Colombian-American filmmaker Mateo Márquez’s film THE INVADERS, featuring actress Isra Elsalihie will celebrate its world premiere this week in Colorado as an Official Selection of the 2018 Vail Film Festival.
Jayla, a Muslim-American teen, is being followed as she walks the streets of the neighborhood in which she has always lived. Terror and confusion take over as Jayla attempts to outrun the powerful, swift-moving menace that pursues her even into the supposed safety of her own home. As Anti-Muslim sentiment spreads through Western societies, THE INVADERS imagines a not too distant future in which an exaggerated fear of Islam has replaced moral or humanitarian regard.
THE INVADERS has been written and directed by New York City-based Mateo Márquez and is a co-production between Mateo Márquez Films and Cup of Joe Film.
THE INVADERS World Premiere at Vail Film Festival on Saturday, April 7 at 1:30 PM at Theater 2 at Blue Starlite Cinema in Colorado.
Vail Film Festival
The Vail Film Festival presented by the Colorado Film Institute takes place in Vail, Colorado. Festival activities include film screenings, panel discussions, masterclasses, and filmmaker Q&As, live music, nightly galas, and the filmmaker reception.
Vail Film Festival started in 2003 and takes place in Vail, Colorado
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Horror Short Film THE INVADERS Starring Isra Elsalihie to World Premiere at Vail Film Festival | Trailer
Colombian-American filmmaker Mateo Márquez’s film THE INVADERS, featuring actress Isra Elsalihie will celebrate its world premiere this week in Colorado as an Official Selection of the 2018 Vail Film Festival.
Jayla, a Muslim-American teen, is being followed as she walks the streets of the neighborhood in which she has always lived. Terror and confusion take over as Jayla attempts to outrun the powerful, swift-moving menace that pursues her even into the supposed safety of her own home. As Anti-Muslim sentiment spreads through Western societies, THE INVADERS imagines a not too distant future in which an exaggerated fear of Islam has replaced moral or humanitarian regard.
THE INVADERS has been written and directed by New York City-based Mateo Márquez and is a co-production between Mateo Márquez Films and Cup of Joe Film.
THE INVADERS World Premiere at Vail Film Festival on Saturday, April 7 at 1:30 PM at Theater 2 at Blue Starlite Cinema in Colorado.
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2018 Vail Film Festival to Celebrate Female Filmmakers + Reveals Lineup
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Leave No Trace[/caption]
The 15th Vail Film Festival will run from Thursday, April 5, to Sunday, April 8, 2018; the festival will celebrate women filmmakers and screen a diverse slate of almost 50 films. Films include the world premiere of Diane Bell’s narrative feature, Of Dust and Bones; the Sundance hit Leave No Trace, directed by Debra Granik; Mary Goes Round, written and directed by Molly McGlynn, starring Aya Cash; Write When You Get Work written and directed by Stacy Cohran; and the U.S. premiere of Kerry David’s documentary Bill Coors: The Will to Live.
VAIL FILM FESTIVAL NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION:
‘Alaska is a Drag’ – Shaz Bennett (Colorado premier) ‘Heaven’s Floor’ – Lori Stoll (Colorado premier) ‘Leave No Trace’ – Debra Granik ‘Mary Goes Round’ – Molly McGlynn (Colorado premier) ‘Of Dust and Bones’ – Diane Bell (Colorado premier) ‘Sun Dogs’ – Jennifer Morrison (Colorado premier) ‘The Long Dumb Road’ – Hannah Fidell ‘Write When You Get Work’ – Stacy Cochran (Colorado premier)DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION:
‘Bill Coors: The Will to Live’ – Kerry David (U.S. premiere) ‘De Colores’ – Luz Marina Zamora (Colorado premier) ‘Dragtivists’ – Savannah Rodgers, Alex Robinson (Colorado premier) ‘Love Wins’ – Robin Camp (Colorado premier) ‘My Tourette’s’ – Alessandro Molatore (Colorado premier) ‘Strike a Rock’ – Aliki Saragas (Colorado premier) ‘Surviving Home’ – Jillian Moul, Matthew Moul (Colorado premier) ‘The Faces of PHACS’ – Claire Berman, Megan Reznick, Staffan Hildebrand (world premier) ‘Top Row’ – Karin Argoud ‘Tribal Justice’ – Anne Makepeace ‘To a More Perfect Union: US v. Windsor’ – Donna Zaccaro (Colorado premier)SHORTS COMPETITION:
‘Bedtime Story’ – Kevin Alejandro (Colorado premier) ‘Bigfoot’s Love Slave’ – Heather Tom (Colorado premier) ‘Cuddle Buddy’ – Max Barbakow (Colorado premier) ‘Fevah’ – Randall Dottin ‘Game’ – Jeannie Donohoe (Colorado premier) ‘Girl of the Sky’ – Ariel Martin (Colorado premier) ‘In Wonderland’ – Christopher Haydon (World premier) ‘Internet Gangsters’ – Sam Friedlander (Colorado premier) ‘Love on the Line’ – Nicole McKinnon (Colorado premier) ‘Night Dancing’ – Barney Cokeliss ‘Ovum, Luciano Blotta’ (Colorado premier) ‘Pushing Night Away’ – Jade Hærem Aksnes (Colorado premier) Santa Claus’ – Jeff Man (Colorado premier) ‘The Duel’ – Amanda Barnes, David Speck (Colorado premier) ‘The Invaders’ – Mateo Márquez (World premier) ‘The Killing Game’ – Andrej iliev (Colorado premier) ‘The Language of Ball’ – Ramón Rodríguez ‘The Obituary’ – Jonathan Thompson (Colorado premier) ‘The Real Thing’ – Brandon Kelley (Colorado premier) ‘Uncle Silas’ – Sayra Player, Rebecca Billhart (Colorado premier) ‘Unnatural Selection’ – Geneviève Delouche (Colorado premier) ‘Who Decides’ – Mylissa Fitzsimmons (Colorado premier)STUDENT FILM COMPETITION:
‘Aaron’ – Aviva Neuman (Colorado premier) ‘Bier & Calippo’ – Paul Ploberger (U.S. premier) ‘Night Call’ – Amanda Renee Knox ‘Phototaxis’ – Melissa Ferrari (Colorado premier) ‘Snowplow’ – Mia Niebruegge (Colorado premier) ‘Sputnik: The Shock of the Century’ – Summer Royal (world premier) ‘Vows’ – Mark McKinsey (Colorado premier)SCREENPLAY COMPETITION, 1ST PLACE WINNERS:
Animated: ‘Doodle’ – Jonathan Medici Comedy: ‘New Reality’ – Carolyn Kras Drama: ‘News Gals’– David Dalessandro Faith: ‘Showdown at Damascus’ – Don Driscoll Science Fiction: ‘Pull’ – Marc Messenger Thriller: ‘Phantom’ – Andrea Gibson TV Series: ‘The Biggest Little’ – Craig Page
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2012 Vail Film Festival to Honor Director Fred Schepisi and Actress Krysten Ritter
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Fred Schepisi | The Eye of the Storm[/caption]The 2012 Vail Film Festival taking place from March 29 through April 1 will honor Golden Globe winning Writer/Director Fred Schepisi with the 2012 Vanguard Award and Krysten Ritter with the Excellence in Acting Award.
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Fred Schepisi[/caption]With a career in the industry spanning more than 36 years, Mr. Schepisi’s credits include Six Degrees of Separation, Last Orders, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Roxanne, Evil Angels and mini-series ‘Empire Falls’ for which he gained an Emmy nomination for best director and won a Golden Globe for Best Mini-Series. Past Vail Film Festival Vanguard award recipients include Josh Lucas, Harold Ramis, and Edward Pressman.
Mr. Schepisi’s latest film, The Eye of the Storm starring Academy Award-winner® Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis will make its U.S. Premiere as the 2012 Vail Film Festival’s Opening Night Film.
Krysten Ritter will receive this year’s Excellence in Acting Award, joining past winners Kate Bosworth, Michelle Monaghan, and Jane Seymour.
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Krysten Ritter and Kate Bosworth in L!fe Happens[/caption]Ritter’s most recent film, L!fe Happens, in which she stars and co-wrote alongside talented new filmmaker and Vail Film Festival Alum, Kat Coiro, will be screened as the 2012 Vail Film Festival’s Official Closing Night Film.
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2012 Vail Film Festival to Showcase 58 Films
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Blayne Weaver, Patrick J. Adams and Natalie Morales in 6 Month Rule[/caption]The 2012 Vail Film Festival announced the complete line-up of 2012 films, taking place March 29th – April 1st, 2012 in Vail, Colorado. This year’s festival will showcase 58 films from around the world, including 20 feature-length films (10 narrative features and 10 documentaries), and 38 shorts, adventure, student, and animated.
The Vail Film Festival also announced the return of the “Cadillac Short Series” in Solaris Plaza, the only festival “venue” where the public is invited to view festival programming without tickets.
The 2012 Vail Film Festival will officially open on Thursday evening, March 29th at the Vail Mountain School with the U.S. premiere of ‘The Eye of the Storm.’ Directed by Fred Schepisi (“Roxanne,” “Six Degrees of Separation,”) ‘The Eye of the Storm’ stars Academy Award-winner® Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis. ‘The Eye of the Storm’ is a savage exploration of the family relationships – and the sharp undercurrents of love and hate, comedy and tragedy – which define them. ‘The Eye of the Storm’ won The Age Critics’ Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Premiere Special Jury Prize at the Rome Film Festival, and was nominated for twelve Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards. The film will be released in the US by Sycamore Entertainment Group Inc.
The Friday Night featured film will be ‘6 Month Rule.’ Written and directed by Vail Film Festival alum Blayne Weaver, the film stars Blayne Weaver, Martin Starr, Jaime Pressly, and Natalie Morales. Talented indie filmmaker Blayne Weaver gives us a romantic, charming, and poignant look at relationships, seen from the eyes of Tyler (Weaver), who lives by a philosophy that allows him to avoid making any significant connections with women.
Following the Saturday evening awards ceremony, the Vail Film Festival will present the Closing Night Film,‘L!fe Happens,’ helmed by Vail Film Festival alum and talented new director Kat Coiro, staring Krysten Ritter, Kate Bosworth, and Rachel Bilson. ‘L!fe Happens,’ co-written by Coiro, and lead actor Ritter, is a comedy centered on three young women who all live under the same roof in Los Angeles. When one of Kim’s one-night-stands results in an unexpected pregnancy, things take a sudden turn for the trio.The 2012 Vail Film Festival also announced the winners of the Vail Screenplay Contest, part of the festival’s mission to foster independent film and give industry access to aspiring screenwriters. 1st Place Feature, Daniel Turkewitz (The Wright Stuff), 2nd Place Feature, Rachel Shepherd (Let’s Kill Peter) 3rd Place Feature, Jeff Trently & Anthony Stitt (Chances) 1st Place Short, Melissa Sweazy (The Department of Signs and Magical Intervention), 2nd Place Short, David C.C. Erickson (Samantha’s Thief), 3rd Place Short, Phyllis Heltay (Mustang).
The 2012 Vail Film Festival Film Program Includes:
Feature Films:
6 Month Rule, directed by Blayne Weaver
Downtown Express, directed by David Grubin
Inuk, directed by Mike Magidson
Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy, directed by Rob Heydon
Life Happens, directed by Kat Coiro
Mariachi Gringo, directed by Tom Gustafson
The Eye of the Storm, directed by Fred Schepisi
The Mulberry Tree, directed by Mark Heller
Shuffle, directed by Kurt Kuenne
Puncture, directed by Adam Kassen & Mark KassenDocumentaries:
Andrew Bird: Fever Year, directed by Xan Aranda
Between the Harvest, directed by Scott Drucker
Last Call at the Oasis, directed by Jessica Yu
Words of Witness, directed by Mai Iskander
One Night Stand, directed by Trish Dalton & Elisabeth Sperling
Oscar, directed by Aoife Naughton
Sing, directed by Laura Crosta
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story, directed by Terry Dougas, Nikki Frakes & Will Hess
Zero Percent, directed by Tim Skousen
Singleton: from the earth, directed by Robert A. ReidEnvironmental Showcase Presented by Chipotle:
High Ground, directed by Michael Brown
Tipping Point: The End of Oil, directed by Tom Radford & Niobe ThompsonAdventure Films:
The Art of Flight, directed by Curt Morgan
The Movement, directed by Greg I Hamilton & Kurt Miller
Wyoming Triumph, directed by Chris Kitchen & Sam PopeShorts:
Free Hugs, directed by Olivia Wilde
A Morning with Gold in Its Mouth, directed by Samuel Dowe-Sandes
Arts & Crafts, directed by Jonathan Kesselman
Cadaver, directed by Jonah D. Ansell
Deerskin Lake, directed by Joshua Clark
dik, directed by Christopher Stollery
Everything is Incredible, directed by Tim Skousen, Trevor Hill, & Tyler Bastian
Fatakra, directed by Soham Mehta
I’m Having A Difficult Time Killing My Parents, directed by Jeff Tomsic
Mouthful, directed by Robert G. Putka
Protect The Nation, directed by C.R. Reisser
Queen, directed by Adam Rose
Souterrain, directed by Erwin Haecker
The Arm, directed by Brie Larson, Jessie Ennis, and Sarah Ramos
The Carrier, directed by Scott Schaeffer
The Jockstrap Raiders, directed by Mark Nelson
What’s Life Got to Do with It?, directed by Noah Weisberg
Christmas is Ruined, directed by Andrew Putschoegl
Lagun Mina, directed by Jose Mari Goenaga
The Monster Whisperer, directed by Elad OfferStudent Films:
Roleplay, directed by Brendan H. Banks
Happy Ones, The, directed by Brandon Zuck
Pushing Above the Highpoint, directed by Ben Thomas
Fixed, directed by Johnny Rutter
Ad & Subtract, directed by Laura Stephens
Live Outside the Box, directed by Shu-Hsuan Lin
Necking, directed by Lindsay Lindenbaum
My Friend the Thief, directed by Roland Kennedy
Commerce, directed by Lisa Robertson
Election Day, directed by Zach Wechter
Derek, directed by Alex Gray
X.C., directed by Sam Osborn
Lines, directed by Joselito Seldera