Festival League: Film Festival Submissions for Indie Filmmakers/Film Festival Call for Entries 2009

DocuFest Atlanta
2008 Awards

Best Documentary
More Shoes
Dir. Lee Kazimir

Best Foreign Documentary
Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad
(A Little Bit of So Much Truth)
Dir. Jill Freidburg

Best Comedy Documentary
Wiener Takes All
Dir. Shane MacDougall

Best Drama Documentary
Calavera Highway
Dir. Renee Tajima-Pena & Evangeline Griego

Best Musical Documentary
Song Sung Blue
Dir. Greg Kohs

Best Director
Georg Kosulinski
Immokalee, USA

Most Inspirational Documentary
Love Limits
Dir. Thymaya Payne

Audience Choice Award
What Are We Doing Here?
Dir.(s) Brandon, Nicholas, Daniel & Tim Klein

Best Documentary Short
Heroes, No Hacen Falta Alas Para Volar
(Hero, Wings Are Not Necessary to Fly)
Dir. Angel Loza

Best Experimental Documentary Short
Teslamania
Dir. Joel Schlemowitz

The Event:
The Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival ( DocuFest ) brings you the best in independent documentary film and video from across the globe. DocuFest showcases meaningful life stories which educate and entertain audiences of every demographic.

Join us for this very special event, where important documentary from all artists are celebrated.
The Fourth Annual DocuFest will be held August 26 - 30, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Film Festival Submissions:

2009 submissions accepted through Withoutabox which provides cost-saving, online entry to major film festivals throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry form, allowing you and us to enter your film more quickly and with greater accuracy. Withoutabox users enjoy the advantages of Extended Deadlines and Online Press Kit submissions and filmmakers with an upgraded project on Withoutabox receive $5.00 off their Entry Fees.

You may also choose to visit the submissions page for more info on DocuFest.

2008 DocuFest:
VIEW THE 2008 DOCUFEST SCHEDULE!

DocuFest Press:

Creative Loafing '07

Short End Magazine '07

Creative Loafing Article '06

CinemATL Article '06

2006 DocuFest Awards:

Best Doc:
In the Shadow of the Palms - Iraq
(Wayne Coles-Janess)

Audience Choice Award :
Bob Smith USA
(Neil Abramson)

Best Post-Production :
Bye Bye Havana
(J. Michael Seyfert)

Best International Doc :
Guinnesssize Me
(Chris Kelly, Robert James)

Best Comedy Doc :
Waiting For Nesara
(Zeb & Elisa Haradon)

Best Musical Doc :
Homemade Hillbilly Jam
(Rick Minnich)

Best Dramatic Doc :
El Inmigrante
(David & John Eckenrode)

Best Director :
McLibel, Drowned Out
(Franny Armstrong)

Best Educational Doc :
And the Sea Took Us
(William Prosser)

Best Political Doc:
Also Ran
(Paul Mariano)

Best Short Doc :
Do You Want the Elephant Music
(Leslie Dektor)

2007 DocuFest Awards :

Best Documentary Feature
Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa
Dir. Jeremy Stulberg and Randy Stulberg - USA - film website

Best Documentary Short
The Cole Nobody Knows
Dir. Clay Walker

Best Director
Rent a Rasta
Dir. J Michael Seyfert - Jamaica - film website

Best Dramatic Doc
Mississippi Son
Dir. Don Wilson - USA - film website

Best Comedy Doc
A Balancing Act
Dir. Marc Israel - USA - film website

Best Political Doc
1910 La Revolucion Espirita
Dir. Alejandro Fernandez Solsona - Mexico - film website

Best International Doc
Lost and Found In Mexico
Dir. Caren Cross - Mexico - film website

Audience Choice Award
Michela's Story
Dir. Ercole Rocchetti - Italy / Romania

View the Schedule for the 2007 DocuFest Atlanta held September 27 - 29, 2007 at Eyedrum in Atlanta Georgia.