Fairhope Film Festival
Fairhope Film Festival is an annual event held in Fairhope, Alabama.
Editions
The festival was founded in 2013, and the first event occurred between November 7 and 10, 2013, which screened forty films across four venues.[1][2] The first selections were split fairly evenly between fictional films and documentaries.[3] The second festival occurred between November 6 and 9, 2014, which screened 43 feature films and about twenty short films over six venues.[4] The third festival occurred between November 12 and 15, 2015,[5] which again featured more than forty films over six venues.[6] At the 2015 festival, all forty films had been screened before at other festivals.[7] The fourth edition will take place between November 10 and 13, 2016.[8]
Event overview
The festival is held in Fairhope, Alabama.[9] The Birmingham News has written of the festival that it, “gives patrons the opportunity to explore other worlds that are impressive for how exotic they are.”[10] Since 2014 the festival director has been Mary Riser.[11] The festival also includes panels from film industry professionals.[12] They have also partnered with the Fairhope Brewing Company for festival events.[13]
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References
- ↑ "Fairhope Joins Alabama's Film Festival Cities". Business Alabama.
- ↑ "Fairhope Film Festival organizers hope to create destination event for tourists". AL.com.
- ↑ "'A really fine list:' Fairhope Film Festival organizers unveil event's lineup". AL.com.
- ↑ "Movie marathon: The Fairhope Film Festival returns". AL.com.
- ↑ "Fairhope Film Festival returns with 'best of the best'". AL.com.
- ↑ "October 2015". Natural Awakenings Gulf Coast.
- ↑ "Film Fever Growing in Fairhope". CBS 5 (WKRG).
- ↑ "Fairhope Film Festival". Sweet Home Alabama.
- ↑ O. Lawrence Burnett. "Historic Baldwin County". HPN Books. p. 57.
- ↑ "'Blood and Circumstance,' based on Baldwin author's novel, to make Alabama premiere at Fairhope Film Fest". AL.com.
- ↑ "2014 Fairhope Film Festival". Fox 10.
- ↑ "Pixar animator from Alabama: 'The Good Dinosaur' is 'the most beautiful film I've worked on'". AL.com.
- ↑ "Beer and a Movie". AL.com.