18th Annual St Louis International Film Festival--Nov 12-22

The 18th Annual St Louis International Film Festival will be held from Nov 12-22 at various theatres in the St Louis area. The festival features screenings of films, shorts, features, documentaries and independent features from all over the world, with special emphasis on American independents, world cinema and prize-winning short subjects. The festival has achieved an official designation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a sanctioned short subject qualification event.

While most of the St Louis International Film Festival screenings require paid tickets, there are several events and screenings that are free that might be of interest to film buffs out there.

The following events are free:

--"For the Love of Movies"/Film Criticism Seminar on Nov. 14 at Tivoli 3
--NFF Coffee With the Filmmakers on Nov. 15 at Tivoli 3
--"Ride With the Devil: Director's Cut" on Nov. 15 at Brown Hall
--Faruk Sabanovic Program on Nov. 17 at UM-St. Louis
--CinemaSpoke Reading: Broken Sinclair on Nov. 17 at Webster
--Edward Serotta Program on Nov. 18 at Fontbonne
--"Princess of Egypt" on Nov. 21 at Brown Hall
--"Tahaan" on Nov. 21 at Brown Hall
--"Egon & Donci" on Nov. 21 at Brown Hall
--"West of Pluto" on Nov. 21 at Brown Hall
--"The Hollywood Cartoon" on Nov. 21 at Brown Hall
--"Chops" on Nov. 22 at Webster
--Closing-Night Party and Award Presentation on Nov. 22 at the Moonrise Hotel