Atlanta International Film Festival
The Atlanta International Film Festival was held in Atlanta from 1968 to 1974.[1] It was backed by the city's businessmen and organized by J. Hunter Todd, who later ran the Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival.[2] It went out of business due to financing.[2] The largest donor was in real estate, and when the city's real-estate market crashed, he went bankrupt and was unable to continue sponsoring the event.[2]
The awards for the festival were trophies, with large birds on the top and included the "Golden Phoenix award" and "Silver Phoenix award". A new film festival with the name Atlanta Film Festival replaced the defunct event in 1976.
Award recipients
- Jim Morrison[2]
- Steven Spielberg[2]
- Eduardo Cemano[3]
References
- ^ "Ad". Los Angeles Times. June 7, 1972. p. 89. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
...fifth annual International Film Festival, August 11–20...
- ^ a b c d e Calder, Jeff. "JIM MORRISON MEMORIAL TELEPHONE, The Late Doors' Singer Visited Atlanta in 1969, Stomp & Stammer/November, 2001". Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Eduardo Cemano, Other Works". imdb.com. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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