{"id":2462,"date":"2015-10-19T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2015-10-19T08:00:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T12:00:56","slug":"2462","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2015\/10\/19\/2462\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Fall Tradition: Raintree International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY SARAH HOLLOWAY – STAFF WRITER<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Fall is upon us here in Kentucky, and the staple activities of the season are in full swing. From corn mazes to hot cocoa, hayrides to haunted houses, there\u2019s an autumn festivity for everyone to enjoy. A great addition to this year\u2019s local fall fun is the Danville Community Arts Center\u2019s (CAC) Raintree International Film Festival, an annual celebration of the art of storytelling through cinema.<\/p>\n

Named for the 1950s movie Raintree County<\/em>, a Civil War film partially shot in Danville, the Festival is set to take place the weekend of October 23\u00ad24 in various locations across the city: Cue, Chocolates \u2018N More, West T. Hill Community Theatre, Boyle County Public Library, and Centre\u2019s own Vahlkamp Theatre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really wanted to involve the community more, which is why we switched from the one night showing of one movie, as we\u2019ve done in the past, to this two-day festival where more people can participate and there are more options that suit the range of audiences in Danville,\u201d Josh Boelter, the CAC\u2019s marketing director, said.<\/p>\n

The movies being shown in the festival were selected out 117 submissions of all genres from 29 countries, with the only criteria being that they capture and move the audience in some way.<\/p>\n

The lineup features mostly independent films, as well as short animations, thrillers, and some works from Kentucky and Danville filmmakers.<\/p>\n

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Photographer: Judi Zhang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cRaintree is an awesome way to escape the Centre bubble for a little bit and do something pretty unique,\u201d CAC Marketing Intern and senior Maggie Heine said. \u201cIt\u2019s not often that you get to watch Appalachian horror shorts, Iranian dramas, Louisvillian documentaries, Swedish dark comedies, and tons of other types of films over the course of one weekend. There\u2019s really something for every interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the official schedule is still being finalized, one of the two films being shown in Vahlkamp is Jurassic Park<\/em> on Saturday night. Admission is free for Centre students with student ID, and participating is a great opportunity to be part of the Danville community outside of Centre.The schedule, as well as the opportunity to purchase tickets for non-Centre venues, can be found online at www.communityartscenter.net\/raintree.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince this is just Raintree\u2019s first year, community participation is incredibly important, and coming out to support a showing or two would be a great way to show that Centre cares about expanding Danville\u2019s arts scene,\u201d Heine said.<\/p>\n

This new festival is an exciting prospect for the cultural growth of Danville as well as a fun way to get involved with the community and enjoy films many otherwise probably wouldn\u2019t have heard of. Do yourself\u2014and Danville\u2014a favor and make attending Raintree a fall tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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