Forx Film Fest lists Nov. 3-5 schedule The Forx Film Fest will be held Nov. 3-5 at the Empire Arts Center. The Forx Film Fest was started in 2002 to showcase independent filmmakers from the Upper Midwest. Entries must be made in the Upper Midwest or made by someone from the region. There is also a limit on the budgets allowed to enter the festival. The 2006 film festival begins Friday, Nov. 4, with the silent film, “Why Change Your Wife,” a film by Cecil B. DeMille. Starting the festival with a silent film has become a tradition to help celebrate the history of the Empire Arts Center as one of the leading movie theaters in the region. The silent films are usually from 1919-1920, the first year that the theater was open. The festival will close with the showing of “Music to My Ears,” a movie musical made at the Empire in 2005-2006. Because the Empire was involved in the making of this movie, it was not entered in competition at the festival. Forty-three entries will be shown between these two features. The movies vary in length from two minutes to two hours long. All four sessions will include a series of short subjects, music videos and documentaries and will end with a feature length movie. Entries this year come from the Grand Forks area, Fargo-Moorhead, the St. Cloud area and the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Student films from the University, Minnesota State University Moorhead, St. Johns University and the University of Minnesota will be shown. An effort was made to make the two afternoon sessions more family friendly. One of the features of the Forx Film Fest is the chance to meet many of the filmmakers, many of whom will do a short question and answer period after the showing of their movie. In addition to the film sessions, a panel discussion will be held Saturday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. Several filmmakers from the festival will sit on the panel and will discuss making movies using small budgets and digital equipment. This session is free and open to the public. Questions from the audience are encouraged during these sessions. Tickets for the festival will be available at the door. Tickets for individual sessions are $10 and a full festival pass will be available for $25. Students will receive a 20 percent discount with a valid student ID, $8 per session or $20 for the entire festival. Friday Night, Nov. 3, opening remarks, 7 p.m.; "Why Change Your Wife," special," 7:05 p.m.; "North of Nowhere," student, 8:35 p.m.; "All Blowed Up," music video, 9:11 p.m.; "Eye of the Beholder," short, 9:16 p.m.; "Move," music video, 9:36 p.m.; "Slipping Away," student, 9:44 p.m.; "Twightlight of the Dead," student, 10:04 p.m.; "AVOW," student, 10:11 p.m.; "The Most Common Fatalities Assoc w/ Res Hall," student, 10:38 p.m.; "Beyond Bob," feature, 10:56 p.m.; finished, 12:31 a.m. Saturday morning, Nov. 4, panel discussion, 10:00 a.m. Saturday afternoon, Nov. 4, "Credit for Tri-ing," documentary, 1 p.m.; "Bill & Merriweathers Excellent Adventure," short, 1:30 p.m.; "Lewis and Clark," short, 1:55 p.m.; "Moorhead Library: 100 Years Old," documentary, 2:02 p.m.; "Soliloquy," music video, 2:25 p.m.; "Theatre Seniors 2005!" student, 2:35 p.m.; "Just-N-Tymes," documentary, 2:50 p.m.; "Say Goodbye to Benji," short, 3:41 p.m.; "Rook's Caskit," feature, 4:16 p.m.; finished, 6 p.m. Saturday evening, Nov. 4, "Matryoshka," student, 7 p.m.; "No Use in Cryin'," student, 7:15 p.m.; "Zom B'otch," student, 7:40 p.m.; "Bonsai," student, 7:45 p.m.; "Resurrection," student, 8 p.m.; "Oyster Boy," student, 8:37 p.m.; "The Manimal," student, 8:47 p.m.; Holiday "Mexico," music video, 9:19 p.m.; "They Walk Among Us," student, 9:23 p.m.; "Spring Jam 9," documentary, 9:45 p.m.; "One in Nine," short, 10:26 p.m.; "Grown Men," feature, 11:12 p.m.; finished, 12:50 a.m. Sunday afternoon, Nov. 5, "Survey on Cyprus: An Archaeological Docuumentary," 1 p.m.; "Blue Notes," student, 1:36 p.m.; "Buddies," student, 1:51 p.m.; "The Pond," student, 1:53 p.m.; "Bob's Date," student, 2:02 p.m.; "Remember Me!" student, 2:06 p.m.; "The Art of Effort," documentary, 2:20 p.m.; "For the Children," documentary, 2:23 p.m.; "Portraits & Testimonials #2-6," documentary, 2:41 p.m.; "Library Rose," student, 2:51 p.m.; "Father's Day," student, 3:05 p.m.; "One Hecava Long Winter," documentary, 3:20 p.m.; "A Message," music video, 3:45 p.m.; "Music to My Ears," special, 3:55 p.m.; finished, 6 p.m.