From the Executive Director While reflecting on the past 4 years, I realize how much the Asheville Film Festival has evolved. Through all the changes, improvements and growth, our mission statement of nurturing the creative spirit of the independent filmmaker has never been compromised. Our film submissions continue to increase and the quality of the […]

Winners in each category — Feature, Short, Student, Documentary, and Animation — will be honored with a check for $500 and a beautiful AFFY award commemorating their achievement. Runners-up in each category and Audience Award winners will receive plaques. All 2006 Asheville Film Festival awards will be presented at the Spotlight Celebration Awards Ceremony and […]

Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center 2 S. Pack SquareThe nonprofit Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center is strategically set in the heart of beautiful downtown Asheville. This bustling complex includes the Asheville Art Museum, Colburn Gem & Mineral Museum, Diana Wortham Theatre, The Health Adventure and the YMI Cultural Center. An Asheville […]

Bound not in competitionSaturday, 2:15 – 4:15 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre – upper (109 minutes) In one of her best and most nuanced (not to mention bravest) performances, Jennifer Tilly plays Violet, the mistress of mobster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), who seems blissfully unaware of his girlfriend’s interest in other women — something that comes to […]

All of the films below are in competition unless otherwise noted The Actress Saturday, 2:45 – 4:45 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre – lowerNorth Carolina Premiere (91 minutes) Centering around a 20-something, hormone-charged Perth, Australia household, the film features Tom — the desperate-for-a-girlfriend supermarket manager, Kevin — an office administrator with a constant itchy right hand, […]

All of the films below are in competition unless otherwise noted After The Storm Saturday, 2:15 – 4 p.m. Lord Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library Sunday, 2:15 – 4 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre – upperWorld Premiere (4 minutes) In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, this film is intended to challenge American viewers to remember who […]

All of the films below are in competition unless otherwise noted Air Guitar Nation (not in competition) Saturday, 7:45 – 9:45 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre, Lower (81 minutes) Feature-length documentary about the year that air guitar swept America. From New York to Los Angeles and then all the way to Northern Finland, Air Guitar Nation […]

All of the films below are in competition unless otherwise noted Crosswalk Man Friday, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre – lower (6 minutes) A flashing crosswalk man spies a mysterious package left on the street and is lured into an evening of drinking, debauchery and danger. Director/Producer: Gina Kamentsky Production Company: Pixeltoon Germination […]

All of the films below are in competition unless otherwise noted For Pete’s Sake Saturday, noon – 1:45 p.m. Lord Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library Sunday, noon – 1:45 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre – upperWorld Premiere (7 minutes) A young woman races against the clock to rescue her wayward, drug-addicted brother in time to make […]

All educational offerings are free to the public. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Apple Computer Demonstrations Friday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. YMI Cultural Center Drugstore Apple is proud to support the Asheville Film Festival and will be on hand this year to give […]