Opening Weekend of the 14th Annual Sarasota Film Festival! The Beginning Of An Enriching Event With a Wide Variety of Films!

Academy Award Winner Penelope Ann Miller.

One of the neat aspects of being a blogger, is having access to opportunities to attend movie screenings and special events in and around my community. It gives me the chance to check out things from behind the scenes and in turn, share the information with my readers. I happen to live in the Tampa Bay Area, and yesterday I took a trip down to Sarasota, Florida to pick up Tickets and a Press Pass to this years Sarasota Film Festival.

Directors, Actors, and other members of the film industry come to this little over a week event, to showcase features, documentaries, shorts, and kid-friendly picks, plus, they give interviews about their current projects, and attend various public appearances. In years past, this event has featured stars like Kevin Bacon, Billy Crystal, Geena Davis, Richard Dreyfuss, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Felicity Huffman, Charlize Theron. I have always thought this was a neat event, because it gives this local community a little piece of Hollywood.

Opening night began Friday April 13th, and the Sarasota Film Festival runs through Sunday April 22, 2012. Some of the artists featured in films will be Penelope Ann Miller (The Artist), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Dominic Monaghan (Lost, Lord of the Rings), and Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada). In addition, actors and directors will be involved in a Conversation Series, including documentarian Rory Kennedy, the daughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy.

During the Festival, I will be given access to screen a few films including Ethel, Welcome to The Machine, Dark Horse, The Day, and Your Sister’s Sister.

Ethel.
A Documentary about the life of Ethel Kennedy.

Welcome to The Machine.
A Documentary about technology and its effects on human lives.

The Day.

A film about Post Apocalypse, staring Dominic Monaghan.

Will you be attending any of the films at this years event?

Tickets start at $8 for a matinee screening, $12 for regular screening, and film packages are also available for purchase starting at $55.

For a complete listing of films, screening, and to purchase tickets, visit Sarasota Film Festival Film Guide.

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A special thanks goes out to Frank Publicity for providing me with information , photos, a Press Pass and free Tickets to films at this years event. No compensation was provided for this post, and opinions expressed are that of my own.

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