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FESTIVAL EVENTS SCHEDULE
(Time and Location Subject to Change. Check schedule and refresh browser often. Best If  Viewed on Laptop or Desktop)

Wednesday, Oct. 2

Pre-Festival Registration &
Welcome Mixer

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Aloft Hotel (WXYZ Bar)

Saturday, Oct. 5

*PRIVATE EVENT:  Filmmaker's Sunrise Breakfast with Guest Speaker
— 8:00 am – 10:00 am
 
*Invitation Only
Location TBA

BOX OFFICE & REGISTRATION

9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Scarritt Bennett Center

RED CARPET
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Scarritt Bennett Center 
(Laskey Welcome Center)


YOUTH PROGRAM
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Scarritt Bennett Center  (Great Hall )

PANEL: Pitch To Profit: Insider Tips To Negotiate Deals
10:30 am – 11:30 pm

Scarritt Bennett Center  (Laskey C)

COMPETITION FILMS
1:15 pm – 7:05 pm
*Scarritt Bennett Center & Belmont Univ.

*Select the film on the Screening Schedule for time and location


PITCH SESSION: Get Greenlit Fast Pitch
1:15 pm -  3:15 pm
Scarritt Bennett Center  (Laskey Welcome Center)

ARTS MIXER: Brushstrokes & Black Lens Mixer 

4:00 pm -  7:00 pm
100 Taylor



COMPETITION FILM: Emmitt Till: White Lies, Black Death
6:00 pm – 7:05 pm

R. Milton & Denise Johnson Ctr.
Belmont Univ (Large Theater)

SPECIAL FEATURE: 8 Wonders of the Word
7:20 pm – 8:20 pm
R. Milton & Denise Johnson Ctr.
Belmont Univ (Large Theater)

SPOT LIGHT FEATURE FILM
8:30 pm – 10:30pm
R. Milton & Denise Johnson Ctr.
Belmont Univ (Large Theater)

SPOTLIGHT MIXER
10:30 pm – 11:30pm
TBA

Thursday, Oct. 3

BOX OFFICE & REGISTRATION
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Scarritt Bennett

RED CARPET

9:00 am – 4:00pm
Scarritt Bennett Center

PANEL: The Future: Humans vs. AI in Entertainment

10:00 am – 11:15 am
Scarrit Bennett (Harambee Auditorium) 

SPECIAL FEATURE: The Tennessee 11

11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Scarritt Bennett Center (Harambee Auditorium)

SPECIAL FEATURE: Guardian of Mine

2:45 pm – 4:35 pm
Scarritt Bennett Center (Great Hall)
 

PRIVATE MIXER: 
She Leads Mixer
— 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Evelyn's at Hutton Hotel 

COMPETITION FILMS

11:30 am – 8:00 pm
Scarritt Bennett Center & Belmont Univ.

*Select the film on the Screening Schedule for time and location

OPENING NIGHT FEATURE FILM

8:15 pm – 9:45 pm
R. Milton & Denise Johnson Ctr.
Belmont Univ
 
OPENING NIGHT MIXER

9:30 pm – 12:00 am
Analog   (Hutton Hotel)

Sunday, Oct. 6

Friday, Oct. 4

BOX OFFICE & REGISTRATION
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Scarritt Bennett Center    (Laskey Welcome Center)

RED CARPET

9:00 am – 4:00pm
Scarritt Bennett Center   (Laskey Welcome Center)

PANEL: Soundtrack Pioneers: Creating Original Music For Film and TV
10:00 am – 11:30 am

Scarrit Bennett    (Harambee Auditorium) 
 
COMPETITION FILMS
11:45 am – 6:00 pm
Scarritt Bennett Center & Belmont Univ.

*Select the film on the Screening Schedule for time and location

COMPETITION FILM: ImPossible
5:00 pm – 6:40pm
R. Milton & Denise Johnson Ctr. Belmont Univ (Large Theater)

SPECIAL FEATURE: FUZZ
7:00 pm –  7:55pm
R. Milton & Denise Johnson Ctr.
Belmont Univ (Large Theater & Small Theater)

CENTER STAGE FEATURE FILM
8:15 pm – 10:15 pm
R. Milton & Denise Johnson Ctr.
Belmont Univ (Large Theater)

CENTERSTAGE MIXER
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm
TBA
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