The Fayette Film Festival is gathering top young actors to inform and educate the audience at its July 31 film panel and screening. The event, created to raise money to fund character-based youth programs, will highlight successful actors in film and television and inspire amateur actors and filmmakers to pursue their dreams. Young actors from around the Southeast will attend the festival to support this cause.
“This event is not just to celebrate youth films,” said Stacie Kilgore, the festival’s executive director. “It is also a great way to highlight youth talent across a spectrum of areas.”
The night will showcase young filmmakers that have a positive message or unique viewpoint about who they are through this year’s theme, I AM. In addition, middle and high school students will practice alongside professionals in all aspects of the industry from media, styling, technology, and more.
In addition to screening films made by amateur filmmakers, the festival will also include a panel of experts from film and TV that will answer audience questions and discuss their experiences in the growing film industry. Those in attendance include:
· Kevin Bar, Pinewood Studios
· Erin Bernhardt, Imba Means Sing
· Jolly Dale, The Walking Dead
· Bob Fisher, Catching Fire, Insurgent
· Susan Reid, Atlanta Models and Talent
· Christian Shonts, Paper Towns, Max
Fayette Film Festival will premier Friday, July 31, at 7 p.m. at Willie Duke Auditorium in Fayetteville. For more information, visit www.fayettefilmfest.com.
The Fayette Film Festival is a showcase of amateur short films made by those 19 and younger from all over the globe. Receiving submissions from over 45 countries, the festival will highlight animated, narrative, and live action shorts from the State of Georgia and the World. Aimed to celebrate and embrace all we admire in our youth’s creativity, individuality, and talent, the one-night festival will bring about positive messages and true-to-life youth topics through film.
