Florida Film Festival returns to
Enzian Theater for 2017
Enzian Theater for 2017
Published by Sareth Ney on Sept. 23, 2016 at 11:22 p.m.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Film Festival will be celebrating 26 years and will take place at The Enzian, from April 21 through April 30. During the 10 days of the event—over 170 recent, independent and international films will be screened. It features events, filmmakers, celebrities and fans of motion pictures.
Submissions can be submitted through floridafilmfestival.com or through withoutabox.com. Categories at Florida Film Festival are: animation short films, narrative short films, short documentaries, feature length documentaries, narrative features, international short films and feature short films. Film professionals and audience members will determine which films will receive an award.
Winners of the Grand Jury Award of live action, animation and documentary will automatically qualify for entry for the Academy Awards®. Florida Film Festival is one of a few festivals associated with Oscars®, in the categories. Early deadline for short films is Oct. 20 and the late deadline is Nov. 18. For feature films, the early deadline is Nov. 11 and the late deadline is Dec. 9.
Praises for Florida Film Festival are as follow:
“[We] had a great time at the festival. We've been to a few festivals with the film, and Florida is one of our favorites!” – Academy Award® winner Ron Judkins, “Finding Neighbors”
“Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for having me down to the festival. What an absolute treat it was! It was a truly wonderful four days and I can say honestly that I don’t think there was single clunker among the 16+ hours of films we screened. That’s pretty impressive!” – Andrew Carlin, Juror (Oscilloscope)
“What a great festival! I had an amazing time and you guys and everybody else did a phenomenal job with everything. Hope to be back again!” – Alex Simmons, Filmmaker
“We had such a phenomenal time at the festival and it really exceeded our expectations in every way. The staff, the screening experience, the A/V, the audiences – everything was exceptional.” – Dan Berk & Robert Olsen, “Body”
“You have an exceptional festival; it was an honor to be a small part of it.” – Patrick Bresnan, Filmmaker
Primary sponsor of Florida Film Festival is Full Sail University. For more information, visit floridafilmfestival.com. They can also be reached by calling (407)-629-1088 and by dialing the extension 326, email provided is entries@enzian.org and their address is 1300 South Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751. Entry form with more details for the festival can be accessed by clicking here.
Submissions can be submitted through floridafilmfestival.com or through withoutabox.com. Categories at Florida Film Festival are: animation short films, narrative short films, short documentaries, feature length documentaries, narrative features, international short films and feature short films. Film professionals and audience members will determine which films will receive an award.
Winners of the Grand Jury Award of live action, animation and documentary will automatically qualify for entry for the Academy Awards®. Florida Film Festival is one of a few festivals associated with Oscars®, in the categories. Early deadline for short films is Oct. 20 and the late deadline is Nov. 18. For feature films, the early deadline is Nov. 11 and the late deadline is Dec. 9.
Praises for Florida Film Festival are as follow:
“[We] had a great time at the festival. We've been to a few festivals with the film, and Florida is one of our favorites!” – Academy Award® winner Ron Judkins, “Finding Neighbors”
“Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for having me down to the festival. What an absolute treat it was! It was a truly wonderful four days and I can say honestly that I don’t think there was single clunker among the 16+ hours of films we screened. That’s pretty impressive!” – Andrew Carlin, Juror (Oscilloscope)
“What a great festival! I had an amazing time and you guys and everybody else did a phenomenal job with everything. Hope to be back again!” – Alex Simmons, Filmmaker
“We had such a phenomenal time at the festival and it really exceeded our expectations in every way. The staff, the screening experience, the A/V, the audiences – everything was exceptional.” – Dan Berk & Robert Olsen, “Body”
“You have an exceptional festival; it was an honor to be a small part of it.” – Patrick Bresnan, Filmmaker
Primary sponsor of Florida Film Festival is Full Sail University. For more information, visit floridafilmfestival.com. They can also be reached by calling (407)-629-1088 and by dialing the extension 326, email provided is entries@enzian.org and their address is 1300 South Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751. Entry form with more details for the festival can be accessed by clicking here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.