IPIFF starts Wednesday at Panida

The inaugural Idaho Panhandle International Film Festival kicks off Wednesday at Sandpoint’s Panida Theater with a free “sneak peek” showing of the feature film “The Trouble with Dee Dee.”

Doors open at 8 p.m., and the feature is scheduled to begin following an introduction by festival organizers.

Composed of six feature films and nearly 50 shorts (some as long as 50 minutes), the festival officially begins at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Panida and runs through Saturday, with three programs scheduled each day.

Tickets to each program are $10, and a full festival pass runs $48.50.

For more information, e-mail customerservice@ipiff.com or visit the festival Web site at www.ipiff.com.