TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2008
CFF Fundraiser @ Out of the Fire
5:30 - 6:30 The Academy Art Museum preview excerpt of the film • meet Billy Pappas • view the piece
6:45 - 9:00 Out of the Fire mingle with artist • enjoy food & cocktails
Out of the Fire cordially invites you and your friends to attend annual fundraiser event to benefit The Chesapeake Film Festival Featuring Artist Billy Pappas The subject of Little Bird Films documentary 'Waiting for Hockney'.
'Waiting for Hockney' is a comic and poignant tale of a Baltimore man and the people who believe in him as they collude and collide for an entire decade in the service of a grand idea. Billy has decided that his mission in life is to reinvent realism. He spends eight years on a single drawing of Marilyn Monroe working to show a microscopic level of detail he hopes will reveal something deeper than photography.
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008
Funny Shorts
6:30-9:30pm Goldsborough St. Block Party (outdoors)
Goldsborough St. Block Party featuring the "watching and wearing" of Funny Shorts. Outdoor screenings of short films including director David Garrett presenting his award-winning Clown Car as well as Clown Karma. Funny Shorts contest. Music. Outdoor dining. Shops open.
SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008
Carolina Chocolate Drops performance
8pm - $20 The Avalon Theatre
This African-American string band with standout front-porch banjo and fiddle is featured in The Great Debaters.
Reserved seats at no additional charge with mention of CFF ($10 savings).
Call Avalon box office 410.822.7299
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 - 28, 2008
FREE showing of The Great Debaters
7:00 p.m. (approx) Easton Premier Cinemas
Starring Denzel Washington and Forrest Whitaker, this film with its passionate belief in education, reminds us of what it means to be excellent and to stand for something good.
PG-13
Call the theater at 410.822.9950 to confirm exact time.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
WARLORD Screening
5:00 p.m. General Tanuki's in Easton
Join Friends of the Chesapeake Film Festival at Tanuki's on May 7 for a special screening of the short film David Garrett shot in Easton several years ago.
This short has won several festival awards since its premiere in Rotterdam last year and now's your chance to see it. David will be present to talk about the experience. Lots of local residents, including kids, provide the background, so come see who you know and enjoy the special menu Tanuki's is creating for the event.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2008
Chesapeake Film Festival Oscar Party
7:00 to 10:00 p.m. General Tanuki's in Easton
The Executive Board of the Chesapeake Film Festival invites you to join them for an informal gathering and viewing of the Oscar telecast on Sunday, February 24 at General Tanuki's restaurant. We will be gathering at 7:00. The red carpet broadcast starts at 8:00 with the awards show beginning at 8:30. Hopefully, the Oscar award for best documentary will be early in the broadcast so we can cheer on our local favorite, WAR/DANCE! The party will last until 10:00. There is no entrance fee.
We are also sponsoring a 50/50 "Pick the Oscars" contest to raise funds for the Sept. 19-21, 2008 Festival and to add a little excitement to the broadcast. You DO NOT have to attend the party in order to enter and win the contest. The winner will receive half of the total amount of the entry fees with the other half going into the general fund for the film festival. The entry fee is only $10, so vote early and often!!! If you can not attend the gathering but would like to enter the contest, download the entry form below and mail your forms and entry fees to:
Todd Albrecht
303 South Washington St.
Easton, MD 21601
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2007
Eastern Shore Premiere Screening
6:00PM Premiere Party at the Home of Sarah and Mark Jules
7:15PM Intermission
8:00PM Premiere at the Avalon Theatre
9:45PM Q&A with the Directors Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
ISHMAEL BEAH BOOK SIGNING
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Harrison Street Books, 27 S. Harrison St.
Ishmael will be in Easton to participate in the first Chesapeake Film Festival event, the screening of the award winning documentary WAR/DANCE at the Avalon Theatre at 8 p.m. On Saturday afternoon he’ll join us at Harrison Street Books! A portion of the proceeds from the sale of his books will go to the Ishmael Beah Foundation.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2007
Screening for Students 13 and Up
12:00PM Student Screening at the Avalon Theatre
Students: $5 Adults: $25
Group discounts available.
Tickets: Kate Levey – 410.770.9296
Q & A with the Directors following the screening
Plus performance by Ugandan Musician Samite
