November 2-6, 2011, Temple Theatre venue
Saginaw, Michigan

The 2011 Riverside Saginaw Film Festival

Were back for our FIFTH ANNUAL run. The Festival is slated for a Wednesday, November 2th, through Sunday, November 6th, run entirely at the the Historic TEMPLE THEATRE venue.

All films will be shown on four screens at the Temple Theatre, 203 N. Washington in downtown Saginaw. Pre-festival PASSES and Tickets are on sale at the Temple Theatre, 203 N. Washington and on-line at www.templetheatre.com or by calling toll free (877) 754-SHOW.

During the festival, visit us on Facebook to add your reviews of the movies you see or read what others are saying.

By having our whole festival at one location, we cut down the need to travel between locations and possibly missing part of your film, (or having to find parking each time you have to move the car). Plus we have access to the Leopard Louge for film discussions and refreshments. The Temple Theatre also has a great selection of concessions, drinks and food to keep you fueled up for marathon film-watching. Enjoy the show!

UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS for THE 2011 FESTIVAL:

NOW SHOWING – Riverside Saginaw Film Festival committees have selected many great feature films which will show at this year's festival, many of them top independent and foreign film releases. Here are just a few of the top highlights to look forward to; as well as some of our amazing line-up of events:

FEATURE FILMS & SPECIAL GUEST EVENTS:

A LEAGUE OF THIER OWN
Feature Film - Narrative/Special Guest

Synopsis: The All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was founded in 1943, when most of the the men of baseball-playing age were fighting in World War II, and continued playing games until 1954. Director Penny Marshall captures the camaraderie of these women. Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell and Tom Hanks star.

Special Guest:

Mary Moore, now 79 and living in Lincoln Park, played second base for the Spingfield Sallies and Battle Creek Belles in that league and will speak about her career after the Saturday showing. She has a cameo in "League" and in 1988 was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

Wear your baseball uniform!

Baseball/softball team members, from little leaguers to the Saginaw Old Golds, showing up in their 2011 uniforms will be issued a free ticket at the door to the 1 p.m. Saturday showing.

ANOTHER EARTH
Feature Film - Dramatic Narrative

On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth, tragedy strikes and the lives of two strangers – a young woman accepted into the MIT astrophysics program and a brilliant composer – become irrevocably intertwined. Sundance winner.

BUCK
Feature Film - Documentary

Cowboy/philosopher Buck Brannaman survived a childhood living with an abusive father and became the handler/trainer on which Robert Redford based his film "The Horse Whisperer." Winner at Sundance.

THE CONCERT
Feature Film - Dramatic Narrative - Musical

The fired conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra, now working as a janitor, intercepts an invitation for the orchestra to perform in Paris, gathers a motley crew of former musicians and sets off for Paris to make a triumphant return to the music scene.

ATTACK THE BLOCK
Feature Film - Narrative (Science-Fiction/Action)

Attack the Block is a fast, funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. It turns a housing estate into a sci-fi playground. A tower block into a fortress under siege. And weapon-wielding teenage thugs into heroes.Winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at The 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival.

MADE-IN-MICHIGAN FILMS –Films from filmmakers working in Michigan.

ANNABELLE AND BEAR
Feature Film - Narrative

A burly biker finds himself suddenly having to meet and then raise his 2 -year-old daughter, and thus begins a marvelous story between the two of them. Winner at Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, East Lansing Film Festival, Midwest Film Festival and others.
Writer/director Amy S. Weber will attend and speak about her film.

MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER
Feature Film - Narrative

Four young people (all newcomers in their feature film debuts) living in an idyllic Michigan suburb celebrate the last night of summer before the new school year starts.Played Cannes, winner at South by Southwest Film Festival.

WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM
Feature Film - Documentary

Enticed by a $20,000 signing bonus and college tuition support, three friends join the National Guard after graduating from their Upper Peninsula high school in Hancock. Sent to Afghanistan, and assigned to sweeping for roadside bombs, they become increasingly disillusioned. The director followed their story there and back.Winner at South by Southwest Film Festival, Traverse City Film Festival.

SHORT FILM CONTEST & SHOWING PRESENTATIONS – The selection process is complete and we have some really strong shorts this year. The production quality on the submissions was way up and we're looking forward to presenting these films and meeting with the directors. Visit the Shorts Film Contest page to view our selected films and the showing program for the shorts festival.

Festival PARKING

Parking for the festival is available for FREE in the lot in back of the theater, between the river and the theater, and on the city streets around the Temple.

In addition, the Saginaw Club, next door to the Temple Theatre, has a parking lot available for movie patrons. The Saginaw Club will charge $5 per car on the evenings of Thursday and Friday. The rest of the time, parking is FREE there on a first-come, first-served basis.

The city parking ramp across from the Temple is open only during weekday business hours or if there is a special event at TheDow Event Center. The Temple Theatre will not offer shuttle rides to its free lot off site.