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2015 ’s Festival The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The College of Media at Illinois Presents... Roger Ebert’s Film Festival 2015

April 15–19, 2015

Chaz Ebert, Executive Producer and Host

Nate Kohn, Festival Director

Mary Susan Britt, Associate Director

More information about the festival can be found at www..com Mission Founded by the late Roger Ebert, University of Illinois Journalism graduate and a - winning film , Roger Ebert’s Film Festival takes place in Urbana-Champaign each April for a week, hosted by . The festival presents 12 representing a cross-section of important cinematic works overlooked by audiences, and distributors. The films are screened in the 1,500-seat Virginia Theatre, a restored movie palace built in the 1920s. A portion of the festival’s income goes toward on-going renovations at the theatre. The festival brings together the films’ producers, writers, actors and directors to help showcase their work. A film- maker or scholar introduces each film, and each screening is followed by a substantive on-stage Q&A discussion among filmmakers, critics and the audience. In addition to the screenings, the festival hosts a number of academic panel discussions featuring filmmaker guests, scholars and students.

The mission of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival is to praise films, genres and formats that have been overlooked. Entries include films without distributors, independent and studio films that did not win wide audiences, formats such as 70mm and overlooked genres such as the documen- tary. We work to keep the festival small enough so that a sense of community can develop among the audience, the filmmakers, the guests, students and scholars. Roger Ebert’s Film Festi- val is a special event of the College of Media at the University of Illinois. Opportunities Panel Discussions Filmmakers, scholars, journalists and the public gather for panel discussions on topics related to the film industry. The intent of the panels is to bring together practitioners and theorists in lively debate in order to reexamine and spotlight such issue-related areas as film directing, dis- tribution strategies, the state of film , technology, ethnicity and gender. Volunteers The festival would not exist without the help of many dedicated volunteers. Volunteer opportunities include: host A host is assigned to a festival guest (director, writer, producer, actor) to provide trans- portation during the festival. theatre team—virginia theatre Ushering, working concessions, pass holder and registration, VIP/press registration and check in, crowd control and merchandise sales. office administration Help with distribution of posters, running errands, stuffing envelopes, copying, etc.

If you would like to become a volunteer or need additional information, please contact: Mary Susan Britt Associate Director College of Media 119 Gregory Hall, MC-462, 810 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 244–0552, Fax (217) 333–0411 [email protected]

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a Sponsor

The community of festival sponsors is vital to the success of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival. Sponsor contributions account for approxi- mately 50 percent of the festival’s operating budget. The festival is a non-profit 501(c)(3) event of the College of Media at the University of Illinois. please make check payable to: UIF/Ebertfest and send to: Mary Susan Britt College of Media 119 Gregory Hall 810 S. Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 244-0552 or [email protected]

www.ebertfest.com Film Circle $25,000+ Gold $2,500+ Sponsor of one film to 3 VIP passes to all screenings Up to 8 VIP passes to all screenings Invitation to Gala Opening Invitation to Gala Opening Invitation to Post-Festival Reception Invitation to Post-Festival Reception Lunch & dinner in Green Room with Chaz and film guests Lunch & dinner in Green Room with Chaz and film guests Reserved seating in Virginia Theatre Reserved seating in Virginia Theatre Logo projected at all screenings Logo projected at all screenings Name on poster Name on poster Name in program Name in program Name on website Name on website Logo on website Logo on website Name in local ads Mentions in all platforms 1/2 page ad in Festival program Name in local newspaper ads Logo in Festival program Display inside Virginia Theatre Silver $1,500+ 1 full page ad in Festival program Up to 2 VIP passes to all screenings Logo in Festival program Invitation to Gala Opening Diamond Circle $10,000+ Invitation to Post-Festival Reception Up to 8 VIP passes to all screenings Lunch & dinner in Green Room with Chaz and film guests Invitation to Gala Opening Reserved seating in Virginia Theatre Invitation to Post-Festival Reception Logo projected at all screenings Lunch & dinner in Green Room with Chaz and film guests Name on poster Reserved seating in Virginia Theatre Name in program Logo projected at all screenings Name on website Name on poster Logo on website Name in program Name in local newspaper ads Name on website 1/4 page ad in Festival program Logo on website Logo in Festival program Mentions in all social media platforms Patron $750+ Name in local newspaper ads Up to 2 Festival passes to all screenings Display inside Virginia Theatre Invitation to Gala Opening 1 full page ad in Festival program Invitation to Post-Festival Reception Logo in Festival program Name on poster Platinum $5,000+ Name in program Up to 4 VIP passes to all screenings Name on website Invitation to Gala Opening Name in local newspaper ads Invitation to Post-Festival Reception Friend $500+ Lunch & dinner in Green Room with Chaz and film guests 1 Festival pass to all screenings Reserved seating in Virginia Theatre Name on poster Logo projected at all screenings Name in program Name on poster Name on website Name in program Name in local newspaper ads Name on website Logo on website Associate $250+ Name in local newspaper ads Name on poster Display inside Virginia Theatre Name in program 1 full page ad in Festival program Name on website Logo in Festival program Name in local newspaper ads Gifts in Kind Name on poster Name in program Name on website Name in local newspaper ads

www.ebertfest.com Guests

David Poland Allison MacLean Rudi Dolezal Jane Gillooly Dusty Cohl Sturla Gunnarsson

Jeff Lipsky Brian Tyler Gadijigo Joan Cohl

Donald Moffat Steven Conrad Wu Tianming Rita Taggart

Shauna Lyon Steven Larsen Charlie Lustman Karen Sprecher

Art Weber Curtis Cotton III Joseph Turrin Ken Winokur Terry Donohue Claudio Valdés Kuri

Frederick Ordway Andrew Douglas Alex Proyas Tim Zinnemann Robert Forster

Barry Avrich Eran Kolirin Hannah Fisher

Jeff Nichols John Penotti Doc Erickson Hadjii James C. Katz

Tarsem John Peterson Joseph Greco

Neil LaBute Michael Shamburg David Urrutia Tyren Walton Terry Norris

www.ebertfest.com Alrick Brown Azazel Jacobs Carolyn Briggs Darren Dean Guests

Cliff Robertson III Mitra Sen Marcia McBroom Rachel Tenner Roger Miller Dan Cohen

Kris Kristofferson Carl Borock Lisa Rosman George Nierenberg Tahmineh Milani Paul Speaker

Heather Rose Bernard Rose Kristin Thompson Kaylie Jones Pamela Godfrey Larry Meistrich

David Williams Jack Valenti Ayesha Dharkan

Nico Soultanakis Taggart Siegel

Phil Morrison Robert Hoffman Russ Smith

Maggie Renzi Daphne Maxwell Reid Anne V. Coates Anson Mount Barbara Ward Armstrong

Tom DiCillo Dan Algrant Mary Corliss Lodge Kerrigan Tricia Brouk

Jason Scott Lee Jay Russell Jeffrey Vance Darren Ng Jim Emerson Jonathan Caouette

Leah Mahan Allison Firor Michael Wiese Enzo Mickey Cottrell Robert Harris

Deatra Harris Ishmael Ntihabose Jana Monji Jeffrey Lerner www.ebertfest.com Guests

Stephen Winter Ryan Werner Lara Phillips Tim Reid

Guy Maddin Subhash Ghai Shane Carruth Miranda July Dana Adam Shapiro

Darrell James Roodt Joe Soares Mark Zupan Eric Pierson

Jason Patric Jean Firstenberg Jonathan Sehring

John Malkovich Kaira Whitehead Hillary Birmingham Gerson da Cunha Ahmad Razvi

Matt Mulhern Nate Kohn Scott Foundas Norm Aladjem Pam Kohn Pauline Malefane

Kimberly Roberts Mark Dornford-May Marni Nixon Dan Talbot

Ernesto Gomez Santana Jay Rosenstein Michael Gilio Jacqueline Kim Jan Harlan

George Walton Mark Burton Mark Moskowitz Dow Mossman Michael Barker

Joey Lauren Adams Andy Davis Ramin Serry Lara Phillips Michael Idemoto

Keith Stanfield John Davies Steven Boone Stephen Goldblatt www.ebertfest.com Guests

Jim White Drew McWeeny Robert Goodman Donald O’Connor Chris Gore

Gil Bellows Stephen Lisberger Joe Siegel Charles Lane Tod Lending Henry Alex Rubin

Fatoumata Coulibaly Kevin Dinovis Billie Barrett GreenBey Delois Barrett Campbell Rodessa Barrett Porter

Jocko Marcellino Mark Magidson Catinca Untaru Dale Bell Carl Deal

Ron Fricke Carl Molinder Scott Roberts Nell Minow Karen Gehres

Michael Wadleigh Misty Upham Nina Paley Tia Lessin Ronnee Sass

Anthony Bregman Barbet Schroeder Claire Sardina Gerardo Valero

Grace Wang Greg Kohs Howie Movshovitz James Mottern Jennifer Burns Jenny Lund

Kim Morgan Michael Mirasol Omar Moore Omer Mozaffar

Richard Neupert Sam Anderson Seongyong Cho Tom Dark Vincent P. Falk Yojiro Takita

Seema Biswas Scott Jordan Harris Robert Siegel Sandra Fierlinger Tim Watson Vanessa Hope www.ebertfest.com Guests

Alison Bailes Anath White Olivia Collette Pablo Villaca Krishna Shenoi David Call

Rachael Harris Matt Singer Dann Gire Matt Zoller Seitz Robbie Pickering

Richard Linklater Patti Lee Paul Fierlinger Janet Pierson Turner Ross Bill Ross

Jennifer Arnold Hilde Black Oliver Schmitz Khomotso Manyaka Tim Blake Nelson

Ali LeRoi Kartina Richardson Greg Jacobs John Siskel Kevin Coval

Michael Shannon Raymond Lambert Prashant Bhargava Odie Henderson Michal Oleszczyk

Erik Goodge Kevin B. Lee Kelechi Ezie Joachim Trier June Kim Pablo Berger

Sabrina Lee Feike Santbergen Patrick Wang Randy Moore Roy Abramsohn

Vikram Ganghi Soojin Chung Sophie Kohn Stephen Feder Trevor St. John

Ann Hui Henry Butler Haifaa Al-Mansour Jem Cohen

Lily Keber Steve James Ted Hope www.ebertfest.com Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert became the film critic of the Sun-Times in 1967 and remained for forty-six years until his on April 4, 2013. He was the first film critic to receive the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and is the only film critic with a on the Walk of Fame. He was named honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America; and an honorary member of the Society of Cinematographers. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Screenwriters Guild and received honorary degrees from the , the School of Film, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2001 he received the highest honor bestowed by the State of Illinois, the Order of Lincoln.

In 1975 Roger and invented a new genre of television with their movie review show, . It became Siskel & Ebert. After Siskel’s death the show became Ebert & Roeper, with Richard Roeper. Later Roger produced, Ebert Pres- ents At The Movies with two new hosts. He was Lecturer on Film for the Enrichment Program from 1970 until 2006, was an adjunct professor in the Department of Journalism at the University of Illinois and recorded -by-shot commentaries for the DVDs of “,” “Casablanca,” “Floating Weeds” and “Dark City.” Ebert has published over 20 books.

In 1999, Roger and his wife Chaz launched “Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival (Ebert- fest),” an annual event presented every April in the historic Virginia Theatre in his hometown of Champaign-Urbana, IL.

“As film exhibition in North America crowds itself ever more narrowly into predictable commercial fodder for an undemanding audience, we applaud those brave, free spirits who still hold faith with the unlimited potential of the cinema.” – Roger Ebert

www.ebertfest.com Previous Films Ebertfest 1999 Ebertfest 2003 Ebertfest 2007 Ebertfest 2011 Me to My Song The Right Stuff Metropolis A Tale of Autumn Stone Reader Natural Selection Surrender Dorothy The Grey Automobile Moolaade Umberto D Hamsun Your Friends and Neighbors Perfume: The Story of a Murderer My Dog Tulip Maborosi Sadie Thompson Tiny Furniture Come Early Morning 45365 What’s Cooking? Me and , Only You Thirteen L.627 the Untold Story A Small Act The Golden Age of Silent Comedy Holes Life, Above All Shall We Dance? Leaves of Grass Ebertfest 2000 Charlotte Sometimes I Am Love Sidewalk Stories 13 Conversations About One Thing Searching for the Louder Than a Bomb Singin’ in the Rain Wrong-Eyed Jesus Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Ebertfest 2012 Legacy Ebertfest 2004 The Terrorist Lawrence of Arabia The Truth About Beauty & The Castle Tarnation Phunny Business: A A Woman’s Tale The Son Ebertfest 2008 Big Fan Once Upon a Time...When Kinyarwanda The Last Laugh We Were Colored Delirious Terri Dark City Tully Yes On Borrowed Time Oklahoma The General Canvas Wild and Weird Citizen Cohl: The Untold Story Deja Vu The Scapegoat El Norte Higher Ground Ebertfest 2001 My Dog Skip Underworld Patang (The Kite) Gates of Heaven The Real Dirt on Farmer John Girl On the Bridge People I Know Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Citizen Kane Jesus’ Son Invincible Hulk The King of Masks Louie Bluie The Band’s Visit Ebertfest 2013 Housekeeping Maryam Sweet Old Song Vincent: The Life and Death of On the Ropes Ebertfest 2005 Romance and Cigarettes Vincent Van Gogh Panic Playtime In the Family Songs from the Second Floor Murderball Ebertfest 2009 Bernie A Simple Plan The Saddest Music in the World Woodstock Oslo, August 31st Such A Long Journey with My The Ballad of Narayama After Dark, My Sweet Chop Shop Julia 2001: A Space Yesterday Trouble the Water Begging Naked : A Life in Pictures The Phantom of the Opera Kumaré Baadasssss! The Last Command From Tomorrow Ebertfest 2002 The Secret of Roan Inish Patton Primer The Fall Not Yet Begun to Fight Innocence Grand Canyon Me and You and Everyone We Nothing But the Truth Ebertfest 2014 Life Itself Diamond Men Know Let the Right One In Museum Hours Paperhouse Taal Baraka Hyenes A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries Ebertfest 2006 Ebertfest 2010 Young Adult Kwik Stop My Fair Lady Pink Floyd The Wall Capote Metropolis You, the Living Two Women Duane Hopwood Munyurangabo George Washington Spartan The Say Amen, Somebody Somebodies Redux Goodbye Solo Wonder Boys The Eagle Departures Born on the Fourth of July Ripley’s Game Bayou Maharajah Millions Synecdoche, Claire Dolan I Capture the Castle Junebug Vincent: A Life in Color Trucker Barfly U-Carmen eKhayelitsha Song Sung Blue

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