Palm Beach International Film Festival

04/05/2017

WEST PALM BEACH — The Palm Beach International Film Festival has brought tons of glittering bright stars, along with fabulous movies to West Palm Beach for the past 22 years, and this year was no different!

04/04/2017

At the awards, LaTonya Flournoy, Sr. Specialist - Diversity & Inclusion and Recognition for American Airlines, our Travel Partner, welcomed singer Mackenzie Tammara that sang, “Let’s Go To The Movies.” Later, Aretha Johnson - Virtual EBRG (Employee Business and Relations Group) for American Airlines presented 50,000 air miles for the winning Contest Winner. A Round Trip to Las Vegas compliments of American Airlines, Wyndam Grand Desert Resort and First Financial Guarantee was randomly picked and that winner is Marlene Kessler of Delray Beach.

Petrina Easton, Easton Art Gallery, assisted in giving out the upcoming, first time ever, Licky Awards, sponsored by San Bernardo Ice Cream, who has also donated scholarships to aspiring Palm Beach County student filmmakers for 2017 and thus created these fun awards that have filmmakers eagerly awaiting to hear who has the most delicious films this year:
The 1st category for the San Bernardo Ice Cream Licky Award for Most Delicious Action/Adventure goes to… Tales By Light
· The next category for the San Bernardo Ice Cream Licky Award for Most Delicious Comedy goes to… Swing State
· The next category for the San Bernardo Ice Cream Licky Award for Most Delicious Comedy goes to…Brave New Jersey
· The last San Bernardo Ice Cream Licky Award for Most Delicious Drama goes to… DEAN
The Palm Beach International Film Festival Awards;
Best BIOGRAPHY… NANA
Best DOCUMENTARY… MY HERO BROTHER
Best DOCUMENTARY… Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices
Best FANTASY… THE SOUNDING
Best HISTORY… PRICE FOR FREEDOM
Best ROMANCE… DINA
Singer Miss Mackenzie Tammara dedicated a song to end the evening, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow.”
Check PBIFilmFest.org for upcoming festival information this August.
PBIFF applauds Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission; Palm Beach County, Florida; Discover the The Palm Beaches Florida; Keiser University, G Star School of the Arts, American Airlines, San Bernardo Ice Cream, First Financial Guarantee and Ann Fishman who headed the film select committee.
Please support all our sponsors. Thank you to our filmmakers, volunteers and members of the media that made this years festival a success.
We couldn’t do it without YOU.

04/04/2017

A fun filled 5 days of meeting filmmakers, media, sponsors and most of all YOU-The Movie Going Public. The 22nd Annual Palm Beach International
Film Festival has truly captured a little bit of everything; from a commercial theater to a University theater surrounded by students; from Musicians to Fashion Icons; Filmmakers to Media; with all genres of film: Comedy to Drama; Romance to Adventure; New filmmakers to seasoned professionals …We’ve had just about everyone come through to our films and special events.

PC: Michael Razler

04/04/2017

A fun filled 5 days of meeting filmmakers, media, sponsors and most of all YOU-The Movie Going Public. The 22nd Annual Palm Beach International
Film Festival has truly captured a little bit of everything; from a commercial theater to a University theater surrounded by students; from Musicians to Fashion Icons; Filmmakers to Media; with all genres of film: Comedy to Drama; Romance to Adventure; New filmmakers to seasoned professionals …We’ve had just about everyone come through to our films and special events.

The festival attracts many celebrities including TV host, Dr. Oz.

PC: Michael Razler

04/04/2017

A fun filled 5 days of meeting filmmakers, media, sponsors and most of all YOU-The Movie Going Public. The 22nd Annual Palm Beach International
Film Festival has truly captured a little bit of everything; from a commercial theater to a University theater surrounded by students; from Musicians to Fashion Icons; Filmmakers to Media; with all genres of film: Comedy to Drama; Romance to Adventure; New filmmakers to seasoned professionals …We’ve had just about everyone come through to our films and special events.

PC: Michael Razler

04/01/2017

Events for tonight!

CINEMARK 3200 Airport Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Patty Cakes: 11:15am – 1:03pm
DEAN: 1:30pm to 2:57pm
Remember Me: 4:15pm to 5:40pm with Q&A – Heather Haggerty, Sparklight films
Price for Freedom: 6:30pm to 8:30pm with Q&A –Marc BenHuri, Mary Apick
9:30pm TILTED KILT Party

KEISER UNIVERSITY 2600 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Fl 33409
Saturday, April 1, 2017
*Day of Shorts*–TO BE ANNOUNCED
Inventor’s Society of South Florida Expose
Shorts & Discussions/Session1: 12:00pm to 3:00pm with Filmmakers
Shorts, TBA
Shorts & Discussions Session2: 4:00pm to 6:30pm
Shorts, TBA
Student Showcase of Films Finalists Compiled/Palm Beach Film and Television Commission
A BRONX GIRL: 7:00pm to 8:25pm with Q&A – Producer/Director
Ms. Latina International Fashion Show 8:30pm – 9:15pm
Party at Roosters for ticket holders 9:30pm

http://www.pbifilmfest.org/saturday-41/

CINEMARK 3200 Airport Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Patty Cakes: 11:15am – 1:03pm

DEAN: 1:30pm to 2:57pm

Remember...

03/31/2017

03/31/2017

Catherine Eaton is on the her way to being a standout figure of the independent scene and this actress/ producer/ director is bound to enrapture us at this year’s Palm Beach International Fil…

03/31/2017

Frantz is in grim black and white cinematography that echoes Hitchcock’s Rebecca. Yet Ozon includes color cinematography for moments of beauty and grace.

03/31/2017

After a long career in film and singing mega-hits like “Where The Boys Are” and “Stupid Cupid,” Connie Francis has received a Lifetime Achievement Award

03/31/2017

Schedule of events for tonight!

VERY IMPORTANT NIGHT!!

CINEMARK 3200 Airport Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Friday, March 31, 2017
STEP: 12:30pm to 1:43pm with Q&A – TBA
Swing State: 3:00pm to 4:35pm with Q&A – Arthur Bernstein & Jonathan Sheldon, “Winner of most anticipated film”
Brave New Jersey: 6:00pm to 7:26pm with Q&A – Dennis Lambert, Composer
Sylvia Chasing Blood: 8:45pm to 10:15pm with Q&A – TBA

KEISER UNIVERSITY 2600 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, Fl 33409
Friday, March 31, 2017
Easton Art Galleries Art Expose
Feel Rich: 1:00pm to 2:20pm
Night We Met: 3:30pm to 4:55pm
Exotic Car Society Show & Tent Tastings 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Special Filmmakers Panel: 7:30pm to 8:00pm
ARTHUR BERNSTEIN: PRODUCER, SWING STATE
JOE LAMIA: NEWS STUDIO FLOOR DIRECTOR, WPTV
JOE RUBO: PRESIDENT, VIP TV
JESSICA MADHUKAR: STUDENT NEWS DIRECTOR, OWL TV
BILL HOFFMAN: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR, HOF-1 FILMS
Moderator:
ANN FISHMAN: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

Swing State: 8:00pm to 9:30pm – Arthur Bernstein & Jonathan Sheldon, “Winner of most anticipated film”

http://www.pbifilmfest.org/friday-331/

CINEMARK 3200 Airport Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431

Friday, March 31, 2017

STEP: 12:30pm to 1:43pm with Q&A - TBA

Swing State: 3:00pm to...

03/30/2017

THE FESTIVAL GOES FAST...DON'T MISS OUT ON SEEING SOME OF THE FILMS, MEETING THE FILMMAKERS AND MOST OF ALL HAVING A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE...

03/30/2017

This young lady will be at our closing night!

03/30/2017

Day 2! The show has already started with Dina! Come join us at the

1:30PM THE SOUNDING
4:00PM ANOTHER TIME
6:00PM THE TWO DOLLAR BILL DOCUMENTARY
8:45PM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC "TALES BY LIGHT"

03/30/2017

Eva Hendler, daughter of a holocaust survivor, joined us on day 1 of the Palm Beach International Film Festival.

03/30/2017

Connie Francis & Michael Lohan on the red carpet during day 1 of the Palm Beach International Film Festival! #2017