Hobnobben Film Festival 2024

Name: Hobnobben Film Festival 2024
Start: 2024-10-03T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-06T21:00:00-04:00
Location: 437 E Berry St, Fort Wayne, IN, United States, Indiana 46802

Schedule

Thu Oct 03 2024 at 06:00 pm to Sun Oct 06 2024 at 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

437 E Berry St, Fort Wayne, IN, United States, Indiana 46802 | Fort Wayne, IN

It's official – Hobnobben Film Festival is taking place Thursday, October 3rd through Sunday, October 6th at Fort Wayne Cinema Center!
We are so excited to come back for the 9th year to shine a light on the global filmmaking community.
This year’s festival features 141 films grouped into 32 blocks from 42 countries in 27 languages. About 20% of the films have an Indiana connection, and the festival’s Opening Night will screen a block of 9 shorts from local and Indiana filmmakers followed by the feature The Last Days of Summer, which is the the first feature film from Indianapolis filmmaker, Alex Rodgers.
Throughout the weekend festival, there will be panel discussions, filmmaker workshops, awards, and more. Festival highlights include an Awards Ceremony on Friday night, followed by a screening of A Long Way From Heaven, which tells the story of Brigham Young University’s (BYU) queer underground, demanding their place in the sunlight. It focuses on the students who lit the school's iconic "Y" in rainbow colors, and the resulting fallout of this event.
Once again, Hobnobben has film blocks featuring Iranian films. On Friday, the Iranian Filmmaker Showcase will highlight rich characters and offer a window into the complexities of Iranian society. Watch as a woman creates a birthday meal for her daughter and adjusts as the awful happens, a young child struggles with his family, a father and daughter attempt to work through generational differences, a woman tries to resist oppression, and another person seeks to find themselves and community in a parking garage.

On Saturday, the Hobnobben schedule features This Block is so LGBTQIA+, which is a vibrant celebration of LGBTQIA+ stories, exploring the unique challenges faced by queer individuals, exploring themes of family dynamics, learning to love yourself, societal misconceptions, personal identity, and the quest for community. There is also a feature-length documentary, Loud Enough, which follows a sexual assault survivor and her family explores and reflects the Herculean effort still required in America for a survivor of sexual violence and their loved ones to hold an attacker and the judicial system accountable. The festival will also once again screen a block of well-loved short films on Saturday Night titled These are a Few of our Favorite Things: Saturday Night Edition!
Hobnobben 2023 will close on Sunday with a screening of This Town Rocked. This local documentary follows a community of misfits who converged in the late 80's and early 90’s Fort Wayne, Indiana to create a punk scene that shook stages, bar floors and changed a city forever.
🎟️ Hobnobben Tickets 🎟️
General Admission: $10
Students / Seniors / Children: $5
Film All-Access 1-Day Pass: $30
Film All-Access 3-Day Pass: $60
All-Access 3-Day VIP Pass: $150
All-Access 3-Day VIP Deluxe Pass: $200
Please note: Cinema Center member discounts and complimentary member popcorn will not apply during Hobnobben.
This incredible event is proudly presented by Fort Wayne Cinema Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit film organization that has been a pillar of the Fort Wayne community since 1976. None of this would be possible without the unwavering support of our corporate sponsors, dedicated volunteers, and the fierce tribe of film enthusiasts who make the magic happen.
For more details and to immerse yourself in the world of cinema, visit our website at www.hobnobben.org. We can't wait to share this unforgettable experience with you at Hobnobben Film Festival 2024! 🌟🍿