Today the reels roll on the 8th annual Macon Film Festival. The 4-day event takes place February 14th – 17th. If you love movies, making new friends and having lots of fun, the film fest is the place for you to be this weekend! Films that were submitted from around the world are screened in 3 historic venues throughout downtown Macon: Cox Capitol Theatre, The 567 Center for Renewal and The Douglass Theatre. Filmmakers from far and wide attend the event each year. Each submitted film screens twice. The festival also features celebrity guests, special screenings and free workshops.
87 independent films are in competition this year. Categories include: Animation, Documentary, Music, Music Video, Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Southern and Student. You never know if one of them will go on to be the Next Big Thing. Film such as “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “SAW” began as festival films.
All tickets, merchandise, programs, answers to questions can be found at Macon Film Festival Headquarters located at 567 Cherry Street. 2013 merchandise includes: Festival T-Shirt ($15), Shot Glass ($5) and a limited edition silk screened print ($20.)
- FREE Admission for Students with valid school I.D.
- Day Passes – $10 (all daytime screenings)
- Evening Passes – $15 (each evening screening)
- Screening Pass – $50 (everything except the after parties)
- All Access Pass – $100 (includes priority seating and admission to after parties)
The Macon Film Festival was created to celebrate the art and craft of the moving image and to introduce independent films that rarely appear in Macon. The festival is dedicated to entertaining, educating and inspiring audiences and filmmakers alike by offering innovative and imaginative films both mainstream and independent in nature. The Macon Film Festival’s end goal is to introduce visiting filmmakers to the Central Georgia community and promote film production in the area.
The festival rolls out the red carpet, literally, for filmmakers and film lovers from around the globe each year. Macon Film Festival has been nicknamed “The Friendliest Film Festival in the Country” by visiting filmmakers and has become known nationally for its signature cocktail, the “MAGATINI.”
This year’s special guests include indie film queen and one of John Waters’ Dreamlanders, Mink Stole (Hairspray, Pink Flamingos, Polyester, Serial Mom), daytime soap star, Crystal Chappell (Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light, One Life to Live) and director, Steve Rash (The Buddy Holly Story.) The Special Screenings are: The Buddy Holly Story, The Grove, Hairspray and Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Workshop topics include: directing, acting, doing it all, casting and special effects makeup for film & TV.
Daily workshops are free and open to the public. Download this year’s program
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You never know who you might meet at the Macon Film Festival.
“Here Comes Honey Booboo” June & Alana Thompson with Terrrell Sandefur at the 2013 Macon Film Festival Headquarters.