Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) May 10, 2006

Bicycle Film Festival (BFF) is kicking off on May 10th, 2006, the BFF is the largest bicycle related cultural event in the country. Acting as a catalyst in the rise of popularity and interest of urban bike culture, the BFF highlights shorts and feature films that celebrate the bicycle in all its various forms and styles.

Taking place in New York from May 10th through May 14th, all films for the BFF are screened at the East Village?s Anthology Film Archives, easily accessible via the bike-lane on Second Avenue. The first night kicks off with a rock show and party. The next four nights of the festival each feature one full-length bicycle themed film, preceded by fun shorts, that were chosen from hundreds of submissions from around the world from Iran to Mexico to New York. The days are filled with parades, block parties and art shows ? all bike themed. The festival will feature a launch party in celebration of Peter Sutherland?s book of photos ? Pedal (Powerhouse Books), as well as the BFF DVD release party closing out the New York festival.

New York, New York
ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES
32 Second Avenue at 2nd street
Wednesday May10th:
kick off party @ Union Pool (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
10-4am
484 Union Ave at Meeker Ave.
Matt and Kim
Aa
Home Video
with photo presentation ?A GIRLS BIKE? by goods

Thursday May 11th:
Feature: B.I.K.E. - Screenings: 7pm, 9pm and 11pm -
After Party at Fat Baby
10-4am
112 Rivington
Anthem magazine Presents
Azu (Baby Fresh)
Dirty Fingers (Black Label) 
Stacher (Black Label)
Friday May 12th: Feature: M.A.S.H. - Screenings: 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
After Party
at Fontanas
105 Eldridge St.
Anthem Magazine Presents
James F!@#$%^ Friedman
and TED SHRED
Saturday May 13th:
1pm-7pm Block Party (sponsored by Trackstar), 1pm BMX program, 5pm Mountain Bike Video Bash, 7pm Tokion presents: On Screen Photo Presentation from PEDAL - After Party/Book Launch with Peter Sutherland.
$5 for the day ($2 with a Bridge Battle spokecard) (The block party is free
and open to the public, but there is a fee to participate in the events)
Registration opens at 2:00
2nd St. between 1st and 2nd Ave.
Sunday May 14th: 2pm shorts, 4pm BFF DVD, 6:30pm films hand carried by Martin Heath from Toronto?s Cinecycle, 8:30 shorts

Official Website: http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com