Greetings to ALL of the FANS of the California Independent Film Festival!

The Board of the California Independent Film Festival Association announces that the 2010 Film Festival will be held in Orinda, California on April 22nd through the 25th. The festival in its 12th season has enjoyed 7 seasons in Livermore. The Board wishes to thank everyone associated during the last 7 years for their hard work, dedication and commitment to bringing the festival to life each year. The time has come for a new venue with the historic Orinda Theatre being the backdrop for the annual event.

The Board is confident that with this move closer to Oakland, Walnut Creek and a Bart ride from San Francisco, the festival will continue to survive in these tough economic times. The needs to retool and adjust to the economic realities have been a yearly effort for the Board and all those concerned. We enter this arrangement in Orinda with hopes for the festival to continue to bring quality films and filmmakers from around the globe into the San Francisco East Bay area. In association with a much focused independent film group in Orinda, local businesses, government and community support, the environment is ripe for the festival's success in the new venue.

Please continue to watch the website, www.caiff.org for more information and specifics as to the 2010 California Independent Film Festival.

Special Screening of The Birds with luminary guest, Ms Tippi Hedren

This fundraising event, which will be held on September 18th, 2009, 7PM at the historic Orinda Theatre, will benefit the California Independent Film Festival and the Roar Foundation - Shambala Preserve (www.shambala.org). Come and join us to enjoy this great evening! Ticket packages may be purchased online or call CIFF's ticketing office at (925) 277-1355. $15 - Students $20 - General Admission (includes movie and Q&A with Ms Hedren) $125 - Package (limited to 25 people, includes movie, Q&A with Ms Hedren, and dinner)

Synopsis of the film, The Birds
Directed by "The Master of Suspense", Alfred Hitchcock!

Spoiled socialite and notorious practical joker Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) is shopping in a San Francisco pet store when she meets Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor). Mitch is looking to buy a pair of love birds for his young sister's birthday; he recognizes Melanie but pretends to mistake her for an assistant. She decides to get her own back by buying the birds and driving up to the quiet coastal town of Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends his weekends with his sister and mother. Shortly after she arrives, Melanie is attacked by a gull, but this is just the start of a series of attacks by an increasing number of birds.

Judges for the 2010 California Independent Film Festival
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	David Mickey Evans Credits as a Director: "The Sandlot", "Radio Flyer", "The Final Season", "Ace Venture: Pet Detective Jr.", "Beethoven's 3rd & 4th" and "Wilder Days"
	Jonathan Lipnicki Acting Credits: "Jerry Maguire", "Stuart Little", "Doctor Dolittle", "The Little Vampire", "Stuart Little 2", "Like Mike", and "When Zachary Beaver Came to Town".
	Yvonne Craig Acting Credits: "Batgirl" from the 1960's Batman Television series, "In Like Flint", "Sky Party" and "It Happened at the World's Fair" and "Kissin' Cousins".
	Mary Lou Belli Credits as a Director: "Monk", "The Game," the spinoff to "Girlfriends", "3Way", "Living with Fran","Misconceptions", "The Hughleys," "Charles in Charge," "Major Dad," and "Sister, Sister"
	Pete Crooks Senior Editor and Senior Writer at Diablo magazine: His blog, Pete's Popcorn Picks at www.diablomag.com, focuses on the Bay Area's cinema scene.
	Sondra Currie Actress: THE HANGOVER, the highest grossing comedy of all time and over 85 TV shows (most recently NCIS, ER, Secret Life of the American Teenager, JAG)
	Toshiya Kubo A Media Producer and Representative of Maverick Creative Works. Executive committee member/producer of the SAPPORO Short Fest (a sister film festival to CIFF)
	Alan J. Levi Director and/or Director of Photography on the acclaimed "Up Close and Personals" for the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, and over 350 hours of network television over the past nearly 30 years.

Due to the upcoming changes for the California Independent Film Festival, we would like to announce that all of the "Gong Show Nights" engagements are now cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.