The USA Film Festival/Dallas Announces Schedule of Events for the 38th Annual USA Film Festival, April 21-27, 2008

DALLAS, TX, Apr 07 (MARKET WIRE) --
The USA Film Festival announces the schedule of events for the 38th Annual
USA Film Festival, April 21-27, 2008, at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas.

Program highlights and tributes include:

-- Great Director Tribute to Claude Lelouch (With "Roman de gare")

-- Tribute to cinematographer William A. Fraker (With film clip compilation
tribute and 40th Anniversary screening of "Rosemary's Baby")

-- Salute to Dallas-born rock star-actor Meat Loaf (With "Meat Loaf: In
Search of Paradise")

-- 20th Anniversary Reunion/Salute to the creators of the cult comedy legend
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Creators/performers will present panel discussion
with clips highlights) and a live riffing show featuring Cinematic Titanic

-- Tribute to actor Austin Pendleton (With "Lovely by Surprise")

-- Tribute to Texas-born actor Rip Torn (With film clip compilation tribute
and
screening of "August")

-- Remembering Texas writer-director Eagle Pennell (With screening of a
restored print of "The Whole Shootin' Match" and the new documentary "The King
of
Texas")

-- 30th Annual National Short Film & Video Competition (Academy-qualified)

-- World premieres of documentaries including Ted Schillinger's "Robert
Blecker
Wants Me Dead," Rusty Fleming's "Drug Wars: The Colombianization of Mexico,"
Donny Moss' "Blinders," David Markey's "The Reinactors," and features "Journal
of
a Contract Killer" from UK filmmaker Tony Maylam, Angelica Torn and Tony
Torn's "Lucky Days," along with new shorts from Bill Plympton ("Hot Dog"), Glen
Luchford("Dark Yellow"), and more

Ticket Information -- A complete schedule of all Festival events may be
obtained by calling the Festival office at 214-821-FILM. Advance tickets will
be
available through Ticketmaster beginning April 10. Tickets for all programs
are $8, and $25 for the Cinematic Titanic Live Riffing program.

Official Sponsors include American Airlines, Blockbuster Inc., QUICK, IFC in
Theaters, Time Warner Cable, the Canadian Consulate, Dallas National Bank and
Career Link Companies. The USA Film Festival is supported, in part, by the
City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.

About the USA Film Festival -- One of the oldest, most prestigious film arts
organizations in the U.S., the Festival is a Dallas-based 501c3 non-profit
organization dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in
the film and video arts. The Festival's year-round schedule includes
KidFilm(R),
the oldest and largest children's film festival in the U.S.; Oscar Night(R)
America Dallas; monthly screenings; special tributes, programs and premieres;
and
the USA Film Festival Week, held each spring.

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