Beginning tomorrow, the St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) is one of the largest and highest-profile international film festivals in the Midwest.

2007 marks its 16th year. Cinema St. Louis – the non-profit driving the festival – also gives nods to some of our communities’ best folks in the film biz with its annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase and the CinemaSpoke screenwriting competition.

Aside from dozens of big screen gems, foreign films and documentaries showing at places such as the Tivoli and Webster University, educational programs and special events are also on tap.

For those that crave a little more fluff than form, find out what those Jessica Alba sightings in St. Louis were all about by seeing “Bill.” “Ghost Image” – shot downtown and starring Elisabeth Rohm of Law and Order fame – also will be screened.

Take five at http://www.cinemastlouis.org/ to find out more.