Film Festivals in Georgia

ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL 75 Bennett Street NW, Suite N-1 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Tel: (404) 352-4225 E-Mail: aff@imagefv.org Web: http://www.atlantafilmfestival.com Contact: Sonia Vassell Festival Statement: The Annual Atlanta Film Festival - premiere screenings, panel discussions, and guest appearances by filmmakers and media professionals. $100,000+ in cash and in-kind prizes! Award-winning short works eligible for Academy Award(r) consideration. ATLANTA HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL 8200 Mall Parkway, Suite 135-227 Lithonia, Georgia 30058 Tel: (678) 471-4770 E-Mail: info@atlhiphopfilmfest.com Web: http://atlhiphopfilmfest.com Contact: Shameka ATLANTA HORROR FEST 1132 Virginia Ave. Suite #19 Atlanta, Georgia 30306 Tel: (404) 347-3564 E-Mail: atlantahorrorfest@gmail.com Web: http://www.atlantahorrorfest.com Contact: Eric Panter Festival Statement: The Atlanta Horror Fest is a huge celebration of independent horror films from all over the world. AHF also features live music, the Atlanta Zombie Walk and tons of other bloody special events. AHF is produced by Festival League. For more info, please visit www.festivalleague.com. ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL (DOCUFEST ATLANTA) 1132 Virginia Avenue, Suite #19 Atlanta, Georgia 30306 Tel: (404) 347-3564 E-Mail: docufest@gmail.com Web: http://www.docufest.com Contact: Eric Panter Festival Statement: The Atlanta International Documentary Fest (DocuFest Atlanta) will showcase indpendent documentary films from across the world in this three day fest of reality in filmmaking. DocuFest is produced by Festival League. Please visit www.festivalleague.com for more info. ATLANTA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Six Piedmont Center Suite 510 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Tel: (404) 806-9913 E-Mail: info@ajff.org Web: http://ajff.org Contact: Taryn Solomon Festival Statement: AJFF is the second largest Jewish film festival in the United States (and largest film festival in Atlanta), showcasing some 50 international works that examine various aspects of Jewish life. Moviegoers cast their ballots for the Best Narrative and Best Documentary film of the Festival, with winners receiving the AJFF Audience Award. Screenings are supplemented with guest appearances by filmmakers, actors, authors, academics and other expert panelists. In 2007, the AJFF was recognized with prestigious grants from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). ATLANTA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL 352 Park Avenue, Suite 2 Atlanta, Georgia 30312 Tel: (404) 520-1820 E-Mail: info@auff.org Web: http://www.auff.org Contact: Eric Panter, Programming Director Festival Statement: The Atlanta Underground Film Festival is on a mission to elevate the concept of cinema from simple entertainment to a prestigious art form. We focus on exposing underrepresented film and video artists who's work proves to break the artistic barriers created by typical Hollywood production$, while enlightening and educating the community. Every genre, from shorts to features, will be represented in this five day festival. Artists from all over the world will convene for this event, and audiences of every demographic will be inspired by the breath of fresh air circulated in to the independent artists community. LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN FILM FESTIVAL Latin American and Caribbean Community Center Inc. 3075 Stone Oak Drive Douglasville, Georgia 30135 Tel: (770) 577-7359 E-Mail: jwilliams@lacccenter.org Web: http://www.lacccenter.org Contact: Janieve Williams PASTE SHORTS FEST PO Box 1606 Decatur, Georgia 30030 Tel: (404) 378-8677 E-Mail: tim@pastemagazine.com Web: http://www.pastefest.com Contact: Tim Porter SAVANNAH FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL P.O. Box 3146 Savannah, Georgia 31402-3146 Tel: (912) 525-5051 E-Mail: filmfest@scad.edu Web: http://www.scad.edu/filmfest Contact: Christina Downs TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR FILM FESTIVAL The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts 5616 Memorial Drive Stone Mountain, Georgia 30038 Tel: (404) 298-4222 E-Mail: n/a Web: http://www.TASF.org Contact: Dina Tylor / Rita Greenridge Festival Statement: For consideration, applicants (either individually or in a group), are invited to submit their work. A jury of established professionals will review and judge the entries and select one film to be screened in the Selective Choice film category. The winning filmmaker or team will have the unique opportunity to speak to the audience at the Tupac Center following the screening. URBAN MEDIAMAKERS FILM FESTIVAL (UMFF) 1353 Riverstone Pkwy PMB 315, Suite 120 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Tel: (404) 460-2793 E-Mail: umff2005@yahoo.com Web: http://www.urbanmediamakers.com contact: Cheryle Reynolds deadline: TBA categories: ani, dig, doc, exp, fant, flf, gen, hor, kid, newtech, retro, sci-fi, shorts Contact: Cheryle Reynolds deadline: TBA categories: ani, dig, doc, exp, fant, flf, gen, hor, kid, newtech, retro, sci-fi, shorts Festival Statement: Music video and film competition; cash prizes and gifts. ZOIEFEST! --CELEBRATE THE MILLENNIUM! 539 Salem Woods Dr. Marietta, Georgia 30067 Tel: (404) 816-0602 E-Mail: weston@zoiefilms.com Web: http://www.zoiefilms.com/filmfest.html Contact: Victora Lynn Weston