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"Cyber-Seniors" returns to Atlanta for a full-week run at The Plaza


As part of our Best of Fest, we are excited to bring ATLFF '14 hit documentary "Cyber-Seniors" back to Atlanta for a week long run at The Plaza Theatre, June 20th - 26th.
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ATLFF & XFINITY Partner To Create The Film Festival Collective VOD Program


The Atlanta Film Festival and XFINITY announced today the creation of the Film Festival Collective, a program to showcase the best film festival programming in the Southeast and to foster the discovery of new filmmaking talent from around the world. The XFINITY On Demand program will feature short films and other quality content from a variety of film festivals across the Southeastern United States.
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Don't miss the Women with Knives - Handcrafted Film Tour this Friday!


Experimental animators Kelly Gallagher, Lauren Cook and Charlotte Taylor are bringing their handcrafted films to MINT Gallery! Presented by Contraband Cinema.
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Calling all of ATL's best to submit their latest works to WonderRoot's Local Filmmakers Night


Submit your film by June 20th for the next WonderRoot's Generally Local, Mostly Independent Filmmakers Night on June 26th at The Plaza!
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Puppetry vs Animation Smackdown on June 14


The Center for Puppetry Arts and ASIFA-Atlanta present the Puppetry vs Animation Smackdown on Saturday, June 14th at 7pm, to take place at the Center For Puppetry Arts' MainStage Theater. Watch as representatives from both the puppetry and animation communities debate the use of their respective art forms in television and film.
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