Name, place, dates set for spring film festival

OK, lets try this one on for size: Philadelphia Film Festival/CineFest.

The litigious dispute and internal bickering that had promised to throw Philadelphia film festival goers into a state of uncertainty - with the potential of dueling festivals hitting the city - have been put aside. Peace has been reached between the TLA Entertainment Group, organizer of the annual spring festival since 2001, and the Philadelphia Film Society, the nonprofit group that owns the "Philadelphia Film Festival" brand and had made noise about mounting its own festival in the fall.

"Our only goal during these negotiations with the Film Society was to present a quality festival to the city of Philadelphia," Ray Murray, TLA president and CineFest artistic director, stated in a press release.

So, what does this mean for fest-goers? That the planned March 26-April 6 festival is all systems go, with venues including International House, the Prince Music Theater and the Ritzes, and more than 200 films from 39 countries set to unspool.

Programming and ticketing information will be forthcoming at www.phillycinefest.com.

Contact movie critic Steven Rea at 215-854-5629 or srea@phillynews.com. Read his blog, "On Movies Online," at http://go.philly.com/onmovies.