Arts Accelerator - South FL Filmmaker Showcase + 48 Hour Film Screenings

🎬 Lights, camera, action! The Arts Accelerator Film Festival discovers South Florida's filmmaking’s rising stars and catapults them onto the global stage.

Exclusive Screenings

• Discover the qualifying films for the 2024 Florida Emerging Filmmaker Showcase!, a global distribution launchpad for South Florida filmmaking talent.

Film Race Results

• Discover the winners of the 48-Hour Film Project, where creative teams race against the clock making original short films in just three days, with awe-inspiring results.

Networking

• Rub shoulders with seasoned producers, celebrity judges, and Hollywood talent. Share your passion, forge partnerships, expand your network, and unlock a world of opportunities.

Professional Development

• For actors and writers, dive into our professional workshops on acting, casting, and writing for TV taught by leading creative professionals.

Film competitions, workshops, and distribution opportunities makes the Arts Accelerator Film Festival a unique experience for South Florida film enthusiasts and a crucial platform for local filmmakers to launch global careers!

So, mark your calendars and get your tickets now for the Arts Accelerator Film Festival, where the future of filmmaking comes to life. Be a part of the magic. See you there!

📅 Date: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024

Time: 1:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Location: Savor Cinema, 503 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Parking is free in the garage across the street from the cinema.

🎟️ Get Your Tix!

SCHEDULE

🎬 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

🎬 48-Hour Film Project, Group A Screenings, $17.50

Audience members vote for the Audience Choice award winner at the end of the screening. The Winning film will be announced at the Awards Ceremony. The first screenings of the 48-Hour Film Project short films.

3 :00 PM - 4:00 PM

🎬- 48-Hour Film Project, Group B Screenings, $17.50

Audience members vote for the Audience Choice award winner at the end of the screening. The Winning film will be announced at the Awards Ceremony.

🍸4 :00 PM - 6:00 PM - Creatives in Film Networking Event, $15.00

Expand your professional network! Learn about upcoming film projects and opportunities in this special networking event where film creatives find future collaborators. It takes a village to make a film. Start assembling or growing your village!

Thank you to our sponsor Red Chair Catering for providing FREE FOOD for you to enjoy.

Drinks are available for purchase from the bar at Savor Cinema.

🎬6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Florida Filmmaker Showcase Screenings, $17.50

The Arts Accelerator short film competition, where selected filmmakers compete for a spot in the South Florida Emerging Filmmakers Showcase. Screened films are a surprise!

Winners qualify for consideration in the feature-length “South Florida Emerging Filmmaker Showcase” for worldwide streaming distribution.

Audience members vote for the Audience Choice award winner at the end of the screening. The Winning film will be announced at the Awards Ceremony.

🌟7 :30 PM

AWARDS CEREMONY, $17.50

Includes awards for films from all screenings, including the Arts Accelerator Florida Filmmaker Showcase and the 48hr Film Project

🌟 Filmmaker Showcase Awards:

• Audience Choice
• Best Film

Judges: TBA

🌟 4 8-Hour Film Project Awards

• Best Film 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place
• Audience Choice - Voted for at the awards ceremony by attendees
• B est Actor
• B est Directing
• B est Cinematography
• B est Use of Line
• B est Writing
• B est Sound

48-Hour Film Project Best Film Prizes include

• 8 hours of free studio time at CML Studios
• $500 Gift Certificate from Budget Video Rental,
• 2 hours of free sound recording from NH Record Studios.
• Screening at the 48hr world competition at Filmapalooza 2024 in Lisbon Portugal
• A chance to screen at the Cannes Film Festival.

J udges: TBA

SPONSORS

About Arts Accelerator

Arts Accelerator is a nonprofit with a mission to enable local talent to create valuable media with global reach.

Florida is full of talent, but for decades, South Florida creatives have had to leave the region to develop their skills and sustainably monetize their talent.

Arts Accelerator was founded to stem this creative drain by helping local talent develop sustainable entertainment industry careers in South Florida.

To do this, Arts Accelerator offers programming designed to provide local creatives with exposure to industry professionals, rapid upskilling, talent discovery, and promotion & monetization opportunities.

Programming includes film workshops, film festivals, networking events, live script readings, and distribution opportunities designed to help local talent develop sustainable entertainment industry careers in South Florida.

Arts Accelerator: Developing South Florida film talent. For more information go to www.artsaccelerator.org.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

This programming was funded in part by the Broward Board of Trustees and the Broward County Commissioners. Sponsored by Red Chair Catering, Savor Cinema, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, CML Studios, Budget Video Rental, Film Lauderdale, Broward Cultural Division, and NH Records.

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