The 360 | 365 Film Festival (formerly the Rochester-High Falls International Film Festival) is an annual film festival held each spring in Rochester, New York. The executive director of the festival was Rosie Taravella from 2006-2009. The current executive director is John Richardson.

The Festival's mission is to feature exceptional work of women in all areas of film, video and new media, highlighting Rochester's standing as the home of motion picture film (George Eastman) and the women's rights movement (Susan B. Anthony).

Over the course of the festival, R/HFIFF presents some 90 features, documentaries, shorts, children's and young adult programs, student filmmaking competitions, panel discussions, master classes, and informal "Coffee With" events featuring visiting filmmakers and stars. The festival is a lively mix of emerging and well-established talent, with past guests that include actresses Christine Lahti, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Candice Bergen, Joan Allen, Famke Janssen and Sally Kellerman, voice-over actress Nancy "Bart Simpson" Cartwright, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, and director Vicky Jenson.

In June 2007, the festival was organized as the merger of two existing local film festivals, the High Falls Film Festival (est. 2001) and the Rochester International Film Festival (est. 1959)^[1]. After the 2008 event, the two festivals separated again. The Rochester International Film Festival retains its name, while The High Falls Film Festival continues as The Rochester High Falls International Film Festival.

On Wednesday, October 21, 2009 the festival announced its new name, 360 | 365, in recognition of its new year-round focus. The festival also launched its new website on this date.

[edit] References

1. ^ Hutchurson, Lisa (2007-06-21). "Two acclaimed film festivals merge". Democrat and Chronicle: p. 1C. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/LIVING/706210324/-1/LIVING01. Retrieved 2007-06-21. 

• Pieterse, Janice B. (2007-06-20). "Film festivals merge, hire director, move date". Rochester Business Journal. http://www.rbj.net/fullarticle.cfm?sdid=67317. Retrieved 2007-06-21. 

[edit] External links

• 360 | 365 Official site for 360 | 365

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