Nashville Film Festival Announces 54th Annual Event

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The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm), a week-long celebration of film, music and culture, will return for its 54th annual event from Sept. 28-Oct. 4 with film screenings, post-film Q&As with filmmakers, industry panels, live music showcases social events and more.

This year, an expanded offering of film screenings is slated to take place at several arts venues in the Music City area including the historic Belcourt Theater, Regal Green Hills, the Franklin Theatre, Vanderbilt’s Rothschild Black Box Theater and Sarratt .

Founded in 1969, NashFilm is one of the country’s longest-running film festivals. Filmmakers from across the country and around the world will head to Nashville to showcase more than 125 film screenings of feature-length and short films across every genre, including independent films and documentaries by veteran masters, up-and-coming directors and first-time filmmakers. To further embrace the reputation of Music City, the festival has also introduced a new music video category for the 2023 event.

“We are proud to bring an unforgettable experience celebrating the innovation and immense talent of the filmmakers, screenwriters and music makers of our global and local arts landscape,” says Nashville Film Festival Executive Director Jason Padgitt. “With over fifty years of sharing films with Nashville audiences, we are excited to continue building a community of film lovers in some of the most impressive venues throughout the area.”

NashFilm will host events and programs that highlight the many aspects of filmmaking, including: a Screenwriting Competition (Sept. 28-Oct. 4); a Music Supervisors Program (music industry panels and workshops – Sept. 28-Oct. 2); the Creators Conference (film and music industry panels – Sept. 29-Oct. 2); and live music performances and new artist showcases throughout the week.

“We’re excited to present a vibrant line-up of films to audiences right here in Tennessee as part of the 2023 festival,” says Director of Programming Lauren Thelen. “With new competitions and categories, we’re continuously working to provide the community with more diverse programming and perspectives across a variety of genres.”

Additional films, programs and special events will continue to be announced throughout the summer. The full slate of films and programs selected for the 54th Nashville Film Festival will be announced in August.

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