DATE: 3/23/26
TIME: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Tara Theatre
PRICE: FREE

Get a sneak peek into the highly anticipated 50th Atlanta Film Festival & Creative Conference!

Join us for an exclusive preview event featuring delicious appetizers, engaging conversations with filmmakers, and an opportunity to chat with the programming team behind the festival. This is your chance to dive into the creative process, ask questions, and learn more about what’s in store for this year’s festival.

Plus, don’t miss the chance to win ATLFF Badges, giving you access to screenings, panels, and much more during the Festival!

• Schedule

  7 – 7:30 | MIX, MINGLE, MERCH

  • LOBBY: Step & Repeat, Box Office, badge pick up & merchandise - shopping

  • Kenny: Festival Vibes - DJ, Food, vibes, festival trailers

  7:30 | Kenny: Cheers to 50 Years! Welcome from ATLFF Staff
  8 PM | Auditorium Doors Open

  • JACK: Filmmaker In Residence, Screenwriters, with Melissa Simpson & Taylor Montalto, and Creative Conference with Linda Burns

  • KENNY: Food, vibes, festival trailers

  • GEORGE: Programming - Meet the Festival Filmmakers