Program areas at New Orleans Film Society
New Orleans Film festival - the 32nd New Orleans Film festival took a hybrid format, including indoor venues with socially distanced seated and mask requirements, outdoor screenings, and an online cinema to present 150+ films plus panels, filmmaker q&as, a keynote address, and more to thousands of attendees from around the world.
Southern producers lab- the southern producers lab supported 10 emerging produced working in the american southeast through an intensive four-day virtual lab filled with panels, mentoring sessions, and industry meetings, followed by follow-up mentoring sessions after the lab itself. Participants were invited to workshop a project they're producing and take advantage of the thought partnership of the cohort and participating industry mentors. The 10 producers were also invited to the in-person New Orleans Film festival
French Film festival - the annual french Film festival presented 22 films-a combination of features and shorts-both in person at the prytania theatre and online through a virtual platform. The films represented french-language cinema from around the globe.
Year round programming- the New Orleans Film Society presented a number of pre-release screenings free for members, as well as a Film trivia competition to engage audiences outside of noff and our other signature events. Emerging voices- the emerging voices directors lab supported 10 emerging directors of color based in Louisiana through a four-day lab focusing on defining their creative voice and learning filmmaking tools to better position them and their projects for success. The lab included mentoring sessions that continued after the conclusion of the lab with hand-picked industry veterans to help advance their projects. Membership - provides special discounts and features for members of the Society. The membership contributions help the Society to fulfill the mission to engage, educate, and inspire through the art of film.south summit- over the course of three days, the south summit convened local, regional, and national media makers, arts funders, and institutional stakeholders for a series of panels and conversations intended to seed action around creating, resourcing, and amplifying storytelling through Film and media that shapes the perspective of the american south for those both outside and within it. This virtual summit was enhanced by an in-person screening of the work of louisiana-based artist zac manuel, who presented four titles from his filmography.