“Do we need an actual Asheville Film Festival? It’s a great invitation to explore, and it clearly just needs a commitment to leadership and a budget.”
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A look back at the Asheville Film Festival’s brief, exciting run
The city-funded festival ran 2003-09 and brought major filmmakers, actors and films to Asheville.
Screen scene: Local film news
Montreat College and Brevard College lacrosse players are featured in a new ESPN Films documentary, the Fine Arts hosts the world premiere of Katie Damien’s new comedy and more.
Smart Bets: Asheville Film Festival
The resurrected film festival takes place on Saturday, Sept. 16, at A-B Tech Community College.
Screen scene: Local film news
Fierce Flix registration opens, Joe Kendrick continues his Southern Songs and Stories music documentary series and more.
Asheville City Council preview: Of film festival and finance
It’s a packed agenda for Asheville City Council Tuesday night, as it considers the fate of the Ashevillle Film Festival, new financial arrangements with the Grove Arcade and the passage of the long-debated city budget.
Asheville Film Festival likely to take hiatus, go private
The Asheville Film Festival will likely go on hiatus for 2010, as a local filmmaker asks to take it over from the city.
What’s next for the Asheville Film Festival?
Editor’s note: Mountain Xpress has a long history of involvement with the film festival; this inevitably places the paper prominently in the story. But it has also given Xpress staffers a firsthand look at the event’s inner workings over a number of years. The following story draws on both those experiences and the perspectives of […]
And the AFFY goes to …
The Asheville Film Festival announced the winners of its AFFY awards on Saturday night in categories that ranged from short films and documentaries to student-made movies and features.
Asheville Film Fest closer, other movies sell out
On day three of the Asheville Film Festival, organizers report that four upcoming showings have sold out: Sita Sings the Blues, Stomp! Shout! Scream!, Familiar Voices and the festival closing film, Slumdog Millionaire
An evening without Brad Dourif
Actor Brad Dourif, this year’s recipient of the Asheville Film Festival’s Career Achievement Award, will not be able to attend the film festival, due to work-related issues.
A sneak peek at the Asheville Film Festival, with trailers!
Here’s a glimpse at part of the lineup for this year’s Asheville Film Festival, featuring movies like Darren Aronofsky‘s The Wrestler, Danny Boyle‘s Slumdog Millionaire and the full-length animated work Sita Sings the Blues.
