On September 4th, local filmmakers and creatives packed into Role Call Theater at Ponce City Market in Atlanta, GA, to watch award-winning films and table reads of new screenplays. The 2022 Summer in the South Film Festival is part of the Cinema Life Film Festival Collective, which also includes Atlanta Comedy Film Festival, Atlanta Women’s Film Festival, Georgia Shorts Film Festival, Women’s Comedy Film Festival, and Southern Horror Film Festival. This film festival collective is geared toward the independent filmmaker and the website also serves as a hub for hopeful filmmakers to seek guidance on how to submit a project to a film festival.
Each of the films had a specific award category for which it was nominated. Over the course of the festival, the audience enjoyed award-winning short films, two table reads, filmmaker Q&A sessions, and an award ceremony, and creatives had the opportunity to network with one another.
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Awards and Nominations
Title indicates category winner
Best Drama Film
11
Parallels
Sons of Toledo
Uncommon Negotiator
Best Comedy Film
Big Johnny: Film Critic
Earth to Zippy!
Hibachi Man
I Got a Thing for Blondes
The New Princess
Best Dark Comedy Film
Flood My Basement
Sproutland
Best Georgia Film
Aww, Shit!
Bright Morning Stars: The Johnsons of Hemphill
Care
Marsh Clouds: The Oysters of Harris Neck
Who Sits Beside Us In The Bath
Best Director
Parallels
Remembering Momma
Sons of Toledo
Sproutland
Tell Me
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Best Cinematography
Aww, Shit!
Got Your Back
Push
Reverie
The Lady Edison
Best Editor
11
Sons of Toledo
Sproutland
Uncommon Negotiator
Best Drama Screenplay
Sweetwater Road
The Burden of Light
Best Comedy Screenplay
Crispy
Dial It Back
Getting Her
Courtesy of Cinema Life Film Festival Collective
Worldwide Award-Winning Short Films
Many of the award-winning short films and screenplays that were featured at the film festival have earned awards worldwide; Tell Me, directed by Marquelle Young through Small Onion Studios, has been officially selected for the 12th Annual Charlotte Black Film Festival, 2022 International Black & Diversity Film Festival, 2022 Atlanta ShortsFest, and 2022 NC Black Film Festival in addition to receiving the award for Best Director at Summer in the South Film Festival.
The winner for Best Georgia Film, Care, directed by Evan Enslow and Erin Anne MacDonald, was a Semi-Finalist in the 2022 Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition, received a Silver Remi Award at the 55th Annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival, and an Indie Spirit Award at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2022.
We also wrote a film review of a screening from the Melbourne International Film Festival, which you can read about here.
About Cinema Life Film Festival Collective:
Cinema Life was founded by CEO, Caroline King, with the mission to connect independent filmmakers, provide education and resources and provide platforms to showcase their work all while reducing the barrier to entry into the world of film festivals.
An Atlanta-based actress, model, writer, and screenwriter, Miranda started her career on stage in high school. She figured out that acting and writing were two passions of hers that allowed her to constructively express her emotions through character and narrative. In 2022, she packed up her cat and everything she owned to move across the US to Atlanta to further pursue opportunities in the entertainment industry. She is currently working on a novel and the screenplay adaptation for the novel, and enjoys designing graphics.
