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The ninth edition of the Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF) returns to the Playhouse Village June 23-30, 2022, presenting more than 120 films from 15 countries during its eight-day run at Pasadena’s Laemmle Playhouse 7 theater. Q&As, Filmmakers’ panel, a Passholders’ Lounge, and a Great Gatsby-themed closing night award ceremony are also planned.
Festival entries include features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos and web series. They are presented in 27 programming blocks with categories such as “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, “A View to a Thrill,” “The Best Medicine” and “All My Pretty Ones,” among others. Every block features a moderated Q&A with filmmakers after the screening(s).
On Wednesday, June 29th, they will present a panel hosted by Natalia Lazarus of the Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory. The festival will close out with the Great Gatsby Gala & Award Ceremony on Thursday, June 30th at Der Wolf RestoBar.
PIFF wishes to thank its sponsors, without whom none of this is possible: Boston Court Pasadena, TravelStore, Old Pasadena Management District, San Antonio Winery, Liquid Death water, Del Pueblo Cerveceria, Anayas Restaurant, Der Wolf, Lyd and Mo Photography Studio, and the Pasadena Federal Credit Union.
For a complete film festival schedule, please visit www.pasadenafilmfestival.org.
About PIFF
Founded in 2013 by Jessica Hardin and Marco Neves, industry veterans and Pasadena residents, the Pasadena International Film Festival is the only competitive film festival in Pasadena, California. PIFF aims to bring high-caliber, independent cinema to a city renowned for its love of culture and the arts. Films that have won at PIFF have gone on to win at the American Pavilion Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival.
