Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival

Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival
Genre Documentary film festival
Frequency Annual
Location(s) Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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] The Cartel, a documentary about state schools in New Jersey, won the festival's Audience Choice Award that year.[8] At the 2012 festival, Christine Anthony's and Owen Masterson's Grow! won the Audience Choice Award.[9] Decadence: Decline of the Western World was named that year's Best Foreign Documentary.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta DocuFest". Atlanta DocuFest. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ Zenith Haas (February 20, 2013). "Flim Club of CNU gives information on its upcoming events". The Captain's Log. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kathleen Bogle (August 23, 2009). "Film captures essence of Katrina". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ Sandra Okamotoat (August 13, 2009). "PlayDate Columbus returns Aug. 21". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ Jessica Ravitz (August 28, 2009). "From KKK, Mideast to church, film explores hate and hope". CNN. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Public invited to attend documentary, 'Anatomy of Hate'". Penn State Beaver. February 4, 2013. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  7. ↑ Jana Hollingsworth (September 2, 2010). "Twin Cities documentary shows Friday as part of Gay Pride Festival". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Filmmaker Bob Bowdon opens up about Christie-endorsed public school documentary ‘The Cartel’". The Daily Caller. December 1, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  9. ↑ Mark Burger (February 6, 2013). "TEEM urges people to 'Grow!', UNCSA and WFU welcome special guests". Yes! Weekly. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Award-winning documentary 'Decadence' at Portsmouth Library". The Portsmouth Herald. January 24, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
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