News for Tampa Film Fans in April

Attention film fans: take some vacation time from work, call the babysitter, turn off your phone and pack some snacks. This month is overflowing with film fun. Here’s a partial list:

* April 13 — Inland Empire screening at Eckerd College — I’m not quite sure how this film fits into the International Cinema Series, but for a chance to see David Lynch’s latest weirdness on screen — for free, no less — I’m not picky about categories. Click here for more info.

* April 13 — The Tampa Film Review at International Bazaar — If you’re one of the ten people in the Bay area who hasn’t heard of this free monthly screening of local films, click here to get up to speed.

* April 15 — Special screenings for Holocaust Remembrance Day on The Education Channel — Six films will be shown, including Elie Wiesel:Hearing the Voices and Treason of Honor. Visit the website for more info.

* April 18 — The silent film The Phantom of the Opera is screening at the Tampa Theatre, accompanied by the Florida Orchestra — You haven’t seen this 1925 horror classic until you’ve seen it in the Tampa Theatre with live musical accompaniment. In addition to the Florida Orchestra, these artists are also involved: Emmy-nominated, Grammy-winning Pops conductor Richard Kaufman; composer Carl Davis (The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Topsy Turvy, Flesh and the Devil); international film festival circuit featured performer, organist Dennis James; and award-winning and record-setting vocalist Lisa Vroman (Les Miserables, The Sound of Music, West Side Story). Click here for more info.

* April 19-22 — Ybor Festival of the Moving Image — Now in its fifth year, the YFMI continues to present unique films, theater, dance, music and motion media installations. Opening night selections include art installations New Ybor Paintings by Ferdie Pacheco and Untitled by Shareyar Ataie; a screening of A Moving Feast, a short documentary about Tampa’s art scene in the 70s and 80s; live jazz performance by Denise Moore and Then Some; short film screenings on a two-story outdoor screen and more. Visit www.yborfilmfestival.com for more info.

* April 20 — Indie Film Club screening and Pinellas Filmmaker Society meeting at Studio XP in St. Pete – Watch local films, promote your own work, socialize, network, eat, gab and have a good time.

Plus, there’s a very tiny, inconsequential, minor blip of an event a bit south of us called the Sarasota Film Festival happening April 13-22.

Visit www.tampafilmfan.com/blog/calendar-of-events/ for more local event listings. Don’t ya just love living in the Tampa Bay area?

(originally posted at www.tampafilmfan.com)