Florida Film Fest Schedule Released

  With the release of the Florida Film Festival's 2021 schedule, film afficionados ready themselves for another motion picture bazaar. The Enzian Theater offers colytes of the festival an option to watch the films from home or at the the cinema, with a few exceptions. The Florida Film Festival will be held from April 9-22 at the Enzian Theater in Maitland, though this year's exhibition's extension to Winter Park village will not take place. The event is also sponsored by Full Sail University and Orange County government and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs.

  The film fest line up is composed of 50+ features with over 126 shorts. Set to headline at the festival: over 20 world premieres in addition to the diverse array of domestic and international films already playing elsewhere. Nearly 23,000 guests are expected to attend the Oscar accredited festival.

  Through 14 days of 160 films and first-class events, film lovers will mingle with filmmakers and celebrities over hand-crafted cocktails and a delicious menu at Eden Bar and inside Enzian Theater. All features shown at the festival were filmed independently, a draw for fans. Those included in the schedule do not contain well known actors in their credits, with notable exceptions being "David" with Will Ferrell and classics such as "Starman" starring Karen Allen.

  The film festival's content differs upon time of day, will more salacious films being promoted in the evening along with other adult themes. Some conservative voices within the community criticized the the government sponsored festival in 2019 for hosting a film making light of incest, among other controversial subjects. The festival also featured a film casting former President Donald Trump as a demon possessed zombie.

  In spite of the festival's oftentimes edgy overtones and political biases, film lovers of all stripes always discover genres, filmmakers and themes to appeal to their interests and tastes. The final film in the festival traditionally comes in the form of a classic film, though the festival's organizers have not yet announced this year's selection.

  A full program of films can be found on the festival website at FloridaFilmFestival.com/films.