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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 About WFF 4 Hudson Valley FIlm Commission 6 Features Contact info 12 Documentaries Woodstock Film Festival, Inc. PO Box 1406, Woodstock, NY 12498 email: [email protected] 19 Shorts website: www.woodstockfilmfestival.com 22 Panels 24 Concerts 25 Souvenier, Sponsors & Advertisers 26 Ticket Information Box Office Location: (NEW LOCATION) 27 Schedule 34 Tinker Street Woodstock, NY 12498 (We are right in the center of town across from Joshua’s Cafe and next to the Kleinert/James Art Gallery) phone#: 845-810-0131 email: [email protected] Tickets and up-to-date schedule info are available online at www.woodstockfilmfestival.com ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFO INCLUDING SCHEDULES, ADDED SCREENINGS AND OTHER EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT www.woodstockfilmfestival.com WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL 2007 ABOUT THE WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL The Woodstock Film Festival As a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, our mission is to present an annual pro - celebrates new and established gram and year-round schedule of film, voices in independent film with music and art-related activities that pro - screenings, seminars, workshops mote artists, culture, and inspires learning and diversity. The Hudson Valley Film and concerts throughout the mid- Commission promotes sustainable eco - Hudson Valley. nomic development by attracting and sup - porting film, video and media production. Every fall, film and music lovers from around the world gather here for an exhilarating vari - Founded by filmmakers, ety of films, concerts, celebrity-led seminars, workshops, an awards ceremony and superlative the festival is centered in parties. Visitors find themselves in a relaxed, receptive atmosphere surrounded by some of the the historic arts colony of most beautiful landscapes in the world. More than 125 films are presented annually, including feature narratives, documentaries Woodstock, New York, with and shorts, many of which are premieres from the U.S. and abroad. Many of the filmmakers additional events and follow up screenings with screenings taking place in the Q&As. Specific categories include Exposure, Films of nearby towns of Bearsville, the Hudson Valley, Focus Rhinebeck, Hunter and on Music, World Cinema and Youth Screenings. Rosendale. YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING Crazy Sexy Cancer Committed to offering the Hudson Valley year- round programming, the Woodstock Film Festival presents screenings throughout the year, from New York City to the Capital Region. This year the annual WAMC Northeast Public Radio/WFF collaboration Independent Film on the Air, presented Crazy Sexy Cancer by local filmmaker Kris Carr. WFF also presented an early summer screening series sponsored by Assemblyman Kevin A. Cahill, which featured films such as Racing Daylight, Gracie and Twelve The Painted Veil Disciples of Nelson Mandela. The Hudson Valley Programmer’s Group kicked off its touring series with filmmaker-comedian Mitchell Rose’s The Mitch Show . Other year-round screenings since last year’s festival featured An Unreasonable Man (with IFC and Red Envelope Entertainment), The Painted Veil (with Warner Independent Pictures), and Before the Music Dies (with B-Side). TheTwelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela The Mitch Show 2007 WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL 3 ABOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION Photo: M. Baker To facilitate local produc - tion, the commission pro - vides and constantly updates its online location info and free production services directory to serv - Join us October 10-14, 2007, then On the set in Athens, NY (2005) with WAR OF THE WORLDS, ice the film, fashion and directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise. come back (or stay here) and media industries, and pro - shoot your next film in the beautiful vides a free online produc - Hudson Valley/Catskills. tion guide listing of businesses and local residents that can cater to the film/video industry. The website also includes location pictures and a message board for up-to-date work opportunities. In addition, HVFC provides promo - tional and networking opportunities through its vast contacts and monthly The Hudson Valley Film Commission newsletters to over 15,000 industry members throughout the world. has consistently developed sustain - able economic initiatives in the Hudson Valley/Catskill region by attracting, supporting and promoting Locally produced films that will regional film, video, and media pro - screen at the 2007 Woodstock Film duction including feature films, televi - Festival (and many other festivals sion shoots, print media, short films, and theaters around the country) and TV ads. These productions bring include Bonneville 101, The Cake jobs, opportunity and revenue to the Eaters, Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost, High Falls, area. Film is a practical and sustainable Hunt Me, Man, Night of the Living industry to address local economic needs Jews, Red Angel, Severed Ways; The in a clean, environmentally friendly and Norse Discovery of America, socially responsible manner. Superheroes, and True Love . Many other films, which screened as part On location for flea market scene with of WFF’s year-round series ( Racing Select projects that have shot THE CAKE EATERS and director Mary Stuart Masterson . Daylight, Crazy Sexy Cancer, The in the Hudson Valley include: Twelve Disiple of Nelson Mandela, The •Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (directed by Painted Veil) were produced by, directed by, written by or featuring local talent. Tony Stone and screening at WFF2007) •Superheroes (directed by Alan Brown and screening at WFF2007) The film industry accounts for over $6 billion dollars in New York State’s •The Human Footprint (from National Geographic) annual economic activity. In order to continue local growth, the Hudson •The Cake Eaters (directed by Mary Stuart Masterson) Valley needs tax initiatives to •Racing Daylight (directed by Nicole Quinn) compete with Connecticut •The Northern Kingdom (directed by Dorothy Lyman) and Pennsylvannia, and we A •The Night Listener (starring Robin Williams) need a local soundstage that B •The White Countess (extras ADR, directed by James Ivory) can qualify for existing NY O •War of the Worlds (directed by Steven Spielberg) State incentive. Please sup - • (starring Willem Dafoe) U Before It Had a Name port the the thriving local T •The Thing About My Folks (starring Paul Reiser and Peter Falk) film industry. •Down to the Bone (winner of two prizes at 2004 Sundance Film H Festival) V •Personal Velocity (Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2002) F C On location with 35,000 very cool rubber duckies for an upcom - ing television special which recently shot in the Hudson Valley thanks to the services of the Hudson Valley Film Commission. For more info, visit www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org 4 WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL 2007 Terms and Conditions for Prius Raffle “...celebrate and support the BECOME A SUPPORTER This ticket represents a chance to coolest event in the Hudson Valley, With Your Help we can continue to offer the world’s premier independent films, highlight win the opportunity to accept an namely the Woodstock Film offer of the stated prize on the terms emerging talent and present intimate panel discussions for adults and youth, and conditions set forth below. Festival, which is becoming known featuring top actors and industry insiders. Ticket price: $100 each. around the country as a TRUE film Maximum of 500 tickets sold. With Your Help we will support our region’s economic base along with the local film and If fewer than 250 tickets are sold, festival, honoring the independent, artistic community by bringing more production to our area. 1st Prize will be $10,000. artistic spirit. It’s not like those Please consider a tax-deductible gift of $100, $500, $5000, or more. The winner of the 2008 Toyota Prius Any contribution will be accepted with great gratitude. agrees to accept the car, without other film festivals swarming with alterations or additions, and all prize agents in Prada texting on Or purchase a raffle ticket for a brand new 2007 Toyota Prius Hybrid! winners agree to accept prizes “as is,” with absolutely no express or Blackberrys during screenings. Here, A maximum of 500 tickets will be sold at $100 each. Great Odds! implied warranties given by the Take a Chance, Live Green and Support the WFF with one Donation! people actually WATCH the films, Woodstock Film Festival. The economic impact of bringing a production such as National Geographic’s HUMAN FOOTPRINT orWAR OF THE Participants must be 18 years or and LOVE them (plus, there’s the WORLDS to the HudsonValley cannot be overstated. As a non-profit, we generously give our time and expertise to older. food, the music, the town, the bring film production, tourism and economic development to our area. Payment may be made online via Pay Pal, Visa, Mastercard or history, the perfect scenery).” Our reputation for excellence continues to grow. However, the challenges and expenses of creating a American Express. first-rate organization that services the Hudson Valley and the film community at large, have grown. Mailed in donations may be sent in -Ron Nyswaner, the form of check or money order Academy-Award nominated screenwriter “With your help, film and new media, and the cultural & economic development made payable to the Woodstock Film The Painted Veil, Soldier’s Girl, Philadelphia that comes with it, can continue to flourish in the Hudson Valley” Festival and mailed to: and author of Blue Days. Black Nights The Woodstock Film Festival Car Raffle PO Box 1406 Woodstock, NY 12498 TICKETS WILL BE MAILED WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS. If entrant’s check or credit card is Show your dishonored by the bank or credit card company, the entry ticket(s) will support for the be invalid unless payment is received by 12 noon on October 14th, 2007. Woodstock Film Festival The $100 ticket price is not deductible for Federal or State and income tax purposes. All sales are final and non-refundable.