Florida Film Festival ’26 wraps
The 35th annual Florida Film Festival ended last night with a 75th-anniversary screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train. It was an eventful, inspiring and exhausting 10 days. Including the advance press screenings, I watched 21 features and nearly 70 shorts, out of the 161 total films shown from April 10 through 19. To […]
The Florida Big Three
The world’s Big Three film festivals, historically, are Venice (the world’s first), Cannes (arguably the best) and Berlin. Florida has its Big Three too: Miami, Florida and Sarasota. And though the latter has taken some hits in the last few years, it’s still often included in the top tier. But if you plan to attend […]
Florida Film Festival to begin Friday
The 34th annual Florida Film Festival is scheduled for April 11-20, at Maitland, Florida’s Enzian Theater and Regal Winter Park Village. Check out my coverage in The Orlando Weekly later this week, including commentary on the opening film, Stolen Kingdom, and an interview with the documentary’s director, Joshua Bailey. I might also have more to […]
