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GPP/ATLFS present The PA Academy - Winter 2025
Feb 22
GPP/ATLFS present The PA Academy - Winter 2025

Start your career or improve upon your current skills in the industry with advanced knowledge. The PA Academy shows you what it takes to succeed while preparing you for your first day on set or your transition from a dayplayer to a core crew member.

Performance Workshop: Creating From Where You Are
Feb 22
Performance Workshop: Creating From Where You Are

This will be a very play-centric, low pressure workshop for anyone interested in deepening their relationship to creative performance – for professional performers and the performer-curious. We’ll use collaborative and private exercises to explore the different parts of yourself you bring to a performance, what parts you choose to transmute or set aside, and how to embrace when they entangle.

Intro to Costumes for Film and Television
Mar 1
Intro to Costumes for Film and Television

In this workshop, we will dive into the world of Costumes for Film and Television by learning the importance of the various roles within the Costume Department, exploring how characters are developed through Costume Design, the importance of conducting accurate period research, and the fundamental skills necessary to be a Costumer.

100 Feet of Film 2025: Film Screening
Mar 3
100 Feet of Film 2025: Film Screening

Join us at the Plaza Theatre on March 3rd as we celebrate the third edition of the 100 Feet of Film project and screen the completed films. Two prizes will be awarded following this screening, one Jury Award and one Audience Award.

NOIRE 2025: Love Jones
Mar 4
NOIRE 2025: Love Jones

Starting this February, ATLFS presents NOIRE - A series of screenings devoted to new and classic films by Black filmmakers. On March 4th we'll follow up with a screening of Theodore Witcher's beloved 1997 classic LOVE JONES

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE SCREENING: Novocaine
Mar 6
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE SCREENING: Novocaine

When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

NOIRE 2025: Jimmy
Mar 11
NOIRE 2025: Jimmy

Starting this February, ATLFS presents NOIRE - A series of screenings devoted to new and classic films by Black filmmakers. On March 4th we'll follow up with a screening of Theodore Witcher's beloved 1997 classic LOVE JONES

Cinema 101: A Journey Through the History of Film
Mar 18
Cinema 101: A Journey Through the History of Film

Step into the world of cinema and explore its rich history, groundbreaking movements, and iconic creators. Whether you’re a film enthusiast, aspiring critic, or industry professional seeking fresh insights, this is your ticket to understanding how cinema has shaped—and been shaped by—the world. 

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The Atlanta Film Society to Receive $20,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts
The Atlanta Film Society to Receive $20,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts

The Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000! This grant will save jobs and fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation.

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Christopher Escobar speaks to the late President Carter as an unsuspecting Film Buff on Georgia Today
Christopher Escobar speaks to the late President Carter as an unsuspecting Film Buff on Georgia Today

Christopher Escobar, the Executive Director of the Atlanta Film Society, was asked to comment on the recent passing of President Jimmy Carter. Christopher is an executive producer for the documentary CARTERLAND, which examines the tragic yet inspirational life of our country's most misunderstood president.

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Georgia Creative Champion of the Year Awarded to Chris Escobar
Georgia Creative Champion of the Year Awarded to Chris Escobar

Chris Escobar has been awarded Georgia's Creative Champion of 2024/2025. The honor was bestowed last night at Georgia Entertainment's Signature 100 held on Stage 5 of Assembly Studios. Over 600 producers, directors, and entertainment executives in Georgia and beyond were in attendance.

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ATLANTA FILM SOCIETY LOCALS ONLY: WHAT HAUNTS YOU WINNERS
ATLANTA FILM SOCIETY LOCALS ONLY: WHAT HAUNTS YOU WINNERS

The Atlanta Film Society is proud to announce the award winners for our most recent LOCALS ONLY: What Haunts You, which took place Thursday, November 21, 2024.

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RoughDraft Atlanta coins PA Academy teacher, Linda Burns, a Powerhouse Producer Educating the Next Gen of Filmmakers
RoughDraft Atlanta coins PA Academy teacher, Linda Burns, a Powerhouse Producer Educating the Next Gen of Filmmakers

Linda Burns sits down with RoughDraft Atlanta to talk PA Academy, the film industry, and the next gen of filmmakers

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ATLANTA FILM SOCIETY’S LOCALS ONLY: NEAR AND DEAR WINNERS
ATLANTA FILM SOCIETY’S LOCALS ONLY: NEAR AND DEAR WINNERS

The Atlanta Film Society is proud to announce the award winners for our most recent LOCALS ONLY: Near and Dear, which took place Thursday, September 5, 2024.

LOCALS ONLY is a recurring screening of short films from Georgia’s independent filmmakers. Each event has a distinct theme and focus. This summer, we brought down the house with short films about all the love and chaos that can play out under one roof!

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Vampires Take Over the Plaza Theatre: “Randy Mandy & The Curse of the Plaza Theatre” – A Hauntingly Hillarious Event!
Vampires Take Over the Plaza Theatre: “Randy Mandy & The Curse of the Plaza Theatre” – A Hauntingly Hillarious Event!

Join us on Monday, September 9th at 7:00 pm at the historic Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, for a staged reading of Atlanta locals Leanna Adams and Kristina Arjona's feature dark comedy, Randy Mandy and the Curse of the Plaza Theater. This unique staged reading promises an immersive experience, blending live theater with cinematic flair in a one-of-a-kind vampire-themed event.

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Atlanta Business Chronicle Honors Christopher Escobar for Most Admired CEO Awards 2024
Atlanta Business Chronicle Honors Christopher Escobar for Most Admired CEO Awards 2024

ATLANTA, GA (July 15th, 2024) —Atlanta Film Society congratulates Executive Director Christopher Escobar on being named in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Most Admired CEO Awards 2024.

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The Atlanta Film Society Congratulates Partners Named in 200 Most Influential of Georgia’s Creative Industries
The Atlanta Film Society Congratulates Partners Named in 200 Most Influential of Georgia’s Creative Industries

ATLANTA, GA (June 26th, 2024) —Atlanta Film Society congratulates our staff, board, sponsors and partners that were named in Georgia Entertainment's 200 Most Influential of Georgia’s Creative Industries.

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The Atlanta Film Society Announces Its Film Lineup For The Fall Locals Only: Not For The Faint Of Heart Screening
The Atlanta Film Society Announces Its Film Lineup For The Fall Locals Only: Not For The Faint Of Heart Screening

ATLANTA, GA (October 10th, 2023) — The Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) is pleased to announce the lineup of films for the fall edition of its ongoing screening series Locals Only: Not for the Faint of Heart. The eight films selected come from over 40 entries. They highlight October’s theme of locally produced short films under the thriller, horror, suspense, or mystery genres.

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Atlanta Film Festival Announces This Year's IMAGE Film Awards Honorees
Atlanta Film Festival Announces This Year's IMAGE Film Awards Honorees

ATLANTA, GA (April 12, 2023) — Today, the 47th annual Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) announced this year’s festival's special award recipients. The recipients will primarily be honored at the IMAGE Film Awards Gala at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, April 23rd.

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Support Metro Atlanta Arts Organizations
Support Metro Atlanta Arts Organizations

On Tuesday, March 7th, we were devastated to hear that the Atlanta Lyric Theatre has shut down after 42 seasons. Not only is its closing a loss for our vibrant industry, it is also an indicator that if left unchecked, the crisis in the theatre and arts sectors caused by the COVID-19 shutdowns will continue to ravage our community.

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Join ATLFS & Kodak Lab Atlanta as teams from the 2nd Annual 16mm x 100ft Contest, share their experiences of filming with 16mm Film. The teams will be discussing Pre-Production/Production/Post Production! Use the link in our bio for events &
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Created for underrepresented and minority writers to develop stories that are often untold, Screenwriting 101: Diverse Voices And Stories is coming to our digital classroom July 18th. While the course will also focus on the basic tenets of screenwrit
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ATLFS is proud to support and highlight the work of female filmmakers through our New Mavericks programming and we want to know what content you'd like to see! If you would, please complete the survey using the link in our bio for the New Mavericks S
Hear from Cathy Reinking, Award-winning writer, theater director, content creator & casting director known for 1000s of hours of episodic Network TV, about the casting process, her career, & more during the next EDBI hosted live from Instagra
Black Lives Matter. For more information on how to support the fight for freedom, liberation, justice and stand in solidarity with our black community, we have provided a link in our bio to the Black Lives Matter website.
Passionate about writing? Want some free ATLFF perks? Join the Screenplay Reader Committee. Applications close July 1, so apply soon! Link in bio.
Love watching films at the festival? Join the 2021 Film Screening Committee and help us select next year’s program while also earning a free badge to the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival. Applications close July 1, so apply soon. http://ow.ly/vis250
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Social distancing doesn't mean filmmaking has to stop. Checkout Filmmaker In Residence, Brian Lonano's, newest collaborative endeavor "QUARANSTEIN". An exquisite corpse re-imagining of "Frankenstein" created by 21 filmmakers acros
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VP of Motion Picture for the Eastman Kodak Company, Michael P. Brown, covers the history of film, types of emulsions available, film workflows, who uses film & why, live this Saturday. Follow the link in our bio for events & classes for more

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