Name of event: Macon Film Festival & Fulldome Festival
Date: August 16-19, 2018
Venue: Historic theaters throughout downtown Macon and the state-of-the-art Mark Smith Planetarium at the Macon Museum of Arts & Sciences
Brief description: Surrounded by a rich musical and southern culture, the Macon Film Festival celebrates independent and immersive films while promoting filmmaking for entertainment, inspiration, education and economic development. The 13th annual festival will host the first-ever fulldome festival within a standard film festival with entries ranging much broader in subject than average fulldome films, making it unique in the country.
The Macon Film Festival is July 20-23, 2017. For more information about tickets and the schedule, please visit MaconFilmFestival.com.
2016 Special Guest Andrew McCarthy and Macon Film Festival emcee Terrell Sandefur during Q&A for “Pretty In Pink.” Credit: Maryann Bates
Special guest Matthew Modine with filmmaker Jamari Perry & guest at 2014 Macon Film Festival after party at The SoChi Gallery