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[caption id="attachment_13531" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Captain Fantastic[/caption] The 2016 Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced its lineup of Opening and Closing night films, spotlight selections, special screenings and narrative and documentary features for its 18th edition, running June 15-19, in Provincetown, MA. The Opening Night film will be Matt Ross’ CAPTAIN FANTASTIC, starring Viggo Mortensen. Closing Night film will be the Madonna dance documentary STRIKE A POSE. Spotlight films are POLITICAL ANIMALS, directed by Jonah Markowitz and Tracy Wares; INDIGNATION, directed by James Schamus; and OUR KIND OF TRAITOR, directed by Susanna White. “We continue to be impressed with the quality of films we view each year to put together our festival lineup,” said Connie White, Artistic Director of PIFF. “In June, Provincetown will be abuzz with new talent to watch and returning artists who continue to take risks and push the boundaries of their work. We are thrilled with the variety of films we are presenting in this year’s slate from both international and US filmmakers. It truly builds on the excitement of the past 17 years of this festival.” The 2016 Provincetown International Film Festival lineup is below. OPENING NIGHT CAPTAIN FANTASTIC – directed by Matt Ross (Wednesday, June 15) CLOSING NIGHT STRIKE A POSE – directed by Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan (Sunday, June 19) SPOTLIGHT SELECTIONS POLITICAL ANIMALS – directed by Jonah Markowitz and Tracy Wares (Thursday, June 16) INDIGNATION – directed by James Schamus (Friday, June 17) OUR KIND OF TRAITOR – directed by Susanna White (Saturday, June 18) SPECIAL SCREENINGS JOHN WATERS PRESENTS THE DEEP BLUE SEA – directed by Terrence Davies A NIGHT AT THE DRIVE-IN (DOUBLE FEATURE) CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON and LIFE OF PI – directed by Ang Lee CELEBRATION OF MODERN MASTERS FROM JANUS FILMS MULTIPLE MANIACS – directed by John Waters BLOOD SIMPLE – directed by Joel and Ethan Coen ANG LEE TRIBUTE BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN – directed by Ang Lee CYNTHIA NIXON TRIBUTE JAMES WHITE – directed by Josh Mond NARRATIVE FEATURES AWOL – directed by Deb Shoval BEING 17 – directed by André Téchiné BLOOD STRIPE – directed by Remy Auberjonois DON’T THINK TWICE – directed by Mike Birbiglia GOAT – directed by Andrew Neel A GOOD WIFE – directed by Mirjana Karanovic HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE – directed by Taika Waititi THE INNOCENTS – directed by Anne Fontaine LAZY EYE – directed by Tim Kirkman LITTLE MEN – directed by Ira Sachs LONG WAY NORTH – directed by Rémi Chayé MILES – directed by Nathan Adloff MORRIS FROM AMERICA – directed by Chad Hartigan OTHER PEOPLE – directed by Chris Kelly OUR LITTLE SISTER – directed by Hirokazu Koreeda THE PEOPLE VS. FRITZ BAUER – directed by Lars Kraume THE SAVER – directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld SPA NIGHT – directed by Andrew Ahn SUMMERTIME – directed by Catherine Corsini A STRAY – directed by Musa Syeed WIENER-DOG – directed by Todd Solondz DOCUMENTARY FEATURES AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY – directed by Jeff Feuerzeig BRILLO BOX (3¢ OFF) – directed by Lisanne Skyler CAMERAPERSON – directed by Kirsten Johnson CHECK IT – directed by Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer CLASS DIVIDE – directed by Marc Levin DON’T BLINK – ROBERT FRANK – directed by Laura Israel THE GUYS NEXT DOOR – directed by Amy Geller and Allie Humenuk JEWEL’S CATCH ONE – directed by C. Fitz THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA & THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE – directed by Morgan Neville OBIT – directed by Vanessa Gould OFF THE RAILS – directed by Adam Irving PETER AND THE FARM – directed by Tony Stone SONIC SEA – directed by Michelle Dougherty and Daniel Hinerfeld SONITA – directed by Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami SUITED – directed by Jason Benjamin TICKLED – directed by David Farrier and Dylan Reeve THE TRANS LIST – directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders UNCLE HOWARD – directed by Aaron Brookner UNLOCKING THE CAGE – directed by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker Additionally, on Saturday, June 19, two-time Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee will be honored with the festival’s annual Filmmaker on the Edge Award and Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winner Cynthia Nixon will be presented with the Excellence in Acting Award. Filmmaker Effie T. Brown will provide the keynote address at the Evan Lawson Filmmakers’ Brunch on Sunday, June 19.

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