Festival Schedule

 2012 Amelia Island Film Festival Event Schedule

Red Carpet Event -2/23 7pm

• Opening event of the 4^th annual Amelia Island Film Festival
• Great event and a great way to meet actors, directors, film creators, and other movie lovers.
• K-Bay 106.3 will be onsite doing a live Broadcast
• Follow with an after Party at Café Karibo
  • After Party Starts at 9:30pm
  • Live Music from Milltown Road

Opening Film is "Sunny Side Up-2011" Director Derek Estlin Purvis will be in attendance.

To listen to Milltown Road click here

Red Carpet will be held at the Peck Center, located at 516 South 10^th Street.

After Party held at Café Karibo, located at 27 North Third Street.

Ticket Prices:
Film $10
Event Pass (which includes after party) $25


*After Party will have a Cash Bar Available

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 The Conversation on Catfish, Courtrooms and Change: The Life and Times of Henry Lee Adams, Jr. Reception with Film on Friday 2-24^th

• Reception with open Bar starts at 5:30pm at O’kanes Irish Pub
• Film will be at the Historic Courthouse around 7pm.

O’kanes is located at 318 Centre Street

Historic Courthouse located at 416 Centre Street

 Ticket Price: $25

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PBS “Real Foods Real Kitchens” see it twice 2/24th and 2/25^th

• Experience 4 episodes from the series
• Meet the Actual Chiefs from the show
• Meet the Creator of the Show, Craig Chapman
• Sample the food from the episode

Screening Schedule for 2/24

Event will be held in Burns Hall at St. Peters Episcopal Church, located at 801 Atlantic Ave (Centre Street)

 Ticket Price: $10.00

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Children Red Carpet 2/25^th 11am

• Free Event to all Children 12yrs and younger
• Feature Film "The Dog who Saved Halloween"
• Event located at The Anchor located at Centre/6^th Street

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Coastal Georgia Film Alliance Film Maker Tour 2/25^th 11am

• This Event is open all Film Makers, Directors, and Actors.

Take a tour across Cumberland Sound via Riverboat to St. Mary’s, GA. Where Coastal Georgia Film Alliance will give a tour of their museum and provide a brunch.

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Norman Studios Silent Film Tutorial and Film 2/25^th 4pm

• Learn about the Art of Silent Film Making and History of Norman Studios
• At 11am History of Norman Studios
• 11am Short Documentary-"HollyWood East"
• 1pm 1914 Silent Film - "A Florida Enchantment"
• 4pm 1915 Silent Film - "A Fool There Was"
• Event will be held at the Peck Center, located at 516 10^th Street.

Ticket Price:
$10.00

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Dinner and Show “An Evening in Paris” 2-25^th 7pm

• Event Sponsored by Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library
• Film "Midnight in Paris" 2011

Come out for an evening with friends enjoying a film from Paris 1920’s era

The Event will take place upstairs at Café Karibo, located at 27 North Third Street.

Ticket Price: $25

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Diary of Preston Plummer Reception will now be apart of the Oscar Party...See Below.
 
  
 The Amelia Island Film Festival is excited to announce that we will be screening an exclusive pre-release clip from the feature film, “The Diary of Preston Plummer” shot here in Fernandina! February 26^th There will be a live Video Conference with Shawn Ackerman, the Director of the Film for us all to learn more about the making and success of this film. 
 
Cost: $25.00

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Oscar Party -2/26^th 7pm
Closing Event

• Live Music
• Live Video Feed from the Academy Awards
• AIFF  Award Presentation
• Footage Firm Winner Announced
• Video Blocks Contest
• Silent Auction
• Get a professional picture taken
• Cash Bar
• Hors d’oeurves

This is a fun event to close out the 4^th Annual Amelia Island Film Festival.

We encourage everyone to dress as your favorite movie Character.

 The event will take place at Sheffield’s located next door to the Palace Saloon.

Sheffield’s is located at 115 Centre Street.

If I Should Fall
Show Time 3pm Sunday 2/26th

"If I Should Fall captures the closeness of soldiers for one another, the agony and pride of those who lose a loved one to war, and the universal pride of the nation and her soldiers..."



http://www.ubiquitousmagazine.ca/en/documentary-fallen-soldier-helping-others-understand-war-and-loss

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Running Mates-2011
Show Times: 11am on 2/24 and 12pm on 2/26

Overall Recommendation: RUNNING MATES is the perfect blend of comedy and character development — in the end you will feel like you know the characters…and you will wish they were your Facebook friends. Be on the lookout for this one, it’s a pleasant surprise.


  



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The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
Show Time: 1pm on Saturday 2/25

Elizabeth Alison Gray is just your average suburban 11-year old waiting for adolescence to arrive when she finds out her whole life has been a lie. With only her imagination to guide her, she runs away to find the truth.

 Director: Tara Johns Writer: Tara Johns
Stars: Dolly Parton, Gil Bellows and Macha Grenon

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The Power of Two 
Show Time: 4pm Friday 2/24

 “The Power Of Two” offers an intimate portrayal of the bond between half-Japanese twin sisters Anabel Stenzel and Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, their battle with the fatal genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF) and miraculous survival through double lung transplants. Defying all odds, Ana and Isa have emerged as authors, athletes and global advocates for organ donation, and their connection to the CF and transplant communities provides rare insight into the struggles — and overlooked joys — of chronic illness.





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My Brother
Show Time: 1pm on 2/24

"My Brother" is an inner city story of two impoverished boys, Isaiah and James. James is developmentally disabled... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Lover Writer: Anthony Lover
Stars:Vanessa Williams, Tatum O'Neal and Nashawn Kearse