Bike Film Festival Kicks Off Tonight


A Promo for the Les Ninjas Du Japon, Showing on Saturday at 3:30 P.M.

The 2008 Bicycle Film Festival kicks off tonight with a Bikes Rock party at 9:30 P.M. at A Club Called Rhonda.  The actual film showing portion of the festival will kick off tomorrow night at 7:30 P.M. at the Vine Theatre, 6321 Hollywood Boulevard with a showing of a group of short films from around the world.   After a weekend of showing films, the Festival ends with an all-day block party on Heliotrope, just north of Melrose Ave on Sunday.

Here is a complete listing of events from the Bicycle Film Festival Website.  To download their program, click here.

THURSDAY JULY 17
9:30 PM | Bikes Rock
FRIDAY JULY 18
7:30 PM | Program 1 – Fun Bike Shorts Buy Tickets
9:30 PM | Program 2 – The Six-Day Bicycle Races Buy Tickets
SATURDAY JULY 19
1:30 PM | Program 3 – The Bike Lane Buy Tickets
3:30 PM | Program 4 – Les Ninja Du Japon Buy Tickets
5:30 PM | Program 5 – The Way Bobby Sees ItBuy Tickets
7:30 PM | Program 6 – Road to Roubaix Buy Tickets
9:30 PM | Program 7 – Urban Bike Shorts Buy Tickets
SUNDAY JULY 20
12-8 PM | BFF Street Party with Ines Brunn

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