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 Special
Events
IMAGE Film Awards Gala
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Fox Theatre Egyptian Ballroom
IMAGE Film & Video Center is pleased to announce that its 2006 IMAGE Film Awards Gala will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in the Egyptian Ballroom of Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox Theatre. The IMAGE Film Awards Gala, now in its 6th year, recognizes achievements in Southeastern media arts and is IMAGE’s largest annual fundraising event. Its proceeds support the Atlanta Film Festival, Out On Film, and the many year-round programs and services IMAGE offers to the Atlanta community.
In 2005, IMAGE Film & Video celebrated its 5th Annual Premiere Party & Awards Ceremony, where we presented Spike Lee with the Ossie Davis Award. IMAGE also recognized Dr. Herbert Eichelberger (Clark Atlanta University), George King, W. Bruce Harlan, Guy H. Tuttle, Katherine Evans, and producer Linda Burns for their exceptional contributions to independent film and video. Past honorees have included Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Victor Nuñez, Burt Reynolds, Dallas Austin and Parker Posey.
30th Annual Atlanta Film Festival
Friday, June 9 to Saturday, June 17, 2006
Opening Night at the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts
The 30th Annual Atlanta Film Festival, the South’s premier experience for movie lovers, independent film fans and filmmakers, will take place June 9-17, 2006 in Downtown and Midtown Atlanta. Presented by Turner Broadcasting, the nine-day film festival will feature over 150 films from around the world, nightly parties, awards ceremonies and provocative panel discussions. With a national reputation for its consistently strong and unique programming, enthusiastic audiences and exceptional hospitality, this is a film festival you cannot afford to miss.
The Atlanta Film Festival will feature narrative films, documentaries, foreign films, animation, short films, student films, films produced by local Atlanta talent and teen-produced films as part of our Teen Screen program. The festival will include guest appearances by filmmakers, video artists and industry representatives from around the world. The event also features an Academy Award® qualifying narrative shorts competition.
This year's film festival venues include: Rialto Center for the Performing Arts (Opening & Closing Nights), Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, Cinefest at Georgia State University, The Speaker's Auditorium at Georgia State University, Woodruff Arts Center-Rich Theater, Lefont Garden Hills and the Center for Puppetry Arts.
Learn
more at the festival website.
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