Beasts Clawing at Straws won both Jury and Audience awards for Best Narrative Feature at 29th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival.
St. Louis International Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: St. Louis International Film Festival
SINCE: 1992
WHERE: St. Louis, Missouri
WEBSITE: www.cinemastlouis.org
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: The 23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) was held Nov. 13-23, 2014. SLIFF screened 389 films: 89 narrative features, 76 documentary features, and 224 shorts.
Conversation with Dave Chappelle and Screening of “8:46” Kicks off Virtual 29th St. Louis International Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival kicks off with comedian Dave Chappelle’s “8:46” followed by a livestreamed conversation with Chappelle.
The 20th Annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Goes Virtual
The 20th Annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase makes its virtual premiere today July 10-19th. The festival will feature over 56 short films, documentary shorts, master classes, and feature films.
Cinema St. Louis Moves St. Louis International Film Festival and All 2020 Events Online
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cinema St. Louis moves all of the 2020 events online including the 29th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival.
28th St. Louis International Film Festival Announces Award Winners. JUST MERCY Voted Best Film
After screening screened over 300 films, the 28th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival wrapped with the awards presentation. “Just Mercy” was voted Best Film by the audience.
MARRIAGE STORY Kicks Off Film Lineup for 28th St. Louis Intl Film Fest
The 28th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival will kick off with Marriage Story, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver, and screen 389 films representing 63 countries, from November 7 to 17.
2019 Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Announces Award Winners
The 2019 Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase screened works that are written, directed, edited, or produced by St. Louis residents or films and filmmakers with strong local ties.
GREEN BOOK Wins Best Film, CAPERNAUM, THE PUSH Win Awards at 2018 St. Louis International Film Festival
The St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) presented seven major filmmaking awards during the course of the 2018 festival, with the award for Best Film going to “Green Book” directed by Peter Farrelly.
2018 St. Louis International Film Festival to Screen 413 Films + Opening Night Premiere of DESTROYER
The 27th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) will run November 1 to 11, and screen 413 films: 88 narrative features, 77 documentary features, and 248 shorts.
“Romeo Is Bleeding” Wins Top Awards at 2015 St Louis International Film Festival
“Romeo Is Bleeding” directed by Jason Zeldes was a hit at the 2015 St Louis International Film Festival winning both the St. Louis Film Critics Association Joe Pollack and Joe Williams Awards for Best Documentary Feature and the Best of Fest Audience Choice Award – Leon Award for Best Documentary Film. In Romeo Is Bleeding, a young writer Donté Clark growing up in a city divided by a turf war, channels Shakespeare to help heal […]
St Louis-Set Drama “The Makings of You” to Kick off Lineup for 23rd Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival
The 23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) will be held November 13 to 23, and will screen 389 films, including 89 narrative features, 76 documentary features, and 224 shorts. The festival will open on Thursday, Nov. 13, with the premiere of “The Makings of You,” a St. Louis-set and -shot drama by Matt Amato. An award-winning director of music videos and commercials, Amato returned to his hometown of St. Louis to shoot his feature debut, which stars Jay R. Ferguson (of “Mad Men”) and Sheryl Lee and Grace Zabriskie (both of “Twin Peaks”). Ferguson and Zabriskie will attend.
Director Oliver Stone to be Honored at 2013St. Louis International Film Festival
Academy Award winning writer/director Oliver Stone will be honored at the 22nd Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF), taking place November 14 to 24, 2013. Stone will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday, November 22, 2013. Directors who have previously been honored with a SLIFF Lifetime Achievement Award include Paul Schrader, John Sayles, Michael Apted, and Joe Dante.