FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF)kicks off its 14th annual event August 10 - 15th, with films and filmmakers arriving from across the globe. RIIFF is New England's largest, most prestigious AND ONLY OSCAR-QUALIFYING film festival. Ranked as one of the Top 12 Film Festivals in the United States, RIIFF serves as an annual showcase for international and independent film within the Rhode Island and southern New England area. This year, over 200 narrative, documentary and short films from 53 countries will be screened over a six-day period in locations throughout the state of Rhode Island. The films were selected from a record entry base of over 4,200 submissions and represent 35 World and 23 US/North American Premieres.
(This is not an RIFC event)