The Circuit

Fifteen filmmakers making their feature debut will compete for Grand Jury and audience awards at the 17th annual Florida Film Festival in Orlando.  World premieres include Tom Gustafson's drama "Were the World Mine" and Jeremy Zerechak's Iraq war docu "Land of Confusion."  Also in the lineup are David Zellner's Sundance-competition film, "Goliath," and Jeffrey Schwarz's Slamdance doc "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story."  

The Florida Film Festival runs March 28 - April 6.

Narrative full-length features include:

AUGUST EVENING - Southeast Premiere (Directed By Chris Eska)

BLACKBIRD - Southeast Premiere  (Directed by Adam Rapp)

THE CAKE EATERS - (Directed by Mary Stuart Masterson)

DISFIGURED – Southeast Premiere - (Directed by Glenn Gers)

GOLIATH - East Coast Premiere- (Directed by David Zellner)

IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS - Southeast Premiere- (Directed by Alex Holdridge)

KABLUEY - Southeast Premiere – (Directed by Scott Prendergast)

LOVELY BY SURPRISE - East Coast Premiere - (Directed by Kirt Gunn)

RAINBOW AROUND THE SUN - East Coast Premiere - (Directed by Kevin Ely & Beau J. Leland)

WERE THE WORLD MINE – World Premiere - (Directed by Tom Gustafson)

Documentary full-length features include the following:

FISH KILL FLEA - Florida Premiere - (Directed by Aaron Hillis, Brian Cassidy & Jennifer Loeber)

I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW - East Coast Premiere - (Directed by Sean Donnelly)

INTIMIDAD - East Coast Premiere / 2nd U.S. Showing - (Directed by David Redmon & Ashley Sabin)

LAND OF CONFUSION - World Premiere - (Directed by Jeremy Zerechak)

LOST IN WOONSOCKET - (Directed by John Chester)

Florida film fest has picked Shanon Larimer as its new exec director, announced by president Sigrid Tiedtke. “With his background in the hospitality industry, marketing, events and public relations, Larimer can work across many different disciplines to help us efficiently and effectively execute upon our strategy.”

Held in near Orlando, the land of worlds (Disney World, Gator World, Urinal Cake World), it’s fitting that Larimer comes from Busch Entertainment Corp’s theme park division, which includes Sea World, Discovery Cove, and Aquatica.  Prior to Busch, Larimer helped market the Mall of Millenia and Disney Fairytale Weddings.  He knows his manufactured worlds. 

Our advice to the new exec director: we’d stay away from Art Film Land –a sad, depressing place.  Mumblecore Mountain?  Kieslowski Retro Ride of Sorrow?  This is That Castle (where Nothing is Private)?  Killer Film Kiddieland? 

Florida announces their lineup in February.