Phoenix Film Festival
LocationPhoenix, Arizona, United States
Websitehttp://www.phoenixfilmfestival.com

Phoenix Film Festival is a festival that celebrates feature films, documentaries, shorts films and their creators. Started in 2001, the annual celebration takes place in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The Festival is run under the umbrella of the 501(c)3 non-profit Phoenix Film Foundation. The Phoenix Film Festival is the largest attended festival in Arizona and is held in luxurious Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre. The festival is all held in one location and is well known for its relationships with filmmakers. The festival hosts over 275 screenings, parties, and workshops over eleven days and has hosted many notable members of the film industry such as Kevin Bacon, Bo Burnham, Demetri Martin, Kyra Sedgwick, Laurence Fishburne, Edward James Olmos and Danny Trejo. The festival boasted Arizona premieres of Coda, Chevalier, Renfield, Eighth Grade, Boyhood, Won't You Be My Neighbor, and so many more. The festival also boasts a robust educational program for students of all ages.

History

The organization was founded in 2000 with the idea of starting a festival by filmmakers for filmmakers in Arizona, independent filmmakers Golan Ramras and Chris LaMont. The first festival was held with the help of Program Director Greg Hall and World Cinema Director Slobodan Popovic. Jason Carney has been the executive director since 2005.

Past winners

Best US Feature Film

References

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