Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival

Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival
GenreDocumentary film festival
FrequencyAnnual
LocationsAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Founded2006
Websitehttp://www.atldoc.com/

The Atlanta Documentary Film Festival (also called ATL DOC, Atlanta DocuFest) is a film festival that screens documentary films in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[1] Paul Mariano's Also Ran was named Best Political Documentary at the 2006 festival.[2] Don Wilson's Mississippi Son: A Filmmaker's Journey Home was named Best Dramatic Documentary at the 2007 festival.[3] In 2009, Roger Nygard's The Nature of Existence was screened at the festival,[4] as was Mike Ramsdell's The Anatomy of Hate: A Dialogue for Hope,[5] which won the Audience Choice Award that year.[6] LGBT documentary film It Doesn’t Define Us was screened at the 2010 festival.[7] At the 2012 festival, Christine Anthony's and Owen Masterson's Grow! won the Audience Choice Award.[8] Decadence: Decline of the Western World was named that year's Best Foreign Documentary.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Atlanta DocuFest". Atlanta DocuFest. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Zenith Haas (February 20, 2013). "Flim Club of CNU gives information on its upcoming events". The Captain's Log. Retrieved February 21, 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ Kathleen Bogle (August 23, 2009). "Film captures essence of Katrina". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved February 21, 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ Sandra Okamotoat (August 13, 2009). "PlayDate Columbus returns Aug. 21". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved February 21, 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ Jessica Ravitz (August 28, 2009). "From KKK, Mideast to church, film explores hate and hope". CNN. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "Public invited to attend documentary, 'Anatomy of Hate'". Penn State Beaver. February 4, 2013. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  7. ^ Jana Hollingsworth (September 2, 2010). "Twin Cities documentary shows Friday as part of Gay Pride Festival". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved February 21, 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ Mark Burger (February 6, 2013). "TEEM urges people to 'Grow!', UNCSA and WFU welcome special guests". Yes! Weekly. Retrieved February 21, 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ "Award-winning documentary 'Decadence' at Portsmouth Library". The Portsmouth Herald. January 24, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.