Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival Explained

Frequency:Annual
Location:Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre:Documentary film festival
Website:http://www.docufest.com/

The Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival (also called DocuFest Atlanta, Atlanta DocuFest, and DocuFest) is a film festival that screens documentary films in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[1] Paul Mariano's Also Ran was named Best Political Documentary at the 2006 festival.[2] Don Wilson's Mississippi Son: A Filmmaker's Journey Home was named Best Dramatic Documentary at the 2007 festival.[3] In 2009, Roger Nygard's The Nature of Existence was screened at the festival,[4] as was Mike Ramsdell's The Anatomy of Hate: A Dialogue for Hope,[5] which won the Audience Choice Award that year.[6] LGBT documentary film It Doesn’t Define Us was screened at the 2010 festival.[7] At the 2012 festival, Christine Anthony's and Owen Masterson's Grow! won the Audience Choice Award.[8] Decadence: Decline of the Western World was named that year's Best Foreign Documentary.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlanta DocuFest . Atlanta DocuFest . February 21, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121127125910/http://www.docufest.com/home.html . November 27, 2012 .
  2. The Captain's Log. Flim Club of CNU gives information on its upcoming events. Zenith Haas. February 20, 2013. https://archive.today/20130415220000/http://www.thecaptainslog.org/2013/opinions/flim-club-of-cnu-gives-information-on-its-upcoming-events/. dead. April 15, 2013. February 21, 2013.
  3. . Kathleen Bogle . Film captures essence of Katrina . August 23, 2009 . https://archive.today/20130411022057/http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/print/article/20090823/NEWS01/908230311/Film-captures-essence-of-Katrina?nclick_check=1 . dead . April 11, 2013 . February 21, 2013 .
  4. Ledger-Enquirer. Sandra Okamotoat. PlayDate Columbus returns Aug. 21. August 13, 2009. https://archive.today/20130411065628/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2009/08/13/805224/playdate-columbus-returns-aug.html. dead. April 11, 2013. February 21, 2013.
  5. CNN. Jessica Ravitz. From KKK, Mideast to church, film explores hate and hope. August 28, 2009. February 21, 2013.
  6. Web site: Public invited to attend documentary, 'Anatomy of Hate' . . February 4, 2013 . February 21, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514110823/http://www.br.psu.edu/Information/News/36158.htm . May 14, 2013 .
  7. . Jana Hollingsworth . Twin Cities documentary shows Friday as part of Gay Pride Festival . September 2, 2010 . https://archive.today/20130408230152/http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/177733/ . dead . April 8, 2013 . February 21, 2013 .
  8. Yes! Weekly. Mark Burger. TEEM urges people to 'Grow!', UNCSA and WFU welcome special guests. February 6, 2013. February 21, 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130412063503/http://www.yesweekly.com/triad/article-15509-teem-urges-people-to.html. April 12, 2013.
  9. The Portsmouth Herald. Award-winning documentary 'Decadence' at Portsmouth Library. January 24, 2013. February 21, 2013.

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