Makepeace"We Still Live Here," judged the best documentary of the 2011 Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) last October, will be shown at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts in June.

The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. June 7, 6 p.m. June 9, 1:45 p.m. June 10, 11:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. June 13.

Jared Bowen, Emmy-winning reporter with WGBH-TV's nightly news magazine program, "Greater Boston with Emily Rooney," will moderate a panel discussion following the screening on Thursday, June 7, with filmmaker Anne Makepeace and a representative from the Wampanoag Indian tribe.

The screening of "We Still Live Here" at the Regent Theatre in October was its second public showing in Massachusetts. Now the film has become a global phenomenon.

Recently the U.S. State Department's international cultural diplomacy initiative, The American Film Showcase, has chosen the film to be screened, along with 28 others, in developing countries around the world.

As part of this program, Makepeace will be screening the film and giving workshops and seminars in such places as Tajikistan, Burma, Morocco and Senegal. For more, go to www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/02/183627.htm.

The American Film Showcase builds on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's vision of "smart power diplomacy," which embraces the use of a full range of diplomatic tools -– in this case, film -– to bring people together and foster greater understanding, a stated goal of the Arlington festival from its earliest planning stages nearly three years ago.

"We Still Live Here" documents the efforts of a Mashpee Wampanoag, Jessie Little Doe Baird, who was summoned by her ancestors in a dream vision to reclaim the language of her nation. The story begins in 1994, when Jessie Little Doe, an intrepid, thirty-something Wampanoag social worker, began having recurring dreams: familiar-looking people from another time addressing her in an incomprehensible language. Later she realized they were speaking Wampanoag, a language no one had used for more than a century.

For information about the MFA screening of "We Still Live Here," visit www.mfa.org.

Half-price festival passes available through May 30

This year marks the second annual Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF), scheduled for Oct. 17 – 21 at Arlington’s Regent Theatre. You can buy half-price festival passes now -- available through May 30 at a discounted price of $30 per pass.

Last year's festival, "where Arlington and the world converged," brought 55 film submissions from as far away as Lithuania and as close as Arlington.

The festival featured three in-depth panel discussions plus Q & As with eight filmmakers.

Checks payable to Arlington International Film Festival may be mailed to:

AIFF, 350 Mass. Ave., No. 160, Arlington, MA 02474

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Call for entries: High school filmmakers

The Arlington International Film Festival extends a special invitation to high school filmmakers to produce short films. Visit www.AIFFest.org for guidelines, checklist and entry form.

Submission deadline June 30: To be considered for the festival, a completed submission package must be postmarked by this date. A complete package includes all required materials (see checklist).

The festival mission is to foster an increased appreciation for all cultures by showcasing the real lives of people all over the globe through independent film and to nurture the next generation of talented filmmakers within our community. The festival stresses the importance of the artistic and educational value of film in this endeavor. It will present juried awards for each category.

The Selection Committee selects all features, documentaries and shorts. Preference is given to premieres; however, works with strong educational, historical and artistic importance are stressed in selection decisions. The festival presents all forms of independent film, including narrative, documentary, animation and experimental features and shorts.

For the special category of short submissions from local high school filmmakers, entry fees are waived.

MFA screened fest winner "Zero Percent" in April

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston screened in April "Zero Percent," the Arlington International Film Festival's best 2011 film. Preliminary dates and times of the screenings, subject to change until they are posted at the MFA website, were:

Sunday, April 1, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, April 4, 3:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 5, 7:45 p.m.; Friday, April 6, 5 p.m.; and Saturday, April 7, 11 a.m.

In addition, "We Still Live Here," the festival's Best Documentary 2011 film, has been selected by the U.S. Department of State in conjunction with the USC School of Cinematic Arts as one of the 29 films chosen for the 2012 American Film Showcase. These films will be presented to overseas audiences.

The American Film Showcase builds on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's vision of "smart power diplomacy," which embraces the use of a full range of diplomatic tools - in this case, film - to bring people together and foster greater understanding.

Film festival seeks entries for 2nd annual event

The AIFF has announced its submission dates for its 2012 festival, scheduled to take place Oct. 17 – 21 at the Regent Theatre.

The festival's mission aims to foster an increased awareness and appreciation for all cultures by showcasing independent films that explore the real lives of people all over the globe, films that explore unique experiences, as well films that reveal our commonality as members of the global human family.

Film entries are being accepted in the following categories:

• Narrative Features & Shorts

• Documentary Features & Shorts

• Experimental

• Animation

• *High School Shorts (must be directed by a student 18 or under)

* Note: The submission fee for high school students is waived. Please list your High School's name on your submission form.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES/ENTRY FEES

• Submissions opened Jan. 1

• Early entry deadline, May 31 – shorts: US$15; features: US$35

• Official entry deadline, June 30 – Shorts: US$30; Features: US$50

• Late-entry deadline, July 31 – Shorts: US$45; Features US$65

To submit to the festival, visit its website, www.AIFFest.org, read the entry guidelines and complete the entry form. Filmmakers will be notified of selection committee’s decision by early September.

Oct. 9, 2011: First international film festival held at Regent