Archive for September, 2011

EcoFocus Film Festival (Athens, GA) Submisison Deadline Approaching

Dear Filmmakers: The Call for Submissions Deadline for the fourth annual EcoFocus Film Festival has been extended to October 22, 2011. Please see EcoFocus Film Festival for submission details. The 2012 EcoFocus Film Festival will run March 23-31, 2012 in Athens, Georgia. We accept film submissions in three categories: Environmental Features (50 [Read More]

Atlanta Film This Week

Atlanta Film This Week

                  Atlanta is on fire this week.  There are numerous events, including two film festivals and two film series.  Enjoy! Tuesday (9/27) @The Plaza–The Room–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (9/28) Emory Cinematheque/Dark Streets and Dangerous Dames: Film Noir–Sorry, Wrong [Read More]

Atlanta Film This Week

There’s lots going on this week.  Enjoy! Wednesday (9/21) Emory Cinematheque–Lady from Shanghai–7:30p, FREE Thursday (9/22) @The Plaza–Farmageddon–7:30p, $9 Movies in the Park @Atlantic Station–Dreamworks–Dusk, FREE DocuFest Atlanta Friday (9/23) Films that Matter–Remember The Titans–7p, FREE [Read More]

Atlanta Film This Week

Atlanta Film This Week

    Fall is in full swing, so it’s time to get your movie-watching done!   Enjoy!           Tuesday (9/13) Splatter Cinema @The Plaza–The Conqueror Worm–9:30p, $9 Wednesday (9/14) Emory Cinematheque–The Killers–7:30p, FREE Thursday (9/15) Feminist Film Forum–Orgasm, [Read More]

Notes from a Festival Programmer: Listing Awards and Fests Played When Emailing Festivals

As a programmer for the Atlanta Film Festival, we get many, many emails every week, if not every day, during submission time. It’s an expected part of the job. What’s a little bit irksome isn’t the amount of emails, it’s more often the lack of useful information. Take this as an example: I’m a **********student [Read More]

To George: A message from Andy Ditzler

This week filmmaker George Kuchar passed away. Andy Diztler — the curator of Film Love, an ongoing series of experimental film in Atlanta — knew Mr. Kuchar personally and sent this message out to his email list. I thought it was worth sharing here. Dear friends of Film Love, As some of you have heard, [Read More]