Celebrate the movies: Join new friends and old at Festival parties, forums, and special events. While movies are the core of the festival, spending time talking about them and digging deeper into the magic of filmmaking is an added bonus that is unique to the festival.

Don’t miss Festival Forums, free and open to the public, to learn about how the powerful medium of film is created and delivered. Festival filmmakers and film industry mavens share their lore, experience, and techniques face to face with festival guests. If you want to learn more about movies, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to get the inside info!

Attend Festival Parties to meet the filmmakers and other film lovers, to compare notes and simply have fun! Plenty of fun parties take place throughout the festival.

“NextArt: Spontaneous Percussion”: Florida Film Festival and Sprint partner together to turn the community loose to shoot the images and lay a soundtrack for its own movie! Through the magic of wireless digital communication, nifty new technology, and high-energy participation, you can become a movie-maker and help create a unique work of art! Plus you’ll have more fun than you can imagine when we all come together to put our movie together in Downtown Winter Park on Wednesday, April 13!

Seize the opportunity to make new friends and enjoy all the other film enthusiasts who gather at the festival. Hobnob on the patio, in the lobbies, at the theaters. Chatting and sharing perspectives are a big part of the festival. Make the most of it.

Surprises around every corner. Keep an eye on updates at the festival and on the web-site for late-breaking events and opportunities!