FRIDAY, MARCH 19 MORE

Poe & the Avant-garde: The Fall of the House of Usher (Epstein, 1928, 50 min., silent) (Watson and Webber, 1928, 13 min., silent)
2:00 pm – Richmond Public Library, Main Branch, Basement Auditorium
Free

Virginia Film Office Reception
5:00-6:30 pm – Plant Zero Art Center
Free admission (Cash bar)

JRFF Juried Competition Finalists (Approx. 107 min.)
Co-sponsored by the Virginia Film Office and Virginia Production Alliance
6:30 pm – Plant Zero Art Center
Free

This year's finalists and winners.
After the screening, the jury will announce the awards, including the Virginia Filmmaker Award and the populist People’s Choice Award. Since 1994 the JRFF has awarded more than $28,000 to independent filmmakers!

Georges Méliès meets Hotel X Live!
8:30 pm – Plant Zero Art Center
Admission $5

Fugazi: Instrument (Jem Cohen, 1999, 105 min.)
with director Jem Cohen!
10:30 p.m. – Plant Zero Art Center
Admission $5

SATURDAY, MARCH 20
MORE

For Memories’ Sake (Ashley Maynor, 2009, 29 min.)
Quick Feet, Soft Hands (Paul Harrill, 2008, 26 min.) with filmmakers Ashley Maynor and Paul Harrill
10:00 a.m. – Plant Zero Art Center
Admission $5
Filmmakers Salon! Following the Q&A filmmakers are invited to participate in a more intimate discussion with Ashley and Paul – we’ll move to the Plant Zero Café for coffee and conversation about the joys and challenges of what Paul refers to as “self-reliant filmmaking.”

Wild Blue Yonder (Celia Maysles and Charlene Rule, 2009, 75 min.)
with director Celia Maysles!
12:00 noon – Plant Zero Art Center
Admission $5

An Unlikely Weapon: The Eddie Adams Story (Susan Morgan Cooper, 2009, 85 min.) with producer and ex-Richmonder Cindy Lou Adkins!
2:00 pm – Plant Zero Art Center
Admission $5

I AM COMIC (Jordan Brady, 2009, 86 min.) with director Jordan Brady and narrator/interviewer Rich Shydner
4:00 pm – Plant Zero Art Center
Admission $5

Jem Cohen Retrospective with filmmaker Jem Cohen!
7:00 pm – Plant Zero Art Center
Admission $5

Patti Smith: Dream of Life (Steven Sebring, 2009, 109 min.)
9:30 pm – Plant Zero Art Center
Admission $5

SUNDAY, MARCH 21 MORE

Virginia Creepers: The Horror Host Tradition of the Old Dominion (Sean Kotz & Chris Valluzo, 2009, 120 min.)
with directors Sean Kotz & Chris Valluzzo, Bill Bowman (The Bowman Body), Mark Bartholomew (Dr. Gruesome) & Matt Pak (Skeeter), Craig T. Adams (Uncle Felonious and other characters on Dr. Madblood), Rick Clark (The Keeper), John Dimes (Dr. Sarcofiguy) and Jerry Moore (Karlos Borloff)
1:00 pm – The Byrd Theatre
Admission $5

The Hidden Fortress (Akira Kurosawa, 1958, 126 min., b&w, in Japanese w/subtitles) Restored 35 mm print!
4:00 pm – The Byrd Theatre
Admission $5

Benjamin Smoke (Jem Cohen, 2000, 70 min.) with director Jem Cohen
6:30 pm – VCU Grace Street Theatre
Admission $5

The Lady from Shanghai (Orson Welles, 1948, 87 mins.) on 35mm! With guest critic Peter Schilling
8:30 pm – VCU Grace Street Theatre
Admission $5

MONDAY, MARCH 22 MORE

The Charles Bukowski Tapes, Part I (Barbet Schroeder, 1987, 120 min.) (Note: Part II plays Tues., 3/23, 8:30 pm)
6:30 pm – The Firehouse Theatre
Admission $5

The Biggest Picture presents a Big River Double Feature:
Big River (Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, 2009, 30 min.) and
Big River Man (John Maringouin, 2009, 94 min.)
8:30 pm – The Firehouse Theatre
Free

TUESDAY, MARCH 23 MORE

Infinite Animation: The Life and Work of Adam Beckett (A selection of short films, Approx. 90 min.)
6:30 pm – The Firehouse Theatre
Admission $5

The Charles Bukowski Tapes, Part II (Barbet Schroeder, 1987, 120 min.) (Note: Part I plays Monday, 3/22, 6:30 pm)
8:30 pm – The Firehouse Theatre
Admission $5

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 MORE

The Builder (Rick Alverson, 2009, 94 min.) with co-writer and director Rick Alverson
6:30 pm – The Firehouse Theatre
Admission $5

The Secret To A Happy Ending: A documentary about the Drive-By Truckers (Barr Weissman, 2010, color, 101 min.) with filmmaker Barr Weissman and artist Wes Freed
9:30 pm – The Byrd Theatre
Admission $5

THURSDAY, MARCH 25 MORE

The James River Film Festival and the VCU/UR French Film Festival present …

Marching Band (Claude Miller, 2009, 95 min.) with French director Héléna Cotinier, French producer Annie Miller and production manager and Richmonder Isaac Regelson
6:30 pm – The Byrd Theatre
Admission $5 (free to French Film Festival Pass holders)

Les plages d’Agnès / The Beaches of Agnès (Agnès Varda, 2008/2009 U.S.; 108 min., French w/English subtitles) Richmond Premiere – on 35 mm!
9:00 pm – The Byrd Theatre
Admission $5 (free to French Film Festival pass holders)

FESTIVAL GUESTS 1994 - 2009
A complete listing of guests of the festival along with
special guests at other RMIC events.

2010 SHORT FILM COMPETITION
CALL FOR ENTRIES - deadline February 27, 2010.
Thanks to all who submitted films to the competition. The jury will contact all finalists to discuss the screening to be held Friday, March 19. Finalists will be posted above. After the festival we will return screening copies to those of you who gave us postage paid return mailers.

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