Film and event list: AFI Dallas 2009

by John P. Meyer

The third annual AFI Dallas International Film Festival promises to be an exciting and intensive movie-watching extravaganza - not unlike the previous two AFI Dallas fests.

With so many film screenings to keep track of over the March 26 - April 2 time period, we've done all we can do to make it easy for you to plan your eight days-worth of activities by entering each and every event (where available) into our database.

Below is a listing of the individual events - and don't forget to register on the AFI Dallas mailing list to get early news of AFI-sponsored activities throughout the year.

The Brothers Bloom opens this year's festival on March 26 at NorthPark, with director Rian Johnson and stars Adrien Brody (recipient of a Star Award) and Rinko Kikuchi on hand to walk the red carpet .

The Hurt Locker is one of two Centerpiece Screenings. Director Kathryn Bigelow (anyone else a fan of her classic vampire film, Near Dark?) and star Jeremy Renner will attend the show, with Ms. Bigelow receiving a Star Award.

The other Centerpiece Screening will be Guillermo Arriaga's The Burning Plain; Arriaga (21 Grams, Babel) and star Joaquim de Almeida will attend.

Here's the rest of the festival lineup, listed by category:

TARGET NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION

Against the Current – DIR: Peter Callahan (USA)

Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser, Mary Tyler Moore, Michelle Trachtenburg

Big Fan – DIR: Robert D. Siegel (USA)

Cast: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Marcia Jean Kurtz

Children of Invention – DIR: Tze Chun (USA)

Cast: Cindy Cheung, Michael Chen, Crystal Chiu

Gigantic – DIR: Matt Aselton (USA)

Cast: Paul Dano, Zooey Dechanel, John Goodman, Ed Asner, Jane Alexander

The Missing Person – DIR: Noah Buschel (USA)

Cast: Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, Frank Wood

Morenita – DIR: Alan Jonsson Gavica (Mexico)

Skin – DIR: Anthony Fabian (UK/South Africa)

Cast: Sam Neill, Sophie Okonedo, Alice Krige

TARGET DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION

Americana – DIR: Topaz Adizes USA)

The Eyes of Me – DIR: Keith Maitland (USA)

Houston We Have a Problem – DIR: Nicole Torre (USA)

Prom Night in Mississippi – DIR: Paul Saltzman (Canada)

Featuring: Morgan Freeman

Rough Aunties – DIR: Kim Longinotto (UK)

Whatever It Takes – DIR: Christopher Wong (USA)

DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASE

Art & Copy – DIR: Doug Pray (USA)

Dungeon Masters – DIR: Keven McAlester (USA)

Food Inc. – DIR: Robert Kenner (USA)

The Garden – DIR: Scott Hamilton Kennedy (USA)

Tyson – DIR: James Toback (USA)

Featuring: Mike Tyson

DEEP ELLUM SOUNDS

Rip: A Remix Manifesto – DIR: Brett Gaylor (Canada)

Featuring: Girl Talk

Rock Prophecies – DIR: John Chester (USA)

Featuring: Jeff Beck, Slash, Santana, Steve Vai, ZZ Top, Def Leppard, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Sick Puppies, Panic at the Disco

Say My Name – DIR: Nirit Peled (USA)

Featuring: MC Lyte, Eryka Badu, Estelle, Big Manda, Chocolate Thai, Monie Love, Dr. Roxanne Shante, Mystic, Princess and DIamond, Remy Ma

Soul Power – DIR: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte (USA)

Featuring: Muhammad Ali, James Brown, B.B. King, Don King, Celia Cruz

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Chinatown (1974) – DIR: Roman Polanski

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston

Double Indemnity (1944) – DIR: Billy Wilder

Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1955) – DIR: Howard Hawks

Cast: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn

Gilda (1946) – DIR: Charles Vidor

Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready

The Last Picture Show (1971) – DIR: Peter Bogdanovich

Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Randy Quaid, Timothy Bottoms, Ben Johnson

Rock Slyde – DIR: Chris Dowling

Cast: Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick, Rena Sofer, Elaine Hendrix

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead – DIR: Jordan Galland

Cast: Jake Hoffman, Devon Aoki, John Ventimiglia, Ralph Macchio, Jeremy Sisto

DALLAS PREMIERE SERIES

The 2 Bobs – DIR: Tim McCanlies (USA)

Cast: Jay Chandrasekhar, Leonardo Nam, Mika Boorem, Devin Ratray

Adam Resurrected – DIR: Paul Schrader (USA)

Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe

Alien Trespass – DIR: RW Goodwin (USA)

Cast: Eric McCormack, Robert Patrick, Jenni Baird

The Brothers Bloom - DIR: Rian Johnson (USA)

Cast: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi

The Burning Plain – DIR: Guillermo Arriaga (USA)

Cast: Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Joaquim de Almeida, Jennifer Lawerence

Hunger - DIR: Steve McQueen (UK)

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham

The Hurt Locker – DIR: Kathryn Bigelow (USA)

Cast: Jeremy Renner, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, Evangeline Lilly

Lightbulb – DIR: Jeffrey Balsmeyer (USA)

Cast: Dallas Roberts, Jeremy Renner, Ayelet Zurer

Like Dandelion Dust - DIR: Jon Gunn (USA)

Cast: Mira Sorvino, Barry Peppers, Cole Hauser

Lymelife - DIR: Derick Martini (USA)

Cast: Alec Baldwin, Kierin Culkin, Rory Culkin, Cynthia Nixon, Timothy Hutton

Moon – DIR: Duncan Jones (UK)

Cast: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry

Peter and Vandy – DIR: Jay DiPietro (USA)

Cast: Jason Ritter, Jess Weixler

Sugar – DIR: Ana Boden & Ryan Fleck (USA)

Cast: Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino

Valentino: The Last Emperor – DIR: Matt Tynauer (USA)

Featuring: Valentino, Giancarlo Giammetti

(500) Days of Summer – DIR: Marc Webb

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zoey Deschanel

TEXAS COMPETITION sponsored by MPS Studios

Bollywood Beats – DIR: Mehul Shah (USA)

Cast: Sachin Bhatt, Lillete Dubey

Desdemona: A Love Story – DIR: Phillip Guzman (USA)

Cast: Jorge Jimenez, Denton Blane Everett, Cindy Vela

One Nation – DIR: Justin Wilson (USA)

The Other Side of Paradise – DIR: Justin D. Hilliard (USA)

Cast: Arianne Martin, John Elliot, Frank Mosley, Drew Waters

St. Nick – DIR: David Lowery (USA)

Tattooed Under Fire – DIR: Nancy Schiesari (USA)

Zombie Girl – DIR: Aaron Marshall, Justin Johnson, & Erik Mauk (USA)

Featuring: Emily Haggins

ENVIRONMENTAL VISIONS COMPETITION sponsored by Current Energy

At the Edge of the World – DIR: Dan Stone (USA)

Crude – DIR: Joe Berlinger (USA)

Sundance Channel – Eco Trip: Cotton Shirt (SHORT) / Addicted to Plastic (FEATURE) (USA)

Upstream Battle – DIR: Ben Kempas (Germany)

WORLD CINEMA

The American Trap (Piège américain, Le) – DIR: Charles Binamé (Canada)

Cast: Gérard Darmon, Colm Feore, Joe Cobden, Janet Lane

Empty Nest (NIDO VACÍO, EL– DIR: Daniel Burman (Argentina, Spain, France, & Italy)

Cast: Carlos Bermejo, Eugenia Capizzano, Inés Efron

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone – DIR Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno (Japan)

Heaven On Earth – DIR: Deepa Mehta (Canada)

Cast: Preity Zinita, Balinder Johal

Hellcats (Ddeugeoun-geosi joh-a) – DIR: Chil-in Kwon (South Korea)

Cast: Mi-suk Lee, Min-hie Kim

Kassim The Dream – DIR: Kief Davidson (USA/Uganda)

Featuring: Kassim Ouma

Lulu & Jimi – DIR: Oskar Roehler (Germany)

Cast: Jennifer Decker, Ray Fearon

Paris 36 (FAUBOURG 36) – DIR: Chirstophe Barratier (France)

Cast: Gérard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac

Rudo y Cursi – DIR: Carlos Cuaron (Mexico)

Cast: Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, Guillermo Fracella

FAMILY FRIENDLY

Lock & Roll Forever – DIR: Chris Grismer (USA/JAPAN)

Cast: Lucas Grabeel, Ike Barinholtz, Taylor Negron, Brad Dourif

Pearl – DIR: King Hollis (USA)

Seven of Daran – DIR: Lourens Blok (The Netherlands)

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie – DIR: Stephen Hillenburg (USA)

ANIMATION COMPETITION presented by REEL FX Entertainment

Chicken Cowboy – DIR: Stephen Neary (USA)

From Burger It Came – DIR: Dominic Bisignano (USA)

I Am So Proud of You – DIR: Don Hertzfeldt (USA)

Lies – DIR: Jonas Odell (Sweden)

Mutt – DIR: Glen Hunwick (Australia)

Token Hunchback – DIR: Tim Reckart (USA)

Unbelievable4 – DIR: Sukwon Shin (USA)

COMMUNITY SHOWCASE

Haze – DIR: Pete Schuermann (USA)

The Least Among You – DIR: Mark Young (USA)

Warrior Queen – DIR: Hezekiah Lewis (USA)

MIDNIGHT SPECIALS

Grace – DIR: Paul Solet (USA)

Cast: Jordan Ladd

Not Quite Hollywood – DIR: Mark Hartley (Australia)

Yoroi: The Samurai Zombie – DIR: Tak Sakaguchi (Japan)

Cast: Tak Sakaguchi

STUDENT COMPETITION

Communion – DIR: Markus Kirschner (USA)

Cast: Louisa Krause

The Early Nineties – DIR: Andrew Mailliard (USA)

Hug – DIR: Khary Jones (USA)

Love, Sadie – DIR: Naiti Gámez (USA)

Lucy: A Period Piece – DIR: Julie Sagalowsky (USA)

Sleet/Snow – DIR: Daniel Laabs (USA)

Tag – DIR: Alex O’Flinn (USA)

LOCAL STUDENT SHORTS

NORTH TEXAS COLLEGE SHOWCASE

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON BLOCK

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS’ BLOCK

SHORTS COMPETITION

Acting for the Camera – DIR: Justin Nowell (USA)

China's Wild West – DIR: Urszula Pontikos (UK)

Danse Macabre – DIR: Pedro Pires (Canada)

Danzak – DIR: Gabriela Yepes (Peru/USA)

Ella and the Astronaut – DIR: Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck & Robert Machoian (USA)

Grande Dip – DIR: Angelo Restaino (USA)

Headshot – DIR: Miles Fisher (USA)

The Horrible Slow Murderer With The Extremely Inefficient Weapon – DIR: Richard Gale (USA)

Hunger – DIR: Chad Jackson (USA)

I Live In The Woods! – DIR: Max Winston (USA)

The Island – DIR: Trevor Anderson (Canada)

Kate Wakes – DIR: Jasmine Kosovic (USA)

Cast: Adam Goldberg & Antoinette Valente

Last Meal – DIR: Mark Stern (USA)

Make My Day – DIR: Pelle Møller (Denmark)

The Management of Grief – DIR: Sai Selvarajan (USA)

Megatron – DIR: Marian Crisan (Romania)

Next Floor – DIR: Denis Villeneuve (Canada)

Oil Change – DIR: Todd Luoto (USA)

One Cup of Coffee – DIR: Sarah Adina Smith (USA)

Featuring: Rohan Marley

Poetry of Exactitude – DIR: Alan Govenar (France/USA)

Princess Margaret Blvd – DIR: Kazik Radwanski (USA)

Push Button House – DIR: Robert Profusek & Ryan Silbert (USA)

Rip & The Preacher – DIR: Michael Lennox (UK/Ireland)

Short Term 12 – DIR: Destin Daniel Cretton (USA)

Cast: Brad Henke, Tania Verafield, Phoenix Henke, & Adam Shapiro

Sister Wife – DIR: Jill Orshel (USA)

Small Collection – DIR: Jeremiah Crowell (USA)

Smokey – DIR: Scott Thurman (USA)

Snake Mountain Colada – DIR: Calvin Reeder (USA)

Susannah – DIR: Evan Nicholas (USA)

Team Taliban – DIR: Benjamin Kegan (USA)

Trece años – DIR: Topaz Adizes (USA/Cuba)

Tipping Point – DIR: Javier Solis (USA)

Treevenge – DIR: Jason Eisener (Canada)

Undone – DIR: Brian Lee Hughes (USA)

Todd Maternowski worked his fingers to the bone entering these events into the database

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