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Festival Recap

Adirondack Film celebrated the 20th Anniversary of Lake Placid Film Festival in October 2021.

The schedule was bold and ambitious.

Audiences enjoyed four days of total cinematic immersion and camaraderie set in the authentic Adirondack mountain town of Lake Placid, New York. 

From International and American features to thought-provoking shorts spanning several genres, the scope of offerings was impressive.  

The Festival Tribute honored Academy Award ®nominated writer and director, Raoul Peck, and his recent works Exterminate the Brutes and I am not your Negro.

Films, panels, after-hours dinners, live music, wine tastings and more…in the planning for 2022.

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2021 Past Festival Recap

Take a look how it was

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The Bouquets and Accolades include…

Congratulations on a great weekend!

It was awesome and I think this festival has finally got "the vibe"!!!

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Amy Quinn

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On personal enjoyment front, it was a great experience across the board. I already have next year on the calendar. It really is a special event, in a special location, with lots of potential.

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Matt Fretz

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What a remarkable jewel you have created in Lake Placid…and all of the fine volunteers made it feel very special. I hope to come back soon.

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Michael Caplan

Congratulations on putting together an outstanding festival! Everyone that I have heard from or spoken with has told me that the entire festival was fantastic. They had a wonderful time and they loved the line-up of films. You and your entire team did a great job. Well done!

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Jeff Mehiel

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What a pleasure it was to present the "Women in Comedy" panel at the Lake Placid Film Festival! The ladies thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience…. I have extensive experience working with film festivals and yours was one of the best I've been to.

Count me in for next year!

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Sunny Edelman

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What a remarkable jewel you have created in Lake Placid.” …enjoy the beauty of your little slice of paradise.

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Michael Caplan

Hey there high five!

What a wonderful festival!

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Linda Ramirez

You and your team are on to something special, and we enjoyed participating in the events and activities. I can see why you are so enthusiastic about the future of the festival. I will spread the word and let my industry colleagues know that Lake Placid is a “must attend” and “on the rise” destination for film folks.

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Steven Beer

In Spotlights

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Award winners in our Your Shorts are Showing competition:

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Educational Panels

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2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films
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Films presenting on 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films

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Featured Films

Presented films will be added soon.

Meet the moderators

Each week, filmmakers will be interviewed by moderators who have previously presented at the Festival. Moderators include university-level film professors, producers, directors and an on-air guest host of Turner Classic Movies.

They’ll discuss how the filmmakers have worked and found opportunities during the pandemic; other projects of the filmmakers, either in production or under consideration; and memorable moments from the making of the selected films.

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A huge thanks to all our Sponsors and Partners

Our Sponsors

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Our Festival Partners

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We rely on subscribers to help fund our mission.  

And we’re extremely grateful to these individuals and institutions whose undying support allows us to expand our horizons with the highest quality programming. 

Thanks to you, we can achieve new levels of the possible. 

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We rely on subscribers to help fund our mission.  

And we’re extremely grateful to these individuals and institutions whose undying support allows us to expand our horizons with the highest quality programming. 

Thanks to you, we can achieve new levels of the possible. 

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