The Florida Film Festival, produced by
Enzian Theater
The Enzian Theater is a nonprofit arthouse movie theater located in Maitland, Florida. The theater hosts the Florida Film Festival and several other local film festivals. The name "Enzian" is the German word for gentian, a genus of mountain fl ...
in
Maitland, Florida
Maitland is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States, part of the Greater Orlando area. The population was 19,543 at the 2020 census. The area's history is exhibited at the Maitland Historical Museum; the city also hosts the M ...
, is an annual international
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
.
Overview
The Festival includes narrative and documentary features and shorts, animation, midnight movies, and educational forums, parties, and other events.
The festival has also included highly experimental new media works.
History
Past guests include Peter Falk, Susan Sarandon, Oliver Stone, Barry Levinson, Emma Stone, Paul Sorvino, Tippi Hedren, Cloris Leachman, Gabriel Byrne, Famke Janssen, Jason Lee, Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Leelee Sobieski, Steve Buscemi, Campbell Scott, and William H. Macy.
Oscar qualification
A win at the festival qualifies a film for
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
consideration.
[https://www.oscars.org/sites/oscars/files/88aa_shorts_festival_list.pdf ] The
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees. The SIFF runs for more th ...
is another such qualifying festival.
See also
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Film in Florida
The film industry in Florida is one of the largest in the United States: in 2006, Florida ranked third in the U.S. for film production (after California and New York) based on revenue generated. However, more recent 2009-2010 data no longer show ...
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Florida Film Critics Circle
References
External links
Enzian TheatreFlorida Film Festival
Film festivals in Florida
Cinema of Florida
Festivals in Orlando, Florida
Tourist attractions in Orange County, Florida
Maitland, Florida
Year of establishment missing
Film festivals established in 1991
1991 establishments in Florida
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