It was a tough task to narrow down all these great films, directors and actors to 7 nominees for each category but here they are:
Go to the 2016 Nominee Page: https://glcff.com/films/2016-nominees-glcff2016/
Buffalo, NY (August 1, 2016) – The 2016 “Great Lakes Christian Film Festival” will be hosted at Bread of Life Church, 1638 South Park Ave, Buffalo, NY 14220 between Thursday August 18th – Sunday August 21st, 2016. The festival will feature over 100 films from around the world, representing over 10 countries, screening feature films, shorts films, documentaries, and music videos, as well as, many up and coming film trailers. The festival is open to the public and offers an array of subject material for any viewer, from Action and Drama, to Animation and Biographies, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
Opening Day sets the tone for the festival with a Country Western Night, encouraging anyone to dress the part in our first ever themed event. We are screening the Buffalo Premiere of the highly acclaimed feature film “Texas Rein” starring Beth Gouthro & Greg Perrow and is joined by a fantastic cast, with Don Hartman, Ben Davies, and Erin Bethea. Directed by Durrell Nelson.
Friday is our Day of Action Flicks including the feature film “Forgiven” starring Kevin Sorbo, Kelsy Sanders, and Jenn Gotzon, and directed by Kevan Otto. Saturday is our Courtroom Drama Themed evening screening the feature film “The Last Appeal” and the short film “The Trial Of Everett Mann”.
The festival ends screening the feature film “Hoovey” directed by Sean McNamara [Soul Surfer, Spare Parts] and includes an all-star cast including Lauren Holly and Patrick Warburton.
Buffalo is a city on the rise! We are known not only for our sports obsession but for having the “Best Food in America” as well as a growing world-class medical and research community. Innovative developments are happening around town such as Canalside which is home to a collection of restaurants, shops and as well as seasonal outdoor activities. Hollywood has brought their projects to Buffalo, such as “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Marshall” filming scenes around our city.
Festival Executive Director Shawn Greene created the Great Lakes Christian Film Festival in May of 2014. Since then, over 200 films were submitted in hopes of being selected. 130 films are official selections for this year’s film festival. Walk-up registration begins Thursday August 18th at 10am $75 for all 4 days. Registration is open online now for $60.
Information for the entire festival, including accommodations, tickets, schedule, and sponsorship opportunities, is on the official website: http://www.GLCFF.com
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download the official press release here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bdhymv4051idu4k/GLCFF-2016-pressrelease.pdf?dl=0
Sponsored in part by INTEGRITY AUTO CARE, Buffalo, NY:
Matthew Ramsaur, filmmaker from Louisiana, has announced that he has launched his new Christian Film Festival called the Kingdom Collective Film Festival in his home town of Ruston, LA, May 5 – 7, 2017. Matthew made this statement on his facebook page yesterday:
“After a lot of thought and prayer, God has been pushing me to start a Christian Film Festival. And today I can finally share that with you. It is open to anyone and everywhere no matter where you live, but will take place in Ruston, LA. Take a look at the website for further information and how to submit. I could use your help by sharing this post and getting the word out.”
For more information on submitting your films to this festival log on to: http://www.kingdomcollectives.com/
Matthew submitted a film for our festival called “IN BETWEEN“, starring Shelby Olivier, is an official selection and is scheduled to screen Friday night August 19th, 2016. Mr. Ramsaur was the writer, director and producer of this amazing short film.
[Film Overview: Battling between nightmares and consistent community invites from a co-worker, Shelby questions where the nightmares are stemming from. Shelby begins to face choices to choose living in the darkness or step into a lighter world.]
The long wait is over. The schedule for the Great Lakes Christian Film Festival has been complete and published. The full film festival schedule is ready to view and is downloadable via dropbox link on the SCHEDULE PAGE [ https://glcff.com/attend/schedule/ ].
*The schedule is subject to change based on attendance and availability of the producers, directors, and/or filmmakers.
After considering the availability of the filmmakers and guests, we are setting a schedule for when the films will be screened at our festival. We will begin on Aug 18, 2016 at 3 pm after our registration period and first workshop. We will screen the film Hoovey on Sunday Aug 21 at 6 pm night for our family movie night. Details to be release Tuesday July 12th around 5 pm [EST].
Go to the site at www.glcff.com
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