The Atlanta Film Society (ATLFS) is one of the oldest and largest organizations dedicated to promoting and educating about film in the United States. ATLFS aims unite the Atlanta community by serving artists in creative growth and inspiring audiences through the power of the moving image. Enriching the community through year-round screenings, classes, workshops, and other events, ATLFS's core operation is the Atlanta Film Festival.One of only 24 Academy Award-qualifying events in the country, the Atlanta Film Festival showcases over 200 films annually to 27,000 attendees over a 10-day event each spring. Each year, the Atlanta Film Festival receives over 6,000 submissions from 120 countries worldwide. It has been distinguished as the 'Best Film Festival' by Creative Loafing, Sunday Paper, 10Best, and Atlanta Magazine, as well as one of the '25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World' and one of '50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee' by MovieMaker Magazine. Recently, Atlanta Film Festival celebrity guests have included Ewan McGregor, Josh Brolin, Richard Chamberlain, Margaret Cho, Abigail Spencer, Drivin' N Cryin', Jeff Foxworthy, Jasmine Guy, Kara Hayward, Martin Henderson, Georgie Henley, Chris Lowell, Ludacris, Pras Michel, Julianne Nicholson, Tye Sheridan, Chris Tucker, Eddie Vedder, and many others.ATLFS screenings & events often include in-person dialogue with filmmakers, providing audiences, artists, and industry professionals with meaningful opportunities to network, interact, and engage. Throughout the years, ATLFS has hosted a diverse selection of films from emerging, contemporary, and renowned filmmakers, including Spike Lee, Mario Van Peebles, Morgan Spurlock, Ray McKinnon, Aaron Katz, Lynn Shelton, James Ponsoldt, James Moll, Robert Rodriguez, Carlos Cuarón, Marc Webb, Debra Granik, Bill Plympton, and David Gordon Green.The Atlanta Film Society is a membership-based 501(c)(3) arts non-profit.
