Grand Rapids 1st Annual Film Festival
August 26-28, 2009 at Celebration! Cinema North

Its now official.. Grand Rapids first annual Film Festival will take place August 26 to 28, 2009 at Celebration! Cinema North.

Its something organizers have been talking about doing for the last three years.

The festival’s website says “our goal is to have great films (action, adventure, comedy, drama, romance, whatever…) that arent the typical Hollywood-type gish filled with gratuitous sex or extreme profanity and violence. We want movies, documentaries, short films, animation projects, that inspire and challenge. Independent films that are message driven.”

While this year’s festival will be a Celebration! Cinema North, organizers plan to have the venue downtown next year at different locations.

Organizers are putting out the call for submissions from filmmakers: the film submission deadline is July 17.   There will be awards for Best in Show and Best in Category with Cash Awards for Best in Show (for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place).

For more information check out the festival’s website or send an email to info@grfilmfestival.com

We broke the story yesterday at woodtv.com and on 24 Hour News 8 at 5:00pm.

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