Tag: Atlanta Film Festival
5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: April 26-May 1
The Atlanta Film Festival kicks off, Inman Park Festival returns, and more fun things to do this week.
Atlanta’s Plaza Theatre ends drive-in screenings, but fond memories of the pandemic pivot remain
As we slowly win back some of the hallmarks of normalcy we were forced for so long to do without, we must also bid goodbye to the quirky innovations that took their place. The Plaza Theatre's drive-in service is one of those.
Best of Atlanta 2021: See
Our 2021 Best of Atlanta picks for things you should see—comedians, theater, parks, dance, art, and more.
Atlanta’s arts community relies on support from SunTrust and Turner. So what do the latest corporate shakeups mean?
With the news that SunTrust Bank had been acquired by BB&T and that the Turner Broadcasting name will soon be a thing of the past under AT&T's acquisition of WarnerMedia, many Atlanta nonprofits are asking questions about what these changes mean for corporate support of the arts in the city.
5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: April 11-17
Shop the art at the annual Dogwood Festival, sing along to Jimmy Buffett at Verizon Amphitheater, and enjoy the best of cinema at Atlanta Film Festival.
A new documentary on Maynard Jackson delves deep into the struggles and scrutiny of Atlanta’s first black mayor
It’s now been 15 years since Maynard Jackson’s death, but the issues explored in the new documentary film about his life—the city’s fraught racial history, the expectations placed on a black mayor, the scrutiny on minority contracts for city business—feel very relevant today.
Which April Atlanta festival is right for you?
Jam at Sweetwater 420 Festival, devour a giant turkey leg at the Atlanta Renaissance Festival, watch the best international films at Atlanta Film Festival, or, if you just like cheese, go to Grilled Cheese Fest. Atlanta has a festival for everyone.
Personal Endorsement: Atlanta Film Festival
Kevin Gillese, artistic director of Dad’s Garage
"This is one of the best annual events not just because its programming is consistently inventive and high-
quality, but also because they work hard to feature homegrown Atlanta...
LPGA documentary The Founders premieres at Atlanta Film Festival
A few minutes into The Founders, Marlene Bauer-Hagge, one of the original 13 female golfers who banded together to create the Ladies Professional Golf Association in 1950, issues a warning and a challenge to the filmmakers: “You better get busy. There’s only four of us left!” The documentary’s Atlanta directors Charlene Fisk and Carrie Schrader took Bauer-Hagge at her word and fast-tracked this fascinating, educational, and emotional new documentary.
16 Atlanta festivals to celebrate April
It's festival season in Atlanta! Enjoy April with these concerts, art fairs, films, and more.