That Friend, directed by Will Sterling and Alex Wall, made its Georgia premiere as the closing night film of the Athens Film Festival on Aug. 29, following its premiere at Tribeca in June That Friend made its Georgia Premiere at Athens Film Festival (Photo Credit: TMDB) Many movies, and especially many independent movies, can be difficult to sell. That Friend however, sells itself. All that an audience member needs to see is this indelible promotional image of actors Josh B

The third annual Athens Film Festival took place from Aug. 27-30, featuring over 100 independent films across six venues. Executive Director Chuck Griffin provides insights into the intricacies behind this year’s edition The Third Annual Athens Film Festival (Photo Credit: Rouse Photography) The Athens Film Festival kicked off its 2026 festivities on Aug. 27, beginning a four-day-long celebration of cinema that concluded on Aug. 30. The festival, located in the heart of downt

The Georgia director shares behind-the-scenes info ahead of the film's premiere at Tara “Who were you with… before me?” This question doubles as the tagline for the independent feature Before Me, which is slated to world premiere at Atlanta’s Tara Theater on Sunday, June 14. Before Me premieres at Tara Atlanta on June 14th Before Me follows a heartbroken photographer as he falls for an aspiring writer. However, after discovering her secret past, his retroactive jealousy threa

The dark summer counterprogramming stops at the Plaza Theatre this June The 2026 Bleak Week lineup at Plaza Theatre The American Cinematheque, an independent, non-profit cultural organization based in Los Angeles, CA, first began “Bleak Week: Cinema of Despair” in June 2022. The idea was spearheaded by Director of Programming Chris LeMaire as a way to encourage audiences to return to theaters following the COVID-19 pandemic. This exigence for the importance of theatrical

Founder Drew Sawyer talks the ATLFF opening night premiere of Idiots The Atlanta premiere of Idiots at ATLFF 50 (Photo by Mikey Smith) “It takes a village, and sometimes a village of lunatics to make a movie,” Moonshine Post Production founder Drew Sawyer humorously said upon taking the stage at the Atlanta Film Festival Opening Night, where he helped introduce a screening of Idiots to a sold-out crowd. Idiots – which follows two down-on-their-luck men forced to work togeth

The festival ended with a screening of one of the year's most anticipated features Boots Riley and Taylour Paige's Q/A at ATLFF 50 (Photo by Mikey Smith) Boots Riley is back and he’s taking no prisoners. The multi-hyphenate artist appeared for the closing night of the 50th Atlanta Film Festival at the historic Plaza Theatre to present his latest film, I Love Boosters. Boots Riley at ATLFF 50 (Photo by Mikey Smith) In typical Boots Riley fashion – the same auteur that brought

13 years after its initial release, Ponsoldt's Georgia-based love story still remains a landmark in the state's filmmaking journey ATLFF's revival screening of James Ponsoldt's The Spectacular Now When you search the keywords “Georgia filmmaker” or “Directors from Georgia,” you will almost always come across the name James Ponsoldt. Ponsoldt, an Athens native, has been directing feature films and television for over twenty years. From his first film, Off the Black, to 2015’