The evening is an example of the types of elements film festivals continue to add as they look to redefine themselves, connect with audiences and innovate. [Updated: 10/19/2009]. Atlanta, GA Our opening night event will take place at one of Atlanta's finest breweries, Wild Heaven, on Friday March 27th. In 2013, ATLFF moved its principle screening operations to The Plaza Theatre in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood. 25 Park Place NE, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30302, Web: Two years later, a group of independent filmmakers and artists established Independent Media Artists of Georgia, Etc (IMAGE) as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 1976.
Harris, Director Corporate Responsibility & Civic Affairs at Turner Broadcasting and Georgia Representative Betsy Holland, and "The Walking Dead" Executive Producer Tom Luse were honored. Email: ), Atlanta Film Fest Announces Winning Screenplays, Travel stipend and 2 nights of accommodation to the Atlanta FIlm Festival. Travel stipend and 3 nights of accommodation to the Atlanta FIlm Festival. They’re looking for quality material and also quality people behind the work. ali@atlantafilmfestival.com, Contact: Ali Coad, Screenplay Programmer. The Atlanta Film Festival is proud to announce the semifinalists in the 2019 Screenplay Competition. For decades, ATLFF has been an Academy Award-qualifying event for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Rest assured, information submitted here is held in strict confidence. ATLFF also screened Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads, which won Lee a 1983 Student Academy Award. For Anna and her team at the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition, it’s all about one-on-one mentoring.
Join us for a Virtual Table Read of an excerpt from the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition-winning feature film script, BATTLE CRIES by Karen Walker. The original dates of April 30-May 10 were rescheduled to September 17–27. The Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition is open to any writer from anywhere in the world. Anna Vecellio—Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. In March 2020, ATLFF made the decision to postpone the 44th edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Atlanta Film Society Screenplay Programmer Brian Grady, with Anja Akstin, Juston Graber, Juliette Myers, and Kron Moore. This exclusive, all expenses paid program, offers our winners the chance to sit down with industry members and workshop their screenplay one-on-one during a two day retreat. Over the years, the festival's primary venues have included theaters such as Piedmont Park, High Museum of Art, Fox Theatre, Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, Atlantic Station Regal Cinemas, 7 Stages Theatre in Little Five Points and The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University. Other IMAGE Film Award recipients include Dallas Austin, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, the Georgia Film Office, Diane Ladd, Spike Lee, Will Packer, Parker Posey, Burt Reynolds, Michael Stipe, Tyler Perry Studios, and Cicely Tyson. The film premiered at the 2016 South by Southwest Film Festival and then played ATLFF, with Meghie in attendance alongside stars Sherri Shepherd, Taylour Paige and Erica Ash. [6] On average, 85-95% of each year's film program comes from submissions, which special tracks designated for women filmmakers (New Mavericks), Black filmmakers, LGBTQ content (Pink Peach), Latin American content and Georgia-tied content. "A powerful coming of age true story tribute of a military veteran who uses her love of the game to rise above tragedy and political pitfalls finding herself leading Marines on the battlefront once again." Recognizing individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to building the state's film industry and community, the awards were named in honor of the organization's founding name.
This reading will be conducted by Atlanta SAG/SAG-Aftra actors, which provides the invaluable experience of hearing your words brought to life in front of an audience of filmmakers, industry members, and general movie lovers. Feature scripts and television scripts must be the original work of the writer(s). Register now to receive FREE email contest updates, news, results, deadline reminders and more. An All Access Badge to the Atlanta Film Festival, An Elite Badge to the Screencraft Writers Summit (please note that the summit is separate from the film festival and we do not provide lodging or travel to attend.). Hosted by Atlanta Film Society Screenplay Programmer Brian Grady, with Anja Akstin, Juston Graber, Juliette Myers, and Kron Moore! MovieBytes never sells or in any way distributes email names or addresses. Additionally, ATLFF has played the first works of Heidi Ewing, David Gordon Green, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Tina Mabry, Ray McKinnon, Victor Nuñez, Robert Rodriguez, RuPaul, David O. Russell and more.
Deadline to apply EXTENDED TO Friday, July 6th If you have any questions, please email screenplay@atlantafilmfestival.com For the event founded 1968, see, First Night of the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival at, ATLFF Screenplay Competition and Screenwriter's Retreat, Notable films that have played the festival, Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, List of film festivals in North and Central America, "The 2019 Atlanta Film Festival is Almost Here", "Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference Reveals New Dates and Official Selections for 2020 Event", "Film in brief: Spike Lee wins, Bill Duke signs, plus a head's up [sic] on Buried Alive fest", "Atlanta Film Festival Announces First Wave of Films from 2020 Lineup", "Screenplay Submissions FAQ — Atlanta Film Festival", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlanta_Film_Festival&oldid=961286898, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 June 2020, at 16:23. If the script is based on another person’s life, writer(s) must also attach a signed statement acknowledging and approving of …
(Required. After AMPAS changed the rules for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) qualification, ATLFF became Oscar-qualifying in all three short film categories in 2015. [3] This will mark the first time in the organization's history that the event will take place beyond the spring or early summer months. The IMAGE Film & Video Center opened that year as the first media arts center in the state of Georgia, providing much-needed equipment access, networking, information dissemination, and support to local filmmakers.