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Lights. Camera. Action!It is my pleasure to welcome the return of

the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) to Renton for a second year. On behalf of the Renton Community Marketing Campaign, which includes the Renton Chamber of Commerce/Renton Visitors Connection, Renton School Dis-trict, Renton Technical College, Valley Medical Center and the City of Renton, we welcome SIFF and we encourage everyone to attend the festival

in Renton!We are very excited that SIFF is returning again this year for a

week-long screening of films at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, May 18-24. SIFF is the longest-running, largest and most highly attended film festival in the United States and we are very for-tunate that Renton is part of the action and hosting the festival. SIFF allows us to showcase Renton as a great place to live, work, learn and play, a city with a thriving arts and culture scene, and a diverse com-munity that fosters cross-cultural understanding.

We are grateful that the SIFF-Renton Host Committee is once again co-chaired by Renton resident Meeghan Black of KING 5’s “Evening Magazine” and Brad Brotherton, president of Brotherton Cadillac Buick GMC. They are joined by leaders of the community who have been working hard to promote SIFF in Renton. Thank you also to our numerous volunteers who help make this cinema experience in Renton a memorable one. Thank you to all of the SIFF-Renton supporters!

We hope you will enjoy the many diverse films SIFF has lined up for Renton, including one filmed here in our community! Join us at the SIFF-Renton Opening Night Screening and Gala on May 18 and come back for additional screenings. Take advantage of our afford-able hotels and the numerous and diverse dining, entertainment and shopping options Renton has to offer. For more information about exploring Renton, the city “Ahead of the Curve,” please visit www.gorenton.com.

Denis Law Mayor

A Renton welcome to SIFF, filmgoers

Mayor Denis Law , left, stands with Meeghan Black, Deborah Person and Brad Brotherton. Black and Brotherton are co-chairs of the SIFF-Renton Host Committee. Person is SIFF’s managing director. Dean a. RaDFoRD, Renton Reporter

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Renton, for the second year, is a venue for the Seattle International Film Festival, the na-tion's longest-running and best-attended festival that celebrates cinema.

This film guide includes the showtimes and the previews for the 18 films that will screen at the IKEA Performing Arts Center at Renton High School May 18-24.

There's also SIFF 101, provided by the festival staff that will help explain how to get the most enjoyment out of the festival at one of its four venues – Seattle, Renton, Kirkland and Everett.

Also, take some time to read about Renton FilmFrenzy IV, Renton's 50-hour filmmaking competition that will take to the streets of Renton for the fourth time this fall.

Please enjoy the show!

INSIDEWelcome from Mayor Denis Law/Page 3

Welcome from SIFF director/ Page 4All about SIFF-Renton/Page 6

The film guide/Pages 7-10SIFF 101/ Page 12

Film terms/Page 13Renton FilmFrenzy V/ Page 14

WEB SITESSeattle International Film Festival/ siff.net

Renton FilmFrenzy V/rentonfilmfrenzy.com

Publisher/Ellen MorrisonEditor/Dean A. Radford

There are so many things to be excited about this year, from the opening of our SIFF Film Center, to the re-opening of the historic Uptown Cinema.

SIFF, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Festival, now

reaches more than 250,000 attendees annu-ally (and growing) through our three main programs SIFF Cinema, SIFF FutureWave Education and the annual Seattle Interna-tional Film Festival.

And now, with this year’s Seattle Inter-national Film Festival, we will screen 273 features and 187 shorts, representing 75 countries chosen from more than 5,676 submissions worldwide.

While it was never our focus to secure a set number of premieres, we will debut a record 24 World Premiere Features. There will be 180 features at this year’s Festival ar-riving without U.S. distribution in place and 85 films by female filmmakers, up from 62 last year.

This is the first time in SIFF’s history that we will have the opportunity to show films on multiple screens in a single location, al-lowing us to present the most wide-ranging and diverse selection of films possible, with more than 700 screenings over the 25 days of the festival. It is another first to open and close with bona fide Seattle productions; "Your Sister’s Sister" on Opening Night and the World Premiere of "Grassroots" on the

final night.This year’s films feature an impressive

lineup of celebrities and directors, including our tribute guests — Sissy Spacek and Wil-liam Friedkin— but also featuring a roster of international stars featuring Matthew McCo-naughey, Gina Gershon, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Salma Hayek, Tobey Maguire, Laura Linney, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Liv Tyler, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Pine, Elizabeth

Banks, Michelle Pfeiffer, Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jason Biggs, Frieda Pinto, Richard Jenkins, Alli-son Janney, Zac Efron, Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Danny Glover, Cybill Shepherd, Paul Giamatti, Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Rachel

Weisz, Jude Law, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Rob-ert Pattinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Uma Thurman and Christina Ricci.

We strive to offer the most wide-ranging and diverse selections of films possible. There are films for every kind of movie lover, and to help moviegoers navigate the myriad of choices and to easily select a film that suites their mood we have once again organized the films into Pathways. Instead of using traditional categories, SIFF Pathways easily connect the audience with films by organizing them into areas that help answer the question, “What sort of film do I feel like seeing tonight?” Let the festivities begin!

Carl Spence is artistic director of the Seattle International Film Festival.

SIFF to feature 700 screenings, 24 world premieres, diversity


Carl Spence

'We strive to offer the most wide-ranging and diverse selections

of films possible.'

Carl Spence, SIFF artistic director

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Better than ever.That's the way the managing

director of the Seattle Interna-tional Film Festival, Deborah Person, describes the return engagement of SIFF-Renton.

"It was a great start," says Person.

The famed international fes-tival, now in its 38th year, chose Renton last year to become its third suburban venue. SIFF was drawn to the city's diversity, a reflection of the festival's own diverse world of filmmaking.

The director of the opening-night film was drawn to Renton, too.

The festival at the IKEA Performing Arts Center opens Friday, May 18, with the screen-ing of "Fat Kid Rules the World," a coming-of-age film partly

filmed in Renton. Some scenes were filmed at Lindbergh High School; about 100 students and some community members were extras.

The screening is followed by the opening-night gala at the Renton Pavilion Event Center. Tickets are $25 for the screening and the party.

"We want to throw a great party on May 18," says Suzanne Dale Estey, the city's economic development director.

Last year's, says Dale Estey, was probably the biggest party Renton has ever seen.

Just like a Hollywood open-ing, the carpet is red and there's a SIFF backdrop for photo-graphs with VIPs. PeaceMaker Nation will again provide the entertainment.

Food and drink – beer and wine – are included in the ticket price. Providing the food are

Melrose Grill, Rain City Cater-ing, Naan N Curry, Blossom Vegetarian, Torero's Mexican Restaurant, Tea Palace, Peyrassol Café and Bistro Box.

SIFF-Renton offers Renton a chance to showcase itself.

"Hosting SIFF will draw thou-sands of visitors into Renton from throughout the region and the world to experience our city, restaurants, hotels and other businesses," says Dale Estey.

The Renton Community Marketing Campaign is partner-ing with SIFF with several goals in mind, she said – building on Renton's economic momentum, helping bring visitors and busi-ness to downtown Renton and Renton's hotels and promot-ing arts and culture, as well as cultural understanding.

"This is a huge opportunity for the community," says Dale Estey.

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'This is a huge opportunity for the community.''

Suzanne Dale Estey,

Renton economic development director


WORLD Of fiLm RetuRns tO RentOnFat Kid Rules The WorldActor-turned-director Matthew Lillard creates a hilarious

and touching coming-of-age tale of two societal outcasts and their awkward journey to create a punk rock band. Filmed in Seattle. Winner, Best Narrative Feature Audience Award, SXSW 2012. Director: Matthew Lillard, Cast: Jacob Wysocki, Lili Sim-mons, Matt O'Leary, Billy Campbell, Dylan Arnold, USA, 2012 (98 minutes)

Friday, May 18, 7 p.m.

the scReeningsThe screenings are at the IKEA

Performing Arts Center, Renton High School, 400 S. Second St.

There are five films on Saturday, four films on Sunday, and then

two movies each evening through Thursday, May 24.

SHOWING OPENING NIGHT, MAY 18

fiLms, shOWtimes: satuRDay

Simon and OaksAn epic drama based on Marianne Fredriksson’s best-selling novel. Working class Simon

befriends Isak, the son of a wealthy Jewish bookseller who has fled Nazi persecution. Their families connect in unexpected ways as war rages across Europe. Director: Lisa Ohlin; Cast: Bill Skarsgard, Helen Sjöholm, Stefan Gödicke, Jonatan Wächter, Jan Josef Liefers, Karl Linnertorp, Sweden/Norway/Germany 2011 (122 minutes)

Saturday, May 19, 1:45 p.m.

Only YesterdayPreviously unreleased in the U.S., this gem from Studio Ghibli animator Isao Takahata

delves into the emotional experiences of young girls through the touching and meditative story of a 20-something remembering her childhood. Director: Isao Takahata; Cast: Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Youko Honna, Japan 1991 (118 minutes)

Saturday, May 19, 11 a.m.

CountdownA pulse-pounding thriller driven by a plot of twisting allegiances,

COUNTDOWN is the story of a debt collector with 10 days to live fighting to keep his liver-donor savior safe. Director: Huh Jong-ho; Cast: Jeong Jae-young, Jeon Do-youn, South Korea 2011 (120 minutes)

Saturday, May 19, 4:30 p.m.U.S. premiere


Films, showtimes: saturday, sunday

DragonA detective comes across a paper-maker who may or may not be a renegade mass

murderer this exhilarating revival of the martial arts genre matching the brilliance of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Winner, Best Composer, Cinematographer, Production Designer, Asian Film Awards 2012; and Best Cinematography, Original Score, Hong Kong Film Awards 2012. Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan; Cast: Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Wei Tang, Jimmy Yu Wang, Hong Kong 2011 (98 minutes)


The PaintingStudio paintings magically come to life as the Alldunns, the Halfies, and the Sketchies

band together to learn what the Painter had in mind for his creations. In French, with English subtitles. Nominated, Cesar 2012 (Best Animated Feature). Director: Jean-François Laguionie; Voices: Jessica Monceau, Adrien Larmande, Thierry Jahn, Julien Bouanich, Céline ronte, Thomas Sagols, France 2012 (76 minutes)

Sunday, May 20, 1 p.m.

Finding NorthExpertly making the case that hunger in the United States has serious economic, social

and cultural implications for the nation, Finding North tackles a seemingly straightfor-ward, solvable problem. Directors: Lori Silverbush, Kristi Jacobson, USA 2012 (84 minutes)


Robot and FrankSet in the not-so-distant future, this charming buddy comedy follows the unlikely

friendship between a curmudgeonly ex-cat burglar and his caretaker robot as they seek to mend familial relations while planning one final heist. Director: Jake Schreier; Cast: Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Peter Sarsgaard (voice), USA 2012 (90 minutes)


LUVA shy, 11-year-old boy is captivated by the sudden appearance of his charming ex-con

uncle, Vincent (Common), but discovers, over the course of a single day, that growing up involves some harsh lessons. Director: Sheldon Candis, Cast: Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lonette McKee, Michael Kenneth Williams, USA 2012 (94 minutes)



Films, showtimes: sun., mon., tues.

Queen of VersaillesPhotographer and documentarian Lauren Greenfield’s provocative film shows the de-

ferred dream of billionaires Jackie and David, whose 90,000-square-foot project is halted by economic upheaval. Winner, Documentary Directing Award, Sundance Film Festival. Director: Lauren Greenfield, USA 2012 (100 minutes)

Monday, May 21, 6 p.m.

Overhead 2In a delirious blend of THE BOILER ROOM and SPEED, a shifty stockbroker, a surveillance

operative, and a police inspector become entangled in a three-man cat-and-mouse that could destroy Hong Kong’s financial markets. Directors: Alan Mak, Felix Chong; Cast: Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Zhang Jingchu, Alex Fong, Michael Wong, Hong Kong, 2011 (121 minutes)

Monday, May 21, 8:30 p.m.

A Cube of SugarAn extended family gathers for the youngest daughter’s wedding, but not all goes

as planned. A glowing pastel canvas and sensual score are dreamy counterpoints to the anxieties and celebrations of three generations. Director: Reza Mirkarimi; Cast: Negar Javaherian, Saeed Pooorsmaimi, Reza Kianian, Iran 2011 (110 minutes)

Tuesday, May 22, 6 p.m.

The Woman in the Septic TankIn this wry send-up of artistic pretension, two indie filmmakers raise provocative questions

about the creative process by constructing the perfect film festival hit using every cliché in the book. Nominee, Vancouver International Film Festival 2011(Dragons and Tigers Award); nominee, Asian Film Awards 2012 (Best Actress, Screenwriter). Director: Marlon Rivera; Cast: Eugene Domingo, JM de Guzman, Cai Cortez, Philippines 2011 (87 minutes)

Tuesday, May 22, 8:30 p.m.

Remington and the Curse of the ZombadingsOh no, he didn’t! Remington shouldn’t have insulted that drag queen—now a spell

turning him gay comes to fruition as he courts his first (female) love in this satirical sendup of homophobia and zombie horror. Winner, Best Actor in Comedy, Philippines’ Golden Screen Awards 2012. Director: Jade Castro; Cast: Martin Escudero, Lauren Young, Kerbie Zamorra, Janice de Belen, Roderick Paulate, Eugene Domingo, Philippines 2011 (96 minutes)

Sunday, May 20, 8:30 p.m.North American premiere

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The OratorThe first-ever feature entirely shot in Samoa is the story

of Saili, a taro farmer and little person, who must find the courage and strength to speak truth to powerful adversaries when they threaten his family and way of life. Official Oscar® Submission 2011 (Foreign Language Film); Venice Film Festival 2011 (Special Mention). Director: Tusi Tamasese; Cast: Fa’afiaula Sagote, Tausili Pushparaj, New Zealand/Samoa 2011 (110 minutes)

Wednesday, May 23, 6 p.m.

Films, showtimes: wednesday, thursday

As Luck Would Have ItMaverick filmmaker Alex de la Iglesia’s satire about a media feeding frenzy and one

man’s insane bid to capitalize on a freak accident stars Salma Hayek and Spanish come-dian José Mota in this high-concept melodrama. Nominated, Goya Awards 2012 (Best Actress, New Actor). Director: Alex de la Iglesia; Cast: Salma Hayek, José Mota, Santiago Segura, Carolina Bang, Blanca Portillo, Spain 2011 (98 minutes)

Thursday, May 24, 6:30 p.m.

38 WitnessesInspired by the 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese in New York, Lucas Belvaux weaves

a grim tale of social responsibility, or lack thereof, when a neighborhood is shaken by a brutal killing. Director: Lucas Belvaux; Cast: Yvan Attal, Sophie Quinton, Natacha Regnier, Nicole Garcia, France/Belgium 2012 (104 minutes)

Wednesday, May 23, 8:30 p.m.

The Fourth StateA tenacious investigative journalist embraces both romance and risk-

taking in Moscow, becoming embroiled in a terrorist plot while probing nefarious Russian secret service operations. Director: Dennis Gansel; Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Kasia Smutniak, Max Riemelt, Mark Ivanir, Rade Serbedzija, Germany 2012 (115 minutes)

Thursday, May 24, 9 p.m.North American premiere


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Welcome to the 38th Seattle Inter-national Film Festival!

Attending the largest film festival in the coun-

try is both exciting and sur-prisingly easy. Whether you’re new to SIFF or an experienced festivalgoer, the information below will help you enjoy SIFF to its fullest potential.

STEPS FOR A SIFF-TACULAR FESTIVALPick a film you’d like to see. Our Pathway groupings will

help you explore films depend-ing on what mood you’re in.

Another way to sort through films is by using the SIFFter, available on our website at siff.net, or downloadable via the iTunes App Store.

Purchase single ticketsAnyone can attend a film at

the Festival! Tickets for most films are $11, but there are always discounts for mati-nees, students, seniors, and SIFF members. A pass for all screenings in Renton is $100. If you plan on seeing a lot of films during the festival (and we hope you do), check out siff.net to learn about the perks and discounts of buying passes.

You can buy tickets in ad-vance or day of show online, by phone or in person. Learn more at siff.net or give us a call at 206-324-9996.

Pick up your ticketsWill Call is available for im-

mediate pick-up. You can pick up your tickets at SIFF Box Office locations (Pacific Place, SIFF Cinema Uptown, SIFF Film Center), at any SIFF venue on days that SIFF films are being shown, or wait to pick up your tickets at the venue on the day of show.

Standby ticketsWhen a show no longer

has advance tickets available for sale, it is still possible that Standby tickets will be available 10 minutes prior to showtime. We hold an allotment of tickets for passholders that we release for sale to the general public as Standby tickets depending on the number of passholders in attendance. In most cases, we always release Standby tickets with few exceptions.

Arrive at the film venue 30 minutes prior to the screening.

Ticketholders are generally seated approximately 20-30 minutes prior to showtime.

Any questions? Email SIFF [email protected], call the box office at 206-324-9996, or visit SIFF at:

• SIFF tv: siff.net/• Facebook: facebook.com/

SIFFNews• Twitter: twitter.com/SIFF-

News• YouTube: youtube.com/

SIFFNews

TICKETING INFO Q&A

Q: Is it easy to buy tickets?A: Yes! There are several

convenient options for purchas-ing tickets in advance or day of show. It’s just like going to any other movie!

• Online: www.siff.net • Phone: 206.324.9996• In person: SIFF Box Office

in Seattle at Pacific Place, 600 Pine St., second level

• SIFF Film Center, Seattle Center, Northwest Rooms (for-merly the Alki Room) just south of the Seattle Repertory Theater and next to the Vera Project.

After May 17 you can purchase tickets at any festival venue.

Q: Are SIFF venues really found all over the region?

A: You bet! We’re showing films on our three screens at SIFF Uptown, as well as SIFF Film Center, Pacific Place, Har-vard Exit, Egyptian, Triple Door, Benaroya Hall, and Imax at Pacific Science Center, as well as venues in Everett, Kirkland and Renton. Find more information at www.siff.net.

Q: Can I bring my children?A: We have wonderful kid-

friendly and teen-appropriate films playing in our Films4Fam-ilies and FutureWave series. However, in consideration of other festival-goers, no children under six will be allowed, with the exception of our Films4Fam-ilies program.

Q: Are all the films in Eng-lish?

A: Films will be presented in their original language. If it’s a language other than English, there will be English subtitles. Check the website or catalog if you want to know for sure what language a particular movie is in, or just guess from the coun-try of origin.

Q: The festival is about more than just watching movies, right? What else is there to do?

A: Good question! We have tons of parties, opportunities to meet the filmmakers, after-screening Q&A sessions with stars and directors, programs for your tykes and teens, live music performances, and other special events. Just check www.siff.net to find out more of the details!

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Sometimes you want to know what that film fanatic two rows behind you is talking about, and sometimes you know people are listening

to you and you want to sound smart. No problem! We’ve pulled a list of film terms for you to use or abuse.

auteur – Like so many of the fancy film terms, this one has French origins. It translates to “author,” and it describes a singular creative vision that can be discerned from creative work over the course of a career. Usually the author is the director, sometimes it’s the pro-

ducer, but strangely enough it’s almost never the writer.

Cinematographer – Also known as the Director of Photography, or DP. It’s the person behind the camera who sets up and frames the gorgeous shots that the director will eventually get credit for.

Director – The person responsible for the overall look and feel of a movie, and who does so by working with actors and key crew members. Rightly or wrongly, the director gets the lion’s share of the credit when a movie works and all of the blame when it doesn’t.

Documentary – A movie that cap-tures real people in existing situations, with a script that is often developed after everything is shot. Documen-taries, also called “non-fiction films,” illuminate the world we live in.

Dubbing – The often-derided prac-tice of replacing the dialog in a foreign film with that of the native country.

When done poorly (’70s chop-sockey films) it is as ridiculous as it is hilarious; when done well (post-war Italian films) it is an art form.

Genre – A fancy way to describe a type of film. Common film genres include musical, science fiction, swashbuckler, western, and horror. Less common genres include the inventor comedy, Viking road movie, financial ghost story, and animal actor films.

mise-en-scène – Pronounced meez-ahn-sehn, it’s another French term, and it translates to “what is put into the scene.” It describes what can be seen by the camera during a shot and is often used when describing a long take. It is in sharp contrast to the idea of montage.

montage – The editing or “as-sembling” of shots together in order to compress time. In a romantic comedy, the montage is when the couple are seen falling in love over the course of a trendy pop song.

Producer – The person who is in charge of money, which means it’s the person who has the most power on a

film. Complicating matters is the fact that there are many different producers on a film, some who raise the money and others who approve how the direc-tor spends it.

Screenwriter – The screenwriter writes the dialog that the actors speak and describes the scenes that the direc-tor shoots. The screenwriter regularly gets the least amount of credit for a successful film. See also “auteur.”

Shot – While filming, a shot is the length of film from the time the camera is turned on to the time it’s turned off. In a finished film, a shot is the length of film between edits. Up until the ’60s, the average shot length in a feature film was eight to 11 seconds; since then it’s been cut in half, with movies like Quantum of Solace averaging less than two seconds per shot.

video – Technology that was initially going to be the downfall of the theatrical experience, but because of the increased quality of projection and the lower cost of shooting and editing, the technology that has become the savior of independent filmmaking.

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Volunteers needed to help run festival

Volunteers are needed to keep the screenings running smoothly during the six-day run of the Seattle International Film Festival in Renton.

There is SIFF-Renton volun-teer training at 6:30 p.m. May 16 at the Renton IKEA Perform-ing Arts Center, 400 S. Second St.

Volunteer opportunities are broad, from ticket takers at the screenings to helping distribute SIFF posters and magazines to local businesses and residents.

Other volunteer opportunities in Renton include event as-sistance with the Opening Night Screening and Gala on May 18, creating SIFF displays in vacant storefronts, and organizing com-munity events in conjunction with the films.

Register to volunteer at siff.net and sign up for the “Renton team.” For more specific infor-mation about Renton volunteer information, contact 425-430-6589 or [email protected].

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By DEAN A. RADFORD

[email protected]

It's been a dark and stormy night.

It's been a curve ball thrown with abandon.

It's been sheer exhaustion, writer's block and even failure.

Such is the Renton FilmFren-zy and for the fifth year, film-makers will compete in October to win the prize, the coveted Curvee award.

Anything that takes 50 hours non-stop certainly qualifies as epic. And that's one way to describe this filmmaking com-petition that continues to grow in films, audience and stature in Renton.

Planning is well under way for FilmFrenzy V.

"We're putting together a strong group of high-caliber judges and some fun CurveBall challenges, and we are continu-ing to expand our marketing efforts to generate more entries into the competition, both from the Renton community and from well beyond Renton," said Suzanne Dale Estey, the City of Renton's economic development director.

FilmFrenzy, she says, allows the city to "highlight Renton's many assets and to foster creative filmmaking in this

increasingly hip and interesting community."

And she sees the positive effect that the Seattle Interna-tional Film Festival is having on FilmFrenzy.

"It's fun to see how our efforts with SIFF and its global reach are strengthening our annual filmmaking competition," she said.

The basics of the filmmaking competition are simple.

Starting at 5 p.m. on Friday,

Oct. 5, filmmakers will have 50 hours to write, shoot, edit and turn in a four-minute film shot entirely in Renton.

Right before the competition begins, the filmmakers will re-ceive an email with the Curve-Ball Challenge. The CurveBall is a line of dialogue, a specific task and/or a location in Renton they must include in their film.

Filmmakers can choose any movie genre, but whatever is chosen must be appropriate for

all ages, meaning no excessive language, sex or violence.

There's a student division ($25 entry fee) and an open division ($50 entry fee), each of which will offer cash prizes for the top winners. And there's the Curvee, too.

Online registration opens Sept. 1 and ends Oct. 1.

A producers' meeting is Tues-day, Oct. 2, to go over details, which are also available in a registration confirmation e-mail.

It's epic, it's tough, it's Renton FilmFrenzy

• All films will be shown during the Renton FilmFrenzy Screening from 7-9 p.m., Monday, Oct. 22, at the Renton Civic Theater, 507 S. Third St.• The top films will be screened during

the Curvee Awards Gala on Oct. 23, at

the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center.• The Downtown Renton

FilmTalk, an opportunity to interact with filmmaking teams, is on Oct. 26, and will be at downtown locations.• Curvee Awards Gala is 7-9 p.m.,

Oct. 23, at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center.

The FilmFrenzy is sponsored by the Renton Community Marketing Campaign, which is supported by the Renton Chamber

of Commerce, Valley Medical Center, Renton School District, Renton Technical College, Renton Visitors Connection and City of Renton. The Frenzy is presented in cooperation with the Renton Municipal Arts Commission.

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Renton FilmFrenzy IVAn Epic 50-hour Ahead of the Curve

Film Making Competition

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It’s 75% creativity, 20% challenging, 10% cool and 5% circus.

That adds up to 110% fun.

The Renton FilmFrenzy is a proud sponsor of the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival’s FutureWave.

The Renton FilmFrenzy is sponsored by the Renton Chamber of Commerce, Renton School District, Valley Medical Center, Renton Technical College, Renton Visitors Connection and City of Renton.

Registration opens:

September 1

Registration closes:

October 1 @ 5 p.m.

FilmFrenzy October

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DowntownRenton FilmTalk

October 26

Details: [email protected] • www.RentonFilmFrenzy.com

$1,700 in cash prizes? You bet! Coveted Curvee Awards? Absolutely! Curvee Awards Gala on October 25? Check. Downtown Renton FilmWalk on October 26 and 27? Yep. Will you become a rich and famous film maker? Maybe. The Renton FilmFrenzy is an annual 50-hour film making competition in Renton, Washington.

KEY 2011 DATES

Curvee Awards GalaOctober 26

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