Surf Film Fest 2010 Catch the wave August 27-29 at Cinema Paradiso.
Ongoing
The 1st Annual Cinema Paradiso Surf Fest is just on the horizon. Catch the wave August 27-29 at Cinema Paradiso. Over three awesome days of classic and new surf films will be presented and the cost is just $5 per film*. Come in your baggies or bikini and get two tickets for the price of one.
SPECIAL GUEST Billobong Team Rider Ryan Briggs Sunday, August 29 - 6pm
ALL SEATS $5.00 unless noted
Friday, August 27
6:15pm - BLUE HORIZON From the Polynesians to the present. The Yin & Yang story of the 2 time world champion Andy Irons and 21st century soul surfer Dave "Rasta" Rastovich. While Andy slays all challengers to his throne in the closest pro surfing title race in history, Rasta charms the rest of us with his joyous worldly view and magical performances. When you've seen Blue Horizon, you will know all you need to know about the current state of the surfing art.
From award-winning film maker, Jack McCoy.
Meet and Greet 7:45pm - Kali ‘da Big Kahuna’ Montero, Duke Kahanamoku’s Last Student and NSSIA Master Certified Surf Instructor. FREE in courtyard
* Enter a chance to win a Surf Class session ($100 value) from Kali 'Da Big Kahuna' Montero.
8:00pm - RIDING THE WAVE OF AUTISM FREE with ticket to any film Volunteers from all walks of life, including businessmen, throw off their coats and ties for a week to teach these autistic kids to surf at HEAL's surf camp. We relive the euphoric feelings of child like excitement as the children break down their own barriers of capability. The short film inspires hope and instills a sense of gratitude for everything we are blessed to have. - 8 minutes
8:15pm - FIBERGLASS AND MEGAPIXELS Swarms of Photographers arrive in Hawaii every winter to focus there cameras on the best surfers in the world as they push the limits of wave riding. FIBERGLASS AND MEGAPIXELS shines the light on Hawaii's north shore winter surfing scene and exposes the true beauty within the over crowded image gathering free for all.
The surfing industry relies on these inspiring pictures from Hawaii to sell the surfing image to the masses. But before that surfing image can capture the attention of the purchasing public it first must be captured in the camera. FIBERGLASS AND MEGAPIXELS focuses on a classic group of professional surfers, photographers and cinematographers who share their perspective on what it takes and what it means to get that epic shot and live a life completely based around surfing.
FREE in the Paradiso Courtyard Patio 9pm - SLIPPERY WHEN WET This is surf filmmaker supreme Bruce Brown's first film: the story of five surfers on their dream trip to Hawaii, spending an entire winter living and surfing on the North Shore of Oahu on $100 a month. Try doing that today! "Slippery When Wet" features an original musical score by jazz legend Bud Shank. Showing for FREE in the Courtyard
Join us at 9pm in the courtyard to surf the waves of music with special guest band "Skinny Jimmy & the Stingrays" while enjoying the delicious pizza & salads from Jet's Pizza available for sale and Kona beer!
Saturday, August 28
4:30pm - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: EXTREME EXTREME is a visually stunning journey into the soul of adventure featuring a cast of world champion athletes. Combining incredible extreme sport action with narration from the athletes and an eclectic, contemporary soundtrack, EXTREME explores the paradox of human nature: facing fear from the edge of life. The film takes viewers to the edge of outdoor adventure sports like never before; skiing and snowboarding perilous untouched mountain peaks; climbing vertical frozen waterfalls and red-rock spires; surfing some of the largest waves ever surfed and windsurfing gale force winds. This mesmerizing film is now available for the first time on DVD and in spectacular Blu-ray high definition.
5:15pm: CODE RED Reggae Band - free in Courtyard
6pm - THE ENDLESS SUMMER 2 The documentary stars two young surfers, Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, 26, and Pat O'Connell, 20, who set out on an around-the-world odyssey to find the perfect wave. We follow the lads on their odyssey from Southern California to Costa Rica to France to South Africa to the Fiji Islands to Australia and back home again, with some footage of Hawaii even though Pat and Wingnut inexplicably did not visit there. On their travels they meet the bronzed veterans of the first "The Endless Summer" movie, all of them now 30 (or 28, or 27) years older, but still hanging out on the beach.
7:15pm - Mixed Culture Reggae Band - free in Courtyard
8pm - OCEAN TRIBE Inspired by the true story of Bob Cook, a young cancer victim, "Ocean Tribe," the visually striking feature debut of writer-director Will Geiger, is a genre film with a twist: a serio-comic exploration of male camaraderie that, despite its death motif, is uplifting and exhilarating. Ahighly accomplished road movie with attractive ensemble and spectacular surfing scenes.
The film follows the conventions of the road-movie format, but also adds something new: a mystical, often enchanting ambience based on parallels drawn between a pod of dolphins and a close-knit clique of friends.
10pm - OCCY: THE OCCUMENTARY Presented in memoriam to surfer, movie lover, and Cinema Paradiso friend, Steve Ciancio.
The life and times of Mark Occhilupo. This is a celebration of a great surfer's life. Following Occy from Cronulla grommet to his amazing comeback, this is the "Surfer Magazine Video of the Year" award winner. Soundtrack featuring Foo Fighters, Michael Brook, Ed Kuepper, Powderfinger, OSM, and Yothu Yindi. Early footage as a kid, he amazing competitive efforts, his Pipe win at 15, thru to his first professional win on his comeback at Bells Beach.
"... another one of those McCoy classics, entertaining enough to watch 10, 20 or 100 times. The bottom line: this video should be sitting alone, on a shelf, next to burning candles and your favourite photos of Occy ..." -Surfer Mag
FREE in the Paradiso Courtyard Patio What better combination than surf & reggae!!! Listen to the best local reggae bands at 5:15pm & 7:15pm in the courtyard and if you get hungry our friends from Nacho Bizness Taco Bar will have their famous Marley tacos & burritos for sale all day!!! Gelato Station will also be present with its artisanal ice cream & refreshing sorbet.
8:10pm - BAREFOOT ADVENTURE Earlier filming but every inch as good as Endless Summer and Endless Summer II. Bruce Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score. The big waves of the North Shore of Oahu are among the many featured locations. Interesting twist to this one is his old narration was lost, so he redid it and we get commentary 30 years or so after the fact, which only adds to the fun. Showing for FREE in the Courtyard
9:30pm - SURFING SHORTS Includes The Wet Set, America’s Newest Sport, and Hangin’ With Bruce Showing for FREE in the Courtyard
Sunday, August 29
2pm - THE PURE LINE A fantastic surf doco with the world’s greatest surfers, including Kelly Slater, Andy Irons, Joel Parkinson, Luke Egan, Mark Occhilupo, Taj Burrow and narrated by Shaun Tomson.
J-Bay is a geographic fluke, it is the world’s greatest right hand point break. Nothing can compare to this pure line of ocean energy that can be ridden for over a mile.
3:30pm - Special Guest Singer Alana Da Costa - free in Courtyard
4pm - 180 SOUTH Conquerors of the Useless follows Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.
Along the way he gets shipwrecked off Easter Island, surfs the longest wave of his life - and prepares himself for a rare ascent of Cerro Corcovado. Jeff's life turns when he meets up in a rainy hut with Chouinard and Tompkins who, once driven purely by a love of climbing and surfing, now value above all the experience of raw nature - and have come to Patagonia to spend their fortunes to protect it.
6pm - BILLIBONG presents FROTHING Special Guest, Billabong Team Rider Ryan Briggs. Frothing showcases the most promising upcoming Billabong Surfers from around the globe. Witness the future of surfing with first-time performances from Kolohe Andoni, TJ Barron, Wade Goodall, Laurie Towner, Sterling Spencer, Jordy Smith, our special guest Ryan Briggs, and others.
You'll froth over the amazing surfing set in the perfect points in Central America , the secret reefs along the Central Coast, the classic lines of Indonesia and the heaving barrels of Hawaii. Cut to a fresh and soundtrack.
6:30pm: DJ LANCE O & HIS "ISLAND HOPPERS" TV (OUTSIDE IN THE COURTYARD)
8pm - THE ENDLESS SUMMER The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
FREE in the Paradiso Courtyard Patio 6:45pm - HAWAIIAN SURF GRINDZ - enjoy Island style food BY KALI DA' BIG KAHUNA SURF SCHOOL (outside on the Patio)
7:30pm: "JOURNEY INTO THE SOUTH PACIFIC " LIVE SHOW ONSTAGE BY POLYNESIAN PROUD PRODUCTIONS
8:10pm - SURFING HOLLOW DAYS Filmed before his wildly popular Endless Summer, this Bruce Brown documentary follows famed surfers Robert August, Peter Johnson, Mike Haley, Kemp Aaberg and others as they ride waves in Australia, Mexico, California and Florida. It also goes behind the scenes, offering glimpses of the surfers' personal lives and the culture they inhabit. Watch for the 15-foot shark checking out the line-up at Rincon (in Santa Barbara, Calif.)! Showing for FREE in the Courtyard
* Save your ticket and enter a chance to win a one of the fabulous t- shirts from Polynesian Art Gallery & Clothing Line by Tinomana Vachot.
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Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
October 22 - November 11 2010
Cinema Paradiso
503 SE 6th ST.
Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33301
(954) 525-FILM
The 25TH Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) takes you on a vacation from ordinary film October 22 - November 11, 2010, as the fest reels out over 100 entertaining new features, documentaries, and shorts from around the globe. Filmmakers and celebrities create an aura of excitement around the cinematic event as they walk the red carpet at Hollywood style premieres, chat with audiences at screenings and attend parties and gatherings, along with free seminars, outdoor screenings, and films for kids.
6:15pm - BLUE HORIZON
8:15pm - FIBERGLASS AND MEGAPIXELS 
9pm - SLIPPERY WHEN WET
4:30pm - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: EXTREME 
6pm - THE ENDLESS SUMMER 2
8pm - OCEAN TRIBE 
10pm - OCCY: THE OCCUMENTARY 
8:10pm - BAREFOOT ADVENTURE 
2pm - THE PURE LINE
4pm - 180 SOUTH
6pm - BILLIBONG presents FROTHING
8pm - THE ENDLESS SUMMER
FREE in the Paradiso Courtyard Patio
8:10pm - SURFING HOLLOW DAYS 
