I bet your head’s spinning just from that title. I know mine is! Wow, we have Penelope Ann Miller today at her IN CONVERSATION, at the FILMMAKER TRIBUTE AWARDS and at the Q&A for her film THINK OF ME! Let’s start with a PLAN AHEAD suggestion then hit it hard with quick look guides to today’s big events and today’s films with filmmakers in attendance! Please note, we have fantastic audio interview with the director and producer of ARCADIA and the director and star of THE UNSPEAKABLE ACT in their entries in today’s film picks! PLAN AHEAD! IN CONVERSATION WITH [...]

Final day of Matinee Madness! All tickets before 5 PM only 8 bucks! Wow, where to start? Incredible movies? Check! Spectacular events? Check! It’s like a three ring circus today at SFF (and could that possibly have been a not so segue to spotlighting today’s 5:30 PM screening of THE SHOW MUST GO ON at the Sarasota Opera House, a riveting documentary about Sarasota’s own Flying Wallenda Family?) Yep, you got me! I had the pleasure of speaking with that film’s director plus Tino Wallenda and several members of his family about [...]

All screenings before 5:00 PM are only eight bucks! Let’s talk AMERICAN MAN. If you follow NFL football, you must see this incredible film screening today at the Sarasota Opera House. It is a Big Deal for sports fans. The film is directed by Jon Frankel from HBO Real Sports who will be here for the premiere. NY Giants Hall Of Fame legend Harry Carson will attend the screening. Kevin Turner, former NFL superstar (The Philadelphia Eages and the New England Patriots) and subject of the film, will also be on hand. There [...]

You’ve heard their names, now here’s your chance to put faces to those names (and find out why you MUST see them at SFF 2012! Frank Langella! Penelope Ann Miller! Jena Malone! Dominic Monaghan! Ashley Bell! Jess Weixler! Jordan Gelber! Here’s a quick look at just a few of their career highlights and why you cannot afford to miss your chance to see them in the flesh at SFF 2012! Check out this handy-dandy visual guide! Click Here to Read the Full Article!

Read all about it, beginning with our In Conversation news! The always amazing Penelope Ann Miller from The Artist and the sensational Rory Kennedy (director of Ethel) have joined our astonishing In Conversation series this year. And the legendary and brilliant journalist and author David Carr (last year’s Opening Night film Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times) will moderate our conversation with Todd Solondz, the eye-opening auteur behind our fantastic Centerpiece Film Dark Horse.) And we have the shining star of screen and stage Frank Langella from our Opening Night film Robot & Frank chatting it up with… Click Here to Read the Full Article!

Join us at noon on Friday, April 20 as we salute the work and career of Penelope Ann Miller, star of this year’s SFF hit THINK OF ME and the 2012 sensation THE ARTIST. This event is a delightful afternoon with a delectable lunch by the stellar chefs at the Sarasota Yacht Club and an intimate opportunity to mingle with Festival guests and film lovers. Our annual Filmmaker Luncheon… Click Here to Read the Full Article!