What’s going on Pheonix? Steve here with all of the latest info on the Phoenix Film Festival and International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival! Scroll for all of the necessary info including press releases for 3 Festival films! First things first – take a look at these clever posters!
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23rd ANNUAL PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL
RETURNS MARCH 23rd
PHOENIX (Monday, January 9, 2023) – The Phoenix Film Festival returns for its 23rd annual event Thursday, March 23 – Sunday, April 2 at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre.
The festival will once again feature a diverse line-up of over 200 films and will host filmmakers from around the world. Additional happenings will include the Party Pavilion, Opening Night, Industry Night, Film Prom, and Kids Day.
Movie fans can expect film announcements and the start of tickets sales for the Phoenix Film Festival in in mid-February.
For more information, call 480-513-3195 or go to www.phoenixfilmfestival.com.
PHOENIX (Thursday, February 23, 2023) – Roadside Attractions’ release of “SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS” starring Ray Romano and Laurie Metcalf has been announced as the Opening Night Film at the 23rd annual Phoenix Film Festival, premiering Thursday, March 23rd at Harkins Scottsdale 101 at 6:00pm.
SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS is the directorial debut of Ray Romano and co-stars Laurie Metcalf, Jennifer Esposito, Jacob Ward, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Tony Lo Bianco.
Synopsis: Leo Russo (Romano) lives a simple life in Queens, New York with this wife Angela (Laurie Metcalf), their shy but talented son “Sticks” (Jacob Ward), and Leo’s close-knit network of Italian American relatives and neighborhood friends. Happy enough working at the family construction business alongside his father (Tony Lo Bianco) and younger brother (Sebastian Maniscalco), Leo lives each week for Sticks’ high-school basketball games, never missing a chance to cheer on his only child as he rules the court as a star athlete.
When the high-school senior gets a surprising and life-changing opportunity to play basketball in college, Leo jumps at the chance to provide a plan for his future, away from the family construction business. But when sudden heartbreak threatens to derail Sticks, Leo goes to unexpected lengths to keep his son on this new path.
Tickets for Opening Night are available now for $60 per ticket as well as part of the Platinum Pass for $450. Opening Night tickets will also provide access to the party pavilion, featuring food & cocktails prior to the film showing.
The 23rd Annual Phoenix Film Festival will run from Thursday, March 23 – Sunday, April 2 at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre.
For more information and to purchase tickets, call 480-513-3195 or visit: www.phoenixfilmfestival.com.
PHOENIX (Tuesday, February 28, 2023) – Apple Original Films’ “STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” one of the hit films out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, has been announced as one of the Centerpiece Films showing at the 23rd annual Phoenix Film Festival. The film will make its Arizona Debut at the Phoenix Film Festival on Sunday, March 26th at 7:00pm.
Synopsis: The film, will incorporate documentary, archival and scripted elements, will recount Fox’s extraordinary story in his own words – the improbable tale of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood. The account of Fox’s public life, full of nostalgic thrills and cinematic gloss, will unspool alongside his never-before-seen private journey, including the years that followed his diagnosis, at 29, with Parkinson’s disease. Intimate and honest, and produced with unprecedented access to Fox and his family, the film will chronicle Fox’s personal and professional triumphs and travails and will explore what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease. With a mix of adventure and romance, comedy and drama, watching the film will feel like…well, like a Michael J. Fox movie.
Passes and tickets for the 2023 Phoenix Film Festival can be purchased either by calling 480-513-3195 or by visiting www.phoenixfilmfestival.com. Via the website, the public can also buy tickets for more films showing at this year’s festival and can view the schedule.
The 23rd Annual Phoenix Film Festival will run from Thursday, March 23 – Sunday, April 2 at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre.
For more information and to purchase tickets, call 480-513-3195 or visit: www.phoenixfilmfestival.com.
PHOENIX (Thursday, March 2, 2023) – Apple Original Films and A24’s “STEPHEN CURRY: UNDERRATED” one of the hit features released at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, has been announced as one of the films showing at the 23rd annual Phoenix Film Festival. The film will make its Arizona Debut at the Phoenix Film Festival on Friday, March 31st at 7:00pm.
STEPHEN CURRY: UNDERRATED is a documentary directed by Peter Nicks and is produced by Ryan Coogler, Sean Havey, Marissa Torres Ericson, Erick Peyton, and Ben Cotner.
Synopsis: The remarkable coming-of-age story of one of the most influential, dynamic and unexpected players in the history of basketball: Stephen Curry. This feature documentary – blending intimate cinema verité, archival footage and on camera interviews – documents Curry’s rise from an undersized college player at a tiny backwater Division I college to a four-time NBA champion, building one of the most dominant sports dynasties in the world.
Passes and tickets for the 2023 Phoenix Film Festival can be purchased either by calling 480-513-3195 or by visiting www.phoenixfilmfestival.com. Via the website, the public can also buy tickets for more films showing at this year’s festival and can view the schedule.
The 23rd Annual Phoenix Film Festival will run from Thursday, March 23 – Sunday, April 2 at Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre.
For more information and to purchase tickets, call 480-513-3195 or visit: www.phoenixfilmfestival.com.
