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Reunion! Filmmakers from Previous Appearances at the PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL are returning for this 20th Anniversary Year!
Spotlight
Filmmakers who participated in previous years of the Phoenix Film Festival are returning for the festival’s 20thAnniversaryReunionwhere their films will be shown once again!
‘Eight years ago, my movie premiered at the Phoenix Festival and audiences fell in love with it. It’s really special to be invited back. It feels like coming home’ said filmmaker Gary King, director of ‘How Do You Write A Joe Shermann Song.’
Patrick Hogan, the director of the film ‘Pope Dreams’ said about the festival, ‘In my career as a filmmaker, I’ve attended well over 40 film festivals with both feature films and short films, and bringing my feature film ‘Pope Dreams’ to the Phoenix Film Festival was one of my all-time favorite memories on the festival circuit. Everything about the experience, from the staff and volunteers to the other filmmakers, amazing audiences, and wide selection of quality films screening at the festival, was wonderful.’
‘Phoenix was the first festival we ever got into, and the first time we were able to experience our film with an audience. We couldn’t be more thrilled to return and have the opportunity to share it with an audience again,’ quotes filmmakers Jordan Horowitz and Frank Ferendo, the directors of the documentary ‘Angel of Nanjing.’
Below is the list of films and filmmakers that will be making their return at the festival:
“45 RPM” – Juli Jackon
“Angel of Nanjing” – Jordan Horowitz
“Dakota Skye” – John Humber
“Drawing with Chalk” – Christopher Springer
“How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song” – Gary King
“Life Inside Out” – Jill D’Agnencia
“Netherbeast Incorporated” – Brian Ronalds
“Pope Dreams” – Patrick Hogan
“Ten Til Noon” – Paul Osborne & Scott Storm
Tickets for the Phoenix Film Festival are currently available for purchase at www.phoenixfilmfestival.com. Ticket prices are $15 for a single ticket; $45 for a flex pass, good for any 4 films showing at the film festival excluding opening and closing night films; $120 for a Super Flex Pass, good for any 10 films showing at the festival; $200 for a Festival Pass; $400 for a VIP pass; and $450 for a Platinum Pass.
For more information, call 480-513-3195 or go to www.phoenixfilmfestival.com.
Opening Date
March 26th – April 5th