Palo Alto International Film Festival

The Palo Alto International Film Festival (abbreviated as PAIFF) is a four-day festival that runs at the end of September. The Festival celebrates the innovation in cinema. PAIFF's speakers series, Palo Alto Talks, hosts conversations between industry leaders in film and technology.[1]

PAIFF's Executive Director is Devyani Kamdar. Currently, PAIFF is programmed by Alf Seccombe and managed by Alex Ippolite.[2]

Opening Night Films

The 2012 festival opened with the film Looper directed by Rian Johnson.[3]

The 2011 festival opened with the film Life in a Day directed by Kevin Macdonald.[4][5]

Film Title Director Year
Looper Rian Johnson 2012
Life in a Day Kevin Macdonald 2011

Tech Doc Competition

The 2012 Tech Doc Competition [6]

Film Title Director
Chasing Ice Jeff Orlowski
Sexy Baby Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus
Side by Side Christopher Kenneally
Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film Grant Hamilton
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists Brian Knappenberger
Welcome to the Machine Avi Zev Weider

References

  1. "PAIFF Press Kit" Referenced May 3, 2013
  2. "PAIFF Team Page" "paiff.net" Referenced May 3, 2013
  3. "Palo Alto: Tech zest-blessed fest" Variety September 27, 2012
  4. Palo Alto Film Festival Unveils 2011 Slate, IndieWire, August 15, 2011
  5. Wallace, Rebecca (September 16, 2011). "Spotlight on the new arts season". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. Merin, Jennifer "Palo Alto International Film Festival (PAIFF) - Overview - 2012", About.com

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