Atlanta Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: Atlanta Film Festival

SINCE: 1976

WHERE: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The Atlanta Film Festival—one of only two-dozen Academy Award® qualifying festivals in the U.S.—is the area’s preeminent celebration of cinema. The Atlanta Film Festival is one of the largest and longest-running festival in the country, welcoming an audience of over 28,000 to discover hundreds of new independent, international, animated, documentary, and short films, selected from 8000+ submissions from all over the world.

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‘The Idea of You’ Starring Anne Hathaway Headlines 48th Atlanta Film Festival Lineup

Michael Showalter’s The Idea of You starring Anne Hathaway will open the 48th Atlanta Film Festival taking place April 25 – May 5, 2024.

Polite Society starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya

Polite Society to Kick off 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Lineup

Atlanta Film Festival taking place April 20 – 30, 2023, revealed the lineup, opening with Polite Society starring Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya

John Boyega in 892 by Abi Damaris Corbin. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Chris Witt.

‘892’ Starring John Boyega to Open 2022 Atlanta Film Festival Lineup

Kicking off the 2022 Atlanta Film is the dramatic thriller “892” starring John Boyega and the late Michael K. Williams.

Carterland directed and produced by brothers Jim Pattiz and Will Pattiz

Jimmy Carter Documentary CARTERLAND to Open 2021 Atlanta Film Festival

The world premiere of Carterland, a new documentary film on former President Jimmy Carter, will open the 45th Atlanta Film Festival this April.

Atlanta Film Festival Reveals New 2020 Dates and Official Selections

The 44th Atlanta Film Festival which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now take place in September with over 100 films.

43rd Atlanta Film Festival Announces Feature Length and Short Films Lineup

Over 11 days, the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival will present 31 feature length films plus 98 short films, including an array of music videos, virtual reality and episodic pilots.

WIND TRACES and MAN MADE Win Top Awards at 2018 Atlanta Film Festival

The 42nd annual Atlanta Film Festival which took place April 13 to 22, 2018, awarded its top jury prizes to Wind Traces (Restos de Viento) and Man Made.

42nd Atlanta Film Festival to Feature Lineup of Record +200 Films, ‘EIGHTH GRADE’ ‘BLINDSPOTTING’ ‘TULLY’ and More

The 42nd Annual Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF), less than a month away, announced the full lineup of films includes 58 feature length films and 150 short films from 56 countries

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal appear in Blindspotting by Carlos López Estrada

BLINDSPOTTING Starring Daveed Diggs to Open 2018 Atlanta Film Festival

Blindspotting, the upcoming feature film debut from director Carlos López Estrada starring Daveed Diggs, will kick off the 2018 Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) on Friday, April 13, 2018.

2018 Atlanta Film Festival Announces First 15 Films

The 42nd Atlanta Film Festival & Creative Conference (ATLFF), taking place April 13 to 22, 2018, announced the first wave of film programming.

Indie Comedy DAVE MADE A MAZE Will Kickoff 41st Atlanta Film Festival | Trailer

DAVE MADE A MAZE, a feature-length adventure comedy using practical effects and stop-motion animation, directed by Bill Watterson, will kick off the 41st Atlanta Film Festival

First Wave of Films Announced for 2017 Atlanta Film Festival

The first slate of programming, comprising feature length and short films, narratives, documentaries, pilot episodes, music videos, animation, puppetry, experimental and virtual reality has been revealed for the upcoming 41st Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF).

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