The Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival (MIFF) is set for October 10-11, featuring Bollywood blockbuster “Bang Bang,” a Luke Wilson comedy shot in Brevard County called “Satellite Beach,” dozens of quality independent films from around Florida and the globe, and the return of “Real Food Real Kitchens.”
The 16th annual event will be held at the Premiere Theaters Oaks Stadium 10, 1800 W. Hibiscus Blvd., Melbourne, Florida.

Prita Chhabra
Friday, Oct. 10

“Real Food Real Kitchens” returns to MIFF.
3 p.m.: “Matinee Magic” features the dramatic feature film “A Trip to the Island,” as well as other artsy shorts.
5 p.m.: “Real Food Real Kitchens,” the series about family, food, culture and history, will open the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival for the third year in a row. This year, we will be premiering a new episode from Season 2: an entire episode about Indian cuisine featuring signature Indian dishes. All of this will be followed by a food tasting event with Indian music and dishes featured on the TV series, sponsored by Kingfisher beer.

On the Friday schedule, “Bang Bang!” is full of Bollywood action – and musical numbers.
9 p.m.: A fantastic horror program starts off Fright Night Friday with films sure to scare genre fans. It will be headlined by the feature film “Jersey Shore Massacre.”
11 p.m.: Fright Night is rounded out with the wrestling documentary “The Promotion,” directed by MIFF 2014 special guest and six-time wrestling world champion Sid Eudy, AKA Sid Vicious. The evening ends with the incredible time-traveling, Civil War monster movie “Army of Frankensteins.”
Saturday, Oct. 11

Sid “Vicious” Eudy
1 p.m.: Join us for a panel discussion and demonstration on the “Secrets of Making a Successful Short Film,” featuring Florida filmmakers Vince Courtney, Katharine Leis, Steven Shea, Todd Thompson, and Bill Williams (from A Cut Above Video).
2 p.m.: The Meet the Filmmakers Roundtable Q&A will give a chance for the audience to interact with the filmmakers themselves. It will be followed by a special presentation by Mike Baumgarten of select scenes from “The Martial Arts Kid,” the feature film shot locally in Brevard County this summer.
3 p.m.: Meet MIFF 2014 special guest and six-time professional wrestling champion Sid Eudy AKA Sid Vicious featuring Q & A and encore showing of his wrestling documentary “The Promotion.”
5 p.m.: A special wine-tasting event is planned sponsored by California winery Von Strasser!

Robin on the red carpet
Tickets will be available at the Premiere Theaters Oaks Stadium 10, or online at www.premieretheaters.com. The best deal is a $60 pass that gets festivalgoers into all events all weekend, including the Friday and Saturday night parties. Guests also may purchase tickets for individual events.
All proceeds benefit the No Limits Academy.
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Don’t forget: There’s still time to win two all-access VIP passes!
Here’s the trailer for “Satellite Beach”: