Published: April 01, 2011
A Five-Day Feast of Films Kicks off at the AMC Theatres Kansas City FilmFest
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - AMC Theatres (AMC), a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment
company headquartered in Kansas City, and the Kansas City Filmmakers
Jubilee proudly announce the details about the AMC Theatres Kansas
City FilmFest, where you can see 135 diverse short and feature
films by both local international filmmakers from 33 countries,
including 13 feature-length films, all at AMC Mainstreet 6 from April
6-10.
Opening Night Double Feature: (Wednesday,
April 6 at 6:30 p.m. for $20 at AMC Mainstreet 6)
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HAPPY NEW YEAR - Stars Michael Cuomo and showed at South by Southwest
Film Conference and Festival
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THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE - Latest from Director Lee Tamahori, which debuted
at the Sundance Film Festival
Special Outdoor Benefit Screening: (Thursday,
April 7 at 7 p.m. for $5 at the Kansas City Power & Light District)
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COST OF A SOUL - Winner of the Big Break Movie Contest sponsored by
AMC independent and Relativity Media's Rogue, with
Director Sean Kirkpatrick in attendance and the $5 ticket price
benefiting Variety - The Children's Charity of Kansas City
Special Benefit Screening: (Friday,
April 8 at 7 p.m. for $20 at AMC Mainstreet 6)
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THE RIDE - Documentary of Phil Keoghan's cross-continent bicycle trek
to raise awareness of and funds for multiple sclerosis; half of the
proceeds from the screening will benefit multiple sclerosis
Celebrities in Attendance:
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Michael Biehn - Actor in THE TERMINATOR, THE VICTIM
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Jennifer Blanc Biehn - Producer/Actress in THE VICTIM
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Michael Cuomo - Producer/Actor in HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Lorrel Manning - Writer/Director of HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Phil Keoghan - Director of THE RIDE and Creator of "The Amazing Race"
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Andy Anderson - Writer/Director of DETENTION
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Michael Almereyda - Writer/Director of HAMLET and PARADISE
Film Journalists in Attendance:
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Elvis Mitchell - Film Critic for Movieline.com and host of "The
Treatment"
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Jeff Goldsmith - Producer of "The Q&A" and former Senior Editor at Creative
Screenwriting
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Mark Bell - Owner/Publisher of FilmThreat
The AMC Theatres Kansas City FilmFest also offers a variety of
educational seminars, each with a $5 admission charge, so that aspiring
filmmakers can learn from the experts about how to finance, produce and
exhibit their films. Tickets and schedules for the festival are
available at www.kcfilmfest.org.
Individual tickets are $10 and festival-long passes are $60.
AMC Theatres
Justin Scott, 816-480-2548
juscott@AMCTheatres.com
or
Eplus
PR
Kathy Hanis, 913-271-5101
eplus@kc.rr.com
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