2010 Rivers' Edge
International Film Festival
November 4th - November 7th

The Rivers' Edge International Film Festival brings independent film to the smart, arts-oriented, mid-American river town of Paducah, Kentucky. Paducah already has a burgeoning visual and performing arts scene, and the film festival is right in the center of this cultural hub.

Celebrating our 6th year, the Rivers' Edge International Film Festival is a four day event built around the showing of quality independent film from around the world. Our focus is both on the film lover, providing multiple venues in which to experience the best the world of cinema has to offer, and on the film maker, offering opportunities for exhibition, education, and networking with contemporaries.

The Rivers' Edge International Film Festival is soon to be at the apex of the festival circuit. It is dedicated to the serious film maker, the serious film lover, and the art of the cinema.

Juror- Tina Mabry

A native of Tupelo, Mississippi, Tina Mabry has established herself as an innovative director and even more skilled writer. She got her start at the University of Southern California, School of Cinema-Television, where she was awarded an MFA in Film Production. While participating in Film Independents (FIND) Project: Involve, Tina finished developing her short film, Brooklyn's Bridge to Jordan, which was accepted into over fifty film festivals worldwide and won multiple Jury and Audience Awards, along with an award for Best Director. Brooklyn's Bridge to Jordan also aired on Showtime, BET J, and was voted #1 on the season finale of LOGO's The Click List 2: Best in Short Film.

Tina recently co-wrote a feature screenplay entitled Itty Bitty Titty Committee, which was directed by Jamie Babbit (But I'm a Cheerleader, Nip/Tuck, Ugly Betty). The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival (2007) and won Best Feature Narrative at the South by Southwest Film & Music Festival (2007).

In 2008, Tina participated in the FIND Director's Lab with Mississippi Damned and was later awarded the Kodak Film Grant. Mississippi Damned went on to win, among many others, Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay at the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival. It will be opening the festival at Maiden Alley Cinema on November 4th.

Accommodations:

If you are coming to Paducah for the festival, please visit our sponsor hotels, Drury Suites, Drury Inn and Peartree Inn. For a great rate, just tell them you’re with the Rivers' Edge International Film Festival:

Drury Inn
3975 Hinkleville road
Paducah, Kentucky, 42001
P: 270-443-3313 · f: 270-443-3313
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Drury Suites
2930 James-sanders blvd
Paducah, Kentucky, 42001
P: 270-441-0024 · f: 270-441-0024
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Peartree Inn
5006 Hinkleville road
Paducah, Kentucky, 42001
P: 270-444-7200 · f: 270-444-7200
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There are also many other accommodations available in Paducah including hotels and bed and breakfasts in the downtown area. For more information, visit www.Paducah.travel.