film freeway accredited
Summer in
the south
Labor Day Weekend | September 4th – 6th | 2020
Welcome to the summer in the south film festival
A wonderful way to close out the summer with a celebration of creativity in film in Atlanta, GA.
Short Films
Summer in the South Film Festival welcomes filmmakers and their amazing films as we say goodbye to summer over Labor Day weekend – in the heart of the South – Atlanta, GA. We have an entire weekend packed with independent film screenings, Q&As with the filmmakers, stand-up comedy, live panels with professionals in the film industry, and networking.
Screenplays
Script writers, in addition to submitting your script to the festival we also provide optional script coverage. Script coverage with our festival includes the price of your submission fee. Your work will be analyzed by a Cinema Life filmmaker who’s produced award winning films, has extensive writing experience, and also understands the indie way of filmmaking.
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Featured Films
2020 Award
Nominations

Best Drama Film
March
Bombs Bursting in Air
Life Binder
Dalia
This Modern Man is Beat

Best Comedy Film
Swiped
Border Patrol
Ring Fingered
The Penis Between Us

Best Dark Comedy Film
Make A Wish
Salt Water Taffy
Rideshare Etiquette
Til Death
Stamina

Best Science Fiction Film
Honor Among Thieves
Evasion
Transmission
In Limbo
Utopia

Best Horror Film
Chateau Sauvignon: terroir
Providence
In The Shadow

Best Documentary
A Story of Courage
L’eau Est La Vie
Vintage Life
Spirit

Best Music Video
Mr Wonderful
Too Clever By Half
Six Day Back
Covered Up In Snow

Best Animated Short Film
Six Day Back
Flower Girl

Best Action Film
Lady Justice
Trayvia
410 Stamped
Leave Us Here

Best International Film
In The Same Room
EXTRA
Vestige

Best Director
Hey Zeus
Late Again Ana
The Gesture and the Word
Soldier’s Heart
Conviction

Best Cinematography
Disconnect
Utopia
The Modern Man is Beat
Latasha Harlins
The Sound of Silence

Best Drama Screenplay | Feature
In The Game
Beating Vegas
Made In America
Halfway Home
Monster Girl

Best Drama Screenplay | Short
Millicent
The Come Back Screenplay
Dirty Winds
Match Boy
Black Canvas

Best Comedy Screenplay | Feature
Scoot
THE BIG IDEA
illegal Aliens
This Land is Your Land
The Further Adventures of Jimmy Lynch

Best Comedy
Screenplay | Short
Troop 5150
Survival As A Ghostwriter
Jen Again
Last Womb On Earth

Best Dark Comedy Screenplay
High Again
Water Cooler Nation
Super Turbo Overdrive
Blind Faith
Black Don’t Crack

Best Horror Screenplay
Slaughter Lane
The Nightmare Club
The Match
Charlie Horowitz
The Millhaven Chronicles

Best Thriller Screenplay
Perfect World
The Devil Whispered Don’t
People in A Box
Finders-Keepers

Best International Screenplay
Sugar Cube
Black Out the Sky
Ice Cream Man
Our Venue
Wild Heaven West End Brewery & Gardens
Free Parking | Beer | Food
