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Nashville Film Festival

Presented by Nashville Film Festival at Regal Green Hills Stadium 16

April 15-April 22, 2010

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"Nowhere Boy," a biopic exploring the childhood of a creative, spirited and curious John Lennon in post-war Liverpool, will officially kick off the 41st Nashville Film Festival, April 15-22, 2010 at Regal Green Hills Cinema. Directed by Sam Taylor-Wood in her feature-film debut, the film stars the Oscar-nominated Kristin Scott Thomas ("The English Patient," "Gosford Park," "Four Weddings and Funeral"), as Lennon's Aunt Mimi, and Aaron Johnson (“Kick-Ass”) as the young Lennon. Both Taylor-Wood and Johnson are expected to arrive on the Oreck Red Carpet and attend the screening. Closing the Festival will be the Southeast Premiere of "Teenage Paparazzo," a documentary film by Adrian Grenier about a 13-year-old paparazzo and his obsession with Hollywood celebrity culture. Grenier, best known for his role as Vincent Chase in the hit HBO series "Entourage," is expected to attend the screening along with country music artist Brad Paisley, whose short film, "When Mom's Away," will precede it.

In between Opening and Closing Nights will be more than 220 feature and short films from more than 30 countries, including 16 World and North American Premieres. Joining the films is a plethora of Oreck Red Carpet arrivals, receptions in the Whole Foods Hospitality Tent, panels, workshops, parties and more. Film highlights this year include the World Premiere of director Victor Fanucchi‘s "Art House," a film starring Greta Gerwig ("Hannah Takes the Stairs," "Baghead," "Greenberg") and punk-rock icon Iggy Pop; the Russian musical "Hipsters" by director Valeriy Todorovskiy; and "The Athlete," directors Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew's profile of the great Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila.

Getting the Special Presentation treatment at the Festival is the North American premiere of director Radu Mihaileanu's "The Concert," starring Mélanie Laurent ("Inglorious Basterds") and renowned French actress Miou Miou. The film, which World Premiered in Rome, tells the story of Andrei Simoniovich Filipov, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, fired 30 years earlier for hiring Jewish musicians, as he decides to gather together his former musicians -- and a young virtuoso played by Laurent -- to perform in Paris in the place of the current Bolshoi orchestra. Also in Special Presentations is the Southeast premiere of director Shane Dax Taylor's "Provinces of Night," starring Kris Kristofferson, Val Kilmer, Dwight Yoakam, Hilary Duff and Reece Thompson; and the Tennessee Premiere/ Nashville Jewish Film Festival co-presenattion of "Ajami," directors Yaron Shani and Scandar Copti's cross-cultural drama set in Jaffa's multi-ethnic Ajami neighborhood, home to Jews, Muslims and Christians.

Notable panel offerings include “Everything You Wanted To Know About the Screen Actors Guild … But Were Afraid To Ask,” “Screenwriting for Smarties,” “Embracing Digital Reality,” and “Music Licensing for Filmmakers.”

Check out the complete 2010 Nashville Film Festival schedule, and purchase individual tickets for films, panels and workshops, as well as patron level memberships that include an All-Festival Pass, an invitation to the 2010 NaFF Patrons Party and priority seating at the Festival, at NashvilleFilmFestival.org.