The second Pottsville Film Festival gets underway this evening with two events downtown that welcome the event’s honored guest, Three’s Company star Richard Kline.
From 4-6 p.m. Friday, Kline is expected to be at Black Rock Brewpub for a Happy Hour Meet & Greet before he attends the festival’s Red Carpet Gala from 6:30-10 p.m. right down the street at The Chopping Block.
Then, on Saturday, the Film Festival gets fully underway, starting with Kline hosting a comedy workshop at 10:30 a.m. at The Majestic Theater. That’s followed by eight screening blocks between The Majestic and The Chopping Block all day long. A fan Q&A with Kline is also scheduled for 4-6 p.m. at The Chopping Block.
Two more film screening blocks kick off the final day of the Film Festival, followed by the awards ceremony from 2-3:30 p.m. at The Majestic.
DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN: Retired Magisterial District Judge David Plachko is being honored as this year’s Distinguished Citizen.
LOCAL INTEREST: Four Schuylkill County filmmakers will have their pictures shown at the festival, with three of them competing for the Best of the Skook award: Porch TIme with Eddie (Jacqueline Dormer), Shadow and the Rabbit (Stephen Pytak), Sturm und Stille – Between Storm and Silence (Montana Confer), and The Artist (Jonathan Paroby)
Pottsville Film Festival Schedule
All Access VIP Passes
Price: $175 [Available Here] Gives you admission to all special events and film blocks, all weekend long!
Friday, May 29
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Happy Hour Meet & Greet Venue: Black Rock Brewpub (325 S. Centre St, Pottsville) Tickets: $40 [Here]
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Red Carpet Gala Venue: The Chopping Block (370 S. Centre St., Pottsville) Tickets: $75 [Here]
Saturday, May 30
Venue: Majestic Theater (209 N. Centre St., Pottsville)
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Comedy Workshop w/ Richard Kline Tickets: $40 [Here]
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Film Block 1 – International Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: Adelita y Tárrega (Pablo Rubín Mulero), Outsiders (Juan Pablo Dominguez), Cortado (Juan Teisaire), To The End (Gui Agustini), A Beautiful Life (Zsolt Kormendy), The Sweet Perfume (Mohmmad Reza Mohmmadi), Zona Cesarini (Maryam Rahimi), Blood or Water (Kristina Mileska)
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Film Block 2 – Documentary & Animation Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: Peeple (Yeji Maisy Choi), Nostril (Michael Dondero), It Was Only a Dream (Job Michiel van Zuijlen), A Daily Struggle (Kyle John Schaeffer), Taconite (Anne Ciecko), Alice in Jerseyland (Jaewon Ryu), Porch TIme with Eddie (Jacqueline Dormer), Death in the Darkness (Cuyle Carvin), Kielbasy Heaven (Carlos Alvarez), The Wonka of Worcester (Justin ONeill), Joy Ride (Eric Greenberg), Thanks Babs! (Rivkah Beth Medow), Brewing Possibilities (David Y Block)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Film Block 3 – Narrative #1 Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: The Artist (Johnathan B Paroby), Pretty Piranha (Lance J. Reha), Up Close (Lukas Hassel), Perception (Erik Bloomquist), The Fix (Amanda Greer), Shadow and the Rabbit (Stephen Pytak)
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Film Block 4 – Horror Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: Double (Joey Mosca), 3:33 A.M. (Matthew Marin), Ghosts in the Fog (Vincente DiSanti), It’s Pumpkin Season (Zack Wilcox), Girl in the Basement (Isaac Platizky), Hide (Brenden Hubbard), Olga (Z Tennyson)
Venue: The Chopping Block
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Film Block 5 – Student Films #1 Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: The Witch’s Curse (Aurora Kathleen Correll), The Hill (Marshall Tice Dolbin), Dreams to Believe (Ethan Baron), The Last Stop (Lacey Buswell), Nightshade (Emma L Scherzer), Right Behind You (Sophie Stein), Strurm and Stille Between Storm and Silence (Montana Confer)
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Film Block 6 – Comedy Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: Once Bitten (John Slusser), Inspectre (Cuyle Carvin), Naughty (Matt Trygar), Nontourage (Jack Zullo), Office Drifter (Andrew Bossone), A Quart of Salt (BJ Barretta), Catalog of Noses (Josie Andrews), Somebody Help Greg (Edward Dovlatyan), Margo for Real (Andrea Ashton), The Current State of the Pool (Derek Frey)
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Richard Kline Q&A Fan Event Tickets: $40 [Here] Note: Autographs are an additional $25 (Cash only, please bring exact change)
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Film Block 7 – Narrative #2 Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: Reset (Peter Stray), My Last Sin (Eric Olmeda), Plaster Heart (Dylan Bowman), Zero Method (Ben Myers)
8:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Film Block 8 – Narrative #3 Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: Blind Date (Joey Mosca), Intervention (AJ Prager), Before Dawn (Ruben Rodas), Love and Near-Death (Jay Stern)
Sunday, May 31
Venue: The Majestic Theater
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Film Block 9 – Student Films #2 Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: Date Night (Joseph Biello), Workflow (Fatima Isse), The Golden Zone: The Bell Tower Tolls (Austin Pease), A Better Day (Zack Hankins), To Orbit Around A Dying Star (Justin O’Neill)
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Film Block 10 – Narrative #4 NYC Block Tickets: $10 [Here] Films: Resume of Regrets (Lori Hammel), Dummy (Lukas Hassel), The Visit (Romina Schwedler), My ЊУЈОРК [New York] (Alrick A Brown), Inheritance (Anthony Misiano), Brett Was a F*ck (Keith Rubin, Lauren Sowa)
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Awards Ceremony Tickets: Free Admission!
Pottsville Film Festival Awards Nominees
The following films and actors are up for awards this weekend. The Awards Ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. at The Majestic Theater on Sunday.
Best of the Fest | $500 Award
Selections: Blood or Water, Olga, To Orbit Around a Dying Star, The Current State of the Backyard Pool Industry, Hide
Best Pennsylvania Film | $500 Award
Selections: My Last Sin, Quart of Salt, The Current State of the Backyard Pool Industry, The Wonka of Worcester, To Orbit Around a Dying Star
Best Director | $500 Award
Selections: Brenden Hubbard (Hide), Andrea Ashton (Margo for Real), Justin O’Neill (To Orbit Around a Dying Star), Alrick Brown (My New York), Kristina Mileska (Blood or Water)
Best of the Skook
Selections: Shadow and the Rabbit, Sturm und Stille – Between Storm and Silence, The Artist
Best Actress
Selections: Irene Balaburski (Blood or Water), Hannah Alline (Intervention), Georgia Bridgers (Intervention), Amanda Greer (The Fix), Denise Reed (The Fix), Alicia Harding (Margo For Real)
Best Actor
Selections: Tony Naumovski (My New York), Olivier Huband (Olga), Michael Caprioli (My Last Sin), Dan Gregory (Double), James Kemmerer (Naughty), Juan Teisaire (Cortado)
Best Cinematography
Selections: Perception, Hide, Olga, Blood or Water, The Fix
Best Narrative
Selections: My New York, Perception, The Fix, Intervention, Resume of Regrets
Best International
Selections: Cortado, To The End, Outsiders, A Beautiful Life, Blood or Water
Best Comedy
Selections: The Current State of the Backyard Pool Industry, A Quart of Salt, Nontourage, Somebody Help Greg, Naughty, Margo For Real
Best Horror
Selections: Hide, Double, Girl in the Basement, It’s Pumpkin Season, Ghosts in the Fog
Best Student
Selections: Sturm und Stille – Between Storm and Silence, The Golden Zone: The Bell Tower Tolls, Date Night, Workflow, A Better Day
Best Documentary
Selections: The Wonka of Worcester, Joy Ride, Death in the Darkness, Kielbasy Heaven, Brewing Possibilities
Best Animation
Selections: It Was Only a Dream, A Daily Struggle, Alice in Jerseyland
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