The Global Peace Film Festival celebrates its 10^th year in Orlando and Winter Park September 18 – 23.  The GPFF uses creative media as a catalyst to inspire and educate people to initiate positive change in their local communities and worldwide.

Check the website, www.peacefilmfest.org, for program, schedule and ticket information.

Highlights include:

• More than forty films from around the world.
• K-12 Student Peace Art Exhibit in the rotunda of City Hall, Orlando.  Open September 19 – 25.
• Parties at Bajalia (520 Park Ave. South, 9/18, 6-8pm) and Ten Thousand Villages (346 Park Ave. North, 9/21, 6-8pm) in Winter Park.  Light refreshments. FREE! Shopping is encouraged.
• FREE screening of “The Zen of Bennett” on the lawn at Rollins College to open the festival (around 8pm)
• Panel discussions featuring filmmakers and special guest speakers.  FREE.

And much more…

All tickets are available on the website or at all venues during Festival hours.  Individual tickets are $8; student tickets (with valid ID) are $5.  Festival passes offer access to all screenings and panels.

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Update as of 8/25/12 … WE WON A SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR EDITING!  Congrats to David Dean and everyone at Yellow Rick Road Productions!

Our screening of AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART at the 14^th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival will be on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 5:15pm at the Venue (1612 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203). Go to: http://sidewalkfilmfestival2012.sched.org/event/76a2971412f3d5cdea1841d35cbf29fb

The Venue only seats 100 people and we are only doing ONE screening, so if you are thinking of going, you will want to purchase a festival pass NOW!  Ticket passes/options are available at: http://sidewalkfest.com/get-tickets/. Single tickets are $15.  

The 14th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, a celebration of new independent cinema in downtown Birmingham, will take place August 24-26, 2012. Since its debut in 1999, filmmakers from across the country and around the world have come to Birmingham to screen their work at Sidewalk. Low-priced weekend passes provide easy access to Sidewalk venues, encouraging attendees to seek out new films like AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART!

The atmosphere at Sidewalk is electric with creativity and collaboration as filmmakers and film-lovers mix and mingle between screenings, participate in panel discussions, or simply enjoy the outdoors with the addition of Sidewalk Central – a live entertainment and vending venue.

indieWIRE has called Sidewalk a “magical place” … and we are extremely excited to be a part of it!  Just wait until the Yellow Rick Road hits Sweet Home Alabama! 

We want to thank B-Metro: The Magazine of Metro Birmingham Living for singling out  “An Affair of the Heart” as a MUST SEE movie at the 14th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival.  We are thrilled to have been included in their cover/feature story!  http://b-metro.com/a-cast-of-thousands/6853/

Be sure to follow the Yellow Rick Road on Twitter to  stay updated on our adventures at Sidewalk! www.twitter.com/yellowrickroad 

MORE NEWS ON WHERE YOU CAN SEE OUR FILM COMING SOON!

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The Global Peace Film Festival Celebrates 10 years, 500 Films, 100 filmmakers, and Countless Conversations About Peace, Love and Understanding 

Who:  10th Annual Global Peace Film Festival

What:  Gearing up to celebrate its 10^th year in Orlando with 45 films in 6 days, filmmaker discussions, student art exhibit, community screenings and calls to action

Where:  Rollins College, Winter Park Library, Gallery at Avalon Island and Plaza Theater (downtown Orlando)

When:  September 18-23, 2012

Why:  To use film as a catalyst to make positive change in communities

Since 2003 the Global Peace Film Festival (GPFF) has connected tens of thousands of filmgoers and filmmakers in conversations as they share their desire for the peace on the planet. With films and filmmakers from around the globe, the festival spotlights lots of issues affecting the quality and peacefulness of our life on the planet. Topics screened include the environment, arts and education as well as films on war and peace.

Orlando Sentinel Film Critic, Roger Moore called GPFF “One of the best film festivals in this part of the country.” “… one of the state’s most prestigious film festivals.”

Lindy T Shepherd wrote in the Orlando Weekly: “One by one, reporters came back with comments like, “I never knew about this, but it really got to me.”  A bunch of liberal softies?  Nah, just humans feeling connected to other humans in distress.”

It is truly amazing that GPFF is hitting the 10 year mark. This is a testimony to the inspiration it elicits from filmgoers who support the festival year after year. The festival is a labor of love for Executive Director Nina Streich and a handful of volunteers who have brought messages of peace, sustainability, and community to filmgoers in Central Florida.

(L-R) Nina Streich, Sylvia Caminer, Melanie Lentz-Janney, Giancarlo Esposito at GPFF

Nina Streich said,”I think those who attend the festival are so inspired by it because the films they see tell the stories of individuals and communities the world over.”

The questions posed get people thinking about solutions and how they can make a difference. People leave the films better informed, with deeper perspective of their own lives, and become inspired to make a difference in their own communities and the world.

The 48 Hour Film Project will return to Orlando the weekend of August 17 – 19, 2012. Filmmakers from all over the Orlando area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world for the title “Best 48 Hour Film of 2012″.
Registration opens Tuesday, June 26. Early Bird Registration is $140. Teams must register on or before Monday, July 23 to get this special rate. Regular registration is $160. If teams register after Tuesday, August 7 they must pay a rate of $175.

For more info on dates, times, and how to register your team, visit www.48hourfilm.com/orlando.

Also, stop by their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/orlando48hfp

Father’s Day at Enzian, featuring CADDYSHACK (Rated R)
Sunday, June 17 at 1PM
$8 General Admission
$5 for Enzian Film Society Members

IT’S IN THE HOLE! Return the tie, and save the greeting card for next year. Treat Dad to a Father’s Day he’ll really love at Enzian with CADDYSHACK on the big screen. Dad also gets a bottle of Blue Moon beer (compliments of Enzian)! Let the unnecessarily excessive quoting begin (“be the ball”) while you enjoy the antics at Bushwood Country Club. CADDYSHACK is an unparalleled triumph in the world of comedy with the dream team of Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Bill Murray, and that unforgettably pesky gopher!

Come early and hungry for lunch and drink specials available at Eden Bar starting at 11AM and for order inside the theater during the film.

Dad’s gonna love this:
Half Price Pitchers All Day
$5 Cheese Pizzas
.50 Chicken Wings
$5 Onion Rings
$12 Churrasco Steak

Purchase tickets at Enzian.org or call 407-629-1088.