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2010 ATL Film Fest - 5 Questions with Lucas Martell of PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE

charles.judson@gmail.com — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

Your mission if you choose to accept it is to spend 5 years of your life animating man vs pigeon, in an epic technological battle that could...wait, that's telling you way too much information.

First off, shoutout to the folks that scored Martell's PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE, even without the great visuals, the music has such a great 60's spy-thriller vibe, I know adults are going to be grinning ear to ear. Add in a pigeon, lasers, explosions and donuts, you [...]

2010 ATL Film Fest - 10 Questions with Claire Almon of GRAMPA KEVORKIAN

charles.judson@gmail.com — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

Screening as a part of our Teen Screen: Saturday Morning Cartoons block, GRAMPA KEVORKIAN is...well, just look at the image below. This line drawing encapsulates everything one needs to know about the impact one life had on one little girl.

Capturing memory, illusive and ethereal, Almon has given us the privilege to share in a film that's personal, joyous and full of love.

GRAMPA KEVORKIAN
Cla [...]

2010 ATL Film Fest - 10 Questions with Alyssa & Athena Lobit of THE THINGS WE CARRY

charles.judson@gmail.com — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

THE THINGS WE CARRY is a title that pretty much sums up a huge chunk of what motivates us as adults. It's difficult to explain to a 13-year old kid that everything they will be is either a culmination of, a reaction to, or an extension of the moments from when they could first speak, to the moment they realize just how many bills they're responsible for when they first move out.

Alyssa and Athena's THE THINGS WE CARRY explores how inextricably complica [...]

2010 ATL Film Fest - 10 Questions with Robert Anderson of ASBURY PARK

charles.judson@gmail.com — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

Selfishly, one of the goals every film festival has is to be among the first to discover new talent. Playing films by veteran filmmakers and alum is always exciting, yet, there's nothing like knowing you played a role in helping introduce a filmmaker to audiences. Especially when their work is so assured.

As director and writer of ASBURY PARK, Anderson has shown a deft hand at not only drama, and ably navigating the tricky waters that are family dynamics, but at crafting mystery as [...]

10 Questions with Gideon Kennedy & Marcus Rosentrater of CLANDESTINE (with Code!)

charles.judson@gmail.com — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

In the early days of film the norm was to store a print for a few years after an initial run and when space was needed, to burn it. Studios would keep the hits they knew they could re-release every few years, but Hollywood had no problem destroying hundreds of films they no longer had any financial use for--to be fair, they did keep the scripts around so they could remake them. Unfortunately, it wasn't until the 1960s that film preservation really started in earnest and it rea [...]

10 Questions with Maggie Sargent of DIVORCING GOD

charles.judson@gmail.com — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

Documentaries by their nature are often topical. What can make them even more timely are the unexpected twists their stories can take while filmming, or in the case of DIVORCING GOD after initial filming has stopped. The original plan was to follow a young Christian couple, who adhered to the tenants of their faith, from engagement to nuptials. Little did the filmmakers know that 6 months later that they'd be back to also capture the dissolution of that same marriage.

10 Questions with Michael Matzdorff of FEED THE FISH

charles.judson@gmail.com — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

Last year I had a lot of fun posting the 5/10 questions from filmmakers and I'm excited to bring it back for the 2010 Atlanta Film Festival. I'm using the answers from Michael Matzdorff of FEED THE FISH as bait, pun actually intentional this time, to get you hooked on what's to come. I've read a few of the forthcoming 5/10's and I think they'll definitely make you laugh as well as think.

2010 Atlanta Film Festival Lineup Announced

charles@atlantafilmfestival.com — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

The 2010 Atlanta Film Festival will open at the Carter Center at One Copenhill, 453 Freedom Parkway on Thursday, April 15, 2010 with Stanley Nelson’s FREEDOM RIDERS and will close on Friday April 23, 2010 at the 14th Street Playhouse at 173 14th Street with the Southeastern premiere of Barr Weissman’s SECRET TO A HAPPY ENDING, a terrific behind-the-scenes documentary portrait of the Athens GA-based band Drive- [...]

Much Ado About March!

charles@atlantafilmfestival.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:00:00 +0100

Samantha Worthen's monthly Film/Arts email is always full of eventy goodness, so why not post it and share it with you guys.