the Emerging Actor Award. Cliff Froehlich was named executive director in 2001 and remained in that position until his departure in April 2003. That year the festival officially changed its name to Cinema St. Louis. Froehlich returned as executive director in 2006. As of 2008, the festival's artistic director is Chris Clark, and operations supervisor is Brian Spath. The 2009 fest included a gala event for the movie Up in the Air, which was largely filmed in St. Louis, featuring a Q&A session with director Jason Reitman. SLIFF has commissioned two new film scores composed and premiered at the festival by The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra: Benjamin Christensen's Häxan for the 2010 festival and Ernst Lubitsch's Die Bergkatze for the 2011 festival. Selected highlights Featured films Chungking Express, 1995, Dir. Wong Kar-wai Happiness, 1998, Dir. Todd Solondz All About My Mother, 1999, Dir. Pedro Almodóvar Kinsey, 2004, Dir. Bill Condon Up in the Air, 2009, Dir. Jason Reitman Awards Emerson Audience Award 1999, Boys Don't Cry, Dir. Kimberly Peirce SAG Emerging Actors Award 2000, Peter Sarsgaard New Filmmakers Forum Emerging Director 2000, Steel City, Dir. Brian Jun Lifetime Achievement Award 2002, Kevin Kline Cinema St. Louis Award 2005, Cedric the Entertainer Short Short Award 2010, 1925 aka Hell, Dir. Max Hattler External links Culture of St. Louis Film festivals in Missouri Film festivals established in 1992 International 1992 establishments in Missouri