The Lefont Film Society Festival is our newest programming series for 2021.
UPDATE AUGUST 2021: Due to the current situation of increased cases of Covid variants we are only offering the screening winners showcase via our Lefont Film Society Virtual Cinema platform. In person screenings will not be available for safety precautions.
We are seeking out original stories in narrative, documentary and animation with a special category revolving around Food, Film and Music — the 3 main experiences we all enjoy in life.
How do you express yourself through these mediums? What would like to learn or share with the world? Be original and use your imagination. Find your story to tell.
We are accepting both short and feature-length films. As well as a "Short Stack" category for our younger filmmakers, open to ages 7-17.
OUR HISTORY:
George Lefont, an American movie theater industry businessman from Berkeley, California, purchased the Plaza Theatre in 1983, after which he converted its balcony into a second theatre with 200 seats. The Plaza is an Atlanta landmark and the city’s longest continuously operating independent cinema. Lefont also owned Lefont Sandy Springs, a theater most commonly used as the venue for the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.
Top 3 films in each category will be awarded cash prizes.
Features:
1st place - $300
2nd place - $200
3rd place - $100
Shorts:
1st place - $150
2nd place - $100
3rd place - $75
Young Filmmakers "Short Stack":
1st place - $150
2nd place - $100
3rd place - $75