Let the Story-Gazing Begin – The 27th Annual Florida Film Festival will take place in Central Florida on April 6-15, 2018

The Festival will screen 183 films representing 38 countries, along with celebrity guest appearances, forums, and parties. Of the films selected, 152 have premiere status, including 23 world premieres. As an Oscar®-qualifying festival, premiering the best in current, independent, and international cinema community support is strong including Full Sail University, Orange County Government and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

“This is going to be a banner year in every aspect,” commented Matthew Curtis, Florida Film Festival Programming Director. “With a greater number of films making their Florida debut than ever before, we could not be more excited about introducing these talented filmmakers and presenting such an extraordinary and diverse group of films to our audience. We are proud that this year’s lineup includes 82 women filmmakers–the most ever and more than 45% of our total programming! Their voices will be represented everywhere in the Festival, including our first-ever experimental shorts program (“Sunspots: New Visions of the Avant Garde”), and our first-ever “X Real” Doc shorts program completely directed by women. Let the story-gazing begin!”

You can purchase festival passes for various levels of access to films and events such as the story-gazing or film lover pass. Or you can select the specific films and events you’d like to attend. Here are some things I’m really excited about:

1. Opening Night Party on Friday April 6th is sponsored by Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor and Reed, P.A.  Tickets for the film and party are $140. Celebrate opening night of the 2018 Florida Film Festival with a thrilling premiere of American Animals and meet the film’s star Blake Jenner. After the movie, sample food and cocktails from your favorite local spots. 

The Festival will screen 183 films representing 38 countries, along with celebrity guest appearances, forums, and parties. Of the films selected, 152 have premiere status, including 23 world premieres. As an Oscar®-qualifying festival, premiering the best in current, independent, and international cinema community support is strong including Full Sail University, Orange County Government and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

“This is going to be a banner year in every aspect,” commented Matthew Curtis, Florida Film Festival Programming Director. “With a greater number of films making their Florida debut than ever before, we could not be more excited about introducing these talented filmmakers and presenting such an extraordinary and diverse group of films to our audience. We are proud that this year’s lineup includes 82 women filmmakers–the most ever and more than 45% of our total programming! Their voices will be represented everywhere in the Festival, including our first-ever experimental shorts program (“Sunspots: New Visions of the Avant Garde”), and our first-ever “X Real” Doc shorts program completely directed by women. Let the story-gazing begin!”

You can purchase festival passes for various levels of access to films and events such as the story-gazing or film lover pass. Or you can select the specific films and events you’d like to attend. Here are some things I’m really excited about:

1. Opening Night Party on Friday April 6th is sponsored by Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor and Reed, P.A.  Tickets for the film and party are $140. Celebrate opening night of the 2018 Florida Film Festival with a thrilling premiere of American Animals and meet the film’s star Blake Jenner. After the movie, sample food and cocktails from your favorite local spots.