Special Events 2023

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Future of Film

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Time:
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

Infinite Storm

Location:
LPCA
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Film
Film
Film
Film

Off The Menu

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Canusa Street

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Film
Film
Film
Film
Film
Film
Film
Film

Making your Film (Career) Upstate: Regional Perspectives

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Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

2023 Opening Night Trailer Party

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Time:
Event
Event
Event
Event

2023 Maximizing Your Film Festival

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Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

Red Carpet Cocktail

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Event
Event
Event
Event

Closing Night Passholders Party!

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Time:
Event
Event
Event
Event

2023 Your Shorts Are Showing Awards

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Event
Event
Event
Event

Trick to Treat Trivia: Friday Night Trivia

Event
Event
Event
Event

Staying Sane: A Holistic Look at the Art and Business of Filmmaking

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Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

Tips & Tricks: Glow Up Your Project. (or How to Make Low / No Budget look like a million bucks)

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High Peaks
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Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

From Page to Pre-Production

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Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

The Eight Mountains

Film
Film
Film
Film

You Can Count On Me

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Film
Film
Film
Film

2023 Your Shorts Are Showing - Block One

Shorts
Shorts
Shorts
Shorts

Women In Horror

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Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

The Teachers' Lounge

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Virgin Blacktop: A New York Skate Odyssey

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Film
Film
Film
Film
Film
Film
Film
Film

Virgin Blacktop: A New York Skate Odyssey - Encore

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Time:
Film
Film
Film
Film

The Teachers' Lounge - Encore

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Time:
Film
Film
Film
Film

The Stones and Brian Jones - Encore

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Film
Film
Film
Film

The Old Oak - Encore

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Film
Film
Film
Film

The Stones and Brian Jones

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Film
Film
Film
Film

The Old Oak

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Film
Film
Film
Film

The Monkey

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Russell Banks: I Write To Be A Better Person

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Film
Film
Film
Film

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

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Film
Film
Film
Film

The Exorcist

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Film
Film
Film
Film

The Exorcist - Encore

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Time:
Film
Film
Film
Film

Menus Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Multicamera Editing

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Time:
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

La Syndicaliste

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Karaoke

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Film
Film
Film
Film

I Used To Be Funny

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Financing Your Film

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Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

Humanity Stoked - Encore

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Episodic Showcase: How TV Really Works

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Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

Humanity Stoked

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Film
Film
Film
Film

How Does It Feel To Be A Problem?

Film
Film
Film
Film

Four Daughters

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Episodic Showcase: Script Table Reads

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Time:
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

Cool Runnings - Encore

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Time:
Film
Film
Film
Film

Episodic Showcase: Pitchworld

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Time:
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

Cool Runnings

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Time:
Film
Film
Film
Film

Christmas for Three

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Charlotte's Web

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Catalyst Episodic Showcase: Documentary & Sports

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Film
Film
Film
Film

Catalyst Episodic Showcase

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Time:
Film
Film
Film
Film

Adirondack Center for Writing Presents Storytelling in Film: The Story

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Time:
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar
Seminar

A Dreamer's Search & The Cookbook

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Film
Film
Film
Film

A Dreamer's Search & The Cookbook - Encore

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Film
Film
Film
Film

518 Film Network Shorts Block

Film
Film
Film
Film

2023 Your Shorts Are Showing - Block Three

Shorts
Shorts
Shorts
Shorts

2023 Your Shorts Are Showing - Block Two

Shorts
Shorts
Shorts
Shorts
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Special events include:

Red Carpet Cocktail: Barbara DeFina

Friday, October 27, 2023

5:30 pm

 to 

8:00 pm

Location:

High Peaks Resort

(get directions)

Honoring Barbara DeFina with the Kathleen Carroll Award at the Lake Placid Film Festival. Ms. DeFina has a storied film career, with major credits including Goodfellas, The Color of Money, Hugo, Casino, Age of Innocence, and You Can Count On Me. As tremendous as her career in film has been, it is her advocacy for the film industry, in particular the education and opportunity of future film professionals that Adirondack Film is recognizing.

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2023 Opening Night Trailer Party

Thursday, October 26, 2023

5:00 pm

 to 

7:00 pm

Location:

High Peaks Resort

High Peaks Resort (HPR)

(get directions)

OPEN TO ALL . CASH BAR We have Chris Stokes, original Jamaican Bobsled team member and current Federation President joining us. The film Cool Runnings follows next door at the Palace .Each trailer is screened as film-lovers gather over cocktails and movie chatter. All-Session passes and "Last Chance" tickets to Red Carpet Cocktail will also be on sale Thursday night.

Guests:

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Trick to Treat Trivia: Friday Night Trivia

Friday, October 27, 2023

8:30 pm

 to 

11:00 pm

Location:

Roamers, Lake Placid Olympic Center

Lake Placid Center for the Arts

(get directions)

One of the festival's most popular mixers, attendees play in teams of four to test their cinema knowledge while getting to know each other. $5.00 Beer Specials and Cocktails. Hosted by ORDA, the Olympic Regional Development Authority

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2023 Your Shorts Are Showing Awards

Saturday, October 28, 2023

8:00 pm

 to 

9:00 pm

Location:

High Peaks Resort

(get directions)

An awards ceremony with an Adirondack flair. We'll celebrate the Best Narrative, Best Documentary, Best Comedy, and Best Student Film from our 5th Annual Your Shorts Are Showing contest. The awards will conclude with acknowledging the Best in Fest as decided by our industry judges.

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Closing Night Passholders Party!

Saturday, October 28, 2023

9:00 pm

 to 

11:00 pm

Location:

High Peaks Resort

(get directions)

Following the Your Shorts Are Showing Awards, the party shifts to the Dancing Bears Lounge in High Peaks Resort. Cash bar with live music and dancing to the popular rock group, Yellow Dog. Help us celebrate our community of filmmakers, film lovers and the final night of the 2023 Festival!

Guests:

Following the Your Shorts Are Showing Awards, the party shifts to the Dancing Bears Lounge in High Peaks Resort. Cash bar with live music and dancing to the popular rock group, Yellow Dog.  Help us celebrate our community of filmmakers, film lovers and the final night of the 2023 Festival!

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