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Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival Poster.

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‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘Casablanca’ on the bill for Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fox

Tickets are available now for the 2024 Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival at the Fox Theatre, Aug. 23-25. The opening film on Aug. 23 has not been announced, but there will be a sing-a-long showing of “The Little Mermaid” at 3 p.m. and “Bohemian Rhapsody” at 8 p.m. on Aug. 24,.

 

June 24, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
Nick Cannon stars in the 2002 film Drumline

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  • Movies

This weekend: Macon Film Festival offers classic movies alongside new features, shorts and docs

The festival is celebrating its 18th year with four days of events in the city planned for Aug. 17 to Aug. 20.

August 17, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Dallas Austin

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Macon Film Festival to honor film and music producer Dallas Austin

The Macon Film Festival will give its first-ever Georgia Film Impact Award to film and music producer Dallas Austin. 

July 28, 2023
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  • Sammie Purcell
A scene from the Brazilian film "Nurses Facing Covid" ("<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9e3eiqZz1o&list=PL9S6xGsoqIBWS_JUFdjXpdvLL86R_8VQq&index=2">Na Lihna de Frente</a>"), one of the "Grand Prix" winners in this year's Health for All Film Festival.

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  • Global Health

The winners from the WHO's short film fest were grim, inspiring and NSFW-ish

Honorees from the World Health Organization's Health for all Film Festival tell stories of pain — but also of resilience and hope — all in 8 minutes or less.

June 13, 2023
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  • Max Barnhart
The red carpet is rolled out at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 6, 2021, in Cannes, France.

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  • Movies

Cannes Rolls Out The Red Carpet For An Expanded, More Inclusive Film Festival

After the cancellation of the festival in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Cannes Film Festival returns to the French Riviera with an expanded program and a historic jury led by filmmaker Spike Lee.

July 07, 2021
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  • Eleanor Beardsley and
  • Bilal Qureshi
Morehouse College will host its first Human Rights Film Festival in Atlanta.

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  • Movies

Morehouse College Aims To Promote Human Rights Issues At Its 1st Film Festival

The Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival aims to spark to conversation using "artivism" — the combination of art and activism . Filmmakers...

October 09, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 1 more
Lulu Wang's "The Farewell," starring Awkwafina, opened the Atlanta Film Festival on April 5.

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  • Movies

Atlanta Film Festival Opens With 'Farewell,' Celebrates Georgia Talent

This year's Atlanta Film Festival celebrates Georgia talent, along with the debuts of some significant documentary and narrative features. Beth Ward ,...

April 08, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott
"To Dust" is a dark buddy comedy featuring actors Matthew Broderick and Géza Röhrig. It will be screened as a part of the 2019 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.

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  • Movies

Cultural Exchange Through Cinema At The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival was founded in the year 2000 and saw nearly as many visitors that first year. Since then, it's grown into the largest...

February 06, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

On Second Thought For Monday, October 29, 2018

Today on the show, we explored the history of voter suppression and lynching victims in Georgia. We also heard from filmmakers and organizers from the...

October 29, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 3 more
The Fifty Foot Film Festival Returns to the Plaza Theatre this week.

50 Foot Film Festival Showcases Homegrown Horror, Sci-Fi Filmmaking

The 50 Foot Film Festival showcases horror, science fiction and suspense films by Georgia filmmakers. It returns to Atlanta for one night only at the...

October 29, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Mariam Akbar

Documentary Turns Its Lens On Legendary Photographer

Photographer Harry Benson got his big break when he was assigned to travel with an aspiring band on their first American tour in 1964. That band was The...

July 21, 2016
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  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Linda Chen

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