Renowned Director of Milk and Good Will Hunting To Attend San Diego Film Festival

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Posted September 24, 2012 by Chris Sweda in Events
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The San Diego Film Festival is scheduled for Wednesday, September 26, 2012 – Sunday, September 30, 2012.  For the first time, the Festival will be held at two venues: the Reading Theater in the Gaslamp Quarter (701 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, 92101), and the Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, Sherwood Auditorium (700 Prospect Street, La Jolla, 92037).  Tickets start at $14 for pre-sale/$16 at the door, and range up to $500 for a Festival VIP Pass to all screenings, premieres, events, and panels on all days.  Festival organizers will host over 100 film screenings this year.

The San Diego Film Foundation celebrates the art and power of independent film by creating unique, interactive, memorable film-going experiences. The non-profit San Diego Film Foundation produces the annual San Diego Film Festival showcasing one-of-a-kind film premieres, informative industry panels, and filmmaker and celebrity events.  The organization is devoted to the inspiration and talent behind each film, and turns every screening into a must-see event, complete with after-parties.  For more information, visit www.sdff.org.

The San Diego Film Foundation is pleased to welcome Gus Van Sant to the San Diego Film Festival for his first ever film festival tribute and retrospective on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at the Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla.  A VIP reception will begin at 5:30pm, the tribute by his fellow colleagues and actors and showing of Good Will Hunting will begin at 7:00pm. Known best for his direction on films Milk, Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho, and To Die For, Gus Van Sant is a two-time Oscar®-nominated director and winner of Palme d’Or for his film Elephant.  He is also a published novelist, a musician with two solo albums, and a photographer.


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Born in Cleveland Ohio now resides in California Likes: PlayStation, Xbox, Wii, movies, food, comedy, food, drinking, food, did I mention food I’m just an average guy that likes to tell it like it is

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