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BIFF 2015 Film & Event Schedule

BIFF 2015 Film & Event Schedule

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Program Books are available at all BIFF venues and all around town.

In Janesville program books are available at:

  • BMO Harris Bank
  • The Looking Glass
  • Janesville Athletic Center
  • Old Towne Mall
  • Janesville Senior Activity Center
  • Hedberg Public Library
  • Citrus Cafe
  • Ramada Inne Janesville
  • 29 South Cafe
  • O’Riley Conway’s
  • Mocha Moment
  • U Rock


Friday Feb. 20th, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:00
Bagels & MoreParty Time Party TimeOpening Night Block Party
Bushel & Peck’sHank and AshaWI / IL Shorts #3
Café FromageIsthmus of MisfitsOpening Night Block Party
Domenico’sWI / IL Shorts #2Opening Night Block Party
Hendricks CenterWisconsin from the AirReal Live Adventures, WI Mill, The
La Casa GrandeWI / IL Shorts #1Opening Night Block Party
My ApartmentVannin'Sabbatical

Box Office Hours:  2:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Saturday Feb. 21st, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:0010:00
Bagels & MoreBecoming BulletproofZigzag KidPester
Bushel & Peck’sAnimation Shorts Amira & SamAlley CatWI / IL Shorts #1
Café FromageSabbatical WildLike
The Other One
Party Time Party Time
Domenico’sFamily Shorts Food Patriots WI / IL Shorts #4Serial Daters AnonymousHorror Shorts
Hendricks CenterVannin'God Forgive UsDostoevsky Behind Bars Dig Two Graves
La Casa GrandeStarfish ThrowersWI / IL Shorts #3Real Live Adventures, WI Mill, TheSomeone You Love The HPV Epidemic
My ApartmentChrysalisDeer In The HeadlightCatalystNinah's Dowry
Schubert's
Luxury 10
Nina Foch Live Workshop
Randal Kleiser
Sing-a-Long | Grease

Box Office Hours:  11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Sunday Feb. 22nd, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:00
Bagels & MoreAlley CatComedy Shorts #1
Bushel & Peck’sThe Other OneWisconsin from the AirRomance ShortsThe Yank
Café FromageCatalystGrab Bag ShortsBack Issues: The Hustler Magazine Story
Domenico’sWI / IL Shorts #4Food Patriots Dostoevsky Behind Bars
Hendricks CenterPesterWest by Orphan TrainSerial Daters AnonymousLayover
La Casa GrandeOf Kites and BordersWI / IL Shorts #2Dig Two Graves
My ApartmentBible QuizGod Forgive UsChrysalis

Box Office Hours:  11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Monday Feb. 23rd, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:00
Domenico’sMousse NightLights
Hendricks CenterSci-Fi ShortsEast Side Sushi

Box Office Hours:  4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Tuesday Feb. 24th, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:00
Domenico’sArt of Darkness50 Year Old Freshman
Hendricks CenterComedy Shorts #2Dramatics (a comedy)

Box Office Hours:  4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Wednesday Feb. 25th, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:00
Domenico’sLayoverQWERTY
Hendricks Center45RPM Of Kites and Borders

Box Office Hours:  4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Thursday Feb. 26th, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:00
Bagels & MoreBackgammonEast Side Sushi
Bushel & Peck’sBack Issues: The Hustler Magazine StoryHank and Asha
Café FromageMagical UniverseDeer In The Headlight
Domenico’sDocumentary ShortsSequoia
Hendricks CenterMousse Ninah's Dowry
La Casa GrandeLife Inside OutArt of Darkness
My ApartmentBintouYank

Box Office Hours:  3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Friday Feb. 27th, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:00
Bagels & MoreClassroom 6Hank and AshaSequoia
Bushel & Peck’sWI / IL Shorts #3Date AmericaAmira & Sam
Café FromageVic+Flo Saw a BearEast Side SushiDig Two Graves
CELEBHairy Who & the Chicago Imagist
Domenico’sWI / IL Shorts #1Comedy Shorts #1Zigzag Kid
Hendricks CenterShunnedBecoming BulletproofComedy Shorts #2
La Casa GrandeWI / IL Shorts #2 WI / IL Showdown
Audience Choice Awards
WI / IL Shorts #4
My ApartmentBFELife Inside OutAround the World Shorts
Schubert's
Luxury 10
Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic

Box Office Hours:  1:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Saturday Feb. 28th, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:009:00 - 10:30
Bagels & MoreZigzag KidRomance Shorts Experimental Shorts
Bushel & Peck’sAnimation ShortsLove Hurts ShortsSequoiaEast Side Sushi
Café FromageFamily ShortsHanyAmira & SamBackgammon
Castle, TheReception & Silent Auction 6PMSilent Film Showcase:
The Phantom of the Opera
Domenico’sExperimental ShortsPeople are Strange ShortsMousse Hank and AshaHorror Shorts
Hendricks CenterChildren of the SunAround the World ShortsShunnedGrab Bag Shorts
La Casa GrandeFood Patriots Becoming BulletproofStarfish ThrowersAmira & Sam
My ApartmentMagical UniverseSmooth Criminal ShortsSci-Fi ShortsAlley Cat
Schubert's
Luxury 10
Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic

Box Office Hours:  11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Sunday Mar. 1st, 2015

Venue12:00 - 1:302:00 - 3:305:00 - 6:307:30 - 9:00
Bagels & MorePeople are Strange Shorts Love Hurts Shorts
Bushel & Peck’sJimmy In PienkStarfish ThrowersMousse Amira & Sam
Café FromageLittle RedDocumentary ShortsClassroom 6
Domenico’sArtois The GoatSomeone You Love: The HPV EpidemicBible QuizScreening Added!
God Forgive Us
Hendricks CenterReal Dirt on Farmer John ,TheVic+Flo Saw a BearScreening Added!
West by Orphan Train
Screening Added!
Becoming Bulletproof
La Casa GrandeChannelingZigzag Kid45RPM Screening Added!
West by Orphan Train
My ApartmentCafeteria ManSmooth Criminals Shorts
Schubert's
Luxury 10
To Kill A Mockingbird
FNB Classic Film

Box Office Hours:  11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Cafe’ Fromage, 431 Grand Ave.
To Purchase Tickets:  On the individual film’s page you will see this tickets button. Buy Tickets

 

Film Index | 2015

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Film Name & LinkFestival CategoryGenreRatingFilmmaker Attending
3 Miles EastDoc Shorts | WI/ILDocumentary, BiographyGYes
45RPM FeatureComedy, DarkPG
50 Year Old FreshmanEncoreDocumentary, BiographyGYes
A LifestoryFamily ShortsAnimation, AnimalsG
Adiel and DidierComedy Shorts 1RomancePG-13
Alley CatFeature | WI/ILDrama, ActionN/AYes
AmbitionSci-Fi ShortsMystery, HistoryN/A
Amira & SamFeatureDrama, ComedyR
An Evening at Angelo'sWI/IL Shorts 4DocumentaryPG-13Yes
Animation Hotline 2013Animation ShortComedy, BiographyPG
Anxious Oswald GreeneComedy Shorts 2FantasyPG
Art of DarknessDocumentaryBiography, ArtRYes
Artois The GoatEncoreComedy, RomanticPG-13Yes
As it used to beSci-Fi ShortsDrama, ComedyG
Away From HeavenGrab Bag ShortsMystery, BiographyR
Back Issues: The Hustler Magazine StoryDocumentaryDrama, EroticMA OnlyYes
BackgammonFeatureDramaPG-13Yes
Bad ServiceComedy Shorts 2ThrillerPG-13Yes
BalloonsWI/IL Shorts 1Comedy, FamilyGYes
Becoming BulletproofDocumentary | WI/ILWesternGYes
Before YouWI/IL Shorts 1DocumentaryG
Berlin TroikaWorld ShortsComedy, ThrillerPG-13
Between Land and SeaDoc ShortsDrama, NatureG
Between TimesAnimation ShortDrama, ComedyG
BFEFeatureDrama, Dark ComedyR
Bible QuizDocumentary | WI/ILFamilyG
Bingo Night!WI/IL Shorts 1Comedy, ActionPG-13
BINTOUDocumentaryFamilyPG-13Yes
Border PatrolComedy Shorts 2Comedy, CrimeR
Break a LegWI/IL Shorts 4ComedyPG-13Yes
Breakfast In ParisAnimation ShortComedyG
BreatheWI/IL Shorts 3Drama, SurrealPGYes
Brunch on the Fourth of JulyGrab Bag ShortsDrama, ComedyR
Bus RideWI/IL Shorts 1Drama, Family GYes
Business As Ususal - The ProphetWorld ShortsDrama, EducationalPG
Butterfly FlutteringExp ShortsDrama, RomanceR
ButterScotch: A Film NoirShort B4 FeatureDrama, MysteryR
Cafeteria ManEncoreDocumentary, BiographyG
Carnival of the Animals WI/IL Shorts 2DocumentaryGYes
CatalystFeatureDrama, FamilyN/AYes
ChannelingEncoreDrama, Sci-FiRYes
Child World ShortsDrama, HistoryPG
Children of the RiverRomance ShortsDramaPGYes
Children of the SunFeatureDrama, ThrillerR
ChrysalisFeature | WI/ILHorror, Sci-FiRYes
Civil WarExp ShortsAction, FantasyPG-13
Classroom 6FeatureHorror, SupernaturalPG
Colors For LeoAnimation ShortMystery, FamilyPG
Cruise PatrolHorror ShortsAnimation, Sci-FiPG-13
Cut OutWI/IL Shorts 4Drama, CrimePGYes
DandelionComedy Shorts 2N/APG-13Yes
Dandelion DreamsGrab Bag ShortsDramaPG-13Yes
Date AmericaEncoreDocumentary, ComedyPG-13Yes
Day in the Life of a Bathroom MirrorComedy Shorts 1RomancePG
Deer In The HeadlightFeature | WI/ILDrama, ComedyPG-13Yes
Delver GlassHorror ShortsMysteryPG
Dig Two GravesFeature | WI/ILFantasy, MysteryRYes
Directors on DirectingComedy Shorts 2HorrorRYes
Disruptive EducationDoc ShortsEducationalGYes
Do As ToldWI/IL Shorts 2Experimental, PoeticGYes
Dog FoodHorror ShortsDramaPG
Dog*WalkFamily ShortsComedyGYes
Dostoevsky Behind Bars Documentary | WI/ILBiography, CrimePG-13Yes
Dramatics (a comedy)FeatureComedy, RomanceR
DustlandExp ShortsMystery, FantasyG
East Side SushiFeatureDramaPGYes
Espana is different Family ShortsDramaG
ExesComedy Shorts 1DramaPG-13
Family PortraitWI/IL Shorts 4Drama, MysteryPG-13Yes
Flesh ComputerHorror ShortsN/APG-13
Foley ArtistRomance ShortsDrama, ComedyPG-13
FoodDoc ShortsAnimationPGYes
Food Patriots Documentary | WI/ILComedy, NewsG
Foster DogFamily ShortsDramaGYes
Fourteen SeedsFamily ShortsEducationalPGYes
Free ManWI/IL Shorts 3DramaPG-13Yes
Geoffrey Broughe Handles Confrontation PoorlyWI/IL Shorts 1Comedy, ActionPG-13
Give It Up For The GirlShort B4 Feature | WI/ILDrama, ComedyRYes
GoatFamily ShortsDrama, ComedyG
God Forgive UsFeature | WI/ILDramaRYes
Good StoryPeople ShortsDrama, HistoryPG
GreaseSign-a-LongMusicalPG-13Yes
Hairy Who & the Chicago ImagistDocumentaryBiography, History
Hank and AshaFeatureComedyGYes
HanyFeatureDramaR
HarpistWI/IL Shorts 4DramaPGYes
Healing HeartsWI/IL Shorts 3DocumentaryGYes
Hellos & GoodbyesGrab Bag ShortsDrama, FantasyPG
HellyfishSci-Fi ShortsComedy, HorrorPG-13
Hermes & AphroditeAnimation ShortFantasyPG-13
Home In MindDocumentaryDramaPG-13
Homeless | BruderCriminal ShortsDrama, ThrillerPG-13
HorizonHorror ShortsN/APG-13
Humanexus Animation ShortDocumentary, FamilyG
I Know You World ShortsDramaPG
Ice is MeltingFamily ShortsNewsG
IlluminateWI/IL Shorts 1DramaPG-13Yes
Inside & OutWI/IL Shorts 2DocumentaryGYes
IntrusionExp ShortsFantasyPG-13
Isthmus of MisfitsDocumentary | WI/ILDrama, ComedyPG-13Yes
Jimmy In PienkEncoreComedy, RomangePG-13
Job Interview Grab Bag ShortsDrama, ThrillerPG-13
KawurasExp ShortsDramaG
KayleeWI/IL Shorts 4Drama, CrimePG-13Yes
LapsusCriminal ShortsThrillerR
LayoverFeatureDrama, RomancePG-13
Letters to AshleighWI/IL Shorts 2DocumentaryGYes
Level of careLove Hurts ShortsDrama, SocialPG-13
LialouRomance ShortsComedyPG
Life Inside OutFeatureDrama, ComedyPGYes
Life: PattendedExp ShortsAdventurePG-13
Life and Death of Tommy Chaos & Stacey Danger, LifeSci-Fi ShortsAdventurePG
Light In MeGrab Bag ShortsAdventurePG
Line UpPeople ShortsMystery, FantasyPG-13
Little RedEncoreDramaPG-13Yes
LotharSci-Fi ShortsComedyG
Lunchbox LoserFamily ShortsDrama, ComedyPGYes
Magical UniverseDocumentaryBiographyPG
Me Tube: August Sings Carmen HabaneraComedy Shorts 2MusicPG-13
Medicine ClergyWi/IL Shorts 3Drama, DocumentaryPGYes
Melon HeadComedy Shorts 1Horror, RomancePG-13
MollyComedy Shorts 1DramaPG-13
MoritzFamily ShortsDramaG
Morning CallGrab Bag ShortsDrama, FamilyPG
Mousse FeatureComedyPG-13Yes
MoustacheRomance ShortsComedy, ThrillerPG
Mr. Stowlicker People ShortsDrama, ComedyPG
Murderer's Confession, ACriminal ShortsDrama, CrimeR
MuteLove Hurts ShortsDramaPG-13
New PlanetWI/IL Shorts 4Drama, Sci-FiGYes
NightLightsEncoreDrama, RomancePG
Ninah's DowryFeatureDrama, FamilyPG-13
Nostalgic WI/IL Shorts 2Drama, Sci-FiGYes
Not Funny!Comedy Shorts 1N/AG
Of Kites and BordersDocumentaryDrama, HispanicPG
ON/OFFSci-Fi ShortsFantasyPG
One ManComedy Shorts 1DramaPG
One Year LeaseComedy Shorts 1Comedy, Gay LesbianPG
Other OneFeature | WI/ILDrama, SupernaturalPG-13Yes
Out of BodyDoc ShortsFantasy, Sci-FiG
Party Time Party TimeFeature | WI/ILComedyMAYes
PesterFeatureDramaRYes
Phanthom of the OperaSilent Film ShowcaseHorrorPG
Place Where You Live Sci-Fi ShortsThrillerPG
QualifiedWI/IL Shorts 3Drama, ComedyPGYes
QWERTYEncoreComedy, RomanticRYes
Real Dirt on Farmer John, TheEncoreDocumentaryGYes
Real Live Adventures of a WI Mill, TheDocumentary | WI/ILHistoryGYes
Recently in the woodsAnimation ShortDrama, ComedyG
Red, Blue, and PurpleExp ShortsDrama, ThrillerPG
Requiem for a NightWorld ShortsDramaG
Sabbatical Feature | WI/ILDramaGYes
Safer In The DarkComedy Shorts 2EnvironmentalPG
Salomea's NoseShort B4 FeatureDrama, ComedyPG
Seize the CityWI/IL Shorts 2DocumentaryPGYes
SequoiaFeatureDrama, ComedyPG-13
Serial Daters AnonymousFeature | WI/ILComedy, RomanticPG-13Yes
Serori (Celery)World ShortsComedyR
ShunnedDocumentaryDramaMAYes
Si LunchaiAnimation ShortsDrama, ComedyPGYes
Silence is GoldenComedy Shorts 1Comedy, RomancePG
Snail TrailAnimation ShortsFantasy, MusicG
Someone You Love: The HPV StoryDocumentary, BIFF CaresBiographyPGYes
Somos Amigos (We Are Friends) Comedy Shorts 2DramaPG
Space CadetsWI/IL Shorts 3Comedy, FamilyPG
Starfish ThrowersDocumentary, BIFF CaresDrama, DocumentaryPGYes
StavangerLove Hurts ShortsDramaPG-13
Steffi likes thisComedy Shorts 1N/APG
Tale of Momentum & Inertia, AAnimation ShortComedyG
They Are The LastDoc ShortsMaritimeG
Till ThenRomance ShortsDramaG
Tough CookieWI/IL Shorts 1Comedy, ActionRYes
TranslatorWI/IL Shorts 2Drama, BiographyG
Trials and Tribulations of Being a Skeleton, TheAnimation ShortComedyPG
Vannin'Documentary | WI/ILComedy, HistoryPG-13
Vic+Flo Saw a BearFeatureDramaPG-13
Voice, TheShort B4 Feature | WI/ILDramaPG-13Yes
Water Ice SnowShort B4 FeatureEducational, FamilyG
Welcome to BavariaWorld ShortsComedyPG
West by Orphan TrainDocumentary | WI/ILHistoryPGYes
White EarthDoc ShortsDrama, FamilyG
WildLikeFeatureDrama, ThrillerPG-13
WindAnimation ShortsDrama, ComedyPG
WinterludeWI/IL Shorts 1Drama, HorrorPG-13Yes
Wisconsin from the AirDocumentary | WI/ILTravelG
Wisconsin's Mining StandoffShort B4 FeatureDocumentary, NewsG
With Best RegardsComedy Shorts 2RomanceG
Woman Romance ShortsMusicalPG-13
YankFeatureComedyRYes
Zeke and the All-Inclusive Cat HouseFamily ShortsComedy, AnimationGYes
Zigzag KidFeatureAdventure, KidsPG-13Yes