Lights…Camera…Film Fest!

The amazingly awesome River's Edge International Film Festival is coming up — Aug. 14-17. For just $5 per film or a $50 all-you-can-view and all-you-can-party weekend pass, you can fill your eyes and ears with documentary, animation, feature, short and experimental films from the US, Germany, Ireland, South Korea and several other international cities. The four-day film extravaganza takes place at Maiden Alley Cinema, Market House Theatre and the Yeiser Art Center. The event's Web site, riversedgefilmfestival.com, has all the film descriptions, show times and locations. We have a story on iList Paducah, too. The River's Edge International Film Festival was created by super cute friends Paul Lorenz, Nathan Brown and Jason Turner. Paul and Nathan are on the board of the Paducah Film Society and Jason used to work at Maiden Alley. Each January, a call goes out inviting filmmakers to submit pieces for consideration. Then for many Monday nights in a row, a six-member selection committee in Paducah gathers to view and select their favorites. This year, the committee whittled the 140 submissions down to 40. Members looked for good ideas, compelling stories, technical consistency, a general relevance that makes the film necessary to see and whether the film is artistic, historic, political or newsworthy. "We still don't know what we're doing," Paul says with a laugh. "But there's a freshness to our festival. There's no pretense. If you make a good movie, we'll show it." Rock on, Paul! See you at the movies!

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