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The WIREGRASS FILM FESTIVAL

Tifton, Ga. rolled out the red carpet for the filmmakers

This past weekend April 17th and 18th, we attended the first annual WIREGRASS FESTIVAL in Tifton, Georgia.

The posters were everywhere

We arrived Friday night just in time for the special screenings and student work. A bevy of short student films were shown.

The Tift Theater is an old  grand venue - with rocking chair seats

The highlight of the night was the James Lipton-like interview/screening  of Ron Ellison and his works.

The theater downtown prepares for the Festival

Saturday's screenings were dominated by the Southern Short Circuit's travelling Film Festival. the films are varied and the quality is really high. My film OUR WORLD was a part of the afetrnoon segment. We really enjoyed the the screenings and talked with the other filmmakers.

We were treated very, very well by the festival - we were given rooms at the newly opened Hilton Garden Inn. The cafe served scrumptious meals at very reasonable prices.

A filmmaker plies his craft

After a dinner break we watch several more really wonderful films!

It's great to be able to immerse oneself in film.

Sketching between films and filmmakers- no model just practicing construction and forms

We had an amazing weekend. Filmmakers should place this one on their calendars for next year - they mentioned moving it to late February in 2010. Heck, I'll be there!

A special thanks to Tyrie Smith and Wayne Jones for EVERYTHING!!!

Here is a film raccoon