Welcome to SOAPIFF
Welcome to the Southern Appalachian International Film Festival where one can watch world-class films within minutes of glorious hiking trails through the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains. The 7th Annual SOAPIFF will screen films in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the Knoxville Museum of Art and each campus of Pellissippi State Community College from November 12th to November 18th.
Experience Knoxville
The energy in Knoxville is contageous, especially in the fall. Experience downtown and the surrounding amenities and attractions Knoxville has to offer. Tune in to the Knoxville Museum of Arts twitter feed to see what is happening there. The Metro Pulse, a has a beat on whats happening locally. Here is their list of the best restaurants, businesses, services, events, and arts and entertainment venues Knoxville has to offer.
When You Find Me
The directorial debut of Bryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard’s daughter, will be the first user-generated Hollywood production ever eligible for an Academy Award nomination. If When You Find Me garners a nomination, Knoxville attendees will be even luckier to be among those who had a chance to see it on the big screen.
TnCIS
The Tennessee Consortium of International Studies represents nineteen colleges and universities devoted to making international education and cultural understanding a central goal of higher education throughout the state of Tennessee. TnCIS sent amost 200 students from Knoxville to study abroad last year. Visit TnCIS
Shades of Beige [U.K.]
A poignant brother-sister drama starring Michelle Dockery of Downton Abbey. A reviewer said of the film that the “challenging subject matter left the audience in silence until the very last credit scrolled.”
The Knoxville Museum of Art
The Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA) celebrates the art and artists of East Tennessee, presents new art and new ideas, educates and serves a diverse community, and enhances Knoxville’s quality of life. SOAPIFF venue - www.knoxart.org.
Guest Speaker – Adam Leipzig
As a Disney executive and Director of National Geographic Films he was involved as a producer, distributor or supervising executive on the films Dead Poets Society, Titus, March of the Penguins, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and many more. Don’t miss Adam on the first two days of the festival at Pellissippi State on November 12 and Knoxville Museum of Art on November 13. … more
Pellissippi State College
Pellissippi State Community College serves its community by providing college-level and non-credit courses and learning support instruction using a variety of delivery methods, including distance learning. The College provides support for teaching and learning, training and workforce development, and opportunities for life, civic and cultural enrichment. SOAIFF venue www.pstcc.edu
Film to See – Boy with Blue
A moving film shot in 24 hours for less than $10,000, predicted to be a festival favorite. This film has already started earning “Best of Fest” awards on festival screens over the past months. Be sure and add this one to your must-see list, as it promises to be one of SOAPIFF’s most talked-about selections for 2012.
Metro Pulse
There’s your typical newspaper…and then there’s Metro Pulse. As a nationally award-winning alternative newsweekly, Metro Pulse has made its mark on Knoxville media by offering its own unique take on local news, politics, entertainment, and culture. Metro Pulse provides a view of Knoxville that you simply won’t find anywhere else. www.metropulse.com
Film to See – Currency
This film weaves together a tapestry of tales as we observe several lives over the course of eight decades. Currency is a collection of simple stories about the hard questions we are all dying to have answered. We all want to know why, and we all die. 83min rated R language and violence.
