Contact – Marguerite Mancini (marguerite@atlantafilmsociety.

org)

THE ATLANTA FILM SOCIETY

PRESENTS
43RD ANNUAL

FILM FESTIVAL 2019

APRIL 4 – 14

“BEST SPRING FESTIVAL”

AJC Readers Pick
“BEST NONPROFIT”
Creative Loafing Readers Pick

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 Celebrating its 43rd year, the Atlanta Film Festival is the region’s preeminent
celebration of cinema. The organization offers entertainment, networking, education
& professional development year-round. The festival itself is one of the largest
and longest-running in the region. It is also the most distinguished
event in its class, recognized as…

THE LARGEST FILM & TV INDUSTRY EVENT IN ATLANTA

In Person Online Social Media
Festival Attendance 28K+ Page Visits 600K Facebook 62K
Annual Reach 10M+ Unique Visitors 250K Twitter 34K
Total Press Inclusions 850+ Weekly Newsletter Reach 9K+ Instagram 16K
Total Media Reach 350M Total Email Subscribers 26K+ ALL PLATFORMS 113K+

Q&A with HEART BEAT LOUD actress, Kiersey Clemons 2

ATTENDEE DEMOGRAPHICS

$9. 5 Billion
Top 3 in the US

“#1 City to live and work for filmmakers”

-MovieMaker Magazine

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 RECENT GUESTS/ALUMNI

Chris “Ludacris” Kiersey Clemons

Bridges (actress)
ATLFF Phoenix Award Recipient
(hip-hop artist/producer/actor)
Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch
Grammy Award Winner Black Reel Award Winner
BET Award Nominee
SAG Award Winner

Bo Burnham
(director/writer/actor) ((a
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Acclaimed Writer/Director (EIGHT GRADE) Academy Award Winner
Sundance Film Festival Winner SXSW Jury Award Winner
Heartland Film Winner 2 - Time Slamdance Award Winner
ATLFF Jury Award Winner

Jason Reitman
(director/writer/producer) (actress/writer/director)
ATLFF Rebel Award Recipient Primetime Emmy Winner
4 - Time Academy Award Nominee 3 - Time Critics Choice TV Award Nominee
Golden Globe Winner SAG Award Nominee
BAFTA Award Winner
SXSW Jury Award Winner

Daveed Diggs
(actor/writer/producer) ((a
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comedian)
ATLFF Innovator Award Recipient Daytime Emmy Award Winner
Tony Award Winner (HAMILTON) SAG Award Nominee
Grammy Award Winner BET Comedy Award Nominee
NAACP Image Award Winner

(director/producer/writer)
Abigail Spen
Spencer
Academy Award Winner
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Critics Choice TV Award Nominee
2 Time Golden Globe Nominee
Soap Opera Digest Award Winner
2 Time Primetime Emmy Award Winner
Cine Gear Expo Jury Prize Winner
Cannes Film Festival Award Winner
Star of NBC’s ‘Timeless’
ATLFF Ossie Davis Award Winner

Chris Tucker
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Academy Award Nominee People’s Choice Award Nominee
4 - Time Golden Globe Nominee SAG Award Nominee
2 - Time Primetime Emmy Award Winner BET Award Nominee
Independent Spirit Award Winner Blockbuster Entertainment Award Winner
Sundance Special Jury Prize Winner Satellite Award Nominee

ACCLAIMED INDIE FILMMAKERS

Leah Meyerhoff Moon Molson James Ponsoldt
Student Academy Award (Twitch) 2016 Fox Director Fellow 2 Time Sundance Film Festival Jury Prize Nominee
Slamdance Honorable Mention (Twitch) ATLFF Filmmaker to Watch Award Winner (The Sarasota Film Festival Audience Award Winner

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ATLFF Jury Prize Winner (I Believe in Unicorns) Bravest, The Boldest) OFTA Television Award Nominee
ATLFF Screenplay Award Winner (Meadowlandz) ATLFF Screenplay Award Winner
 SPONSOR EXPERIENCE

Entertain large groups at festival

venues and enjoy reserved
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guests. Host clients as well
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and events throughout
the festival.

BRAND PAIRING TARGET SAMPLING VIP HOSPITALITY

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 FESTIVAL
SCREENINGS EDUCATION
IN COMPETITION CREATIVE CONFERENCE
Narrative Shorts + Features Master Classes
Documentary Shorts + Features Demos
Pilot Episodes Panels
Virtual Reality Workshops
Animation Presentations
SPECIAL TRACKS
New Mavericks (Female Directors) This program brings together
Georgia industry professionals,
academics, brands and
Pink Peach (LGBT) businesses for workshops
¡CineMás! (Latin American) and discussions. Designed to
Family Friendly educate and empower
working media artists:
directors, writers, actors,
producers, animators, game
designers, media services
companies and more.
YEAR ROUND
SCREENINGS EDUCATION
A
ATION
ADVANCE SCREENINGS NETWORKING EVENTS
Major Releases Eat, Drink & B-Indie
New Mavericks Meet Up
PARTNERED SCREENINGS Currents: Youth Networking
GSU Student Film Fest
Sundown Series CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
WonderRoot’s Local Film Night The PA Academy
Plaza Theatre Summer Series Intro to Film
Screenwriter School
MINI FESTIVALS Resume Workshop
New Mavericks Locations Workshop
¡CineMás!
SOCIALS
PARTIES & NETWORKING
Opening Night Party
Sound+Vision
Hangouts
Happy Hours
Filmmaker Lounge
Receptions
Closing Night Party
ATLFF features southern
hospitality at over 20 social
events in some of Atlanta’s
most unique venues such as
Ponce City Market, Paris on
Ponce, Callanwolde Fine Arts
Center, the Goat Farm Arts
Center and many more.
SPECIAL
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Airport Shorts 4.0
Filmmaker-In-Residence
New Mavericks
RENTALS
A/V Equipment
Venues
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