Palo Alto International Film Festival Explained

The Palo Alto International Film Festival (abbreviated as PAIFF) was a four-day festival that ran at the end of September. The Festival celebrated the innovation in cinema. PAIFF's speakers series, Palo Alto Talks, hosted conversations between industry leaders in film and technology.[1]

Opening Night Films

The 2012 festival opened with the film Looper directed by Rian Johnson.[2]

The 2011 festival opened with the film Life in a Day directed by Kevin Macdonald.[3] [4]

Film Title Director Year
2012
2011

Tech Doc Competition

The 2012 Tech Doc Competition [5]

Film Title Director
Jeff Orlowski
Sexy Baby Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus
Side by Side Christopher Kenneally
Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film Grant Hamilton
Brian Knappenberger
Welcome to the Machine Avi Zev Weider

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://paiff.net/pdf/press/paiff-press-kit-2012.pdf "PAIFF Press Kit"
  2. https://variety.com/2012/film/news/palo-alto-tech-zest-blessed-fest-1118059542/ "Palo Alto: Tech zest-blessed fest"
  3. http://www.indiewire.com/article/palo_alto_film_festival_2011_lineup_announced Palo Alto Film Festival Unveils 2011 Slate
  4. News: Spotlight on the new arts season. Wallace. Rebecca. September 16, 2011. Palo Alto Online. 14 May 2013.
  5. Merin, Jennifer "Palo Alto International Film Festival (PAIFF) - Overview - 2012", About.com