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2009 RIFF Tickets

All Access passes for the 2009 Rappahannock Independent Film Festival will go on sale January 16 at 7:30pm. The passes will be available for purchase at the CRAWFORD screening at a 50% discount. This will be the only opportunity to purchase tickets and these prices. Regular All Access passes will be $37.50 and student All Access passes will be $25.00.


Screening of CRAWFORD


Crawford: a documentary from Crawford: The Movie on Vimeo.

The Rappahannock Independent Film Festival will host a special screening of David Modigliani’s CRAWFORD, a documentary about the impact of President Bush’s relocation to the small town of Crawford, Texas, shortly after announcing his candidacy for president.

crawfordWhen: Friday, January 16, 2009 7:30pm (Doors) 8pm (Screening)

Where: Central Rappahannock Regional Library Theater, 1201 Caroline St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Cost: $5 donation, purchased in advance (link below)

Why: To benefit the Fredericksburg Athenaeum and RIFF ‘09.


RIFF ‘09

An important decision for the Rappahannock Independent Film Festival was made recently. It was the decision to move forward with a 2009 festival. Despite all of the blood, sweat, and tears we lost during the 2008 festival, we feel like it was all worth it and we’re willing to do it again.

The 2009 festival will take place August 27-30 at a brand new venue! We’ll announce the new location soon, but you can probably find it on your own if you do a little digging… or reading (hint)… reading for free (okay, I’m going to stop there).

Just like last year, we will need the support of the community. Our Call for Entries begins on November 27, 2008, which is… well, tomorrow. So stay tuned for those details. If you are interested in volunteering, shoot an email to volunteers@rifilmfestival.com, and if you want to help us with sponsorship, you can email sponsors@rifilmfestival.com.

We’re looking forward to this year’s festival and we hope you are too! As always, the website will be the best place to get the latest information.


2008 Winners Announced

The winners of the 2008 Rappahannock Independent Film Festival are:

Best Student Film
419: The Nigerian Scam
Directed by
Sorin Mihailovici

Best Use of Theme
Reverie
Directed by
Paula Wood

Best of Show
Vieques
Directed by
Marika Suval

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who entered! Stay tuned for the 2009 Call for Entries.


Fundraiser Brunch on Sunday, Sept. 21

Our goal is to make the Rappahannock Independent Film Festival accessible to as many people as possible, and one of the ways we do that is by keeping ticket prices low. In return, we rely heavily on generous donations from our sponsors and the countless hours contributed by our volunteers. Despite all of this support, our expenses still outweigh our income.

If you would like to support RIFF, and ensure that it continues in the years to come, we’d like to encourage you to purchase a ticket to the Fundraiser Brunch. This event will be an unique opportunity to meet the filmmakers and festival organizers, while supporting the festival financially at the same time. Visit the tickets page to purchase a ticket to the brunch, or better yet, pick up an All Access pass and enjoy the whole festival.

Thank you in advance for your support!


Podcast 03: Interview with Alex Van Horn

Brian Strobel sits down for an interview with Alex Van Horn, Director of “Overdue”, an Official Selection at the 2008 Rappahannock Independent Film Festival. It will be screened on Friday, September 19 at 5:25PM at The Third Floor.

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Free CD/DVD with Ticket Purchase

Ryan Sharp, producer of Music In Real Time (Official Selection, RIFF, 2008) and frontman of The Cobalt Season, has generously donated copies of Fragile Iconoclast, the newest CD/DVD release from his band, to be given away to the first 200 people who purchase tickets to the 2008 Rappahannock Independent Film Festival. Tickets can be purchased online now and picked up along with your free CD/DVD at the event.


Podcast 02: Interview with Don Diego Ramirez

Brian Strobel interviews Don Diego Ramirez, Director of “Trailer Trash“, a featured film at the 2008 Rappahannock Independent Film Festival. It will be screened at the Festival on Friday, September 19 at 6:00pm.

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Podcast 01: Interview with Ryan Poe, RIFF Creative Director

Brian Strobel interviews Ryan Poe, Creative Director of RIFF.

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This is RIFF’s first Podcast interview. We’ll be publishing a few more interviews leading up to the film festival. To keep up to date on the podcast visit our blog or subscribe to the podcast feed above.


Purchase Tickets Now!

Tickets for the 2008 Rappahannock Independent Film Festival are on sale!