The 48th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference has revealed key programming highlights, including the full lineup of selected works from more than 7,500 submissions. The 11-day festival and creative conference will take place April 25 – May 5, 2024 at the Plaza and Tara Theatres in Atlanta and virtually. Atlanta Film Festival is the annual centerpiece of educational and enriching film programming provided year-round by its parent organization, the Atlanta Film Society.
While 118 countries are represented in the festival selections, nearly a quarter of the films have ties to Georgia filmmakers. The 142 total announced creative works from submissions will feature diverse filmmakers who continue to uplift voices and stories from around the world. Eleven Marquee screenings will combine Hollywood star power with the best of independent film.
Opening Night and Closing Night take place at the Plaza Theatre, with Michael Showalter’s buzzy The Idea of You kicking off the festival April 26. Anne Hathaway stars as a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old lead singer of a boy band, played by Nicholas Galitzine. Closing Night is director Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing May 4. The film follows Coleman Domingo as a man imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit, as he finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art. Other highlights of the Marquee programming include Brief History of a Family, about a middle-class family whose fate becomes intertwined with their only son’s enigmatic new friend in post one-child policy China and I Saw the TV Glow, about a teenager who’s just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show, a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own.
Five specialty tracks will return to the 2024 festival including: New Mavericks, celebrating excellence in film from female and gender non-conforming directors and leads; ¡CineMás!, focusing on Latin American culture; Noire, uplifting Black filmmakers; Pink Peach, featuring films with LGBTQ stories and characters; and Georgia Films, highlighting productions with ties to the state of Georgia.
Within the festival, the 14th annual Creative Conference offers educational programming for upcoming filmmakers, festival goers, newcomers and the community to learn from industry experts with 40 in-person and virtual panels.
The full schedule of films and events is available at www.AtlantaFilmFestival.com and through the ATLFF 2024 app. Festival passes and badges are on sale now on the site for purchase here.
