PROVINCETOWN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING/CLOSING NIGHT FILMS, SPOTLIGHT SCREENINGS, FEATURE LINEUP "Sleeping with Other People" to open fest. "I Am Michael" to close May 8, 2015 (Provincetown, MA) - The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced today its lineup of Opening and Closing night films, spotlight selections and narrative and documentary features for its 17th edition, running June 17 - 21 in Provincetown, MA. The Opening Night film will be Leslye Headland's SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE. The festival will close with I AM MICHAEL, directed by Justin Kelly. Spotlight Films are James Ponsoldt's THE END OF THE TOUR, Paul Weitz's GRANDMA and Jeffrey Schwartz's TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL. "The independent filmmaking community continues to produce remarkably high quality work, here and abroad, and our feature lineup is a testament to that!" said Connie White, Artistic Director of PIFF. "We are thrilled to welcome these new films and filmmakers to Provincetown in June, and we know that filmgoers will be engaged and entertained by these adventurous, thought-provoking and accomplished films." The complete lineup of feature films is below. OPENING NIGHT SELECTION SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE - directed by Leslye Headland CLOSING NIGHT SELECTION I AM MICHAEL - directed by Justin Kelly SPOTLIGHT SELECTIONS THE END OF THE TOUR - directed by James Ponsoldt GRANDMA - directed by Paul Weitz TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL - directed by Jeffrey Schwartz NARRATIVE FEATURES 99 HOMES - directed by Ramin Bahrani BEATBOX - directed by Andrew Dresher BREATHE - directed by Mélanie Laurent FRESNO - directed by Jamie Babbit FUNNY BUNNY - directed by Alison Bagnall LEARNING TO DRIVE - directed by Isabel Coixet A LITTLE CHAOS - directed by Alan Rickman MEET ME IN MONTENEGRO - directed by Alex Holdridge and Linnea Saasen NASTY BABY - directed by Sebastián Silva THE NEW GIRLFRIEND - directed by François Ozon PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS - directed by James C. Strouse RADIATOR - directed by Tom Browne THE SECOND MOTHER - directed by Anna Muylaert SHAUN THE SHEEP - directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT - directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE - directed by Alanté Kavaïté TANGERINE - directed by Sean Baker TEN THOUSAND SAINTS - directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini THOSE PEOPLE - directed by Joey Kuhn TIRED MOONLIGHT - directed by Britni West WILDLIKE - directed by Frank Hall Green YOSEMITE - directed by Gabrielle Demeestere DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ALENTEJO, ALENTEJO - directed by Sérgio Tréfaut THE ARMOR OF LIGHT - directed by Abigail E. Disney BEST OF ENEMIES - directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville THE BIRTH OF SAKÉ - directed by Erik Shirai CALL ME LUCKY - directed by Bobcat Goldthwait CITY OF GOLD - directed by Laura Gabbert CLAMBAKE - directed by Andrea Meyerson DANNY SAYS - directed by Brendan Toller DO I SOUND GAY? - directed by David Thorpe HARRY & SNOWMAN - directed by Ron Davis IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE - directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg LARRY KRAMER IN LOVE AND ANGER - directed by Jean Carlomusto LISTEN TO ME MARLON - directed by Stevan Riley LIVE FROM NEW YORK! - directed by Bao Nguyen LOVE BETWEEN THE COVERS - directed by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt OUT TO WIN - directed by Malcolm Ingram OUTERMOST RADIO - directed by Alan Chebot PACKED IN A TRUNK: THE LOST ART OF EDITH LAKE WILKINSON - directed by Michelle Boyaner PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT - directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland THE STATE OF MARRIAGE - directed by Jeffrey Kaufman THE WOLFPACK - directed by Crystal Moselle Festival passes are now on sale. Tickets will go on sale to Provincetown Film Society members on May 19 and to the general public on May 23. Partner sponsors of the 2015 Film Festival include: HBO, XFINITY, Sage Inn and Lounge, the Mallrd Foundation, Sidewalk Films, Bubula's and Lithexcel with additional foundational and grant support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Provincetown Tourism Fund, the Ed Limato Foundation and the Gale Fund. About The Provincetown Film Society & The Provincetown International Film Festival: To make Provincetown - with its unique combination of art institutions, culture, history and natural beauty - the global destination for creative exploration in film. The Provincetown Film Society (PFS) is a non-profit dedicated to continuing the founding mission of the Provincetown Art Colony - to provide a welcoming, nurturing and inspiring environment for boundless and authentic creative exploration - in film. From the time it was founded in 1998 the Society has been committed to serving its communities who are often outside of the mainstream, in the margins, or otherwise underserved - but have a voice critical to the evolution of artistic expression. It has also been dedicated to the celebration of Provincetown - an American treasure nestled amongst spectacular National Seashore beaches, and a shining example of diversity and inclusion. Through its Festival, Cinema and Institute, the Society endeavors to give year-round support to aspiring and up-and-coming, and established independent filmmakers, and to connect them with curious and engaged audiences globally. For more information, please visit ptownfilmfest.org. Facebook.com/PtownFilmSociety Twitter: @PtownFilmFest | 
