the 100 Feet of Film Project
Presented by the Atlanta Film Society and Kodak Film Lab ATL
Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) and Kodak are in partnership to present the 100 Feet of Film Project. This project provides a team of filmmakers with the opportunity to maximize their creativity while minimizing the ability to reshoot. Through this project, filmmakers will learn to effectively and efficiently shoot on a limited reel of film stock and, in the process, must focus on the fundamentals of filmmaking.
HOW IT WORKS
A maximum of 35 teams can register. Participating filmmakers will receive 100 feet of film stock and approximately 3 months to shoot. In October-November, one member of each team may participate in an Introduction to 16mm Film workshop, presented by Kodak. In January, one member from each team will have the opportunity to visit the Kodak film processing lab in Atlanta as they turn in their film stock to be processed. Raw footage will be delivered as a digital file in January, and filmmakers will have approximately one month to edit their final film. On Saturday, February 21st, all participating films will screen at the Plaza Theatre. Two films will be chosen as winners following this screening. The winning films will screen at the 2026 Atlanta Film Festival. Space is limited. Final deadline for signups is Friday, October 22, 2025, or once the maximum number of teams has been reached (but the earlier you sign up, the longer you have to shoot!)
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100 Feet of Kodak 16mm film stock (your choice of one of the following, $55 value):
Daylight (7203 or 7207) OR Tungsten (7213 or 7219)
Processing and digitization (4K scans) at Kodak Atlanta ($150 value)
Opportunity to tour Kodak Lab, Free access to a Kodak film workshop (limit 1 member per team, $50 value)
4 tickets to the final showcase screening ($64 value)
TOTAL VALUE: OVER $300
Access to 16mm cameras is NOT included in registration.
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Early Deadline: September 17th, 2025 11:59 PM
Non-ATLFS Members: $249
ATLFS Members: $199Regular Deadline: October 22nd, 2025, 11:59 PM
Non-ATLFS Members: $299
ATLFS Members: $239 -
Thursday, August 7, 2025 - Registration Opens
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Film stock available for pick up at Tara by teams
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - Early Registration Deadline
Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 9 am - 1 pm - Kodak Workshop #1 (Optional, limit 1 per team)
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 9 am - 1 pm - Kodak Workshop #2 (Optional, limit 1 per team)
Friday, October 22, 2025 - Final Registration Deadline
Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 9 am - 1 pm - Kodak Workshop #3 (Optional, limit 1 per team)
Monday, January 5, 2026 - Teams’ deadline to drop off Raw Footage Due @ Kodak
Friday, January 16, 2026 - ATLFS Distributes Digitized Footage to teams
Sunday, February 15, 2026 - Final Cut Deadline
Saturday, February 21, 2026 - Screening of All Eligible Films at Plaza Theatre
April/May, 2026 - Winning Films Screen at ATLFF
TBD (April 27 - May 1, 2026) - Workshop during ATLFF
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Please read the following text carefully. Failure to comply with the rules & terms may result in disqualification from the program (including all elements listed as “Included in Registration”) without refund of application fees.
Film Stock & Final Cut
Please read the following text carefully. Failure to comply with the rules & terms may result in disqualification from the program (including all elements listed as “Included in Registration”) without refund of application fees.
Each team is allotted 100 feet of Kodak film. Each group may choose between four different film stocks, Daylight (7203 or 7207) or Tungsten (7213 or 7219). Each team will receive one 100 foot roll of film.
As a note: the allotment of film you are given will likely NOT allow for reshoots or multiple takes. Please take this into consideration when planning your film and shoot. There will be NO guarantee of replacement film should your 100 feet allotment be damaged in any way.
Your final film must consist ONLY of film stock shot during the program. No additional footage (on film or otherwise) will be accepted. We will be comparing your film stock to the final film!
Film stock may be manipulated however you please (slowed down, sped up, repeated, etc.). However, film footage must be visible throughout the run time. For example, while you can create an animated sequence on top of your film footage, you cannot insert a solely animated sequence into the film.
DATES & TIMELINE
Depending on the time of sign-up, teams will have at minimum one month to shoot their film. Failure to turn in footage to Kodak by the due date will result in disqualification (and may prevent you from having your film processed).
Film stock will be processed and digitized by Kodak Film Lab Atlanta. (Film will be processed via normal process only, any push or pull process will be .07 cents per foot extra per stop). ATLFS will receive the digital files from Kodak and distribute the digitized footage to each team. Teams will have approximately one month to edit this footage.
The final film must be a minimum of 30 seconds long and a maximum of 5 minutes long. Title card and credits do not count towards the final run time, but the end credits cannot be longer than the actual film (trust us, no one wants to sit through that).
Final film must be submitted to ATLFS no later than February 15, 2026 in order for it to be included in the final showcase (and remain eligible for any awards). All eligible films will screen at the Plaza Theatre in mid-March. Two prizes will be awarded following this screening, one Jury Award and one Audience Award. The prize-winning films will screen during the 2026 Atlanta Film Festival, alongside one or more of our official selections.
TEAMS, RESPONSIBILITY, & OWNERSHIP
There is no limit to the number of members that may be on each team.
Teams do not need to be based in Georgia, but they are solely responsible for delivering their film to the Kodak Film Lab in Atlanta by the due date, as well as any other local drop-off and/or pickup duties.
One member of each team must fill out the Eventive application. It is the full responsibility of this person (“Applicant”) to agree to all the rules and terms (on behalf of their team). It is also the sole responsibility of the Applicant to determine the allocation of screening tickets, seats in the Kodak class, any prizes that may be won, etc.
The final film solely belongs to the filmmakers; neither ATLFS nor Kodak Film Lab Atlanta claims any sort of ownership over the finished product.
By participating, you do authorize ATLFS and Kodak to use your film (either in part or in its entirety) for promotional purposes.
PRIZES
The following prizes will be awarded: a Jury Award Winner and an Audience Award Winner to be chosen following the showcase screening on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
Award Certificate
Screening of the film during the 2026 Atlanta Film Festival (Priceless)
$250 Cash Prize
(4) All-Access Badges to the 2026 Atlanta Film Festival (valued at $2,000)
A Plaza Theatre Movie Package which includes (20) Admit-one tickets, (10) vouchers for free popcorn & soda (valued at over $600)
Kodak Prize Pack, which includes 16mm film stock for your next film project (4,000 feet for the Jury Winner and 4,000 feet for the Audience Winner) and Kodak swag (valued at over $2,000 each)
COMBINED PRIZE VALUE: OVER $6,500/prize package x 2 prizes
= $13,000+ in total combined cash & prizes
PAST WINNERS
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Jury Award: Patio Cigarette, by Win Marks
Audience Award: Rat Tail, by Sarah Kelley
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JURY AWARD: King Presley, by Giovanni Tortorici
AUDIENCE AWARD: The Gift, by Thomas Blanks and Jason Jezek
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JURY AWARD: A Day Like Any Other, directed by Zachary Stephens
AUDIENCE AWARD: Spowiedz, directed by Blake Nelson
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JURY AWARD: H'ILOL, directed by Julian Scalia
2019 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER: Dated, directed by Crystal Jin Kim
