Diana Stoneberg 
Out of all film festivals in the US, and Sedona International Film Festival is one of the biggest and best you can participate in. Since its inception in 1994, this festival has continued to bring lots of excitement and fun to the city as it caters to the needs of indie film enthusiasts. The Mary D. Fisher Theatre, which is the home of the festival, screens lots of films during this period. Other venues often used for the festival include the Sedona Performing Arts Center and Harkins Sedona Cinemas. All these state-of-the-art venues are strategically located in Sedona, Arizona.
For 9 consecutive days, Sedona Int’l Film Festival provides the audiences with exceptional films of various genres. Even the best of foreign-language movies are not left out of this fun-filled festival. The 27th edition of this festival is scheduled to take place from February 20 to 28, 2021.
What does this festival involve?
If you are planning to take part in Sedona Int’l Film Festival, you would probably want to know about the activities you can enjoy. Well, there is an endless list of engaging and educational activities for film students, filmmakers as well as the general public. During this festival, there will be a series of panel discussions, educative workshops, lectures, and seminars. These sessions will be led by seasoned professionals in the filmmaking industry. Filmmaker events and a gala are also parts of this festival.
As expected, Sedona Int’l Film Festival features lots of films that will be screened at different periods. For the next edition of this awesome festival, you can look forward to the screening of more than 160 films in different genres including feature films, animations, documentaries, and short films.
In the previous years, some of the films screened at Sedona Int’l Film Festival include Why Can’t We Be a Family Again, What the Bleep Do We Know!?, Spellbound, and Genghis Blues. A few of the classics screened before are Some Like It Hot (1959), The Third Man (1949), and North by Northwest (1959).
Ted Danson, Tony Curtis, Ed Asner, Nicolas Cage, Sean Young, Amanda Plummer, Ann Miller, Michael Moore, David Rasche, Andrew McCarthy, Linda Gray, Jane Powell, and Donald O’Connor are some of the previous guests at Sedona International Film Festival.
Awards at the festival
Sedona Int’l Film Festival gives some awards every year. The categories of these awards include Best Animation, Director’s Choice Award, Best Feature, Best Document, and Best Short Film. Winners of these awards get an array of benefits such as awards brunch, VIP pass, full script coverage, one-hour consultation with a top professional, feedback meeting, a festival TV interview, etc.
Therefore, students and budding filmmakers can take advantage of the Sedona International Film Festival to take their career to the next level. If you have an entry for this festival, you should learn more about the criteria for participation.
So, if you are looking for a great opportunity to learn and have fun, the 9-day Sedona Int’l Film Festival is what you need.
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