Free movies at JRFF

THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO (1956, 86 min., French with subtitles) Fri., Apr. 4, 12 p.m., Richmond Public Library Main Branch, Basement Auditorium Admission: FREE STUDENT FILMS from the APPOMATTOX REGIONAL GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL for the ARTS and TECHNOLOGY (Approx. 80 min.) Fri., Apr 4, 3:30 p.m., The Firehouse Theatre Admission: FREE VIRGINIA FILM OFFICE RECEPTION 4:30 – 6:30 p.m., The Camel. Admission: FREE (Cash […]

April 4, 2008; 12:19 PM • by FTRea

THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO (1956, 86 min., French with subtitles)
Fri., Apr. 4, 12 p.m., Richmond Public Library Main Branch, Basement Auditorium
Admission: FREE

STUDENT FILMS from the APPOMATTOX REGIONAL GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL for the ARTS and TECHNOLOGY (Approx. 80 min.)
Fri., Apr 4, 3:30 p.m., The Firehouse Theatre
Admission: FREE

VIRGINIA FILM OFFICE RECEPTION

4:30 – 6:30 p.m., The Camel.
Admission: FREE (Cash bar)

Meet the festival guests and enjoy hors d’oeuvres courtesy of the Virginia Film Office.

JRFF JURIED COMPETITON FINALISTS
Co-sponsored by the Virginia Film Office and the Virginia Production Alliance
Fri, Apr. 4, 7 p.m., The Firehouse Theatre
Admission: FREE (Approx. 90 min.)

Every year the James River Film Festival, the Virginia Film Office and the Virginia Production Alliance co-sponsor a national invitational of recently produced short films in any genre – animation, drama, experimental, documentary. And every year we screen the jurors’ selections and award $2,000 in prizes, including the audiences’ favorite!

BULLETS INTO BLOGS, SWORDS INTO POWER POINTS: OLD AND NEW MEDIA IN THE QUEST FOR PEACE with DeeDee Halleck (Approx. 2 hrs.)
Sponsored by WRIR, 97.3 FM
Sat., Apr. 5, 3:30 p.m., The Firehouse Theatre
Admission: FREE

Tactical media is creative solidarity in the fight for justice and democracy: resistance to the rampant tendencies toward repression, exploitation, isolation, alienation and corporatization.

– DeeDee Halleck

DeeDee Halleck, filmmaker, co-founder of Paper Tiger Television and the Deep Dish Satellite Network, and Professor Emeritus Department of Communication at the University of San Diego, will present a selection of provocative videos produced by Paper Tiger Television and Deep Dish Satellite Network and discuss the role that independent media can play in building community and promoting social change.

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