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Knickerbocker Film Festival| P.O. Box 3083, Albany, NY 12203 | 518.227.1155 | knickfilmfestny.com | @KnickFilmFestNY

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 16, 2014KNICKERBOCKER FILM FESTIVAL OPENS FRIDAY IN TROYRegional film festival celebrates fifth anniversary with screenings and events in lbany and TroyALBANY, N.Y. (April 16, 2014) --- TheKnickerbocker Film Festivalwill officially open this Friday, commemorating fiyears of presenting emerging filmmakers to New Yorks Capital Region.

The festival, presented by Mingle Restaurants, opens at the Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy on Friday, Ap18 at 7 p.m. before heading back to Albany for four days of screenings at the Madison Theater, the Linda, andSpectrum 8 Theaters. An opening night reception is scheduled for after the screening at Lucas Confectionery in

Downtown Troy.

We couldnt be prouder of the lineup weve been able to put together for this years festival. We believe its a solmix of local and international flair that we believe Capital Region audiences will enjoy, said Kat Broadus and MarFiske, co-chairs of the festivals screening committee.

The support that Albany and the greater Capital Region have given to the Knickerbocker Film Festival, year afteryear, is only a testament to the passion that our area has for filmmaking and the arts, said Joe Bonilla, co-foundeof the festival.

Twelve films total have been selected to be screened at the festival. Each screening, unlike previous years, will bedifferent line up per venue. This also includes a Troy film night at the Arts Center (with a select number of Troy-

themed films) and an International film night at the Linda.

The festival is a proven breeding ground for emerging filmmakers, in which films screened at the KnickerbockerFilm Festival have gone onto further regional and national success. I congratulate each of the filmmakers, theselection committee, and the festival organizers on being part of this new annual tradition for our city, said AlbanMayor Kathy M. Sheehan.

While the Knickerbocker Film Festival was created to be a city-wide event for Albany, Troy has been the stage formany notable film productions in the past and is a city that embraces the arts. The partnership between the BID, tfestival, and the Arts Center could not be a better fit, said Erin Pihlaja, executive director of the Downtown TroyBusiness Improvement District.

The festival will premiere at the Madison Theater on Monday, April 21 at 7 p.m. (with an encore screening onThursday, April 24 at 7 p.m.), the Linda on Tuesday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m., and Spectrum 8 Theaters on WednesdaApril 23 at 6:30 p.m.
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Knickerbocker Film Festival| P.O. Box 3083, Albany, NY 12203 | 518.227.1155 | knickfilmfestny.com | @KnickFilmFestNY

The awards ceremony and reception will take place at Taste in Downtown Albany on Thursday, April 24 at 8 p.m.,with the actual award program beginning approximately at 9:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for each screening and $3per person for the reception. Presale tickets are available at the Hudson River Coffee House in Albany and online the festivals website, in addition to tickets being sold at box office at each venue on the day of screening only.

Here are each of the film selections and the days in which each will be screened:

"Directors on Directing by Damien Patrik from Clifton Park, N.Y.Playing April 18 21 22 23 24Thanks For Looking: Behind the Art of Welldunn by John Glenn from Albany, N.Y.Playing April 18 21 22 23 24On the Rainy River by Brendan Bequette from Albany, N.Y.Playing April 18 21 22 23 24"Ilium, New York" by Patrick Stephenson from Albany, N.Y.Playing April 18"El Tiempo del Agua" by Shahriar Adham El Kosht from CanadaPlaying April 22Cargols! by Geoffrey Cowper from SpainPlaying April 22"Hellions" by Shannon Straney from Albany, N.Y.Playing April 18Perfect Life, Inc. by Nik Shpilberg from Westport, Conn.Playing April 18 21 22 23 24Wake of Irene: Heart of the Storm by Mike Feurstein from Schenectady, N.Y.Playing April 18 21 22 23 24Au Nom De LHonneur (In the Name of Honor) by Nathalie Leclercq from BelgiumPlaying April 21 22 23 24"Dahlias: Wild Card" by Sonalii Castillo from Los Angeles, Calif.Playing April 21 23 24Mr. Bear by Andres Rosende from New York, N.Y.Playing April 18 21 22 23 24The festival was co-founded by Joe Alindato, Rich Fazio, and Joe Bonilla in 2009, with the first festival taking placethe Madison Theater in Albany in early 2010.

For more information about the Knickerbocker Film Festival, visit knickfilmfestny.com.

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