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Opening Night Special Screening: DALIDA | Arpa IFF 2017 Best Feature Film Award WINNER
CHAMPION
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THE PASSENGER
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MARIAM’S DAY OFF
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MONDAY
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WHAT ANA KNEW
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JONAH
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LISTEN TO ME: UNTOLD STORIES BEYOND HATRED | Best Documentary Film Nominee
Preceded by a short documentary ARRESTED (AGAIN)
PINSKY | Best Feature Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay Nominee
ON SEEING THE 100% PERFECT GIRL
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BROTHERS
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GIRL AT THE DOOR
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CITIZEN
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WHERE NOBODY CAN GO
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NATION DOWN
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LETTERS FROM ALCATRAZ
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KRASNY | Best Feature Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay Nominee
ECHOES OF SURVIVAL | Best Documentary Film Nominee
H.O.M.E. | Arpa IFF 2017 Best Feature Film Director Award WINNER
INTENT TO DESTROY | Arpa IFF 2017 Best Documentary Film Award WINNER
Preceded by a short film omnibus CHILDREN OF WAR: A HUMAN RIGHTS ANTHOLOGY
THE LIBERATION OF SKOPJE | Arpa IFF 2017 Best Feature Film Screenplay Award WINNER
DEAD ON ARRIVAL | Best Feature Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay Nominee
THE LOST CITY OF CECIL B. DEMILLE
THE HEART OF NUBA | Best Documentary Film Nominee
HELENA’S LAW | Best Documentary Film Nominee
APRICOT GROVES | Best Feature Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay Nominee
72 GILO
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WAKING A MONSTER
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SOLITARY
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MORRIS
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THE ADMIRED
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THE WANDERER
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Sunday, November 5, 2017
SILENT AUCTION with Red Carpet & Cocktails 6:00 PM
20th ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY including 2017 Special Honorees
2017 Day by Day Schedule and Festival Program
Our Schedule below shows all screenings day by day in both of the Egyptian Theaters – Lloyd E. Rigler (main screening room with 620 seats) and Steven Spielberg (smaller screening room with 80 seats). Please browse our Program and click on any film title to find out more about that screening.
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Red Carpet & Reception 6:00 PM – Doors Open 7:30 PM – Program Start 8:00 PM
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, 8:00 PM
Opening Night Special Screening: DALIDA | Arpa IFF 2017 Best Feature Film Award WINNER
Biography, Drama, Music, 124 min, USA, 2017 US release, directed by Lisa Azuelos
Red Carpet with Reception & Entertainment before and after Opening Night Program
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ SHORT FILMS PROGRAM
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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CHAMPION
Best Short Film Nominee
9 min, Armenia, 2017, directed by David Safarian
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THE PASSENGER
Best Short Film Nominee
12 min, USA, 2017, directed by Hayk Matevosyan
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MARIAM’S DAY OFF
Arpa IFF 2017 Best Short Film Award WINNER
45 min, Armenia, 2016, directed by Arshak Amirbekyan
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MONDAY
Best Short Film Nominee
19 min, USA, 2017, directed by Dinh Thai
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WHAT ANA KNEW
Best Short Film Nominee
13 min, USA, 2017, directed by Zoe Smurr
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JONAH
Best Short Film Nominee
13 min, Austria, Italy, 2017, directed by Michael Maschina
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
LISTEN TO ME: UNTOLD STORIES BEYOND HATRED | Best Documentary Film Nominee
Documentary, 76 min, Armenia, 2016, directed by Gagik Ghazareh
Preceded by a short documentary ARRESTED (AGAIN)
5 min, USA, 2017, directed by Dan Goldes
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
PINSKY | Best Feature Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay Nominee
Comedy, 73 min, USA, 2016, directed by Amanda Lundquist
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS FILM, AND RESERVE YOUR TICKETS
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ SHORT FILMS PROGRAM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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ON SEEING THE 100% PERFECT GIRL
7 min, South Korea, 2017, directed by Tae Hun An
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BROTHERS
Best Short Film Nominee
15 min, USA, 2017, directed by Troy Elliott
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GIRL AT THE DOOR
Best Short Film Nominee
12 min, South Korea, 2017, directed by Joosung Song
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CITIZEN
Best Short Film Nominee
15 min, USA, 2017, directed by Robert Bracker
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WHERE NOBODY CAN GO
29 min, South Korea, 2017, directed by Joosung Song
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NATION DOWN
15 min, UK, 2017, directed by Liam Hendrix Heath
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LETTERS FROM ALCATRAZ
Best Short Film Nominee
20 min, USA, 2016, directed by Madeline Rozwat
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ CENTERPIECE FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
Doors Open 3:00 PM – Program Start 3:30 PM – Red Carpet with Reception 5:00 PM
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, 3:30 PM – 5:10 PM
KRASNY | Best Feature Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay Nominee
Western, 86 min, Russia, Georgia, 2016, directed by Nikolay Sarkisov
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
Reception with food, wine and music entertainment in the courtyard of Egyptian Theatre after the screening.
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM
ECHOES OF SURVIVAL | Best Documentary Film Nominee
Documentary, 67 min, USA, 2017, directed by Avo Kambourian
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, 6:15 PM – 7:45 PM
H.O.M.E. | Arpa IFF 2017 Best Feature Film Director Award WINNER
Drama, 73 min, USA, 2016, directed by Daniel Maldonado
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ CENTERPIECE DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
Red Carpet with Reception 5:00 PM – Doors Open 6:15 PM – Program Start 6:45 PM
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, 6:45 PM – 9:00 PM
INTENT TO DESTROY | Arpa IFF 2017 Best Documentary Film Award WINNER
115 min, USA, 2017, directed by Joe Berlinger
Preceded by a short film omnibus CHILDREN OF WAR: A HUMAN RIGHTS ANTHOLOGY
(5 min, Armenia, Spain, Canada, Armenia, 2017)
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
Reception with food, wine and music entertainment in the courtyard of Egyptian Theatre before and after the screening.
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, 8:15 PM – 10:20 PM
THE LIBERATION OF SKOPJE | Arpa IFF 2017 Best Feature Film Screenplay Award WINNER
Drama, 73 min, Macedonia, Croatia, Finland, 2016, directed by Rade Serbedzija & Danilo Serbedzija
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 ~ CENTERPIECE FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
Red Carpet with Reception 7:30 PM – Doors Open 9:00 PM – Program Start 9:30 PM
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, 9:30 PM – 11:20 PM
DEAD ON ARRIVAL | Best Feature Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay Nominee
Thriller, 96 min, USA, 2017, directed by Stephen C. Sepher
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
Reception with food, wine and music entertainment in the courtyard of Egyptian Theatre before the screening.
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 ~ DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM
THE LOST CITY OF CECIL B. DEMILLE
Documentary, 89 min, USA, 2015, directed by Peter Brosnan
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 ~ DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, 11:30 AM – 1:10 PM
THE HEART OF NUBA | Best Documentary Film Nominee
Documentary, 86 min, USA, 2016, directed by Kenneth A. Carlson
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 ~ DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
HELENA’S LAW | Best Documentary Film Nominee
Documentary, 77 min, Czech Republic, 2016, directed by Petra Nesvacilova
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 ~ FEATURE FILM PROGRAM
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
APRICOT GROVES | Best Feature Film, Best Director & Best Screenplay Nominee
Drama, 80 min, Armenia, 2016, directed by Pouria Heidary Oureh
Followed by a Q&A Session with filmmakers
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 ~ SHORT FILMS PROGRAM
STEVEN SPIELBERG Theatre, 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM
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72 GILO
Short Film, 7 min, Israel, 2017, directed by Catie Damon
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WAKING A MONSTER
20 min, USA, 2017, directed by Mirjam Clement
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SOLITARY
Best Short Film Nominee
17 min, USA, 2016, directed by Derek J. Pastuszek
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MORRIS
13 min, USA, 2017, directed by Nina Kotyantz
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THE ADMIRED
19 min, USA, 2016, directed by Jacqueline Murphy
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THE WANDERER
20 min, Canada, 2017, directed by Daniel Tahmizian
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Sunday, November 5, 2017
~ CLOSING NIGHT AWARDS GALA BANQUET ~
LOEWS HOLLYWOOD HOTEL
SILENT AUCTION with Red Carpet & Cocktails 6:00 PM
DINNER 7:30 PM
PROGRAM 8:30 PM
20th ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY including 2017 Special Honorees
~ Career Achievement Award recipient: Oscar-winning screenwriter ALEXANDER DINELARIS
~ Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Actor CARL WEATHERS
~ Lifetime Legacy Award recipient: Grammy award-winning musician, singer, and songwriter CHRIS CORNELL (in memoriam)
~ Festival’s prestigious Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award will be presented to Oscar-winning screenwriter and director TERRY GEORGE
Closing Night Awards Gala Entertainment
The star-studded evening will also feature special performances by theremin virtuoso Armen Ra and renowned vocalist Mister X.
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