Then She Found Me. Helen Hunt and Colin Firth.
Sedona, AZ: Helen Hunt makes her directorial debut in Then She Found Me; Diane Ladd will speak about Jake's Corner, filmed in Arizona; famed director Roger Donaldson will introduce his new film from Lion's Gate, The Bank Job; and TCM host Robert Osborne will host and screen classic films at the 14th annual Sedona International Film Festival, February 2 through March 2.
> Robert Osborne
They will be among an impressive array of actors, directors and producers who have committed to attending the film festival and workshop, which expanded to seven days and two screening venues this year which include the Festival's main location, Harkins Sedona 6 Luxury Cinema, 2081 West Highway 89A, and in the auditorium at Sedona Red Rock High School, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road.
Thirty-five screeners in Arizona and an honorary jury from the St. Louis International Film Festival reviewed more than 1,000 films to make the final selections that include 23 features, 24 documentaries, 63 shorts and 10 foreign films. Additional selections from the Sundance Film Festival will fill out the roster of movies. TCM host Osborne will host special screenings of classic films Casablanca and Sunset Boulevard on Friday and Saturday.
Preview nights for the 2008 event are February 25 and 26, with receptions following at Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa. Opening night films include Then She Found Me with Helen Hunt, Take with Minnie Driver, and Girl in the Park with Sigourney Weaver.
Among the feature films selected for the Festival are: The Bank Job from director Roger Donaldson starring Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows; The Blue Hour starring Clarence Williams III and Alyissa Milano; The Cake Eaters from director Mary Stuart Masterson starring Bruce Dern and Elizabeth Ashley; The Flyboys with Stephen Baldwin and Tom Sizemore; Jake's Corner starring Diane Ladd, Richard Tyson and BJ Thomas; Numb starring Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollack and Mary Steenburgen; Ripple Effect starring Forest Whitaker, Virginia Madsen and Minnie Driver; and Then She Found Me from Helen Hunt starring Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth and Matthew Broderick.
My Brother Is An Only Child. Starring Elio Germano and Riccardo Scamarcio.
Presenting sponsors for the 2008 event include: Harkins Theatres, City of Sedona, US Airways, Southern Wine & Spirits, Cambria Vineyards, Budweiser Select, Southwest Airlines, the City of Sedona, Sedona Chamber of Commerce, the Arizona Republic, Bella Terra on Oak Creek, Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa and more.
A Friday night "Cast Party" at the Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa brings together filmmakers, cast and crew members, celebrity guests, festival sponsors and film lovers for a gala party and presentation of awards to festival honorees.
On Sunday, the Audience Choice, Director's Choice and Best of the Fest awards will be presented at the Festival Awards Brunch at L'Auberge de Sedona. These award-winners will be brought back for additional screenings on Sunday.
