DATE: 8/20/20
TIME: 7PM - 8PM EST
LOCATION: Online
PRICE: FREE

ATLFF is going live with filmmakers slated to play at the 44th Atlanta Film Festival and Creative Conference Panelists! Each year ATLFF has the pleasure of presenting 11 days worth of films from talented filmmakers across the globe. As a festival, we look to provide a platform where audiences can connect with a plethora of groundbreaking works. In anticipation of our 2020 festival, we are delighted to present our latest interview series!

Over the course of the upcoming weeks, ATLFF will be hosting interviews with filmmakers from our 2020 official selections and Creative Conference panelists moderated by Karen Ceesay. Each interview will provide you with a behind the scenes look into the upcoming festival and the films we program.

Join us Thursday, August 20th at 7 PM EST for an interview with Creative Conference Director Linda Burns.

I read scripts, provide coverage and develop projects. I breakdown, budget, schedule, pitch, propose, close, negotiate, spend, reconcile, research, network, strategize, market, collaborate, consult, wheel, deal and deliver. I face challenges, solve puzzles and plan ahead. From script to screen, digital to film, union to non-union, large to small, I do it all! Always on time. Always on budget.

I’ve worked with butterflies, penguins, dogs, maggots, horses, cats, flies, a taxidermy molded shark, babies, kids, entourages, difficult clients, movie stars, musicians, politicians, pro-athletes, strippers, crack addicts, prostitutes, thieves and murderers. I’ve shot, stabbed and set people on fire, decapitated heads, drilled holes in arms and smashed in skulls. I’ve shut down busy roads and highways to create an accident on I-85, raced a NASCAR car down Peachtree Street, faked a hurricane evacuation in Miami. I’ve shot 100 spots in 15 days with only an Arriflex and a Milo MoCo, and taught Himalayan monks and grade-school kids how to make movies. I do film and I love it. —Linda Burns