ATLFF '16 Encores announced! Here's what gets a second screening on Sunday, April 10th...
Don't miss second screenings of these ATLFF '16 sold-out hits! "The Arbalest," "Frankenstein Created Bikers" and "In Pursuit of Silence" join our Award-winning Short Films for Encore Sunday, made possible by Film Festival Collective presented by XFINITY.
Don't miss second screenings of these ATLFF '16 sold-out hits! "The Arbalest," "Frankenstein Created Bikers," "In Pursuit of Silence" and the COTTON shorts block join our Award-winning Short Films for Encore Sunday, made possible by Film Festival Collective presented by XFINITY.
These screenings already sold out once, so don't hesitate to get your tickets in advance!
AWARD-WINNING SHORTS
Sunday, April 10, 2016, 12:30 PM — 7 Stages Theatre
Catch the Oscar-qualifying winners of the Narrative Short, Documentary Short and Animated Short Jury Prizes, plus the Filmmaker-to-Watch Award Winner and other winning short films.
IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE - Encore
Sunday, April 10, 2016, 2:45 PM — 7 Stages Theatre
As much a work of devotion as it is a documentary, “In Pursuit of Silence” is a meditative exploration of our relationship with silence and the impact of noise on our lives. In our race towards modernity, amidst all the technological innovation and the rapid growth of our cities, silence is now quickly passing into legend. From causing aggressive behavior to hundreds of thousands of heart attacks around the world, there is no aspect of human life that noise does not infringe upon. Silence as a resource for respite and renewal from the sensory onslaught of our modern lives is now more important than ever before.
COTTON Shorts Block - Encore
Sunday, April 10, 2016, 5:00 PM — 7 Stages Theatre
Hardy and tight-knit. Presented in partnership with Homespun, a series crafted by Atlanta Film Society Filmmakers-in-Residence Jon Watts & Brantly Watts. Featuring "Hotel Clermont," "The New Orleans Sazerac" and "Eat White Dirt."
FRANKENSTEIN CREATED BIKERS - Encore
Sunday, April 10, 2016, 7:30 PM — 7 Stages Theatre
An outlaw biker finds himself addicted to a diabolical substance and hunted by a grenade-tossing femme fatale, bounty hunters, law enforcement, a rival motorcycle gang, mutations and a topless stripper hit squad.
THE ARBALEST - Encore
Sunday, April 10, 2016, 7:45 PM — Plaza Theatre, Upstairs
"The Arbalest" is a confessional recount of the reclusive private life of Foster Kalt, the world-renowned inventor of the Kalt Cube. The strange reflection pieces together strange events and romantic obsessions that compound in a disturbing invention despite his ten-year vow of silence. —My Nguyen
Call For Entries Now Open for 2016 Atlanta Film Festival!
We want your films! Submissions are now open for the 2016 Atlanta Film Festival.
The Call for Entries for the 2016 Atlanta Film Festival is now open! From April 1 to April 10, 2016, we will be celebrating our 40th anniversary and we are looking to you to help us make it our best yet.
Last year, we received 3,761 submissions from more than 120 countries across all 6 populated continents (sorry, Antarctica). Over 200 films featured in ATLFF '15 and 80% of those came from submissions! We are looking for groundbreaking works in narrative and documentary features, short films, experimental films, puppetry films, music videos and television pilots. In addition to our annual film festival, short films will also be considered for our year-round programs like Airport SHORTS or the Film Festival Collective OnDemand channel.
We accept submissions through both FilmFreeway and Withoutabox. To save money, consider submitting your completed film by the Earlybird Deadline on June 20. The Regular Deadline is September 18, the Late Deadline is set for October 23 and the Withoutabox Extended Deadline is November 6. Discounts are available for students and ATLFF members.
Films must comply with category requirements and filmmakers must complete the process and payment to be considered for ATLFF '16. We know you've got some great work, now let us help you show it off!
#FestivalCollective Filmmaker Spotlight: Jack Fields, "Happy Memories"
Meet Jack Fields, the eccentric filmmaker behind the puppetry short film "Happy Memories," one of the featured selections on the Film Festival Collective OnDemand channel presented by XFINITY.
Filmmaker Jack Fields's unique, puppetry-influenced filmmaking style is as fascinating as it is eccentric. His debut film, "Happy Memories," follows a cupcake on its journey through a dangerous realm. Psychedelic, intricate, and eye-catching; "Happy Memories" takes the viewer on a wonderfully outlandish trip that surely inspires the imagination. The film played in over 15 film festivals, including as an official selection of the 2014 Indie Grits Festival.
Jack Fields has been creating puppetry since 2007. His success with this medium is readily apparent as shown through his accumulation of two United Arts of Central Florida grants, both for the creation of his puppet films (including "Happy Memories"). Fields has earned other accolades as well, including the PuppetFest Midwest scholarship and the UNIMA scholarship.
Fields is currently based in Orlando, Florida where he works at There's a Thing in There, a puppetry production company. There, Fields creates projects with fellow puppeteer-filmmakers Hannah Millers and John Regan. The company specializes in non-traditional storytelling through narratives inspired by both mythology and the subconscious.
What's next for this unconventional filmmaker? Fields is currently in the works on a new film about Albert Einstein's brain building a body out of discarded corpses and going on a journey of self discovery. But for now, watch Fields's trailer for "Happy Memories" below and check out his website for more outstanding works.
Festival Collective Expands to Include New Viewers
The Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) and Comcast announced today a major expansion of the Film Festival Collective Presented by Xfinity, a program that showcases the best content in the Southeast and fosters the discovery of new production talent from around the world. The program features short films and other quality content from ten film festivals across the markets that Comcast serves. The effort now spans 13 states and is available to over 9 million Comcast customer households.
Atlanta Film Festival and Comcast Expand Partnership to
Reach Viewers across Southeast
ATLANTA, GA: Oct. 22, 2014 — The Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) and Comcast announced today a major expansion of the Film Festival Collective Presented by Xfinity, a program that showcases the best content in the Southeast and fosters the discovery of new production talent from around the world. The program features short films and other quality content from ten film festivals across the markets that Comcast serves. The effort now spans 13 states and is available to over 9 million Comcast customer households.
“Since May, we’ve worked to bring the best content to Comcast customers around the Southeastern United States,” said ATLFF Executive Director Christopher Escobar. “This expansion provides us with the opportunity to reach audiences outside of the region and to bring artistic voices from new festivals into the Collective.”
Films from previous festivals in the Collective stretch across genre lines that include animation, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, sci-fi, music videos and beyond.
The Film Festival Collective has grown to include ten festival members: the Atlanta Film Festival, The Nashville Film Festival, the Charleston International Film Festival, the Atlanta-based documentary series Homespun, the Knoxville Film Festival, the Macon Film Festival, Indie Memphis, Atlanta’s Out on Film, and the Indie Grits Film Festival. Additional festivals from the newly expanded area will be included in the coming weeks. Nearly 40 films are already represented in the Collective – a full list is available at www.filmfestivalcollective.com/films.
Content is available at no additional cost to Comcast subscribers. The program is available on both the original Comcast platform as well as the X1 platform. With X1, subscribers can access content using voice commands on their X1 remote control app.
"Comcast has a proud tradition of supporting the arts in our communities, and we are pleased to offer this independent programming to a larger audience," said Kerry McKelvey, VP of Marketing and Sales for Comcast. "The expansion of the Festival Collective program signals Comcast’s continued dedication to new voices and discerning viewers."
For more information about Film Festival Collective, visit www.filmfestivalcollective.com.
For more information about the Atlanta Film Festival, visit www.atlantafilmfestival.com.
About the Atlanta Film Festival
The Atlanta Film Festival, now in its fourth decade, is an Academy Award qualifying festival and one of the region’s largest and longest-running preeminent celebrations of cinema in the Southeast United States. Over 20,000 festival attendees enjoy independent, animated, documentary, and short films each year, selected from over 3,200 submissions from more than 100 countries. Atlanta Film Festival 365, the arts non-profit which produces the Atlanta Film Festival annually also schedules screenings, discussions, workshops and panels year-round to keep cinema top of mind and the art & culture community talking. Major funding for the Atlanta Film Festival is provided by the Turner Voices Foundation of Turner Broadcasting, XFINITY, and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
Contact: Alex Horwitz, Comcast: alex_horwitz@cable.comcast.com, (770) 557-2803
About Comcast
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.
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#FestivalCollective Spotlight On: ATLFF 2012's “Pisces of an Unconscious Mind”
Take a look at the Atlanta Film Festival 2012 official selection, "Pisces of an Unconscious Mind," ready to watch now on Film Festival Collective. Director Gleb Osatinski is currently crowdfunding his next film to be shot in Atlanta.
Director Gleb Osatinski’s experimental short film Pisces of an Unconscious Mind explores the psychological struggle to resolve the monotony of reality with the obscurity of unreality. Osatinski acknowledges that the film is based loosely on his own life, and in fact attributes the original script to a dream he once had.
Pisces of an Unconscious Mind represents Osatinski’s debut as a filmmaker; before following his lifelong passion for film and storytelling, he lead a 16-year career on Wall Street in New York City. Originally from Kharkov, Ukraine, Osatinski immigrated to the United States in 1994 following the fall of the Soviet Union. While living in Russia, he graduated with a Master’s in Physics.
While the fantasy of movies and cartoons captivated Osatinski from early childhood, he points to his background in Physics as the foundation for his understanding of successful filmmaking techniques. Perhaps within this personal intersection of the scientific world and the creative one lies the crux of Pisces of an Unconscious Mind as a reflection of Osatinski’s own internal struggles.
Excitingly, Osatinski’s next film will be shot right here in Atlanta. A Sci-Fi short written by a collaboration of scientists and filmmakers, The Quantified Self will tell the story of a family that relies on technology in order to optimize their health and success, complicating their relationships with one-another. Imoto Harney, one of the ATLFF’s own event photographers, is the film’s producer. You can find out more and help support the project on its Kickstarter page.
You can now watch Pisces of an Unconscious Mind on Film Festival Collective presented by Xfinity.
#FestivalCollective Spotlight On: Charleston's "Place Stamp Here"
Place Stamp Here follows a girl and her dog as they travel together while being disassembled along their way, and collecting pieces to reassemble themselves. Available to watch now on the Film Festival Collective VOD channel.
#FestivalCollective Spotlights are reposted from the Film Festival Collective blog. Xfinity subscribers can watch films in the Collective for free as part of their regular subscription. Learn more about how to watch the Collective films here.
Place Stamp Here follows a girl and her dog as they travel together while being disassembled along their way, and collecting pieces to reassemble themselves. They don't quite end up as they started, similarly to how the world doesn't either.
Sparked from the mind of Kelly Sharp, while looking for more exciting projects to work on—"My favorite part of my job is that my chair swivels, so I need pursue other, more lovely projects."
A lovely project indeed, Sharp worked with animators Joy Vaccese and Noelle Melody to make this story.
Vaccese and Melody are illustrators and animators who, coincidentally also are twin sisters. Both graduating from the Pratt Institute went on to starting their own company, Twins Are Weird. Having several shorts under their belt, Place Stamp Here won Best Animation at our own Charleston International Film Festival and winner at the Sodak Animation Festival.
Place Stamp Here is now available to watch on Film Festival Collective presented by Xfinity.
Watch ATLFF Official Selections at home with Film Festival Collective
With our new XFINITY On Demand channel, you can watch official selections from ATLFF and other festivals on your own television!
The Atlanta Film Festival and long-time sponsor XFINITY are teaming up with other film festivals from across the Southeast United States for a new On Demand channel offering tons of quality festival content.
Now available through XFINITY cable, you can watch Official Selections from the Atlanta Film Festival, Charleston International Film Festival, Indie Memphis and Nashville Film Festival right in your own living room! Film Festival Collective is dedicated to sharing dynamic and diverse content from a variety of film festivals with millions of XFINITY customers across nine states for no extra charge. As the program grows, more festivals are expected to join, adding additional content every month that stretches genre lines and explores all types of short film.
Each festival submits their own selections from previous years and the Atlanta Film Festival curates the content and makes it available to all XFINITY customers.
Whether you have the traditional XFINITY platform or the brand new X1, Film Festival Collective is easy to find! Just look under 'Get Local' or voice search 'Festival Collective' on your X1 Remote App and start watching now!
Follow Film Festival Collective on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more updates and previews of available films!
ATLFF & XFINITY Partner To Create The Film Festival Collective VOD Program
The Atlanta Film Festival and XFINITY announced today the creation of the Film Festival Collective, a program to showcase the best film festival programming in the Southeast and to foster the discovery of new filmmaking talent from around the world. The XFINITY On Demand program will feature short films and other quality content from a variety of film festivals across the Southeastern United States.
Atlanta Film Festival And XFINITY Partner To Create The Film Festival Collective
XFINITY ON DEMAND CHANNEL TO FEATURE SHORT CONTENT
FROM SEVERAL OF THE SOUTHEAST’S PREMIERE FILM FESTIVALS
ATLANTA, GA — The Atlanta Film Festival and XFINITY announced today the creation of the Film Festival Collective, a program to showcase the best film festival programming in the Southeast and to foster the discovery of new filmmaking talent from around the world. The XFINITY On Demand program will feature short films and other quality content from a variety of film festivals across the Southeastern United States. The program spans across nine states and is available to millions of XFINITY customers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
The Atlanta Film Festival, whose annual event is sponsored by XFINITY, will administer the Film Festival Collective to engage the best festival curators in the South and to deliver the works they select to XFINITY customers. “Since 1978, the Atlanta Film Festival has been one of the South’s preeminent events for independent film,” said ATLFF Executive Director Christopher Escobar. “The Collective presents us with the opportunity to bring the visions of our favorite artists to viewers outside of Atlanta. At the same time we will bring the curatorial voices of other film festivals in the South to our own fans here at home.”
Filmmakers who participated in previous editions of the Atlanta Film Festival and the other festivals in the Collective will work with the organization to lend their works to the On Demand collection for a limited time. Films from the festival to be included in the Collective will stretch across genre lines including animation, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, sci-fi, music videos,and beyond. The Film Festival Collective launches with three founding members: the Atlanta Film Festival, The Nashville Film Festival, and the Charleston International Film Festival.
All Film Festival Collective content will be available at no additional cost to XFINITY subscribers within the region. The program is available on both the original Comcast On Demand platform as well as the new X1 platform. With X1, subscribers can access content using voice commands on their smart phone X1 remote control app. "Comcast has a proud tradition of supporting the arts in our communities, and we are fortunate to offer products that are capable of bringing them closer to our customers," said Walker Anderson, Head of Partnership Marketing in the Comcast Big South Region. "The combination of the Festival Collective program and our new X1 Entertainment Operating System represents an enormous push forward in our ablility to leverage the scale and diversity of content and sources for the enjoyment of the partners and customers we serve."
For more information about Film Festival Collective, visit www.filmfestivalcollective.com
For more information about the Atlanta Film Festival, visit www.atlantafilmfestival.com
For more information about XFINITY/Comcast Cable, visit www.comcast.com
About the Atlanta Film Festival
The Atlanta Film Festival, now in its fourth decade, is an Academy Award qualifying festival and one of the region’s largest and longest-running preeminent celebrations of cinema in the Southeast United States. Over 20,000 festival attendees enjoy independent, animated, documentary, and short films each year, selected from over 3,200 submissions from more than 100 countries. Atlanta Film Festival 365, the arts non-profit which produces the Atlanta Film Festival annually also schedules screenings, discussions, workshops and panels year-round to keep cinema top of mind and the art & culture community talking. Major funding for the Atlanta Film Festival is provided by the Turner Voices Foundation of Turner Broadcasting, XFINITY, and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.
About XFINITY and Comcast Cable
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation’s leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation’s largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.
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