Breaking News: Guest Director at POWFest 2012 is...

The good folks at POWFest (Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival) have hosted many a great visiting director in past years; one of my favorite memories of attending the fest is linked to Allison Anders' (Mi Vida Loca, Border Radio) appearance at a screening of Gas Food Lodging.  Other past guests of note have included Gillian Armstrong (My Brilliant Career, Little Women), Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Point Break) and Irene Taylor Brodsky (Here and Now).

Well, this year's guest-of-honor is none other than Amy Heckerling (Clueless, National Lampoon's European Vacation).  Her 1982 comedy classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High had already been announced to play the festival on Friday, March 9th at 9:15 at the Hollywood Theatre, so I'm assuming that more than a few fingers were crossed concerning the possibility of her being present during the weekend.

Better hurry up and grab a ticket, as they're bound to go pretty fast!

Related links:

POWFest 2012 is nearly upon us

POWFest 2012: Opening night is all about the local talent 

POWFest 2012: The Silent Truth & Sisters in Arms 

POWFest 2012: Ei Voor Later (Eggs for Later) & Angel for Hire

POWFest 2012: 10,000 Trees, An Ordinary Life & Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000  

POWFest 2012: The 90th Minute, Nerves of Steel: A Year With the Portland Ballet & The Eighth Parallel 

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POWFest kicks off tomorrow!

The 2011 edition of the Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival begins its five-day run on the big screen at the historic Hollywood Theatre tomorrow night (3/9).  At which time, things will get off to a fine start with the Portland debut of Rolla Selbak's new drama Three Veils.  Selbak will be in attendance for the screening, which will be followed by a Q&A.
 

Thursday night's feature is the documentary Ed Hardy: Tattoo the World by Emiko Omori, best known for her 2007 work, Passion & Power: The Technology of Orgasm.

The biggest event of this year's fest occurs on Friday night when POWFest's "Guest of Honor" Gillian Armstrong rolls into town.  The award-winning Australian director of My Brilliant Career and Oscar and Lucinda brings with her a new documentary, Love, Lust & Lies, the fifth film in a series chronologically observing the lives of three women.  And, yes, Armstrong will be around to participate in a post-screening Q&A.

Saturday is by far the most packed day on the schedule, featuring three separate short film programs, a couple of short-form documentaries and Briar March's documentary about the effects of global warming on the Pacific island of Takuu, There Once Was an Island.

Everything wraps up on Sunday with an afternoon program of shorts, followed by Made in India, Rebecca Haimowitz and Vaishali Sinha's exploration of India's fast emerging surrogacy export market and, finally, another chance to catch Tonje Hessen Schei's locally produced doc, Play Again.

That's an awful lot of content to choose from over a relatively short period of time, so those looking to sort it out further should immediately take a dip into the official POWFest website for info on show times, ticket prices, workshops and more!


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