Upcoming Event: New Orleans Film Festival

The New Orleans Film Society will be hosting the New Orleans Film Festival from October 11th to 19th this year. This event will take over the city with plenty of great films to enjoy from shorts to documentaries to full-length features. There will even be some animation and some music videos. What to Expect The New Orleans Film Festival has been held for 28 years and provides some of the best films you’ll find in the area. Thousands of directors, writers, producers, actors and other professionals come to this incredible festival every year. It has even been named as one of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World by MovieMaker Magazine. You may spot a celebrity as Julie Dash, Lupita Nyong’o, Jessica Biel, Sara Paulson, Justin Timberlake, Rob Reiner and Woody Harrelson, along with others, have all attended the festival in the past. The event will feature great options in film categories, such as:          Narrative features         Narrative shorts         Spotlight films         Louisiana-made films         Experimental films         Animated shorts         Documentaries         Music Videos         And More! The festival will also feature panel discussions, mentor sessions and workshops all throughout the event. In addition, plenty of great food, brass bands, second lines and beads have been known to be a part of this film festival. The Venues Numerous venues will be holding screenings all throughout the city. You can find films at:          Ace Hotel New Orleans         The New Orleans Advocate         Cinebarre Canal Place 9         The Broad         Pyrtania Theater         Orpheum Theater Many of these venues will also host parties, panels, round tables and other events. Other venues for events throughout the festival include:          Hotel Monteleone         Hilton New Orleans Riverside         Four Winds Luxury Apartments         Whann-Bohn Mansion         Driver hotel         Fulton Alley         Art Garage         Lighthouse         Crescent Park-Mandeville Shed         The Parlor @ Pontchartrain Hotel These venues will be holding other events, such as workshops, panels and parties. The Films Plenty of films will be shown throughout the events. Some of the major films include:          The Florida Project – Opening Night at The Orpheum Theater         Call Me By Your Name – Closing Night at the Ace Hotel New Orleans         Mudbound – Centerpiece Screening at the Ace Hotel New Orleans         The Darkest Hour – Spotlight Film         Marshall – Spotlight Film         The Upside – Spotlight Film         The Current War – Spotlight Film         Last Flag Flying – Spotlight Film         And Many More! A number of films from Second Line Stages will also be a part of the festival. It’s the first independent film studio in New Orleans to be fully green and features three stages. Tickets and Passes A number of tickets are available for screenings and range from $5 to $25 depending on the film. Students are provided discounts and there are some screenings that are free. Passes are also available ranging from a six film package for $55 to an all-access pass for $320. Discounts on passes are provided for NOFS Members. For more information about the New Orleans Film Festival, visit the event website at: https://neworleansfilmsociety.org/festival/

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