The Southern Screen Film Festival returns this weekend for four days of film screenings, panels, red carpet events, parties and workshops in an effort to move beyond the traditional film festival and work to open up the community to the widespread possibilities of storytelling. The festival offers a hands-on experience, where the creativity in filmmaking mixes with a landscape of the local Louisiana culture to inspire and ignite the local community and visiting filmmakers.
Festival Passes can be pre-ordered online or purchased at any Southern Screen event. The Festival Pass allows the wearer access to every red carpet, viewing at every screening, learning at every workshop and socializing at every party throughout the Festival. This pass is ideal and cost effective for anyone who wants to attend multiple events throughout the weekend. For ticket information visit SouthernScreen.org/Attend.
And new this year is the option to upgrade a Festival Pass with a Booze Bracelet, which can only be purchased with a pass. The Booze Bracelet allows its wearer to get Parish Brewery Canebrake and Titos Vodka throughout the festival.
Students can also go to all daytime screenings, panels and workshops completely free with a valid Student ID. Students should pre-register online and a bracelet can be picked up at Will Call at any Southern Screen event.
The Southern Screen Film Festival begins Thursday, Nov. 19 at the LITE Center, located at 537 Cajundome Blvd., with an opening night reception and premiere of the film, Experimenter at 6 p.m. The full schedule is available online at SouthernScreen.org/Events.
Thursday, November 19th
LITE, 537 Cajundome Boulevard
6pm-10:30pm
Opening Night Reception and Premiere of “Experimenter”
(Louisiana Premiere, starring Peter Sarsgaard and Winona Ryder)
Friday, November 20th
Jefferson Street Pub, 500 Jefferson Street
6pm-9pm
Industry Networking
9pm-10:30pm
“Zombie Shark” (SyFy Original filmed in Louisiana)
10:30pm-2am
Karaoke
Saturday, November 21st
Lafayette Public Library, 301 W Congress Street
10am-12pm
Get Animated Workshop (Kids grades 3-7 & Free)
Cite des Arts, 109 Vine Street
10:30am-11:05am
Music Videos
11:30am-12:40pm
Short Series 2: Comedy
1pm-2:30pm
“Listen”
2:50pm-3:45pm
Short Series 4: Drama
4:20pm-5:20pm
Short Series 5: Foreign
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion Street
10am-11:05am
Short Series 1: Doc
11am-12pm
How to Pitch a Reality TV Show Workshop (Part 1) (TLC/Discovery Channel)
11:25am-1:35pm
“Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine” (Acadiana Premiere)
1pm-2:30pm
Conversation with Dylan Leiner, VP, Sony Pictures Classics
1:50pm-2:45pm
Short Series 3: Adult
3pm-5pm
Women in Film Panel (including writer from “Bones”)
3:15pm-5pm
“Across the Sea” (Louisiana Premiere, Winner of the 2015 Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival)
6:30pm-9pm
Awards & Premiere of “The Lady in the Van”
(Louisiana Premiere, starring Maggie Smith)
Warehouse 535, 535 Garfield
9:30pm-2am
After-Party with Goldband featuring Tommy McLain, Lil’ Buck Singal, Curley Taylor and CC Adcock. Food by Chef Jeremy Conner
Sunday, November 22nd
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion Street
10am-10:50am
Short Series 6: Fantasy
11am-12:30pm
Reality TV Show Pitch Practice (Part 2) (TLC/Discovery)
11:10am-1pm
“Peace Officer” (Louisiana Premiere, Winner of the 2015 Documentary Feature Competition Grand Jury award at the South by Southwest Film Festival)
1:20pm-2:20pm
Short Series 7: Drama
2pm-4pm
Financing and Selling Your Film Seminar
2:40pm-3:50pm
LA Film Prize Top 5 Screening
4:10pm-5:30pm
“The Shelter” (U.S. Premiere)
6pm-6:40pm
Short Series 8: Thriller
Feed & Seed, 106 N. Grant Street
7pm-12am
Wrap Party with Tonomono. Food and music videos by Norwood Recording Co.
For more information, visit SouthernScreen.org.