The first dates for IBFF 2015 are April 10–16 at the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, California, a copresentation of Buddhist Film Foundation and California Film Institute. Over a dozen premieres from 8 countries: documentaries featuring Peter Matthiessen, Alan Watts, Joan Halifax, Kaz Tanahashi, W.S. Merwin, Jetsun Khandro, Gelek Rinpoche, Sharon Salzberg, Bill Porter and others, along with features from Bhutan, China, Korea and the Netherlands. Several filmmakers and special guests will be attending.
“This is our 15th year as well as the 10th anniversary of our first Smith Rafael Film Center event, so we’re very excited to be back in San Rafael,” says IBFF executive director Gaetano Kazuo Maida. He adds, “And IBFF 2015 is slated to travel to several countries around the Pacific Rim over the next year, offering us a wonderful opportunity to share these new works with new and very diverse audiences in a number of countries.”
Confirmed special events include An Evening With Alan Watts (featuring Mark Watts and his film about his father, Why Not Now?) and Myanmar: New Voices/New Visions, presented by local filmmaker (and BFF board member) Ellen Bruno. Smith Rafael Film Center director of programming Richard Peterson says, “We’re always delighted to work with IBFF at the Rafael, where many of our regulars enjoy the unusual films, presentations and filmmakers the festival offers.” The complete program and screening schedule will be available later this month; online ticket sales will commence in March.
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