Caroline King keeps the Atlanta Women's Comedy Film Festival intimate by design. No hundred-dollar tickets, no endless lines, no impersonal premiere crowds.
"I really like to think of us as more of a grassroots boutique festival," King said. "It's intimate."
King founded the festival seven years ago as part of Cinema Life, her film festival collective that also produces the Southern Horror Film Festival, Georgia Shorts Film Festival, and Atlanta Women's Film Festival.
Filmmakers, comics, and enthusiasts gathered at 7 Stages Theatre in Little Five Points from March 27 through 29 for a full lineup: over 40 short films screened, table reads for chosen scripts, industry panels with the Screen Actors Guild, workshops, and award ceremonies.
The festival also serves as a launchpad for emerging talent. Maya Kimble, a recent Columbia College Chicago graduate, brought her thesis film "Shirker" for its premiere. She called it "very fitting" for the film to debut at the Atlanta festival.
"It's an all-encompassing event," King said. For a neighborhood built on independent arts and creative community, it fits right in.
