- I WAS GETTING READY FOR MY BIG DEBUT
AT THE RIVERRUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
IN WINSTON-SALEM.
SO, IF I COME TO RIVER RUN, WILL I BE IN A FILM?
- UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE NOT SHOOTING ANY FILMS
AT THE FESTIVAL.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIRECTORS THERE
SO MAYBE YOU'D BE ABLE TO MEET ONE AT OF THE SCREENINGS
AND BE IN THEIR NEXT FILM.
- NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS FLOORED.
- WE ARE AN ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING FILM FESTIVAL.
WE RUN FOR 11 DAYS EACH SPRING IN WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
AND OVER THE COURSE OF 11 DAYS OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS
HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE ANYWHERE FROM 150
TO 165 FILMS LITERALLY FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE.
- IT WAS ALL STARTING TO MAKE SENSE.
SAY I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A FILM FESTIVAL BEFORE.
WELL WE'RE HERE AT WINSTON-SALEM TODAY FIND OUT MORE ABOUT..
AND SEE WHAT'S IN STORE.
- SO, I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN IT IN TERMS OF FOOD.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT A HUGE CRUISE SHIP BUFFET.
WHERE YOU'VE GOT SO MANY OFFERINGS IN ONE PLACE
THAT THESE ARE OFFERINGS THAT YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO GET IN ONE PLACE
ANY ANYWHERE ELSE, YOU GET THAT RIVERRUN.
SO YOU'VE GOT A SMATTERING OF OFFERINGS
TO APPEAL TO ANY TASTE RELATIVE TO FILM.
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- WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT VENUES THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL
WE USE THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.
THREE THEATERS ON THE WEEKEND WE ALSO USE THE APERTURE THEATER
WHO ARE NEIGHBORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FESTIVAL.
WE USE THE BLACK BOX THEATER AT HANES BRANDS THEATER
AND THEN WE ALSO USE THE SOUTHEASTERN CENTER
FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS THEATER
WHICH IS A LITTLE OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN WINSTON.
- I AM THE HEAD PROGRAMMER OF THE FESTIVAL
WHICH MEANS TAKING CARE OF ALL THE OVER 2000 SUBMISSIONS
THAT COME INTO US ANNUALLY TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL SCREENED
BY OUR VARIOUS SCREENING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AND THEN HELPING SET THE ENTIRE 11 DAY SCHEDULE
AND CHOOSING ALL THE FILMS THAT COME TO THE FESTIVAL EACH YEAR.
- WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS
I CAN TELL YOU IN OR IN OUR MOST RECENT YEAR
WHEN WHEN WE PUT TOGETHER OUR FINAL SCHEDULE.
WE HAD FILMS REPRESENTING 49 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
- WE'LL BE SCREENING OVER 160 FILMS THIS YEAR AT THE FESTIVAL.
- SO MY HUSBAND AND I, WE ALWAYS START WITH
WHAT LOOKS INTERESTING WITH THAT ONE PARAGRAPH
THAT THAT IS IN THE PROGRAM.
THAT WE GET PRIOR TO THAT FESTIVAL
AND THEN YOU GO FROM THERE.
- YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN A THEATER LIKE THIS
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE WITH FELLOW CINEPHILES.
WE LOVE TO HAVE AS MANY FILMMAKERS WITH US AS POSSIBLE.
SO CHANCES ARE YOU'LL GET TO SEE A FILM AT RIVERRUN
AND THEN AFTERWARDS YOU'LL GET TO HAVE A DIALOGUE
WITH THE FILMMAKER
OR SOMEONE PERHAPS IT WAS AN ACTOR
PERHAPS IT WAS A WRITER OR PERHAPS A DIRECTOR,
SOMETIMES ALL THREE.
AND THEY'LL TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS OF MAKING THAT FILM.
AND TYPICALLY THE AUDIENCE GETS TO ASK QUESTIONS.
AND SO IT'S IT'S A MUCH MORE INTERACTIVE PROCESS
WHEN YOU ACTUALLY VISIT THE FILM FESTIVAL.
- I'VE BEEN TO RIVERRUN TWICE.
IT'S FUN IT'S COOL TO SEE SHORT FILMS LIKE THESE ANIMATED FILMS
AND LIKE DOCUMENTARIES FROM ALL OVER LIKE IT TRULY
IS A REALLY INTERESTING SELECTION OF MOVIES
THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY WOULD NEVER SEE OTHERWISE.
I THINK THAT IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO A FILM FESTIVAL
AND IF YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT SCENE,
THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY FUN CREATIVE PEOPLE
THAT YOU CAN TALK TO AND SOME MATERIAL
THAT YOU WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN
AND YOU'RE NEVER REALLY SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.
- IT'S NOT ABOUT GOING TO THE MOVIES, IT'S ABOUT
TOTAL IMMERSION.
- IN THE WONDERS OF INDEPENDENT FILM.
- THE RIVER RUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
RUNS FROM APRIL 19TH TO APRIL 29TH IN
WINSTON-SALEM.
YOU CAN ORDER TICKETS ONLINE, PICK THEM UP IN
PERSON OR REQUEST THEM OVER THE PHONE AT THE
STEPHEN'S CENTER BOX OFFICE, OR SIMPLY SHOW UP
TO A FILM'S SCREENING VENUE AN HOUR EARLY AND
BUY TICKETS AT THE DOOR IF THEY ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
FOR FILM DESCIPTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
RIVERRUNFILM.COM OR GIVE THEM A CALL AT
336-724-1502.