18th Annual Whitaker St. Louis
International Film Festival
Nov. 12-22, 2009
General information and ticket sales
Awards
Click here for a list of the official juried and audience choice awards of the 2009 SLIFF.
Official Program
Click here for a PDF of the official program (6 MB download).
Main Venues
- Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd.
- Plaza Frontenac Cinema, Plaza Frontenac, Lindbergh Boulevard and Clayton Road
- Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM), 1 Fine Arts Dr., Forest Park
- Hi-Pointe Theatre, 1005 McCausland Ave.
- Webster University, Winifred Moore Auditorium, 470 East Lockwood Ave.
- Washington University, Brown Hall Auditorium, Forsyth Boulevard and Chaplin Drive (two blocks west of Skinker Boulevard)
Special-Event Venues
- The Amazing Oscar Micheaux Concert at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14: Pageant's Halo Bar, 6161 Delmar Blvd.
- Faruk Sabanovic Program at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17: UM-St. Louis, Lucas Hall, Room 200, 1 University Blvd.
- Edward Serotta Program at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18: Fontbonne University, Library, Lewis Room, 6800 Wydown Blvd.
- Steve Scorfina/Danny Liston Concert at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20: Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Blvd.
- "Cinematic Titanic Live" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21: Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles
- Closing-Night Party on 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22: Moonrise Hotel, 6177 Delmar Blvd.
Advance-Ticket Sales
- Tivoli: Advance tickets for programs at this venue are for sale at the Tivoli box office beginning Oct. 15. Box-office hours are 5-10 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. No phone sales. For tickets online, visit tickets.landmarktheatres.com.
- Plaza Frontenac: Advance tickets for programs at this venue are for sale at the Plaza Frontenac box office beginning Oct. 15. Box-office hours are 2-9 p.m. daily. No phone sales. For tickets online, visit tickets.landmarktheatres.com.
- Saint Louis Art Museum: Advance tickets for programs at this venue are for sale at the Art Museum box office beginning Oct. 30. Box-office hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday-Sunday, with extended hours from 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Friday. No online sales. For tickets by phone, call 314-655-5299.
- Hi-Pointe, Webster University and Blueberry Hill's Duck Room: Advance tickets for programs at these venues are for sale at the Tivoli box office beginning Oct. 15. Box-office hours are 5-10 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. No phone or online sales.
Online Ticket Sales
For shows at the Tivoli and Plaza Frontenac only, tickets may be purchased in advance at tickets.landmarktheatres.com. There is a $1 per-ticket service charge. At the Tivoli, pick up your tickets at the box-office window. At Plaza Frontenac, either see the box-office attendant or use an automated kiosk at the box-office counter. Bring the credit card that you used to purchase the tickets and the confirmation number. Online sales are limited to full-price tickets only ($6 or $10); Cinema St. Louis member and student discounts can only be obtained in person because ID is required.Day-of-Show Ticket Sales
Tivoli, Plaza Frontenac, Hi-Pointe and Webster U. box offices will open a half-hour before the first show; SLAM box office will open an hour before the first show. All programs at Washington U. are free and require no ticket.Ticket Prices
- Individual tickets (except for "Up in the Air" and other special events) are $10 each or $8 for Cinema St. Louis members and students with current and valid ID.
- Tickets for the "Up in the Air" screening on Nov. 14 are $25; no discounts are valid for this special event. SOLD OUT
- Tickets for "Cinematic Titanic Live" are $30-$40 and available exclusively through MetroTix; no discounts or passes are valid for this special event.
- Other discounts: Saint Louis Art Museum programs are $8 for members of SLAM.
- Six Before Six: Weekday screenings before 6 p.m. at Tivoli and Plaza Frontenac on Nov. 13 and from Nov. 16-20 are specially priced at $6. No other discounts are valid for these tickets.
Free Events
- The following events are free and open to the public. No ticket is required.
- "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
Festival Punch-Passes
- Festival Punch-Passes are available for 10 tickets ($90), 20 tickets ($175), and 30 tickets ($250).
- Festival Punch-Passes are available at the Tivoli and Plaza Frontenac box offices in advance and at all venues on day of show.
- Festival Punch-Pass-holders are required to obtain a ticket for each film attended, either in advance or day of show; a hole will be punched in pass for each ticket purchased.
- Festival Punch-Passes can be used to purchase multiple tickets for the same show.
- Festival Punch-Passes can be used to obtain tickets for all screenings (except "Up in the Air" and other special events with a ticket price greater than $10) and at all venues.
Festival All-Access Pass
- Festival All-Access Passes (good for two admissions to every SLIFF program except "Up in the Air," "Cinematic Titanic Live" and the Steve Scorfina/Danny Liston Concert) are available for $350.
- Festival All-Access Passes are available by phone only though Cinema St. Louis: 314-289-4153.
- Festival All-Access-Pass-holders are required to obtain a ticket for each film attended, either in advance or day of show.
FILMS AND EVENTS OF 2009 SLIFF
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Trailer Park
The official trailer of the 2009 Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, produced by Coolfire Media
Cinema St. Louis invited St. Louis-area filmmakers to create otherworldly shorts that incorporate elements of classic science-fiction films into Web promo spots for the 18th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival. Here are the two winners.
GUEST TRAVEL INFO - HOST HOTEL

The Moonrise Hotel
6177 DELMAR IN THE LOOP
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63112
314-721-1111 Front Desk
877-872-1122 Toll Free
314-721-1222 Fax
SLIFF is the promo code for the special SLIFF $99 rate.
Guests can go to http://www.MoonriseHotel.com
then place SLIFF in the promo code.
Cinema St. Louis staff:
Cliff Froehlich, Executive Director, 314-289-4151, cliff@cinemastlouis.org
Chris Clark, Artistic Director, 314-289-4152, chris@cinemastlouis.org
Brian Spath, Operations Supervisor, 314-289-4153, brian@cinemastlouis.org
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