Monday, March 30, 2009

2009 Film Line-Up Announced!

The Palm Beach International Film Festival has announced the 2009 film line-up! Check out our films, event schedule, seminars and panels at www.pbifilmfest.org.

The line-up will include 110 films from around the world. Opening night will kick off with Stone of Destiny written and directed by Charles Martin Smith (American Graffiti, The Untouchables) who is scheduled to be in attendance stars Charlie Cox, Kate Mara, Robert Carlyle (Full Monty), Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings) and Ciaron Kelly. Stone of Destiny retells the true story of four young Glaswegian students who, in 1951, outwitted the British authorities in their successful attempt to take back the Coronation Stone - Stone of Scone, a beloved symbol of Scottish pride from Westminster Abbey back to it's country of origin.


Stone of Destiny

Closing Night will feature the romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer. Directed by Marc Webb and starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, this is a story of boy meets girl, and a true-to-life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man’s no-holds-barred love affair.


500 Days of Summer

Other festival highlights include the World Showcase of Films, Spotlight on Italian Cinema, a Conversation with Joel Zwick, The 2nd Annual Film Production Finance Seminar.

Purchase a festival pass, tickets to screenings and events at our website. Stay tuned for more details on all of our happenings!

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