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Balloons Go Pop 11:00am Interesting psychological portrait of a middle-aged loner tempted by his disturbing fantasies and need for control. dir. Van Ditthavong Balloons Go Pop Honorable Mention Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA WORLD PREMIERE USA SHORTS PROGRAM 1
The Real Me 11:00am An intense first kiss between best friends Shaz and Penny brings up issues of sexuality,religion and race in this thoughtful UK short. dir. Marilyn Friday Real Me BEST GLBT FILM Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA WORLD PREMIERE UK SHORTS PROGRAM 1
Dumpling 11:00am An ex-boxer takes his only son to a prostitute for his 21st birthday when he suspects that he might be gay, cultures collide and the two men face off violently in this touching and compassionate film. dir. Wesley Du Dumpling Best Dramatic Short Film Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA WORLD PREMIERE USA SHORTS PROGRAM 1
Grounded 11:00am An astronaut's journey through space ends on a hostile planet in this technically stunning Sc-Fi short. Themes of aging, inheritance, paternal approval, generational behaviors are explored against this ethereal backdrop. dir. Barrett Meeker / Kevin Margo Grounded BEST SHORT FILM Best Sound Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA Official Selection USA SHORTS PROGRAM 1
The Lift 11:00am This beautifully shot and wonderfully acted film tells the story of a free-spirited woman on a cross-country drive in 1928, who reluctantly gave a stranger a lift. After a violent incident does the passenger return Mary's favor and reveals himself to be America's most notorious gangster. dir. Lyndon Barrois The Lift JB Blanc - Best Actor in a Short Film Best Cinematography Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA Official Selection USA SHORTS PROGRAM 1
Only Sighing 12:30pm Adrienne Rusk gives a complex and immaculate performance as a failed actress turned producer, who travels to Las Vegas to track down a missing actor and return him to the production that is waiting on him. dir. Brett Grisham Only Sighing BEST ACTRESS - Adrienne Rusk Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA WORLD PREMIERE USA Q&A with Cast and Crew after screening.
Peach Plum Pear 2:15pm Jesse, a troubled young man, and his friend Will, find themselves stranded in Nebraska when their car is stolen. During their stay, they meet Dora, who teaches Jesse surprising lessons about himself in this film festival favorite starring Pretty Little Liars star Tyler Blackburn. dir. Alana Morshead Peach Plum Pear Q&A with cast and crew following the screening. Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING USA  
Henry Jaglom's Festival In Cannes 5:10pm Henry Jaglom’s film “Festival in Cannes” is a unique treasure, analyzing film as both art and business, he uses a semi-documentary style to create a hyper-realistic insider's view of the film industry, populated with interesting characters, including an actress (Gretta Scacci) who comes to Cannes, looking for a producer for her personal project, but finds herself torn between art and commerce. With Ron Silver and Jenny Gabrielle. A Q&A with the director follows the screening.   jagloom dir. Henry Jaglom Henry Jaglom Festival In Cannes Q&A with director Henry Jaglom after the screening. Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING USA  
IFS FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS CEREMONY   8:00pm Over 30 Awards Of Merit given out to the best Filmmakers and Screenwriters of 2012! Red Carpet Photo Ceremony from 5pm to 730pm. News and Staff photographers on site to take press and glamour photogaphy that is uploaded daily to Getty, Wire Image, and major news outlets.   AWARDS PROGRAM 2012 IFS Awards Ceremony & Screenplay Competition Awards Presentation.   Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA      
The Last Push 9:00pm IFS BEST PICTURE WINNER FOR 2012 A psychological masterpiece of perfect editing and pace, wrapped in science fiction decor, this beautiful film uses the silence of the cosmos as a way to look at the feelings beneath, in this story of an mission to Jupiter's moon that is cut short when disaster strikes. Starring Best Actor Winner Khary Payton, Brian Baumgartner from The Office and Sci-Fi legend Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Millennium, AVP, X-Files) dir. Eric Hayden Last Push IFS BEST PICTURE WINNER
BEST ACTOR Khary Payton
Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA Q&A with cast and crew following the screening. USA  
Lesson Plan 10:30pm In 1967, 10th grade teacher Ron Jones told his students he could give them power & success using 'Strength Through Discipline' and famous "Third Wave Experiment" was born. Within just one week, 200 students joined this exercise in fascism that took on a life of its own; the students unwittingly replicated the root behaviors of the Third Reich. The Third Wave story is required reading in much of Europe, and last year a narrative film was produced in Germany (Die Welle) and premiered at Sundance. One of the directors is an original member of that Third Wave class. dir. Philip Neel / David Jeffery BEST DIRECTOR BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM Laemmle's Monica 4 Santa Monica, CA Q&A with cast, crew, and the subject of the documentary, Ron Jones, following the screening. USA  
 
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Emancipation 5:00pm Character study of man stabbed in the eye by his ex-wife and trying to put his life back together, filled with great performances and perfect pacing. dir. Philipp Müller-Dorn Emancipation BEST DRAMATIC FILM IFS Theatre at Belevarado Studios Official Selection Germany  
Hombre Maquina 7:00pm Examining the use of human physical force to perform work in the twenty-first century, this film examines the capital city of Bangladesh, where the 'machine men' execute different physical works, a mass of millions of people who become the driving force behind the city. dir. Alfonso Moral  / Roser Corella Machine Man Official Selection IFS Screening Room B WORLD PREMIERE Spain SHORTS PROGRAM 2
La 3eme Voie 7:00pm At his robber's hideout Jerome, who recently escaped from a high security prison, is restlessly waiting in this huge disused factory outside Paris as the Police operation designed to put him back in jail is amped up and things begin to spin out of control in this action thriller. dir. Jean-Michel Tari 3rd Way Official Selection IFS Screening Room B NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE France SHORTS PROGRAM 2
My Mother The Flatiron 7:00pm A film for the directors late mother, a dancer 9who loved the Flatiron building0 in New York City. A poem that investigating the persistence of vision in experiments with the physical structure and limitations of motion photography, sight, unintelligible forms and how the contrast between these can be used to create mood and emotion. dir. Lewis Smithingham MyMotherTheFlatiron BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM IFS Screening Room B WORLD PREMIERE USA SHORTS PROGRAM 2
Accordo di Grigio 7:00pm A difficult job provokes an internal struggle. Meanwhile, various borderline characters stop by, in this short film of adaption and survival. dir. Jacopo Fontana Grey Deal Official Selection IFS Screening Room B NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Italy SHORTS PROGRAM 2
Tidy Up 8:00pm A Japanese brother and sister quarrel over their deceased mother's house that has become a hoarder's paradise, as the sister seems to want to move home to continuing her mothers living habits. dir. Satsuki Okawa Tidy Up Official Selection IFS Screening Room B WEST COAST PREMIERE Japan SHORTS PROGRAM 3
French Exchange 8:00pm A fresh coming of age story about a geeky teenager spending a day with his sexy teacher on an foreign exchange trip. Our hero finds himself at a heated family lunch with a need to impress. As his mom constantly phones to check up, he knows is not going to be an easy day, but he'll certainly learn a few things…This film reminded us of another festival classic, the 1990’s short film Safari Holiday, and that is a big compliment around these parts. dir. Jacob Perlmutter French Exchange BEST INTERNATIONAL
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IFS Screening Room B WORLD PREMIERE France, UK SHORTS PROGRAM 3
Mr. Pleasant 8:00pm Fantastic performances and a realistic directing touch dominate this tale of a weekend in the life of a college student in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in the early 1980s. Red, a working-class kid goes to an out-of-town party with his housemate, has a disastrous one-night stand and an awkward ride home as he reconsiders his life. dir. John Rice Mr. Pleasant Honorable Mention Ensemble Performance IFS Screening Room B WORLD PREMIERE USA SHORTS PROGRAM 3
Sick 9:30pm Our favorite comedy of the year SICK is a teenage party romp with heart and intellect. James and Rachel are best friends in high school, set to have a party, and a sure thing gets invited to the party, so James has only one thing on his mind, not knowing that Rachel's feelings for him are more than a friends. Themes that could easily fall into cliché are done with intellect and fresh sensitivity. We wish Hollywood still made films this honest and funny. dir. Nick Danger SICK BEST COMEDY FEATURE FILM BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lucy Fensom
IFS Theater at Belevarado Studios. WORLD PREMIERE Australia  
 
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Yo No Lo Quiero Hacer 5:00pm An internal dialogue with one mans madness, when sleep is seen is a sickness and murder a mistake. dir. Jorge Cantos I DONT WANT TO DO IT Official Selection IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE Spain Shorts Program 4
The Blink of a Cursor 5:00pm An experimental drama revolving around a boy experiencing of his own realities from the stimulus of the world, where layers of suffocation create struggles to overcome. dir. Navin Chandra Ganesh Blink Of A Cursor   IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios Official Selection India Shorts Program 4
The Clone and The Tree of Life 5:00pm A surreal and fantastic animated journey that takes the viewer into it's hypnotic travels to deep space and back to fight armies of Mad Scientist clones. dir. Tak Salmastyan Clone and Tree Of Life BEST ANIMATED FILM IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 4
Freak 5:00pm Randall, a hard working and fragile soul faces his inner demons buried behind a drag queen persona while pursuing dreams of a lifetime, in this charming, funny and human short film. dir. Eric Casaccio FREAK Best GLBT Short Film IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios Official Selection USA Shorts Program 4
Sleeping Dogs 6:00pm A father haunted by visions of his own violent death, sets out on a journey to find his son and reconcile with him. But past events re-emerge in the form of an old friend with an ax to grind, and the visions of death become more and more menacing, leading to a showdown with the past in this beautifully written, shot thriller filled with pitch perfect performances. dir. Michael O'Connor Sleeping Dogs BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Hans-Christoph Michel IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios Official Selection Germany  
Horror Movies Suck 7:30pm Horror Movies Suck takes the cliché’s of the horror genre and turns them on their head through satire and homage. Fans and non-fans of horror films can find something here to connect and laugh with as this silly comedy unfolds. dir. JohnMark Triplett HorrorMoviesSuck Best Comedy Short Film IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios Official Selection USA Horror Shorts Program
The Last Vial 7:30pm Hank and Maddie are the last of their kind on earth, surviving as hybrid Zombies by taking a serum that keeps them from converting, they have provided a way to blend in human beings. But, the serum keeping them alive is down to one vial. dir. Jorge Preciado Last Vial Official Selection IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Horror Shorts Program
Blood Moon 7:30pm Under a Blood Moon, Melinda heads out on a first date with charming Jonathan unaware that she'll soon find herself in the cross hairs of a dangerous lunatic who will discover he's not the only one with a dark agenda in this well done Horror Short. dir. Diana Valentine Blood Moon Best Horror Short Film IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Horror Shorts Program
Below Zero 8:45pm Based on the true story of the films screenwriter, a once successful writer with writer's block arranges to be locked inside a meat cooler, with only meals and his imagination to inspire. As the temperature drops and the days pass, the lines between reality and fiction blur, as the script comes dangerously to life. Starring Edward Furlong, Michael Berryman, and Kristin Booth. dir. Justin Thomas Ostensen Below Zero BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE Canada HORROR PROGRAM
Hangi Film 10:45pm Efe,Omer,Engin and Apo have concerns about what to be? Their only moment of peace and serenity is when they play the Which Movie? Game with each other... dir. Egemen Sancak Hangi Film Official Selection IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE Turkey  
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Almost Runaways 3:00pm A professionally filmed, heartstring-pulling short story of a young boy who gets the chance of his life to run away from home with the girl of his dreams...but what to bring? dir. Josh Staman Almost Runaways Official Selection IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 6
Summit 3:00pm People from very different backgrounds meet outside the realm of normal social confines in the short film Summit. A middle class girl from the UK, meets a Texas kid on the side of an isolated mountain, away from civilization, and their interaction examines fear and prejudice of strangers we carry with us. dir. Medeni Griffiths Summit Official Selection IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios NORTH AMERICAN
PREMIERE
UK Shorts Program 6
Missed Call 3:00pm Missed Call is a story about a man who wakes up to discover he has slept through his own wedding. Attempting to reconcile, he leaves a series of messages that get more embarrassing, and reveal his latent doubts about marriage, causing him to examine himself in this charming and funny short film. dir. Justin Wells Missed Call Official Selection IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 6
First Date 3:00pm Hilarious short film about a boys nervous first date with the girl of his dreams, only to find that things go horribly wrong as they can't even seem to leave her front yard. dir. Tom Murphy First Date Honorable Mention for Comedic Direction and Performance IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 6
Family Friend 3:00pm A don't miss short film, filled with offbeat performances and interesting direction. Family Friend is a mysterious drama about a man trying to reach a friend, and instead finding his friends invalid son and precocious daughter (who may not be telling the truth about her fathers whereabouts or anything else). dir. Brad Cooper The Family Friend Honorable Mention for Dramatic Direction and Performance IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 6
Los Angeles 10101 - 11am 3:00pm The third in a series of short brilliant short films chronicling dating in Los Angeles with a cringing familiarity and honest tone. dir. David Heinz LA10101 Official Selection IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 6
Menschenliebe 4:00pm Alexander Tuschinski's work of comedic genius is the reason why film festival organisations exist, to discover works of such wit and hilarity. Made for almost nothing, this look at dating psyche of the college male resembles the early work of Woody Allen in the best possible way, check out this film today or next month at the IFS Showcase of Alexander's film work. dir. Alexander Tuschinski Philanthropy SPECIAL EVENT SCREENING IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios Dont miss your chance to see this unrelased and undistributed masterpiece. Germany  
Gu Yeo-Rum-Eui Ba-Da 5:30pm A father and son, roles now reversed, as one becomes the caretaker of the other, execute a delicate dance at the edge of the sea. dir. Jaehee Lee Scene By The Sea BEST STUDENT FILM IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE South Korea Shorts Program 7
Overfished 5:30pm Scientists predict that by the year 2048, there will be no more fish in the Pacific Ocean. Filmed in five countries that border the Pacific, 'Overfished' explores each nations unique challenges that threaten the hundreds of millions of people that depend on the Pacific for survival. Narrated by Daryl Hannah. dir. Brian Cavallaro Overfished BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 7
Arms Length 5:30pm Story of a young man named Gray (Jordan Stone), who struggles to find what makes himself truly happy in life. His relationship with Lauren (Jennifer Ward) is at its breaking point in this strong short film. dir. Kim Beavers / Leandro DiMonriva Arms Length BEST EDITING   IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 7
RED CARPET PRESS PHOTOS 6:00pm Press and Staff photographers on hand to take press pictures for major news outlets.       Belevarado Studios      
The Last Walk 7:15pm The Last Walk features the British performance artist Stuart Brisley. What starts off as an ordinary walk in the park for Stuart and his dog, soon becomes an account of witnessing a public suicide. The Last Walk is visually driven by hand-processed 16mm film that depicts a fragment of reflected light in Christmas-lit, winter trees. A perfect film. dir. Jordan Baseman Last Walk BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE UK Shorts Program 8
Washed In Blue 7:15pm A riveting look at the struggles and dissolution of a romantic relationship, in this smart short film filled with strong performances. dir. Thomas Fennario Washed In Blue Honorable Mention - Directing IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios AMERICAN PREMIERE Canada Shorts Program 8
B'Hurst 7:15pm Excellent performances anchor this short film about a girl, with family absent and childhood friends departing, is desperate to keep her lover, an ex-con who is leaving to Atlanta for a fresh start. dir. Alex Portugal Bhurst BEST ACTRESS in a Short Film Hilary Bettis - IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 8
Heat Wave 7:15pm Eye candy of girls sunbathing counterbalances an all too realistic call from a confused, young ex-boyfreind that veers between arrogance and humiliation in this fun short film. dir. Joey Grossfield Heat Wave Official Selection IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 8
Fractional 8:00pm A psychiatrist wakes up tied in an abandoned warehouse with no food, water or chance of escape to five days of mental and physical torture by a former patient who is not of sound mental capacity…in this sharp and professional thriller. dir. Malcolm Deegan Fractional BEST SCREENPLAY Malcolm Deegan IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE Ireland  
Donkey Love Ten Fifteen pm This goofy, controversial shock-comedy-documentary about the tradition of farmers in a certain South American country having sex (and falling in love with) donkeys. The fast and loose style begs the question of the documentarian's sincerity, but that adds another level of intrigue to the experience! Mature Audiences Only. Not For The Easily Offended. dir. Daryl Stoneage Donkey Love Official Selection IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE Canada, USA  
 
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West Is West 4:00pm Sequel to the internationally acclaimed and successful film EAST IS EAST,: the film WEST IS WEST is the coming of age story of both 15 year old Sajid and of his father, 60 year old George Khan. dir. Andy De Emmony West Is West Honorable Mention - Ensemble Performance IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WEST COAST PREMIERE India, UK  
Flying Doves 5:45pm In exploring the lonely world that is her home, 10-year-old Olivia loves looking up on her father's release doves. She lives with her father and older sister but is continuously witnessing a somewhat hidden incestuous relationship between them. dir. Marie Grahtø Sørensen Flying Doves Official Selection IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE Denmark Shorts Program 9
Forever After 5:45pm On a vacation driving through the open countryside, a young couple encounters mysterious phenomena with an intelligent and possibly threatening nature behind. In these moments of sudden danger and the unknown attitude, their attitude to each other is about to change. dir. Vitaly Verlov Forever After Official Selection IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE Russian Federation Shorts Program 9
Super Spree 5:45pm A stock room clerk combats the butchers, cashiers, and his lazy boss, in an undying effort to complete his workload, only to be 'pants’ed' by one of his foes. This is the final straw. He pulls a gun out and goes postal. The first shot is fired, but instead of a bullet a giant paintball shoots from the barrel in this comedy short film. dir. Matt Post Super Spree Official Selection IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 9
Angela 5:45pm Peter struggles to find emotional relief from years of taking care of his disabled wife. When invited for a short vacation, he takes the opportunity to recapture a sense of normalcy, in this professional and profound short student film. dir. Joel Soh Angela Official Selection IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA Shorts Program 9
Tilt 6:45pm In this powerful feature film TILT, we witness a love story set during the most turbulent years of the Bulgarian transition from communism to a pro-Western democracy. Daredevil Stash and the rebellious Becky fall in love with each other. When Stash and his friends get caught by the police for some small-time crimes such as selling German porn tapes, Katev, Becky’s father, a Militia boss, gets personally involved with the case in order to keep the two loves apart. dir. Viktor Chouchkov Tilt BEST INTERNATIONAL Feature Film IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios LOS ANGELES PREMIERE Bulgaria, Germany  
Inventors & Vendors 9:00pm Two young inventors fight the corruption of their original ideas by middlemen and businessman. On their journey, they encounter countless forms of bureaucracy at play as they struggle to bring their product to market s the interested parties grow out of control, and powerful men are lost to childish antics. dir. Peter Koutsogeorgas Inventors And Vendors Official Selection IFS Screening Room B at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE USA  
 
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Achante 6:00pm An introduction to Haitian Vodou as told by Vodouisants, Achante is an immersive image-driven portrait of spiritual practices in Haiti. dir. Emily McMehen Achante Official Selection IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE Haiti, UK Shorts Program 10
Blue Dive 6:00pm As Selim, a diver bewitched by the sea, dies on a hospital bed, and as Mokhtar, a failed painter, contemplates the color of death. A nearby nurse, remembers her father's drowning. Set in the Mediterranean, this story of a brief encounter, compares death to the sea. dir. Mostafa Youssef Blue Dive Official Selection IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE Egypt Shorts Program 10
DesideriuM 6:00pm A dreamlike love, lust, and human relations story . A new and surreal movie experience. dir. Santiago Muluk Diseridium Official Selection IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios WORLD PREMIERE Argentina Shorts Program 10
Stage Left 7:15pm A history of theater in San Francisco, beginning with the founding of the San Francisco Actor's Workshop in 1952 and extending through 2010. The film traces a tradition of experimentation and political consciousness that are the hallmarks of San Francisco's theater legacy. It argues that the Bay Area theater community is unique and has had a lasting influence on theater throughout the world. dir. Austin Forbord Stage Left Official Selection IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios LOS ANGELES PREMIERE   USA  
IFS CLOSING NIGHT PARTY 8:00pm Dj's and Dancing at Belevarado Studios       Belevarado Studios      
Below Zero 9:30pm Based on the true story of the films screenwriter, a once successful writer with writer's block arranges to be locked inside a meat cooler, with only meals and his imagination to inspire. As the temperature drops and the days pass, the lines between reality and fiction blur, as the script comes dangerously to life. Starringn Edward Furlong, Michael Berryman, and Kristin Booth. dir. Justin Thomas Ostensen Below Zero BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM IFS Screening Room A at Belevarado Studios FESTIVAL CLOSING FILM Canada