OPENING NIGHT - THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7th | 7:30 PM
at the NEWMARK THEATRE (1111 SW BROADWAY at MAIN)
Hollywood Video invites you to celebrate the opening of the Festival.Join us after the screening in the Field's Ballroom at the Portland Art Museum for live music by The Brothers of the Baladi, drinks and Middle Eastern fare.

OPENING NIGHT FILM - THE BAND'S VISIT
ISRAEL | DIRECTED BY ERAN KOLIRIN
at the NEWMARK THEATRE
The winner of eight Israeli "Oscars," Kolirin's wry film follows the comic plight of the bewildered members of the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra. On their trip to perform at an Arab Cultural Center, no one shows up to meet them at the airport. So they head out on their own, but wind up stranded in a remote and almost empty Israeli village. Their powder-blue uniforms standing out against the desert landscape, the band is greeted by the curiously amused and generous-hearted locals, who take them in for a memorable night. Kolirin's low-key, deadpan visual humor recalls both Jacques Tati and Jim Jarmusch, but moves beyond situational comedy to find characters unexpectedly confronting what one refers to as "tons of loneliness" and an almost existential sadness. With its precise portions of tact, irony and sweetness, this charming film gives "humanist cinema" a good name, finding hope in the smallest moments of cross cultural understanding, and in the unity found in diversity. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. (90 mins.)
Director Eran Kolirin will be in attendance to introduce the film and answer questions afterwards.
Co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest.

Opening Night Party and Film Tickets: $30 General
$25 Film Center and Portland Art Museum Members.
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Opening Night tickets are available online at TicketsWest.com, in person at the PIFF box office, 1119 SW Park, 12-6pm daily from Jan. 30th, at the PCPA box office at 1111 SW Broadway, 11am-5pm Monday thru Saturday, by phone at 503 276 4310 and on-line after January 30th. Tickets will also be available at the door on February 7th.

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VISITING ARTISTS:
The Portland International Film Festival is proud to welcome many of the filmmakers from this year's festival who will be in attendance to answer questions about their films.
Director Eran Kolirin with THE BAND'S VISIT (ISRAEL) on FEB 7
Director Stefan Ruzowitzky with THE COUNTERFEITERS (AUSTRIA) on FEB 13
Director Chel White with HARROWDOWN HILL and WIND (US) on FEB 16
Director Arman Bohn with RING! RING! (US) on FEB 16
Director Warren Pereira with WHO'S GOOD LOOKING (US) on FEB 16
Director Joanna Priestley with STREETCAR NAMED PERSPIRE (US) on FEB 16
Director Brian Libby with THE DEMOLITION OF THE ROSEFRIEND APARTMENTS (US) on FEB 16
Directors Lou Thomas and Jake Ryan Manning with LITTLE TERRORS (US) on FEB 16
Director Jeremy Bird with SUPER NONPAREILS (US) on FEB 16
Director Andy Blubaugh with THE PULL (US) on FEB 16
Director José Luis Guerín with IN THE CITY OF SYLVIA (SPAIN) on FEB 16 and 17
Director Peter West with CHIHULY IN THE HOT SHOP (US) on FEB 17
Director Jason Blalock with AMERICAN/SANDINISTA (US) on FEB 17
Director Gus Van Sant with PARANOID PARK (US) on FEB 18
Director David Gordon Green with SNOW ANGELS (US) on FEB 21

CLOSING NIGHT SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23RD:
On Closing Night we bid a warm and teary-eyed farewell to the 16 days of brilliant films that make up the 31st Portland International Film Festival. Join us after the last screenings on the 23rd and come celebrate with fellow Festival goers. Party admission is $10 in advance or at the door, which includes admission, food, and drink. The Closing Night Party is held at Pinocchio Bar, 1005 SW Park at Salmon.Tondero, the original location of the Festival's Closing Night Party, has closed its doors for good - leaving the Festival without a host on closing night. Stepping in to save the day, Pinocchio Bar and Restaurant has generously offered to host the Festival's closing party.

CLOSING NIGHT FILM - PRICELESS
FRANCE | DIRECTED BY PIERRE SAVADORI
8 PM SATURDAY FEB 23rd WHITSELL AUDITORIUM
In this charming screwball comedy, Jean (Gad Elmaleh), a sweet, timid waiter, tries to pass himself off as a billionaire to win the heart of frivolous Irene (Audrey Tautou), a glamorous gold digger whose hunting ground is the luxury hotels along the French Riveria. She soon discovers his guise and tries to leave him behind. But Jean is in love, an affliction that leads to a chase that will ruin his life. Salvadori’s tightly knit romantic comedy about two lost souls in the paradise of the Côte d’Azur is a quintessentially French confection. Print courtesy of The Samuel Goldwyn Company. (110 mins.) Filmography: A Moment (96), White Lies (98), The Detour (00), After You (03).
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Film-Only Tickets:
General: $9
PAM Members: $8
Silver Screen Club Friend ($60 annually): $6
Party Only Tickets: $10
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