11am – 7pm on Thursday, Feb. 28th –  staff at ART CENTER to welcome our  wonderful fest-goers and distribute remaining passes and programs.

festlong – E. CHARLES MILLER: View the RETROSPECTIVE collection of on of La Grande’s most prolific artists.  The exhibition will be open to the public throughout the festival. View more about the show here >>

5:30PM – Get loosed up for the weekend to come by participating in a FREE Nia class hosted by Miriam Farnam of La Grande Loves Nia .

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FEATURE: ONLY THE YOUNG * Oregon Premiere
(dir. Jason Tippet+Liz Mims)
SHORT: HATCH* Oregon Premiere
(dir. Christoph Kuschnig)
SKYPE Q&A to follow feature w/ Directors Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims

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AFTER PARTY : MUSIC @ Ten Depot Street
James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Playboys ::
CATSKILLS

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11:30AM –Tour the Liberty Theatre Join us on a tour of the Liberty Theatre and take a step back into La Grande history as you explore this unique downtown treasure. The Liberty Theater Foundation is currently raising funds for the restoration of the theater which will become a performing arts center for the entire Northeast Oregon region. Drop by the Stage Door Theater at 11:30 and learn more about this inspiring community project.

 

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FEATURE: FINDING TRUELOVE (dir. Sam Kuhn)
SHORT: TUESDAY (dir. Fantavious Fritz)

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Best of the Northwest Film and Video Festival 2012
(dir. various / 60min)

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FEATURE: CINEMA SIX (dir. Mark Potts, Cole Selix) * West Coast Premiere
SHORT: THE EVENT
(dir. Julia Pott) * West Coast Premiere
SKYPE Q&A to Follow Feature

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FEATURE: ALMOST IN LOVE
(dir. Sam Neave) * West Coast Premiere
SHORT:  SOCIAL BUTTERFLY
(dir. Lauren Wolkstein) * West Coast Premiere

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FEATURE: THE INTERNATIONAL SIGN FOR CHOKING
 (dir. Zach Weintraub) * Oregon Premiere
SHORT: Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke
(co-dir. Jillian Mayer, Lucas Leyva) * Oregon Premiere
LIVE Q&A to follow w/ director Zach Weintraub + cinematographer

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[box]FEATURE: WAR WITCH
(dir. Kim Nguyen) * E. Oregon Premiere
SHORT: A SHORT FILM ABOUT SAFEKEEPING
(dir. Mark Hitz) * World Premiere

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AFTER PARTY : MUSIC @ Mt. Emily Ale House
Grandma Kelsey :: Hillfolk Noir :: Finn Riggins

 

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Saturday, March 2nd

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Oregon Showcase
SHORT: THE LAST TWINKIE
(dir. Tim Mustoe) * World Premiere
SHORT: SEARCHING FOR YELLOW
(dir. Ian Clark) * E. Oregon Premiere
FEATURE: THE MEN OF DODGE CITY
(dir. Nandan Rao) *Oregon Premiere
LIVE Q&A to follow w/ director and supporting actor

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FEATURE: CRAZY AND THIEF
(dir. Cory McAbbee) *Oregon Prremiere
SHORT:NOTES ON BIOLOGY
(dir. Danny Madden) * Oregon Premiere
NOTE: This block is suitable for all ages!
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[box]LAIKA Presentation: The Making of the handcrafted stop-motion feature ParaNorman (2012).  Go behind-the-scenes of LAIKA’s animated feature ParaNorman.  Mark Shapiro will present time-lapse imagery and behind-the-scenes footage as he describes the major undertaking involved in the making-of this remarkable animated film.  Production puppets will also be on display. Read more >>

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FEATURE: OK, GOOD
(dir. Daniel Martinco) * West Coast Premiere
SHORT: LONG DAYS
(dir. Adam Keleman) * West Coast Premiere

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Oregon Rural Action presents our conversational piece:
Panel Introduction
FEATURE: ESCAPE FIRE: THE FIGHT TO RESCUE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE
(dir. Matthew Heineman & Susan Froemke) *E. Oregon Premiere
Panel Discussion to follow

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[box]SPECIAL EVENT: SUPER SECRET SCREENING : An Evening with ORNANA
(dir. Danny Madden)
SHORT: #POST-MODEM
(dir. Jillian Mayer/Lucas Leyva) *West Coast Premiere
Q&A (director in attendance)

 

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[box]FEATURE: YOSSI
(dir. Eytan Fox) *Oregon Premiere
SHORT: THE EXCHANGE
(dir. Jason Headley) * World Premiere

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FEATURE: AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY 
(dir. Terence Nance) *Oregon Premiere
SHORT: THE APOCALYPSE
(dir. Andrew Zuchero – Sundance’13) *West Coast Premiere

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AFTER PARTY : MUSIC @ Art Center at The Old Library (FestivalHQ)
TREEFORT MUSIC FEST SHOWCASE
The Dirty Moogs :: AND AND AND :: Lionsweb

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