This year the Atlanta Film Society is growing more than ever before. In addition to 5 new board members, ATLFS has brought on two more additional staff members and is looking to hire 3 more members to our team!

The Atlanta Film Society is proud to announce the progression of our staff. ATLFS intentionally fosters a close and passionate workspace and creates a work environment suited for ambitious self starters.

The Atlanta Film Society is growing! With the growth of our community and annual Atlanta Film Festival we have expanded. In addition to adding new board members, ATLFS has taken on new staff as well. We are pleased to welcome Brian Grady and Emma Warner to our team. 

After nearly a decade-long absence, the Atlanta Film Society is pleased to once again present LOCALS ONLY, a recurring screening of thematically tied short films from Georgia’s independent filmmakers.

Atlanta Film Society announces 2019 Page to Stage Finalists! Page to Stage is a premier competition and live screenplay reading geared toward promoting and lifting up Georgia screenwriters.

Interested in learning video editing or motion graphics but don’t have the funds? The Atlanta Film Society & Georgia Media Workshop are offering special scholarships for individuals in financial need. If approved, scholarship amounts can cover up to 50% of registration costs. 

In anticipation of the release of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, the 9th film from Quentin Tarantino, The Plaza Theatre and the Atlanta Film Society will host a special retrospective series featuring the previous eight films from the writer-director. 

The Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) is excited to announce an award grant from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners through the Fulton County Arts Council and Fulton County Department of Arts & Culture (FCAC) for 2019.

Resurging after a decade of hiatus, the preeminent awards ceremony for the moving image in the state of Georgia, the IMAGE Film Awards Gala has recognized people who made outstanding contributions to building the state's film industry and community.

The Atlanta Film Society has received an Art Works grant of $20,000 for Atlanta Film Festival from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Atlanta Film Society is partnering with local industry members for an event dedicated to Georgia screenwriters. Chosen through submission process, Page to Stage will highlight the best of Georgia's locally written, unproduced screenplays in a live staged reading with professional casts.

Y'ALLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL is a gathering of filmmakers and filmlovers from all over the Southeast, getting together to watch some movies, talk about movies, and hopefully have a great time.

¡CineMás! is back for the fourth year! Join us for screenings of Asori Soto's CUBAN FOOD STORIES (Cuba), Alfonso Cuarón's ROMA (Mexico) and Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra's BIRDS OF PASSAGE (Colombia). Local area restaurants will provide special food for each screening.

It’s a quick google to find out a handful of fun facts about the revered Chris Escobar. GSU grad, named one of the ‘Atlanta Business Journal’s 2017 40 Under 40, and the illustrious Atlanta Film Society Executive Director. Those few accolades are the least of his daily concerns (trust us, we’ve seen his calendar).

Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) and Kodak are in partnership to present the 100 Feet of Film Project. This project provides a team of filmmakers with the opportunity to maximize their creativity while minimizing the ability to reshoot.

Welcome to the month of October Screamwriting! Don’t call it. Don’t say its name. The two most petrifying words a screenwriter can write:

The Atlanta Film Society is proud to announce the seven finalists for the first ever Page to Stage table read. Page to Stage is a premier competition and live screening reading, designed to promote and elevate Georgia screenwriters.

The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity and programming of small and mid-size cultural organizations within Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.

Cal has consistently performed at a high level throughout his professional career which includes Sports, Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Business. Through sports, he learned, the key to success is hard work, dedication, and perseverance. Cal based his professional growth and success on these principles.