Florida Film Festival

I don't get inspired by many things. Perhaps my dad's winning fight over Cancer, the Academy Awards, or a moving story about how someone was able to overcome adversity to succeed. However, I can now add the Florida Film Festival to that list of inspiring moments as a filmmaker.

Chris Blanc, graciously invited my wife Ginger and me, to the "Sneak Preview Party" of the Florida Film Festival (April 9-18). The party included a sneak preview program of coming attractions and films for the ten day event which will be based at the Enzian Theater in Maitland, Florida. I get it now, the difference between the Florida and Central Florida Film Festivals. Florida travels to several premier festivals including Sundance and Toronto to recruit films for Floridians to see. These are film that we would never see mainstream. In the few minutes of preview I noticed several Sundance Films and at least two Academy Award winners. These are films that Ginger and I can't wait to support.

The Florida Film Festival has been around for nineteen years and is the class of the field of Florida's offerings. It's also billed as one of the top festivals in the country. One hundred and sixty two films will be screened over ten days. There has to be something for everyone.

I'm inspired to recruit and search for films that may have fallen through the cracks so we can show them at our Central Florida Film Festival in Ocoee, Florida (September 3-6, 2010). If you're a lover of film, put April 9-18, 2010 on your calendar. There's pricing for all pocketbooks. Go to http://www.floridafilmfestival.com/ for more information and tickets.

My thanks to Chris and his staff at FFF for including us as part of the growing film community here in Orlando. We'll see you there!

....and cut!