You are invited to the 7th Annual
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
September 26 - 29, 2013
as part of Independent Film Month at
2013 ATLANTA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
The 7th Annual Atlanta Horror Film Festival presents the very best independent films from across the world as we celebrated the art of horror from September 26 - 29, 2013.
Since 2006, the festival has been a favorite of filmmakers and fans from Atlanta and beyond. Our focus is to celebrate independent cinema, and we strive to feature as many great films as we can during this great weekend of screenings.
AHFF showcases horror, sci-fi, gore, thrillers, mysteries, dark comedies, expERIEmentals, drama, animations, cult - almost every genre you can imagine!
Although we love traditional horror, we are not attempting to create the typical showcase of blood and guts. AHFF presents cutting-edge films that represent the new genre of horror - films that audiences can’t and won’t forget
2013 Call For Entries:
2012 Awards:
View the 2012 Awards
Independent Film Month takes place during the month of September 2012 at the Goat Farm Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The month long event showcases over 300 films from across the world, numerous workshops and special events designed to unite Independent filmmakers and film fans in a relaxed and casual setting where communication and collaboration are encouraged.
Independent Film Month offers entertainment for everyone. For attendees who love short films from all over the world, we present the Atlanta Shortsfest. Love blood and guts? Atlanta Horror Film Festival was created for lovers of all things horror. For those who prefer a taste of real life, IFM brings you our annual documentary film festival, DocuFest Atlanta. Finally, for those who enjoy ultra-independent off-beat films, the Atlanta Underground Film Festival is the place to be.
2013 Festival Staff:
Megan Macksey
Jose Gross
Joseph McClelland
Eric Panter
Monet Rumford
Steven Taylor
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Filmmaker Comments:
“I just wanted to thank you for having us at the 2011 Atlanta Horror Film Festival. You and your entire team of volunteers were so welcoming and gracious from the moment we stepped onto the Goat Farm. From the warm reception, to the incredible venue, to the high caliber of work screened, to the delicious wine...we all had a truly memorable weekend. It was especially nice to find VAMPIRE VAMPIRE VAMPIRE VAMPIRE so well received. You really highlighted our work by playing it two nights! What an unexpected and exciting touch. We will certainly be recommending the Atlanta Horror Film Festival to all of our friends and hope to return soon.” Alyson Weaver from “Vampire, Vampire, Vampire, Vampire”
“It was really nice meeting you and the gang. What a great group of people! I really had a blast talking with everyone, as well as catching a number of the films you'd screened. And once more, thank you so much for showing The Feed!” Steve Gibson from “The Feed”
“Had an incredible time at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival this weekend! Great crowds, fun films, made new friends, and won the raffle for John Landis' new book "Monsters In The Movies"! Most fun I've *ever* had at a horror film festival! Thank you so much to festival director Eric Panter for treating the Take Me Out team like rock stars (including scheduling two additional screenings), the awesome staff of volunteers, and the Goat Farm Arts Complex for hosting!” Michael Harper from “Take Me Out.”
“A HUGE thank you to the Atlanta Horror film Festival everyone there was great...and it was an honor to be included in such a great batch of films!!! “ Richard Greenwood Jr. from “Hinnon Valley”
“We had a fantastic screening at the Atlanta Horror Film Festival. I'd like to thank everyone who attended the screening, and I would also like to thank everyone at the fest” Ron Mclellen from “And All Through the House”
“Just wanted to write you a short note and tell you what a great weekend I had in Atlanta. I saw so many great films! And I was honored to be a part of it and especially honored today to find Burn had won an award. What a great festival! It was great meeting you and the others involved in the festival and I'm excited to keep in touch. Thank you again for inviting me.”
Jerry Pyle from “Burn”
2013 Festival Venue:
The Goat Farm Arts Center is one of the largest visual & performing arts centers in Atlanta. What was once an underutilized, mostly abandoned, historic site with no more than 20 artist studios went through a major expansion and was given new form in 2009. Part of the expansion opened up 20,000 square feet dedicated to 4 new performance and exhibition halls and spaces. The Center now hosts classical & contemporary music concerts, theater performances, film screenings, contemporary dance performances and art exhibitions. Also newly added, a cafe/library, an on-site organic farm, an education center, a 5000 square foot sprung floor for contemporary dance and newly built creative studios now occupied by more than 300 artists.
The Arts Center’s vision is “to push culture forward through comprehensive support of the arts”. Primarily exploring experimental and innovative works the Goat Farm is a laboratory where creative risk is nurtured & celebrated. The Goat Farm executes this mission through an unconventional for-profit arts model and does not operate on public funding, donations or grants.
The Goat Farm resides in a mid-Victorian industrial site with 12 acres of pastoral grounds and 12 turn of the century massive brick structures. Performances in its non-traditional rustic main auditorium (Goodson Yard) , minor hall 1 (The Rodriguez Room), minor hall 2 (Robert’s Hoard) and its outdoor venue the Village Green blur the divide between audience and performer. Believing the arts to be an economic driver for Atlanta, the Goat Farm Arts Center provides it’s performance and exhibition halls rate and commission free through a curatorial process.
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