A Letter from the Festival Director
Everyone:
Welcome to the 2021 Something Wicked Film Festival (www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com)! We are ecstatic to be back after a year of many changes and challenges for film-makers and film festivals alike. Our 2020 event was completely virtual because we didn’t want to cancel everything and go an entire year (or more) without an actual event. Since the 2020 virtual event, we also held our first Something Wicked DocuFest in February (which was completely virtual) and in December we will holding our first Something Wicked FanFest! We know how important it is for film-makers to get their films out in front of an audience and we are striving to continue to do that in the best and safest way we can for both film-makers and our patrons who love the communal experience of film going.
This being said, we are well aware of the growing concerns of both film-makers and patrons in regards to the ongoing COVID-19 and Delta variants and therefore are making mask wearing a suggestion but not mandatory. We will be making our staff wear masks as a precautionary measure for them and everyone else. We will also have social distance seating which may limit the capacity of our screening rooms but will make everyone feel more comfortable.
This being said, we have an amazing line up of shorts and feature films for your viewing pleasure! This is one of the most diverse lineups that we’ve ever had with more World and Georgia Premieres than we’ve ever had which makes this a very special year in deed. In addition to the films, don’t forget our Physical & In-Person Panel Discussions on Saturday in addition to our Virtual Panel Discussions on Sunday, which allows film-makers from all over the world to be a part of our event like never before.
For our Film-Makers, Sponsors, and special guests and ticket holders on Friday the 13th (August 13th) we Open the Night with the VIP Party. Meet and greet the people responsible for the films being screened and then at 8:00Pm we have our Opening Night Screening! The film festival really kicks into gear on Saturday, August 14th and concludes Sunday night, August 15th with our Awards Ceremony where film-makers learn which films were the Best of the Best as chosen by our Judge and Jury Team. I’s also like to take mention of the Saturday Special Screening of HEAVY METAL 2000 as presented by our very own All-Female Hosted Live Riffing team “That’s What She RIFFED!” Two years ago they presented the original masterpiece HEAVY METAL and this year they have a go at the sequel.
I’m hoping that those film-makers and patrons who come out to enjoy our event do so safely and mindful of their fellow film-makers and patrons. We want to continue producing these events that help promote film-makers, independent films, and the communal film going experience!
Kevin L. Powers
Everyone:
Welcome to the 2021 Something Wicked Film Festival (www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com)! We are ecstatic to be back after a year of many changes and challenges for film-makers and film festivals alike. Our 2020 event was completely virtual because we didn’t want to cancel everything and go an entire year (or more) without an actual event. Since the 2020 virtual event, we also held our first Something Wicked DocuFest in February (which was completely virtual) and in December we will holding our first Something Wicked FanFest! We know how important it is for film-makers to get their films out in front of an audience and we are striving to continue to do that in the best and safest way we can for both film-makers and our patrons who love the communal experience of film going.
This being said, we are well aware of the growing concerns of both film-makers and patrons in regards to the ongoing COVID-19 and Delta variants and therefore are making mask wearing a suggestion but not mandatory. We will be making our staff wear masks as a precautionary measure for them and everyone else. We will also have social distance seating which may limit the capacity of our screening rooms but will make everyone feel more comfortable.
This being said, we have an amazing line up of shorts and feature films for your viewing pleasure! This is one of the most diverse lineups that we’ve ever had with more World and Georgia Premieres than we’ve ever had which makes this a very special year in deed. In addition to the films, don’t forget our Physical & In-Person Panel Discussions on Saturday in addition to our Virtual Panel Discussions on Sunday, which allows film-makers from all over the world to be a part of our event like never before.
For our Film-Makers, Sponsors, and special guests and ticket holders on Friday the 13th (August 13th) we Open the Night with the VIP Party. Meet and greet the people responsible for the films being screened and then at 8:00Pm we have our Opening Night Screening! The film festival really kicks into gear on Saturday, August 14th and concludes Sunday night, August 15th with our Awards Ceremony where film-makers learn which films were the Best of the Best as chosen by our Judge and Jury Team. I’s also like to take mention of the Saturday Special Screening of HEAVY METAL 2000 as presented by our very own All-Female Hosted Live Riffing team “That’s What She RIFFED!” Two years ago they presented the original masterpiece HEAVY METAL and this year they have a go at the sequel.
I’m hoping that those film-makers and patrons who come out to enjoy our event do so safely and mindful of their fellow film-makers and patrons. We want to continue producing these events that help promote film-makers, independent films, and the communal film going experience!
Kevin L. Powers