Scores of arts patrons turned out for the 13th annual RiverRun International Film Festival Launch Party at Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem on Tuesday night. (courtesy photo)
The 13th annual RiverRun International Film Festival will feature 118 films, including 57 features and 61 shorts from 32 different countries that will be screened over the course of 10 days in Winston-Salem beginning April 8. On Tuesday, the film festival held its annual launch party at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem. Festival executive director Andrew Rodgers greeted scores of arts patrons in attendance by expressing his gratitude for the festival's title sponsors — Reynolds American and the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County — as well as festival staff and volunteers.
An 18-minute clip trailer offered the audience a sneak preview this year's lineup of films, which includes a documentary feature competition; narrative feature competition; a shorts program; a program entitled "Altered States," which showcases relatively low-budget features; a program entitled "Sidebars," which features films that complement several other festival offerings; a community cinema initiative; a spotlight on contemporary French master filmmakers; a spotlight on the festival's "Films with Class" initiative; a late night category and a number of special screenings.
RiverRun will also sponsor four panel discussions and workshops, including a screenwriting seminar with Angus MacLachlan, who penned the 2005 indie hit, Junebug, and Stone, which starred Robert De Niro and Edward Norton.
RiverRun films will be screened at three venues — UNC School of the Arts ACE cinema complex, the Hanesbrands Theatre at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts and A/perture Cinema. Tickets went on sale Wednesday. To purchase, tickets festival attendees can pick them up at the Stevens Center box office, which is located at 405 W. Fourth St.in Winston-Salem or call 336.721.1945. Festivalgoers can also purchase tickets online at: http://2011.riverrunfilm.com
Most tickets cost $10 with weekday matinees costing $5. Students receive a $2 discount with valid ID. Patrons can also purchase a RiverRun Ticket Sampler for $100.
The festival kicks off this year with the Opening Night film, Win Win, a comedy about an attorney who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach starring Paul Giamatti and directed by Thomas McCarthy. Show time is 7 p.m. at the UNC School of the Arts ACE Cinema Complex. The film will be followed an opening night gala at the Hanesbrands Theatre beginning at 9 p.m.
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