Tickets

Tickets are being offered via a secure, online ticketing service. Please determine the ticket level you wish to purchase and then select it on the ticket selection page found by following the “Purchase Tickets” link which will away from the film festival site.

With the exception of “Producers Guild Passes”, all screening passes are general admission; theater seating is limited and not reserved. All seating for showings is determined on a first come first serve basis and seating for individual showings is not guaranteed. Schedules and synopsis will be provided in advance of the Festival on the LIFF website to facilitate planning your time at the festival.

Tickets Available:

Opening Night
Thursday, October 1, 6:00 pm
The Kentucky Center
6 pm - Red Carpet Reception
Featuring small plate tastings from 20 restaurant members of Louisville Originals. Drink tastings from Republic National Distributing of Kentucky.
8 pm - Special screening of “The Burning Plain”
Directed by Academy Award nominated screen writer Guillermo Arriaga (“Babel”) and starring Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger and native Louisvillian Jennifer Lawrence. Q&A with Guillermo Arriaga an Jennifer Lawrence following the film.
10 p.m. - Champagne Toast After Party
Tickets are $100 per person - Purchase Tickets

Director’s Party
Friday, October 2, 8:00 pm
On the rooftop of Glassworks
Movie enthusiasts can rub elbows with filmmakers from both invited and competition films including Falling from Grace director Fay Ann Lee (L.A. Law), twin brothers Noah and Logan Miller who wrote and directed Touching Home starring Ed Harris, and local filmmakers Mustafa Gouveneur-Henry and Clay Morton whose documentary Baptism of Jesus Christ: Uncovering Bethany Beyond the Jordan will be shown in its entirety for the first time at LIFF. Kentucky themed hors d’oeuvres along with wine and beer are being provided by White Oak at Artemesia Restaurant.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. - Purchase Tickets

Awards Dinner
Saturday, October 3, 7:00 pm
The Galt House Hotel
Cocktails begin at 7:00 pm, dinner at 8:00 pm
Five-time Emmy Award winner Doris Roberts will receive a special Life Time Achievement Award. Roberts, notorious for her role as the nosy, insufferable, and manipulative Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond, will also be in town to help promote her new movie Another August Moon.
Tickets are $100. - Purchase Tickets

Kathryn Joosten, a two time Emmy Award winner who is best known for her roles as the bickering, older neighbor Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives and Delores Landingham, secretary to the President of the United States on The West Wing, will be recognized for her help in launching Louisville’s International Festival of Film. Her new short The Bake Shop Ghost, in which she stars, will be in LIFF. Along with these special recognition awards, winners from each of the juried film categories will be announced including long and short features, long and short documentaries, long and short animation and on-the-edge entries. Specially engraved bottles of Woodford Reserve Bourbon will be presented to festival winners. An award for Audience Favorite will also be given to the film that receives the highest score by festival attendees.

Film Screening Tickets:

Producers Guild -- $400 - Purchase Tickets

All access VIP pass for the weekend, admittance to all movies and events

Pre-Red Carpet VIP Reception
Red Carpet Reception
Directors Party Friday Night
Awards Ceremony
Special seating for all movies (limited reserved seating will be made available until 10 minutes before showtime)
Guaranteed access to Seminars

Special VIP cocktails with the director and cast members of “The Burning Plain” before the Red Carpet reception
Saturday night Awards Dinner with directors, talent and film industry attendees
Gift is 62% tax deductible

Directors Circle -- $150 - Purchase Tickets

Opening night Red Carpet Reception and Special screening of “the Burning Plain”
Weekend Pass granting access to all movie screenings during the Festival
Gift is 50% tax deductible

Opening Night -- $100 - Purchase Tickets

Opening night Red Carpet Reception and special screening of “The Burning Plain”
Gift is 50% tax deductible

Weekend Pass -- $60 - Purchase Tickets

Access to all movie screenings on Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd of the Film Festival

Day Pass October 2nd -- $35 - Purchase Tickets

Access to all movie screenings on Friday October 2nd

Day Pass October 3rd -- $35 - Purchase Tickets

Access to all movie screenings on Saturday October 3rd

$10 Individual Movie Tickets available at The Kentucky Center box office, Muhammad Ali Center Auditorium, The Galt House Hotel, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory - Slugger Theater, and Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald PLLC.