ATLFF Members get in FREE to the Italian Film Festival THIS WEEKEND!
The 9th annual Italian Film Festival is here! ATLFF members get in free to Cinema Italy screenings all weekend at the Plaza, from Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26.
The 9th annual Atlanta Italian Film Festival is here! ATLFF members get in free to Cinema Italy screenings all weekend at the Plaza, from Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26. Just bring your badge, MovieHapper card or some signifier of membership to the Plaza for any of the eight screenings taking place over four days!
Check out the lineup below! This will be the only chance you'll get to see many of these excellent Italian films on the big screen in Atlanta, so don't miss out!
Thursday, April 23
Zoran, My Nephew The Idiot
Director: Matteo Oleotto
Duration: 106 minutes
Genre: Comedy
7:30 PM
Friday, April 24
A Small Southern Enterprise
Director: Rocco Papaleo
Duration: 104 minutes
Genre: Comedy
7:30 PM
The Mafia Kills Only in Summer
Director: Pierfrancesco Diliberto
Duration: 90 minutes
Genre: Action Comedy
9:00 PM
Saturday, April 25
The Chair of Happiness
Director: Carlo Mazzacurati
Duration: 94 minutes
Genre: Comedy Thriller
5:30 PM
A Boss in the Kitchen
Director: Luca Miniero
Duration: 97 minutes
Genre: Comedy
7:30 PM
Seven Little Killers
Director: Matteo Andreolli
Duration: 85 minutes
Genre: Crime Thriller
9:30 PM
Sunday, April 26
The Human Factor
Director: Bruno Oliviero
Duration: 80 minutes
Genre: Crime Drama
5:30 PM
A Fabulous Wedding
Director: Carlo Vanzina
Duration: 92 minutes
Genre: Romantic Comedy
7:30 PM
Extreme Theatre Makeover: Plaza Edition
This Saturday, April 25th, The Plaza Theatre Foundation is teaming with Comcast Cares to help with Show You Care Day!
This Saturday, April 25th, The Plaza Theatre Foundation is teaming with Comcast Cares to help with Show You Care Day! Register below to rally around The Plaza Theatre—a historic Atlanta icon and crucial ATLFF venue—in efforts to spruce it up and show we care! From 8am-12pm, volunteers will contribute by painting, helping with minor construction, and spring cleaning. This is a great opportunity to support a treasured staple in our film community, and we need your help to do it!
9th Annual Italian Film Festival Returns to Atlanta Next Week!
The ninth annual Cinema Italy, Atlanta's own Italian Film Festival, will screen 8 films at the historic Plaza Theatre from April 23rd - April 26th. The first 50 ATLFF Members at each screening get in for FREE!
The 9th annual Cinema Italy, Atlanta's own Italian Film Festival, is just one week away! The distinguished festival will screen eight films at the historic Plaza Theatre from April 23rd - April 26th. The first 50 ATLFF Members at each screening get in for FREE! Simply provide your festival badge, MovieHopper Card, or other proof of membership.
The festival opens with Zoran, Il Mio Nipote Scemo (Zorn, My Nephew the Idiot), a beautifully told story by Director Matteo Oleotto. The film screens Thursday, April 23rd at 7:30 PM.
Another notable film of the festival includes the award winning comedy, Una Piccola Impresa Meridionale (A Small Southern Enterprise), which played in over 15 International Festivals and placed second for Cinema Italy Miami's 2014 Audience Choice Award. The film screens Friday, April 24th at 7:30 PM.
All films will be screened in their native Italian with English subtitles. Check out the rest of the exciting film lineup here. Atlanta Film Festival welcomes the collaboration with Cinema Italy, bringing the best in international culture to our wonderful city.
Enjoy a FREE SCREENING of Jazz classic "Passing Through" at the Plaza Theatre Thursday, April 9!
Larry Clark will be in attendance for a free screening of "Passing Through" at the Plaza this Thursday, presented by liquid blackness in partnership with ATLFF, Film Love and the Plaza Theatre Foundation.
liquid blackness invites you to an indispensable event in its experimental and collective, object oriented research project on the arts and politics of the jazz ensemble: a free screening of Larry Clark’s 1977 film Passing Through at The Plaza Theater on April 9 at 7:30pm followed by a conversation with the filmmaker.
Passing Through follows a jazz musician's struggle against the recording industry while in search of a "sound" that would reconcile his personal artistic vision with the sensibility of his community and the political urgencies of his highly repressive historical moment. The film reflects on the forms of sociality that coalesce around the jazz ensemble and on the political potential of free jazz. liquid blackness investigates these issues while attempting to create similar forms of collective engagement.
The April 9 screening presents a rare opportunity to see the legendary film, which circulated widely in international film festivals, but was never released on DVD or video. It will also offer the opportunity to converse with the filmmaker about his aesthetic and political choices and influences and the vibrant international life of the film.
liquid blackness is partnering with the Atlanta Film Festival, Film Love and the Plaza Theatre Foundation on this screening.
ATLFF Filmmaker Vania Leturcq Charms the Mix-and-Match Questionnaire
"Next Year" Director and New Maverick knows the truth about "Love Actually" and French fries.
Complete this sentence: "If you liked _________ or _________, you'll love my film."
If you liked "Ghost World" by Terry Zwigoff, or "Les demoiselles de Rochefort" by Jacques Demy, you'll like my film!!
Is your film for cat people or dog people? Why?
Actually it is perfect for both : there's a dog in it, but I'm a cat person... So welcome everybody!
What's the most challenging part of making a film for you? Do you enjoy the challenge or is it something to be avoided?
Being able to still want to do this film over the many many years and the many many discouragements is something that I'm quite proud off... But I'm not sure it was a challenge... Even when I thought about it for a second, I never wanted to give up. And I'm so happy today that I did not!
Of the filmmakers working today, whose talent do you want to steal?
I'd like to steal the talent of the french director Claire Denis. But I also know that a talent like that is not something that is given to you, but something you gain over the years and experiences.
Name three films you consider under-appreciated and explain their hidden genius.
- "13 going on 30" : I think no one understands the genius of Jennifer Garner!
- "Love Actually" : best script ever! And everyone seems to think it's just another romantic comedy... you fools!
- "La tour montparnasse infernale" : a French comedy that no one thought was funny in the whole universe but me... Impossible to understand for an American I think...
What are your three favorite ways to eat potatoes?
I could kill for a "gratin dauphinois" (au french specialty),
I like them baked in the oven,
And of course I can't say no to french fries, because I'm belgian, and what you call french fries is actually from Belgium!! ;o)
Vania's film, "Next Year (L'année Prochaine)," screens its US Premiere Saturday, March 28th at 2:15pm at The Plaza, and Vania will be in attendance. Don't miss this!
ATLFF Love NC-17 Filmmakers Love the Mix-and-Match Questionnaire
Martin Edralin's and Hannes Thor Arason's contributtions to our mix-and-match questionnaire are rated G for everyone.
MARTIN EDRALIN
HANNES THOR ARASON
Complete this sentence: "If you liked _________ or _________, you'll love my film."
Martin Edralin: Julien Donkey Boy or Amour
Hannes Thor Arason: If you liked Happiness or Taxi Driver, you'll like my film.
Is your film for cat people or dog people? Why?
M: Cat people. Because I'm a cat person.
H: This film is for all animal lovers. The only animal that actually appears in the film is a goldfish and we took very good care of it.
What's the most challenging part of making a film for you? Do you enjoy the challenge or is it something to be avoided?
M: Writing. I hate the challenge but fight through it.
H: The most challenging part is financing. It is also the part I least enjoy about making movies but of course it can't be avoided.
Of the filmmakers working today, whose talent do you want to steal?
M: Terrence Malick
H: I respect a lot of filmmakers but I wouldn't want to steal anybody's talents because that would mean I couldn't be surprised by their films anymore.
Name three films you consider under-appreciated and explain their hidden genius.
M: "From What Is Before", Lav Diaz. Its respect for time.
"Gummo", Harmony Korine. It's beautiful.
"The Turin Horse", Béla Tarr. Its simplicity and the weight of silence.
H: The only one I can think of off the top of my head is Happiness (Todd Solondz) although I understand that it's not a film for everyone.
Usually I think the hidden genius behind under-appreciated films is the fact that they're under-appreciated.
What are your three favorite ways to eat potatoes?
M: Mashed, french fries, kettle cooked chips.
H: I like 'em sweet, peeled and French.
Martin's film "Hole" and Hannes's film "Happy Endings" screen Friday, March 27th at 9:45pm with the Love NC-17 shorts block at The Plaza! Get your tickets to an exploration of malleable love.
ATLFF Filmmaker Will Feagins, Jr. Conquers the Mix-and-Match Questionnaire
"Divided Time" Director Will Feagins, Jr. tells us about the most challenging part of filmmaking and why his film is for closet cat people.
Complete this sentence: "If you liked _________ or _________, you'll love my film."
If you liked "The Other F Word" or "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest," you'll like my film.
Is your film for cat people or dog people? Why?
My film is for dog people who are secretly cat people as well because it has a mixture of energetic, outgoing material as well as sensitive parts interwoven throughout.
What's the most challenging part of making a film for you? Do you enjoy the challenge or is it something to be avoided?
The most challenging part of making a film, aside from the financial resources, is the beginning, coming up with the idea and roadmap to bring that idea to life. I enjoy the challenge AFTER I have conquered it.
Of the filmmakers working today, whose talent do you want to steal?
Ava DuVernay and Rick Cordero
What are your three favorite ways to eat potatoes?
1. Mashed
2. cut into shoestring sized pieces and fried
3. Scalloped Au Gratin
Will's film, "Divided Time," screens tonight, March 26th at 5pm at The Plaza! Tickets are disappearing; get yours now!
ATLFF Filmmaker Dean Francis Surfs Through the Mix-and-Match Questionnaire
Ahead of tonight's DROWN screening, director Dean Francis answers our ruthless questionnaire regarding film and potatoes.
Complete this sentence: "If you liked _________ or _________, you'll love my film."
Tough question! If you liked KABOOM and DRIVE, you might like my film.
Is your film for cat people or dog people? Why?
Dog people because this film could turn on you with its gnarly teeth but it has an adorable grin.
What's the most challenging part of making a film for you? Do you enjoy the challenge or is it something to be avoided?
The challenge is the need for sleep, cause there really isn't time for that sort of thing during production. I do enjoy sleep but it is definitely something to be avoided when you're helming a big production.
Of the filmmakers working today, whose talent do you want to steal?
Xavier Dolan - he's young, hot AND talented. His observations on family relationships are razor sharp and his visual style is oh so seductive.
Name three films you consider under-appreciated and explain their hidden genius.
UPSTREAM COLOR - by Shane Carruth
A seriously hallucinogenic film that so so beautiful and ugly and mysterious it can be watched 6 times and create a different experience depending on your mood.
PRAYER OF THE ROLLERBOYS - starring Corey Haim
For the stunning image of 8 boys in matching beige coats rollerblading in perfect synchronicity, heading into the night to mess up some punk...
HEAT - by Paul Morrissey
What ever happened to movies where the entire cast is on acid in every shot? Really, its magic.
What are your three favorite ways to eat potatoes?
1. With a glass of shiraz
2. With a beer
3. With a small cup of polish vodka
Dean's film, "Drown," screens TONIGHT, March 25th at 9:30pm at The Plaza! Don't forget your tickets to this can't-miss screening:
ATLFF Filmmaker Álex Sampayo & The Mix-and-Match Questionnaire
"Schimbare" Director Álex Sampayo reflects on patience and rattlesnake people.
Complete this sentence: "If you liked _________ or _________, you'll love my film."
If you liked Funny Games or Mommy, you´ll like my film.
Is your film for cat people or dog people? Why?
It is for rattlesnake people, because they love to be close to the danger.
What's the most challenging part of making a film for you? Do you enjoy the challenge or is it something to be avoided?
Patience is the most difficult part. You have to wait for a long time after you write the first line until you shoot the first sequence. It is a nightmare.
Of the filmmakers working today, whose talent do you want to steal?
Xabier Dolan, I would love to steal his talent and his youth!
Name three films you consider under-appreciated and explain their hidden genius.
“Michael” (Markus Schleinzer), because it talks about love and obsession in a terrifying way.
“Benny´s Video” (Michael Haneke) because it shows masterfully the dark side of the childhood and, at the same time, seriously criticizes the overprotection of our children.
“10.000 km” (Carlos Marques-Marcet), because it says a lot with a little.
What are your three favorite ways to eat potatoes?
Spanish omelette, fries and fries with alioli.
Álex's film, "Schimbare," screens TONIGHT, March 24th at 9:15pm at The Plaza! Don't forget your tickets to this haunting Spanish film:
ATLFF Filmmakers Noah Shulman & Josephine Massarella Experiment With the Mix-and-Match Questionnaire
The Directors of experimental short films "Confluence" and "Light Study" respond to our hard-hitting inquirires.
Complete this sentence: "If you liked _________ or _________, you'll love my film."
N: anything dark or science fiction related
Is your film for cat people or dog people? Why?
N: Dog people. Because I love everything dog related. Including my two dogs Ella Bean and Louis Reginald. They even have their own instagram with more followers that me! @louis_reginald and @ellabeanbk
J: I think my film is for dog people and cat people. It evokes respect for nature and all sentient beings.
What's the most challenging part of making a film for you? Do you enjoy the challenge or is it something to be avoided?
N: Challenge to me is always a good thing, it leads to other ideas, collaborations and creative paths that you might not otherwise know existed. Once you've accomplished or failed that challenge you've learned something and that matters the most.
J: Passion drives the production process. Patience helps with the many challenges. In making Light Study, weather presented challenges, as did the process of shooting one frame at time over a few years.
Of the filmmakers working today, whose talent do you want to steal?
N: Christopher Nolan, Chris Cunningham.
J: I admire the work of Carl Brown.
Name three films you consider unappreciated and explain their hidden genius.
N: I would have to say Big Trouble in Little China. This is probably my top 3 movies of all time. Besides just a immense sense of nostalgia watching it as a kid, it has that innocence and magic of what Hollywood movies used to be like. Everything is clearly shot on a set and actors are spewing classic one-liners. It's one of those films that I can watch over and over again. As Jack Burton always says "Have you paid your dues?"
J: Blue Monet (Carl Brown)
Jours en Fleurs (Louise Bourque)
A Temporary Arrangement (Phillip Barker)
What are your three favorite ways to eat potatoes?
N: F.B.R. Fried Baked and Roasted.
J: Baked
Mashed
Boiled
Noah's film "Confluence" and Josephine's film's "Light Study" will screen in the Experiments in Cinema shorts block TONIGHT in just a few hours at The Plaza at 7:00pm! Come on out & experience the experiment!