2005 Nashville Film Festival Offers Sneak Peak into Their Exciting Line-up of Films

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2005--

36th Annual Festival Takes Place April 14 - 21 at Nashville's Regal 16 Cinemas in Green Hills

Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) is revealing a few of its film highlights for the upcoming 36th Annual Film Festival. The weeklong event will take place April 14 - 21, 2005, at Nashville's Regal 16 Cinemas, located in Green Hills. NaFF will once again present an exciting array of more than 200 diverse and innovative films, numerous industry-related panels/workshops, filmmaker awards, Opening and Closing Galas, live entertainment and many more festivities throughout the week.

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (Asia Argento, USA), is a film based on the autobiographical book by J.T. LeRoy that tells the story of a relationship between a sexually dysfunctional mother and her young son, Jeremiah. The movie was filmed in Knoxville, Tennessee, and features cameo appearances by Peter Fonda, Winona Ryder, Jeremy Sisto and Marilyn Manson.

Be Here To Love Me: A Film About Townes van Zandt (Margaret Brown, USA) is a tender, loving documentary on the great singer-songwriter whose work has been covered by everyone from Emmylou Harris to Willie Nelson to the Meat Puppets.

Stanley Nelson, one of the great documentary filmmakers here in the U.S., turns his camera on the history of a venerable African-American female a-cappella ensemble in Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice. Concert footage and interviews convey the members' sense of empowerment of African-American women.

In the film, Cowboy Jack's Home Movies (or, Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan) Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon (USA) combine legendary music producer Jack Clement's thirty years of home movies with contemporary footage to form a unique portrait. The film features footage of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Prine, Charley Pride, George Jones, Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner, and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others.

The 2004 Nashville Film Festival experienced an increase of 17% in their attendance, making it their best event yet. More than 138 film producers, panelists, judges and celebrities were in attendance including Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Rick Schroder, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, to name a few. Sixteen of the films screened at last year's Festival have been picked up for distribution. MovieMaker Magazine recently named Nashville Film Festival one of "20 Film Festivals worth the entry fee." A complete list of films will be available online in coming weeks.

FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS

Tickets for the Nashville Film Festival go on sale March 24, 2005 and can be purchased online at www.ticketweb.com or call 1-800-965-4827. An All-Festival Laminate may be purchased for $300 that includes access to all films, panels, workshops (excluding Kid's Workshop), Opening and Closing Galas, Awards Reception and VIP Goodie Bag.

For complete ticket information: www.nashvillefilmfestival.org

MEDIA CREDENTIALS

To download credential forms, visit online pressroom at www.nashvillefilmfestival.org/media

This site is password protected and contains information for media only. (Password: HOTSCHATZ).

Nashville Film Festival is a non-profit 501(c) corporation and receives funding from National Endowment for the Arts, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville Metro Arts Commission, Frist Foundation, The Memorial Foundation, William N. Rollins Fund through The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and its generous patrons and sponsors.