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Founded in 1991, The Florida Film Festival is an 8-9 day competitive showcase of over 100 independent, foreign and classic feature films, documentaries and short subjects. It has moved around the calendar over the years, though typically it is an early spring event, taking place in late March through early April. Films are shown at various venues, mainly at the Enzian Theater in Maitland. It's a festival that has, over the years, paid tribute to actors such as Christopher Walken and James Caan and directors such as Oliver Stone and John Waters, where they were feted at gala events. Over 20,000 people attend festival events each year, seeing movies, attending parties and, as of 2007 onward, t...
Founded in 1991, The Florida Film Festival is an 8-9 day competitive showcase of over 100 independent, foreign and classic feature films, documentaries and short subjects. It has moved around the calendar over the years, though typically it is an early spring event, taking place in late March through early April. Films are shown at various venues, mainly at the Enzian Theater in Maitland. It's a festival that has, over the years, paid tribute to actors such as Christopher Walken and James Caan and directors such as Oliver Stone and John Waters, where they were feted at gala events. Over 20,000 people attend festival events each year, seeing movies, attending parties and, as of 2007 onward, taking part in dinners, wine-tastings and the like as the festival morphs into a "Food and Film" festival.
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Concert review: Rick Springfield at Plaza Live
Soundboard Music Blog - Orlando SentinelLet's begin with a confession: I've been experiencing Rick Springfield overload this week, with the Rick Springfield documentary film opening at the Florida Film Festival, the buzz about Rick Springfield on the red carpet, Rick Springfield Q&As and even... -
Raves for my new favorite festival: Florida Film Festival
Thank God the Florida Film Festival is over. I'm worn out. Anyhow, thanks to Enzian Theater and its sponsors, the FFF entertained me and hundreds of others for 10 days. In fact, it's my new favorite festival, knocking Mad Cow Theatre's cabaret event...
Tags: Entertainment, American Bandstand (tv program) , Antonio Banderas, Academy Awards, Jon Hamm
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Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday gives peek at Full Sail University
This month's 1st Thursday event at the Orlando Museum of Art is titled the "Full Sail University Show." It will take place 6-9 p.m. Thursday, May 3. The evening presents an opportunity for the community to check out various art forms created by Full Sail...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Enzian Theater, Orlando, Winter Park, Entertainment
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2012 Florida Film Festival: The facts
General information • When: Friday, April 13-Sunday, April 22 • Where: Films are screened at Enzian Theater, 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland; and a few blocks south at Regal Cinemas in Winter Park Village, 510 N. Orlando Ave., Winter Park....
Tags: Winter Park, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Maitland, Academy Awards
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Orlando film 'Renee' opens Florida Film Festival
When the Florida Film Festival begins its 21st year on Friday, April 13, an Orlando-produced film will have the starring role. "Renee,"which used students from all around Central Florida in key production jobs, is the opening-night film for the 10-day...
Tags: University of Central Florida, Students, Substance Abuse, Winter Park, Entertainment
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Florida filmmaker documents journey of wounded veterans
In the wilds of Montana, five traumatically wounded veterans search for a balm from war. One young man has lost an eye. Several have lost one or both legs. Another has lost his voice. And all have lost something more precious. "In a very large measure,...
Tags: Enzian Theater, Documentary (genre), Winter Park, Entertainment, Maitland
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Eating, drinking, dancing, mingling: Opening-night party of Florida Film Festival
It's a film festival so there was schmoozing going on at the opening-night party of the Florida Film Festival. But honestly, I didn't talk much: My mouth was too full of the food and drink filling the Enzian Theater in Maitland. The Enzian presents...
Tags: Festive Events, Enzian Theater, Entertainment, Whole Foods Market, Arts and Culture
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Hometown pride dominates opening night of Florida Film Festival
The 21st Florida Film Festival began Friday night with a showing of made-in-Central-Florida film"Renee" that filled two theaters at Regal Cinemas at Winter Park Village. The annual Florida Film Festival, presented by Enzian Theater in Maitland, uses both...
Tags: Wachovia Corp., Winter Park, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Maitland
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Barry Levinson shows 'Liberty Heights' at Florida Film Festival
There's a scene in Barry Levinson's film "Liberty Heights" in which two young Jewish boys growing up in 1950s Baltimore end up at a James Brown concert — the only white kids in the packed theater. It's based on a real experience by Levinson, who...
Tags: Festive Events, Religion and Belief, Enzian Theater, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Cloris Leachman: She loves to laugh
"I feel so sorry for anyone who interviews me. I don't know how they produce a story," Cloris Leachman says. It's an unconventional start, but Leachman, 85, has a certifiably zany manner. "My funny nerve starts going and I can't stop laughing," she...
Tags: Ellen Burstyn, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Valerie Harper, Maitland
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'Best of Brouhaha' spotlights Florida at film festival
Coming up at the 2012 Florida Film Festival is the "Best of Brouhaha" — a program that features Florida's top, homegrown filmmakers. As the culmination of a series designed by Enzian Theater to showcase Florida film talent, the lineup of shorts...
Tags: Enzian Theater, Festive Events, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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'First Position' film reflects Orlando Ballet School students' lives
An earlier version of the story reversed the screening locations for the film "First Position." The correct screening locations, as now listed at the end of the story, are: 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Enzian Theater; and noon Sunday, April 22, at Winter...
Tags: Students, Drama (genre), Winter Park, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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