You are invited to the 19th Annual Atlanta Docufest held March 23 - 24, 2024 at Limelight Theater in Atlanta, Georgia.

2024 marks our 19th annual celebration of documentary films and filmmakers, and we will continue to bring you the best in independent documentary films from across the globe. Atlanta DocuFest showcases meaningful life stories which educate and entertain audiences of every demographic.

We encourage talented documentary filmmakers from every country to share your story with our audience. Join us for this very special event, and experience a collection of some of the best documentary films of the year!

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Atlanta Docufest is held during the Atlanta Film Series, an annual showcase of independent film designed to spotlight every genre of cinema imaginable.

Join us for all the Atlanta Film Series Events:
Atlanta Micro Short Film Fest - March 22, 2024
Atlanta Docufest - March 23 - 24, 2024
Atlanta Shortsfest - June 21 - 23, 2024
Atlanta Underground Film Festival - August 16 - 18, 2024
Atlanta Horror Film Festival - October 4 - 6, 2024

Atlanta Docufest presents awards in various categories. Past awards include:

Best Documentary Feature
Best Comedy Documentary Feature
Best Dramatic Documentary Feature
Best Social - Issue Documentary Feature
Best Art Documentary Feature
Best Foreign Documentary Feature
Best Political Documentary Feature
Best Environmental Documentary Feature
Best Local Documentary Feature
Audience Choice Documentary Feature
Judges Choice Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Featurette
Best Documentary Short
Best Experimental Documentary Short
Best Sports Documentary Short
Best Foreign Documentary Short
Best Dramatic Documentary Short
Best Art Documentary Short
Audience Choice Documentary Short
Best Director

FORMATS OF SUBMISSIONS COPIES
​We only accept online screeners.

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
Programming decisions are made by the festival directors and our selection committee. If accepted, we will notify filmmakers by email. After acceptance, the exhibition format will need to be in our office two weeks before the festival. We do not pay rental fees for submitted work that is programmed.

CONFIRMATION OF ENTRY
Feel free to email us if you would like confirmation of entry, or check your FilmFreeway account page.

Overall Rating
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  • Jake Bell

    Huge thanks to Atlanta Docufest for screening my documentary short. The event was well organized, curated, and a great time. The staff were welcoming and communication was great. I hope to be able to attend even more screenings next year, and hopefully continue submitting films!

    April 2023
  • Thank you for including our short film Mustang Moments in your wonderful festival. We are so honored.

    March 2023
  • The level of quality of submissions screened next to our film #MoCrazyStrong was unbelievable! I really enjoyed the films we were paired with! And we won an award! So now we are an award winning documentary! So excited and worth it to enter the festival and go there in person for our screening

    March 2023
  • Tim Stokes

    Thanks to Atlanta Docufest for selecting our film, "Bouncing Back: The Eric Highsmith Story"! We had a terrific experience and the communication from the organizers was excellent. Screening Eric's story alongside so many other amazing films was a truly special night for us all!

    March 2023
  • Kenneth Elvebakk

    Atlanta Docufest was a great opportunity to show our documentary Hello World - a film about queer kids and their right to be seen and heard. We also get a glimpse of the amazing drag queens in the RuPaul's Drag Race Show. When the laws go in the wrong direction the lives of queer people are put under pressur. Many thanks to the Atlanta Docufest for showing our film and thanks to the jury for the award Best Foreign Documentary Feature. Thank you for a wonderful docufest :)

    March 2023