ATLFF '16 Jury & Audience Award Winners Announced!
Congratulations to all of our Jury and Audience award-winning films from an incredible 2016 festival!
What's With the Shorts Block Titles?
Curious as to how the 40th anniversary shorts block titles came to be? Discover the theme, its significance, and what ATLFF programmers want you to know about it.
ATLFF '15 Official Selection BEAR STORY Receives Academy Award Nomination
ATLFF '15 film "Bear Story (Historia de un oso)" as received a nomination for the Best Animated Short Oscar! Mountainfilm on Tour ATL '15 film "Body Team 12" also received a nomination for Best Documentary Short.
Homespun Series to Spotlight Atlanta's Bustling Art Scene at The Plaza on July 30
The Homespun Series returns to the Plaza Theatre on July 30, showcasing three brand new documentary short films focusing on Atlanta's eccentric and busy art scene. ATLFF members get in free!
ATLFF '15 Best Documentary Short Award-winner Jesse Kreitzer Updates Us on His Next Project
"'The Murder Ballad of James Jones,' ATLFF’s Jury Award-Winner for Best Documentary Short, was a byproduct of fool’s luck and good fortune."
Oscar® Eligible Short Film Competition Lineup Announced for 2015 Atlanta Film Festival
Over 30 Films will Compete for Academy Award® Qualification through Narrative, Documentary and Animated Jury Prizes at the 2015 Atlanta Film Festival.
ATLFF Now a Qualifying Festival for Documentary Short Academy Awards
ATLFF has long been a part of a select few Academy Award® qualifying film festivals, as only 37 film festivals in the U.S. currently hold Oscar qualifying eligibility. With a recent announcement from the Academy, we are proud to announce that another ATLFF film category—Documentary Short—now qualifies for Academy Awards® consideration.