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Featured Films

Check out these featured films playing at the festival.

Nerdcore Rising

Canadian Premiere/Doc Central/Edge of Night/Featured/Feature Film/Guests Attending

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MEET THE FILMMAKER - DIRECTOR NEGIN FARSAD IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS CANADIAN PREMIERE! The hilariously entertaining documentary Nerdcore Rising uncovers the newest wave of hip-hop, NERDCORE, as it follows the godfather of the genre -- MC Frontalot -- on his first national tour. Beginning in South Carolina and culminating in nerd mecca - the Penny Arcade Gaming Convention in Seattle - masses of fans across the country come out to bask in the Front's geek glory as he strives to achieve mainstream success. Frontalot fanatics are the real stars of the film. They are hackers and gamers, bloggers and podcasters; they play World of Warcraft , live virtually in Second Life , and of course, they love nerdcore hip hop. In short, they are hardcore nerds, and together, they illustrate the funny, fascinating, and unapologetically uncool cultural phenomenon that is nerdcore. MC Frontalot just wants to live in a world where nerdcore is a real genre of hip hop and where other MC's take him seriously as a rapper-de-la-resistance! Nerdcore Rising is a breath of fresh air, providing an absolute blast of entertainment to music lovers, documentary lovers, and of course…geeks, nerds, and social outcasts of all shapes and sizes! Embrace your inner geek, leave the house for once, and join us for what promises to be a rollicking night of musical ‘nerd-vana’. IN ATTENDANCE: Director Negin Farsad.

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On Broadway

Canadian Premiere/Comedy/Contemporary Independents/Featured/Feature Film/Gala Event/Guests Attending

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MEET MIKE O'MALLEY and LANCE GREENE - IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS CANADIAN PREMIERE SCREENING! On Broadway tells the story of Jack O'Toole (Joey McIntyre) , a 30-something Boston everyman, who writes a play about his dead uncle as a way to reconnect with his hard-nosed dad. With no money and just his gut to guide him, Jack quits his job as a carpenter so that he can mount a production of his play on the only stage he can afford: in the back room of his neighbourhood pub, on a little street called Broadway. On Broadway epitomizes everything we here at EIFF love about independent filmmaking: it’s a true labour of love, cast with authentic Bostonians for whom this was obviously a passion project. It speaks to the power of art as a healing force, and as a way to connect - with an audience, with the world around us, with the people we love. This is a rousing crowd-pleaser in every sense of the word, and we’re tickled to be hosting the Canadian Premiere as our Closing Night Film. Better yet, if you can’t make it to the NKOTB reunion show coming to Rexall this fall - that's New Kids On the Block for all you non-boy-band types - here’s your chance to see Joey McIntyre on the big screen – in an absolutely winning performance as playwright/dreamer Jack O’Toole. And we can pretty much guarantee a kick-ass after-party. In attendance: Star Mike O'Malley and Actor/Producer Lance Greene! Presented with the like-minded, programming support of Ms. Toni Powell (director of the Heart of Gold Film Festival in Gympie, Australia) who saw this film before us, and wholeheartedly recommended it. Thank-you, Toni!

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Next Floor

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Man On Wire

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Zack and Miri Make A Porno

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Rachel Getting Married

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Rachel Getting Married

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Dakota Skye

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The 23rd EIFF kicks off Sept. 25th!

Dates have been locked for a year now -- we always kick off on the final Friday in September and go for 9 days. But no matter how much we prepare for in advance, there's always the crush where we have to print the program guide, secure film dates, invite filmmakers, print the marketing materials, the list goes on. So right now we're swimming with the alligators. And immediately following the festival all of us here at EIFF central will ask ourselves the big question 'Will we do it again'?

How we answer that question often comes down to you -- our visiting filmmakers and audiences. It's up to you to show us you support an International Film Festival in Edmonton. To date, festival attendance and awareness has grown steadily over the past 5 years. Thank-you for that. It inspires us. Make it your mission this year to bring just one newbie to the film festival experience. We'd appreciate that!

Over the upcoming weeks, we'll raise the curtain on events happening before and during the festival. Our printed program guide will be available on Sept. 17 through limited SEE magazine boxes and at select Second Cup locations -- but it won't be the hard & fast 'bible' that we'd like it to be. Our festival is very organic, and until the day a film screens, everything can change.

Please check our website for the most up-to-date information. And have fun sampling the cinematic feast we've cooked up for you!

Posted: Aug. 24, 2009 at 2:56PM by Kerrie Long

Sneek Peaks

Some of 2008’s most highly-acclaimed and hotly-anticipated titles will be premiering EXCLUSIVELY at the 22nd Edmonton International Film Festival...

Among them:
Jonathan Demme’s RACHEL GETTING MARRIED has already wowed ‘em at TIFF, and the Oscar buzz for star Anne Hathaway is reaching fever pitch. EIFF is pleased to present the exclusive Edmonton premiere of one of this fall’s most anticipated films, Wednesday, October 1st at 7:15pm.

Winner of both the Audience Award AND Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, one of 2008’s BEST-reviewed films, the thrilling MAN ON WIRE, screens on Tuesday, September 30th at 6:45pm, as part of our Doc Central series.

Nominated for a 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Nikita Mikhalkov’s 12 is a brilliant Russian remake of the courtroom classic, 12 ANGRY MEN, and is screening on Monday, September 29th at 9:15pm, part of our World Cinema series.

Kevin Smith’s raucous, raunchy, and rowdy new crowd-pleaser ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO comes to Edmonton for a very special festival screening on Monday, September 29th at 6:45pm. Dispelling any notions that he might ‘mellow with age’, Kevin Smith has delivered his funniest, raunchiest, and yes – sweetest movie to date.

Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at this year’s Phoenix Film Fest, DAKOTA SKYE makes its triumphant Canadian Premiere on Friday, October 3rd, with director John Humber and star Eileen Boylan in attendance! Screening as part of our Contemporary Independents series, see why DAKOTA SKYE is already being hailed as ‘this year’s Juno’ (with a touch of ‘Heroes’ thrown in for good measure!).

Full festival line-up will be online this Wednesday, September 17th! Watch for program guides in the Sept. 18 edition of SEE Magazine.

Posted: Sep. 12, 2008 at 2:07PM by Kerrie

You Made It!

We've been waiting for you! We're totally gearing up for the 22nd EIFF and are confident that you'll find a film or two that will inspire and, we hope, delight.

Lots of new things going on... how do you like the new site design thanks to Christine and Kim over at Ratcreek -- who, by the way, did all the animation work on the feature film we'll be screening Freezer Burn: Invasion of Laxdale. The nerd is our very own Ryan Parker of the infamous, ukulele cover band The Be Arthurs and hot diva is Marissa Meekins. Huge applause goes out to Dale Roth and Michelle Ramberg of (get this) Roth & Ramberg for taking the snappy photos of Ryan and Marissa, and the uber-talend Mitch Winnicki at Parcom Marketing for his design work.

Keep checking back. We'll post film descriptions and times as quickly as they are confirmed. Get set to feast on films that are reel, and very fabulous!

Posted: Aug. 25, 2008 at 4:01PM by Kerrie

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