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Atlanta Film Festival Reader's Choice for Best Fest
 The Atlanta Film Festival has been chosen Best Film Festival by Sunday Paper's Readers. The Atlanta Film Festival Staff and Volunteers are honored to receive this recongnition! Check it out the full list of winners online. |
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Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
"If I'd been given the choice between a $5,000 cash prize and the
weekend mentorship, I can absolutely say I'd prefer the mentorship.
Because a cash prize, unless we're talking about something in the
six-figure range, isn't going to help me get my film made." - Brett Wood In the Fall of 2007, the Atlanta Film Festival brought together 6 up-an-coming screenwriters and 6 experienced industry professionals for a weekend retreat at the Margaret Mitchell House for one-on-one mentoring sessions, discussions about the craft of filmmaking and a public reading of excerpts of the winning screenplays. Committed to discovering new voices and introducing them to the world, the Atlanta Film Festival is proud to bring back the Screenplay Competition for 2008. Call For Entries to be announeed soon. |
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Atlanta Film Festival 365 Summer Workshops
Summer Workshop Schedule
Will Be Announced May 23
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Movie Trivia at The Independent
 Every Thursday at 8:30pm The Independent, 931 Monroe Dr, NE, 30308
Cash prizes for 1st and 2nd Place.
If you're in the hunt for the $4000 prize, be sure to use the same team name each time you compete to build up points.
Presented by Outspoken Entertainment and Sponsored by the Atlanta Film Festival |
Film Events and Film News
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Governor Perdue Signs House Bill 1100
 With the signing of House Bill 1100, productions spending more than $500,000 can recieve a 20 percent tax credit and additional 10 percent if they include an animated Georgia promotional logo within the finished product. "The incentives apply not only to qualified films, TV series,
commercials and music videos, but also to video game productions. The
economic impact of all these entertainment segments in Georgia was $413
million in 2007." |
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Dragon*Con Film Fest Assistant Director
 The Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival is looking
for an assistant director. This volunteer position will allow you to be
part of the inner workings of a festival, and is not only a remarkable learning
experience, but will be a lot of fun. No experience is necessary, though a
quick mind and the ability to both follow and give instructions are a
must. Only extreme film fans need apply. The job requires only a few
hours of work each week before the fest, as well as being on hand for the 4 days
of Dragon*Con (8/29 - 9/1). For more information on the festival, check
out www.filmfest.dragoncon.org. Interested parties should contact Matthew M. Foster (matthew@fosteronfilm.com).
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Tonight, May 15: Atlanta Screenwriters Group
 Thursday, May 15, 8:00 PM, Free and Open to the Public
At Atlanta Film Festival 365, 535 Means St, NW, 30318
Script to be read: Mine all Mine by Geoffrey Lander - A jealous wife's obsessive behavior threatens to drive her huband into
the arms of another woman in this romantic comedy that explores the
insanities of modern relationships. Atlanta Screenwriters Group
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May 9-May 31: 7th Annual Film Festival of India
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Tuesday, May 20 - Screening: New Year Baby
 Free Preview ScreeningTuesday, May 20 - 7:00 PMDecatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to start your
life over? Or to discover your family is not who you think they are? A young
woman returns to Cambodia to learn the truth about her roots-including a time
when genocide forced families to make difficult decisions as they dodged death,
borders and landmines to make a new life in America. New Year Baby will air nationally
on PBS series Independent Lens, Tuesday, May 27 at 10 PM. |
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May 20-July 22: Summer Camp Series
 $8 AdmissionPlaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon
May 20, 9:30 PM- Barbarella
June 17, 9:30 PM - Some Like It Hot
July 22, 9:30 PM - Xanadu |
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Wednesday, May 21: The Business of Acting
Free, Open to WIFTA Members and Non-Members
Wednesday, May 21 - 6:00 PM
Art Institute of Atlanta, 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd
This month's WIFTA program will provide actors with access
to key industry resources and tools to help move their careers forward.
Attendees will have the ability to gain valuable information pertaining to the
business side of the craft, including marketing and training. Guests: acting
instructor Della Cole (YourACT); former agent Kay Hallahan (content editor, The
Actor's Guide Online), photographer Mindy Sevener (headshot photographer,The Pixel Pusher). RSVP @ info@wifta.org
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Thursday, May 22 - Screening: A Powerful Noise
 $25 General Admission, $200 Patron's Reception
Thursday, May 22 - 6:30 PM
The Atlanta History Center,
McElreath Hall, 130 West Paces
Ferry Road
This 2008 Tribeca Film Festival selection follows three
extraordinary women-Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mali and Vietnam-as they overcome barriers
to lead day-to-day battles against ignorance, poverty, oppression, and ethnic
strife. Patron's reception includes pre-screening reception with Shelia C.
Johnson and Dr. Helene Gayle at 6 PM, and reserved seating for the film. RSVP by Thursday, May 15 @ www.apowerfulnoise.org/atl (Proceeds benefit CARE)
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Monday, May 26: ASIFA's Roll Your Own
 No Cover
Monday, May 26, 8 PM
Five Spot, 1123 Euclid Ave
ASIFA-Atlanta's yearly showcase of local independent
animation! Comeand
see the films Atlanta's
talented animators have created! The best films of the night will be sent all over the world
as a part of the International Animation Day DVD exchange.
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Southeastern Regional Emmy Award Nominee
 Kristen
McGary has been nominated for a 2008 Southeast Regional Emmy Award
through the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences
Southeast in the category of
"Outstanding Achievement Excellence: Director - Short Form".
The nomination is for directing the Public Service Announcement "The
Intruder Within" shot in cooperation with Women in Film and Television Atlanta for The Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Previous
wins for this PSA include a "CINE Golden Eagle Award" and "The
Accolade". The 34th Annual black tie Gala of the Southeastern Emmy
Awards will be held June 21, 2008 at 5:00p.m. at the Grand Hyatt
Buckhead, Atlanta. http://www.natassoutheast.tv/NATAS/ScheduledEvents.html
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Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
 NEW
DEADLINES:
JULY
7, 2008
and FEBRUARY
5, 2009
Each
year, the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program awards more than $1.5
million in grants to support documentary films focused on contemporary social
issues.
Films supported have
included My Country, My Country; Why We
Fight; Born Into Brothels; Iraq in Fragments; The Inner Tour; The Devil Came on
Horseback; and Everything's Cool.
In
a world where truth is stranger than fiction, we can help you tell the stories
that must be told.If you
believe that creative non-fiction filmmaking is vital to society, and you are an
artist with passion for the work of storytelling, we want to hear about your
project. Tell us what you see.For the
rest of the story or to apply online, visit: www.sundance.org/documentary or
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P.O.V. Call for Entries 
Postmark Deadline - Friday, June, 27
P.O.V., public television's premier showcase for
independent, non-fiction film and video seeks programs from all perspectives to
showcase in its annual national PBS series. All subjects, styles and lengths
are welcome. All submissions must arrive by Friday, June 27, 2008. Please note:
This is an arrival deadline, not a postmark deadline. All submissions received
after June 27 will be considered for the following submission cycle unless an
extension is granted by P.O.V. Submission deadline and entry forms @ cfe.pov.org
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Independent Film Week: Call For Entries
 Independent Film Week, September 14-19, NYCDocumentary Work in Progress - Deadline May 23No Borders Domestic Screenplay - Deadline May 23
Formerly known as the IFP Market, Independent Film Week is
the oldest and largest forum in the US for the discovery of new projects
in development and new voices on the independent film scene. In 2007, more than
1,000 industry professionals attended Independent Film Week. More than 2000
pitch meetings were arranged with buyers. More than $100,000 total value in the
form of cash, product donations & services were awarded. Acceptance into this curated program is by invitation only, and free of charge to filmmakers. All projects are accepted
based on artistic merit. IFP.org
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Weekly Film Quote:
Burrows:
I don't like it at all, sir. Fancy dress, I take it?
John L. Sullivan:
What's the matter with it?
Burrows:
I have never been sympathetic to the caricaturing of the poor and needy, sir.
John L. Sullivan:
Who's caricaturing?
John L. Sullivan:
I'm going out on the road to find out what it's like to be poor and needy and then I'm going to make a picture about it.
Burrows:
If you'll permit me to say so, sir, the subject is not an interesting
one. The poor know all about poverty and only the morbid rich would
find the topic glamorous.
John L. Sullivan:
But I'm doing it for the poor. Don't you understand?
Burrows:
I doubt if they would appreciate it, sir. They rather resent the
invasion of their privacy, I believe quite properly, sir. Also, such
excursions can be extremely dangerous, sir. I worked for a gentleman
once who likewise, with two friends, accoutered themselves as you have,
sir, and then went out for a lark. They have not been heard from since. - Sullivan's Travels (1941)
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