishna (dir. Michael Winterbottom, United Kingdom, Sundance Selects)

FEATURE PREMIERES

World (24):

419, dir. Ned Thorne – USAAmerican Addict, dir. Sasha Knezev – USAThe Beautiful Game, dir. Victor Buhler – USACamilla Dickinson, dir. Cornelia Duryée Moore – USACity World, dir. Brent Chesanek – USA

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Duck Beach to Eternity, dirs. Stephen Frandsen, Hadleigh Arnst, Laura Naylor – USAEarthbound, dir. Alan Brennan – IrelandEaston's Article, dir. Tim Connery – USAThe Empty Home, dir. Nurbek Egen – Kyrgyzstan/RussiaFree Throw, dir. Court Crandall – USAFugly!, dir. Alfredo de Villa – USAGrassroots, dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal – USAJoshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean, dir. Matthew Mishory – USAThe Long Ride Home, dir. Tom Wright – USAThe Most Fun I’ve Ever Had With My Pants On, dir. Drew Denny – USARecalled, dir. Michael Connors – USAThe Revolutionary, dirs. Lucy Ostrander, Don Sellers, Irv Drasnin – USAThe Savoy King: Chick Webb and the Music That Changed America, dir. Jeff Kaufman-USAShort Life, dir. Scott Levy – USASin Bin, dir. Billy Federighi – USAThe Standbys, dir. Stephanie Riggs – USATrue Wolf, dir. Rob Whitehair – USAWelcome To Doe Bay, dirs. Nesib Shamah, Dan Thornton – USAWhite Camellias, dir. Russell Brown – USA

North American (25):

4 Days in May, dir. Achim von Borries ¬– Germany6 Points About Emma, dir. Roberto Pérez Toledo ¬– Spain170 Hz, dir. Joost van Ginkel – NetherlandsThe Blindfold, dir. Garin Nugroho – IndonesiaChapiteau-Show, dir. Sergey Loban – RussiaA Checkout Girl’s Big Adventures, dir. Pierre Rambaldi – FranceThe Chef, dir. Daniel Cohen – FranceComing Home, dir. Frédéric Videau – FranceThe Convoy, dir. Alexey Mizgirev – RussiaDiaz - Don’t Clean Up This Blood, dir. Daniele Vicari – ItalyDragon Pearl, dir. Mario Andreacchio – AustraliaThe First on the List, dir. Roan Johnson – ItalyThe Fourth State, dir. Dennis Gansel – GermanyFuck My Wedding, dir. Nicolás López – ChileThe Glass Man, dir. Cristian Solimeno – United KingdomJoan and the Voices, dir. Mikayel Vatinyan – ArmeniaKill Me, dir. Emily Atef – GermanyLà-bas: A Criminal Education, dir. Guido Lombardi – ItalyThe Last Man on Earth, dir. Gian Alfonso Pacinotti – ItalyNosilatiaj.Beauty, dir. Daniela Seggiaro – ArgentinaOtelo Burning, dir. Sara Blecher – South AfricaPrime Time Soap, dir. Odilon Rocha – BrazilRemington and the Curse of the Zombadings, dir. Jade Castro – PhilippinesSharqiya, dir. Ami Livne – IsraelSilence: All Roads Lead to Music, dir. Haider Rashid – Italy

U.S. (16):

360, dir. Fernando Meirelles – United KingdomCoteau Rouge, dir. André Forcier – Canada (Québec)Countdown, dir. Huh Jong-ho – South KoreaThe Crown Jewels, dir. Ella Lemhagen – SwedenEverything and Everyone, dir. Tracy D. Smith – CanadaHail, dir. Amiel Courtin-Wilson – AustraliaThe Last Friday, dir. Yahya Alabdallah – JordanLegends of Valhalla: Thor, dirs. Gunnar Karlsson, Toby Genkel, Oskar Jonasson –IcelandLipstikka, dir. Jonathan Sagall – IsraelLost in Paradise, dir. Ngoc Dang Vu – Vietnam

Lost Years, dir Kenda Gee, Tom Radford – CanadaThe Mirror Never Lies, dir. Kamila Andini – IndonesiaSalt White, dir. Keti Machavariani – GeorgiaStarry Starry Night, dir. Tom Shu-Yu Lin – TaiwanTey, dir. Alain Gomis – SenegalWickie and the Treasure of the Gods, dir. Christian Ditter – Germany

In addition to the above listed feature premieres, this year’s Festival will also include 56 short filmpremieres.

COMPETITIONS

New Directors CompetitionFestival programmers select 12 films remarkable for their original concept, striking style and overallexcellence. To be eligible films must be a director’s first or second feature and without U.S.distribution at the time of their selection. Winners receive a $2,500 cash prize.

2012 Entrees: 6 Points About Emma (dir. Roberto Pérez Toledo, Spain); 170 Hz (dir. Joost vanGinkel, Netherlands); Chapiteau-Show (dir. Sergey Loban, Russia); The Empty Home (dir. NurbekEgen, Kyrgyzstan); The Invader (dir. Nicolas Provost, Belgium); L (dir. Babis Makridis, Greece);Là-bas: A Criminal Education (dir. Guido Lombardi, Italy); The Last Friday (dir. Yahya Alabdallah,Jordan); Lipstikka (dir. Jonathan Sagall, Israel); Mirage (dir. Jung-ho Yang, South Korea);Nosilatiaj.Beauty (dir. Daniela Seggiaro, Argentina); Otelo Burning (dir. Sara Blecher, South Africa)

New American Cinema CompetitionFestival programmers select 12 films without U.S. distribution that are sure to delight audienceslooking to explore the exciting vanguard of New American Cinema and compete for the FIPRESCIAward for Best New American Film. The jury is comprised of three members from the InternationalFederation of Film Critics. In addition, six of this year’s entries will also participate in SIFF’sCatalyst program, celebrating independent production. Asterisk (*) denotes 2012 Catalystparticipant.

2012 Entrees: 419* (Ned Thorne); Easton's Article* (Tim Connery); Eden (Megan Griffiths); Fugly!(Alfredo de Villa); Future Weather* (Jenny Deller); I Am Not a Hipster* (Destin Cretton); JoshuaTree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean (Matthew Mishory); The Most Fun I’ve Ever Had With MyPants On (Drew Denny); Recalled* (Michael Connors); Sin Bin (Billy Federighi); Welcome To PineHill* (Keith Miller); White Camellias (Russell Brown)

Documentary CompetitionUnscripted and uncut, the world is a resource of unexpected, informative, and altogether excitingstorytelling. Documentary filmmakers have, for years, brought these untold stories to life andintroduced us to a vast number of fascinating topics we may have never known existed—let aloneknown were so fascinating. Documentary Competition winners will receive a $2,500 cash prize.

2012 Entrees: American Addict (dir. Sasha Knezev, USA); The Beautiful Game (dir. Victor Buhler,USA); Duck Beach to Eternity (dirs. Stephen Frandsen, Hadleigh Arnst, Laura Naylor, USA); FiveStar Existence (dir. Sonja Lindén, Finland); Free Throw (dir. Court Crandall, USA); Italy Love it orLeave It (dirs. Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi, Italy); The Mexican Suitcase (dir. Trisha Ziff, Mexico);Rouge Parole (dir. Elyes Baccar, Tunisia); The Source (dirs. Jodi Wille, Maria Demopoulos, USA);The Standbys (dir. Stephanie Riggs, USA); We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (dir. BrianKnappenberger, USA); Winter Nomads (dir. Manuel von Stürler, Switzerland)

SIFF Shorts Competition All short films shown at the Festival are eligible for both the Golden Space Needle Audience Awardand Jury Award. Shorts Competition jurors will choose winners in the Narrative, Animation, andDocumentary categories. Each jury winner will receive $1,000 and the Narrative and Animationwinners may also qualify to enter their respective films in the Short Film category of the AcademyAwards®.

CATALYST

New this year, SIFF Catalyst is a selection of six U.S. feature films celebrating the next wave ofindependent filmmaking, thriving thanks to the collaborative support of their peers and the financialsupport of hundreds of fans. In this new creative dynamic, the filmmaker exists as the catalyst ofthe creative process.

FUTUREWAVE & FILMS4FAMILIES

The FutureWave program invites teens to the cinema for nine great feature films that will exciteand challenge youth, engaging them in the joy of discovery at the Festival. This year’s selectionsfeature vampires, surfing, graffiti artists, young love, and so much more.

2012 Entrees: Fat Kid Rules The World (USA); The First Time (USA); Gimme The Loot (USA); MySucky Teen Romance (USA); Otelo Burning (South Africa); Sin Bin (USA); Starry Starry Night(Hong Kong); We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (USA)

Films4Families is a celebration of the whole family coming together to share the movie-goingexperience. The 2012 lineup features some of the best children’s features and shorts from aroundthe world, in both live action and animation. Seattle families will be among the first audiences toenjoy a select few of these creative treasures.

2012 Entrees: Brave (USA); Dragon Pearl (Australia); The Familiy Picture Show; The Great Bear(Denmark); Legends of Valhalla: Thor (Iceland); The Painting (France); War of the Buttons(France); Wickie and the Treasure of the Gods (Germany/Malta)

TRIBUTES

SIFF 2012 will also feature an abundance of star power, with tributes to honor the illustriouscareers of actress Sissy Spacek and director William Friedkin.

Spacek, whose distinguished career includes six Academy Award® nominations and one win forBest Actress in 1980’s Coal Miner’s Daughter, will receive SIFF’s Award for OutstandingAchievement in Acting at a special tribute event featuring a screening of her film, Badlands, onThursday, June 7, at the Egyptian Theatre.

Friedkin, an industry legend whose name has been synonymous with action and thriller films formore than 40 years, will be honored with SIFF’s Golden Space Needle for Lifetime Achievementon Saturday, June 9, at the Egyptian Theatre and will feature the west coast premiere of his newfilm, Killer Joe.

Special retrospective screenings of Spacek’s films Carrie and Coal Miner’s Daughter andFriedkin’s The Exorcist and The French Connection will also be featured at this year’s Festival.

In addition to the Tribute events, Spacek and Friedkin will be honored at a special dinner on Friday,June 8, at Prava Studios prepared by James Beard Award-winning chef, Thierry Rautureau ofRover’s and Luc Restaurants in Seattle. Tickets are available for purchase at SIFF.net.

AWARDS

Golden Space Needle Awards Given in five categories (Best Film, Best Documentary, BestDirector, Best Actor, Best Short Film) as voted by festival audiences. Awards are presented onSunday, June 10, at the Space Needle.

WaveMaker Award for Excellence in Youth Filmmaking Sponsored in part by Adobe Youth Voicesand presented to one filmmaker, 18 years old or younger, from the FutureWave program, whosetalents celebrate the creative possibilities of film. All FutureWave films shown at the Festival areeligible for the Youth Filmmaking award. In addition to the award, TheFilmSchool will provide thewinner with a scholarship to their Prodigy Camp, a week-long immersive overnight film camp foryouth ages 12-18, held in late July.

PATHWAYS

Introduced in 2011, SIFF Pathways help moviegoers find the film and experience that suites theirmoods. Instead of using traditional categories, SIFF Pathways easily connect the audience withfilms by organizing them into areas that help answer the question, “What sort of film do I feel likeseeing tonight?” Pathways include: Love Me, Do!, Make Me Laugh, Creative Streak, I Didn’t KnowThat!, Sci-Fi and Beyond, Show Me The World, Give Me Drama!, To the Extreme, Thrill Me!, andFace the Music.

VENUES

The historic Uptown Cinemas (renamed SIFF Cinema Uptown) and the new SIFF Film Center willbe the central hub of the Festival along with traditional venues downtown and on Capitol Hill.

In addition to its Seattle venues, SIFF will again have screenings in Renton, Everett and Kirkland,with each hosting its own Opening Night festivities. Renton Opening Night is Friday, May 18, andwill feature a screening of Fat Kid Rules the World (USA). Everett Opening Night is Thursday, May24, and will feature a screening of Lola Versus (USA). Kirkland Opening Night is Thursday, May

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Seattle: Egyptian Theatre, Harvard Exit, Majestic Bay Theatres, McCaw Hall, Pacific PlaceCinemas, Boeing IMAX, Pacific Science Center, SIFF Cinema Uptown, SIFF Film Center, SIFFLounge at Harry & Oscar’s, The Triple Door

Everett: Everett Performing Arts Center

Kirkland: Kirkland Performance Center

Renton: Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center

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