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Houstonians will have the opportunity to get and up close and personal look at cinematic greats like Academy Award Winner Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton), Texas filmmaker and director Rickard Linklater (Dazed and Confused) and Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga (The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada) at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival that takes place November 11-15, 2009. The only festival in the U.S that's devoted to films by and about artists of all stripes, will be hosting a stellar lineup of actors, directors, and other artists along with photographer Susan Meiselas, rock band Dengue Fever, and members of The Yes Men and Ant Farm media collective, among many other notable presenters.
The festival will also showcase Houston's rich cultural traditions as many of the city's film and arts institutions will be collaborating like the Museum of Fine Arts, The Menil Collection, Houston Ballet, FotoFest, and the Aurora Picture Show. Three special series, or "mini-festivals," bring celebrity guests and incomparable work to the Festival: "The Worlds of Tilda Swinton;" "Guillermo Arriaga, Escritor" and "The Films of Richard P. Rogers and Susan Meiselas." The Festival kicks off on Wednesday, November 11th with two highly anticipated films and special guest Richard Linklater, who was born in Houston and educated at Sam Houston State University. He will be introducing the screening of his latest theatrical release, Me and Orson Welles, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston at 8pm. Meanwhile, the acclaimed Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire will be playing downtown at the Angelika Film Center, beginning at 7 pm.
Some festival programs are free, including H BOX at the Alabama Theatre, Kid Pan Alley at Miller Outdoor Theatre, The Red Shoes at Discovery Green and many of the educational panels and sessions, but buying Festival Passes, Badges and/or tickets is the most cost-effective way to explore all that the Festival has to offer.
Ticketing Options:
$50 Festival Wristbands grant access to all regular Festival screenings
$250 Festival Badges provide access for all screenings, educational panels and performances
$500 Patron Passes/All Access Badges provide access for the screenings, education panels, performances, and opening/closing receptions
Individual tickets for regular public screenings and educational panels are available at $6 for Matinees and $10 for evenings; premium screenings are $15
A student/senior price of $6 is available for all regular public screenings (excluding opening night)
Special event tickets range from $15 -- $25
Tickets are now on sale on the Festival Web site, www.cinemartsociety.org; Tickets and Festival merchandise also can be purchased at the Festival's official headquarters, located at the historic Alabama Theatre, 2922 South Shepherd, Houston, TX 77098.
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