SDFF offers a fresh take on film premieres from American and international features to thought-provoking documentaries, short films and music videos. Festival-goers create their own experience with everything from industry access through educational panels, to intimate filmmaker and celebrity gatherings and nightly parties that earned SDFF Best Party Fest in The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide.

See the Film Schedule online or download the Festival Program.

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Thursday, July 24
10:00-11:30	Comic-Con Film School 101
Action/Adventure
11:30-12:10:	A.W.O.L.
12:10-12:40:	The Living Sword
12:40-1:15:	Bookie
1:15-2:05:	ATF: Asian Task Force
2:05-2:30:	Shinobi Warriors
2:30-2:55:	Citizen
Comics-Oriented
3:00-3:30:	New York Chronicle
3:30-4:10:	Woman’s Work
4:10-5:55:	The Crusaders #357: Experiment in Evil!
Documentary
6:00-6:25:	Masked
6:25-8:00:	Independents
8:00-9:45:	Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
9:45-11:00:	Night Gamers: A Tale of LARP

Friday, July 25
10:00-11:30:	Comic-Con Film School 102
Animation Part 1
11:30-11:50:	A Game of Cat and Mouse
11:50-12:10:	The Coyote and the Tortoise
12:10-12:30:	The Turtle and the Shark
12:30-12:55:	The Tiny Fish
12:55-1:20:	Red Princess Blues Animated
1:20-1:25:	The Final Frontier
1:25-2:00:	Foot: Phantom of the Forest
2:00-2:20:	Hiccups
2:20-2:45:	Glitch
2:45-3:00:	Beatgirl—A Piece of Action!
3:00-3:45:	PANEL: Indie Genre Films
Animation Part 2
3:45-4:05:	Invisible Master
4:05-4:25:	Zoologic
4:25-4:50:	La Lune
4:50-6:25:	The Chosen One
Horror/Suspense
6:30-6:55:	Serial Dating
6:55-7:20:	Henchmen
7:20-7:50:	The Insane
7:50-8:20:	Burying the Ex
8:20-8:50:	Aunt Tigress
8:50-9:25:	Christmas Spirit
9:25-10:00:	Rhyme Animal
10:00-10:45:	Vanished Acres
Saturday, July 26
10:00-11:30	Comic-Con Film School 103
Humor/Parody Part 1
11:30-11:50:	Chad Hates Aliens
11:50-12:10:	Head Shot
12:10-12:30:	The Magician
12:30-12:55:	The Reckoning
12:55-1:20:	Pinch
1:20-1:45:	5
1:45-2:10:	Plugged
2:10-2:35:	The Lonely Bliss of the Cannonball Luke
2:35-3:00:	Super Powers
3:00-3:45:	PANEL: Music for My Indie Film: How and How Much?
Humor/Parody Part 2
3:45-4:15:	Signerz
4:15-4:50:	Showdown of the Godz
4:50-5:25:	The Auburn Hills Breakdown
5:25-6:05:	Somewhere Over the Flagpole
6:05-6:35:	I Saved the World from Global Warming
6:35-7:00:	The Aquarium
Science Fiction/Fantasy Part 1
7:00-8:35:	Atom Nine Adventures
8:35-9:05:	Forecast
9:05-10:50:	Apollo 54
Sunday, July 27
10:00-11:30	Comic-Con Film School 104
11:30-12:30	CCI: IFF Awards
Science Fiction/Fantasy Part 2
12:30-12:45:	The Perfect Gentlemen
12:45-1:15:	Omega 35
1:15-1:45:	Operation: Fish
1:45-2:05:	Glow
2:05-2:30:	The Mercury Men
2:30-3:15:	Final Run
3:15-5:00:	Yesterday Was A Lie

Updates and details about these films will be posted here..

All films will show free to those with membership badges, but if you don’t have your badge yet, you’d better hurry. The 4-day passes have already sold out, as have Friday and Saturday badges. You can still purchase a badge online for Thursday and/or Sunday, but none will be sold at the door, so you need to purchase yours online ahead of time.

The Independent Film Festival is just one part of what you can look forward to at Comic-Con International. There’s so much more! Check out the CCI website for more details, or come back here, as I’m sure I’ll be writing more about it before and during the show. Comic-Con is one of San Diego’s most star-studded, exciting, and wild events, and there’s just nothing else like it all year!

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LUNAFEST

The nine films selected for this year’s festival include:

• My Other Mother
• Make a Wish
• Dona Ana / Mrs. Ana
• Happiness
• Godir Gestir / Family Reunion
• Daikon Ashi
• Breaking Boundaries: The Sondra Van Ert Story
• The Guarantee
• Pockets

This film festival, presented by San Diego Stroller Strides for the San Diego audience, will premiere at Temple Solel. Along with the films, several talks are also scheduled:

Talk 1 ~ “Bringing Sexy Back”
Talk 2 ~ “Sleep Success”
Talk 3 ~ Balancing Work and Motherhood
Talk 4 ~ “Mommy 911″

LUNAFEST was established in 2000 by LUNA, the makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, to simultaneously promote women filmmakers, raise awareness for women’s issues, and support worthy women’s nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. All proceeds are donated to charity – 15 percent to the Breast Cancer Fund and the remaining 85 percent of proceeds go directly back to hosting community organizations. To date, LUNAFEST has raised over $250,000 for worthwhile women’s organizations, while raising hope and awareness for the stories of women everywhere.

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Over one hundred celebrities are expected to attend this festival and one hundred and sixty-seven films will be featured. If you’re trying to figure out which films are a must-see for you, check out the trailers and the schedule online.

It wouldn’t be a film festival without a party or two, which will include an Opening Night Gala Celebration, a Centerpiece Gala Celebration, and a Closing Night Gala Celebration.

If you enjoy Latino films, this is the festival for you. Get your tickets or film pass online today to avoid sold-out shows.

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