News & Views
News & Views
June 2, 2008
"Running Film Festival" to Premiere During Eugene 08
From July 3-5 on the University of Oregon campus, the Running Film Festival will present classic running films such as “Without Limits” and “Chariots of Fire.” It will also present some new and less well known films such as "The Long Green Line," "Spirit of the Marathon," "Run For Your Life", "Indulgence," "Run Like Hell," and "Showdown."
The complete schedule and film line-up is being finalized, and tickets for the events are now on sale. Tickets, which are being sold for $12 per session, can be purchased by going to RunningFilmFestival.com and clicking on the "tickets" link. Anyone who buys tickets by June 15th will be entered for a chance to win VIP passes as well as a 32'' LCD Flat-Panel HDTV courtesy of TheFinalSprint.com.
If still available, tickets can be purchased at the door. The Film Festival will be held in 150 Columbia on the University of Oregon campus.
According to festival organizers, “a portion of the proceeds from the RFF will be donated to the Ryan Shay Memorial Fund, an organization established in memory of distance runner and Olympic hopeful Ryan Shay, who died suddenly during the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in New York City in 2007. The fund will support Ryan's vision to help disadvantaged individuals, groups and communities, as well as American runners in financial need.”
For more information and a schedule of the films, check the Running Film Festival website.