The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival kicked off last weekend with the the Filmmaker’s Soirée, and will continue through November 11th with a line-up including “A Late Quartet,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” and “Deadfall”.
Tickets can be purchased at fliff.com. For more information, check out the press release below:
GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Oct. 16, 2012 – With a line-up of 200 films, some of the industry’s top names – including Academy Award winning director Stefan Ruzowitzky and actors Dabney Coleman and Garret Dillahunt – are expected to attend the 2012 Florida International Film Festival and the annual Filmmaker’s Soirée, hosted by the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Office of Film & Entertainment and W Fort Lauderdale at the hotel.
The Filmmaker’s Soirée, to be held on Oct. 21 by invitation only, has become a key event at film festivals across the country, travelling nationally from The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival to the Tribeca and Toronto film festivals, and coming soon to Sundance. It has attracted actors and filmmaker’s such as Dennis Haysbert, Beau Bridges, Edward Burns, Giancarlo Esposito, Bobby Cannavale, Josh Hamilton, Jayce Bartok and Barbie Castro among many others.
“The Filmmaker’s Soirée is an opportunity to celebrate films alongside the filmmakers and talent, as well as hear about Greater Fort Lauderdale’s incentives and State’s tax credit,” said Noelle Stevenson, Film Commissioner, Broward Office of Film & Entertainment.
The Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Office of Film & Entertainment has increased Greater Fort Lauderdale’s appeal as a film, TV and commercial film destination with back to back years of major film and television production, including the currently filming “Iron Man 3,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, and last summer’s “Rock of Ages” with Tom Cruise and Alec Baldwin.
“The International Film Festival is one of the highlights of Greater Fort Lauderdale’s calendar and this year’s event promises to be even bigger and better,” said Nicki E. Grossman, president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. “And it’s fitting that W Fort Lauderdale has made this year’s Soiree an official W Happening, since this oceanfront urban resort is one of our county’s most popular film production location options.”
The line-up for the 2012 Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Oct. 19 – Nov. 11, is one of the strongest in its 27-year history, with 14 world premieres and six U.S. premieres. Some of the top films to be shown include “The Sapphires,” “Quartet,” “A Late Quartet,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” “Deadfall” and “The Sessions.”
For more information about the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward Office of Film & Entertainment, please visit https://www.sunny.org/film.
About Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF)
FLIFF is the top rated film festivals in Florida and has been honored with four major grants from The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. FLIFF operates its own year-round art house named Cinema Paradiso as it is housed in an original structure built as a church in 1926. Renovated and completed remodeled into a state-of-the-art facility with stadium seating in plush blue velvet chairs from Paris, a huge canopied Courtyard and a full bar. Cinema Paradiso presents foreign films, America Indies, children’s films and French, Spanish and Italian mini fests throughout the year. A monthly Cinema A La Mode program pairs a cooking/tasting demonstration with a film. Retro Reels brings back classic films. Splatter-Rama pays homage to B Films in the horror genre. During the first week of December, The CAN Film Festival for Charity provides three days of holiday films with the only admission being two cans of food or one new toy per person, all donate to charity. FLIFF’s Outreach Program is second to none as the festival blankets not only South Florida but, also take films to Daytona, St. Augustine, Tallahassee and Grand Bahama Island. FLIFF is recognized by The Broward County Commission as one of five Major Cultural Institutions of Broward County.About Greater Fort Lauderdale
From the seagrass to the sawgrass, Greater Fort Lauderdale boasts more than 34,000 lodging accommodations at a variety of hotels, luxury spa resorts, and Superior Small Lodgings reflecting a “beach chic” vibe. Visitors enjoy 23 miles of Blue Wave certified beaches, discover 300+ miles of inland waterways that run from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Everglades, dine at thousands of restaurants and eateries, get immersed in a thriving arts and culture scene and indulge in top shopping. For more info, contact the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 22-SUNNY or visit www.sunny.org.The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau can also be followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/visitlauderdale or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/visitlauderdale or join us on Foursquare at www.foursquare.com/visitlauderdale. To have Greater Fort Lauderdale in the palm of your hand, download the free iPhone applications, Fork Lauderdale, iVisitLauderdale and Defrost Your Swimsuit at www.sunny.org/apps.
About W Fort Lauderdale
Located between Palm Beach and Miami, just seven miles from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, W Fort Lauderdale was developed by The DYL Development Group and is managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts. This sleek, escape-from-the-ordinary hotel features 346 stylishly appointed guest rooms, including luxurious suites, a state-of-the-art gym, two glamorous infinity pools with private cabanas, a full-service WIRED business center and the signature W Hotel Whatever/Whenever® Concierge service. One hundred and seventy one stylish W condo-hotel residences are located in the resort’s second tower. W Fort Lauderdale is located at 401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information, please call 954.414.8200 or visit www.WFortLauderdaleHotel.com.
