2007 Dixie Film Festival, the other half of day two
October 15th, 2007 by Jacob Clark in Dixie Film Festival, Events
Dixie’s strongest local component was the two-hour Mason Dixon screenings, comprised of short films from across the state. The showings were pretty diverse too, from comedy (Mr. Extion, Ricky Cooper, Burying Daniel) to drama (The Street Cleaner, Hoopla), live action to clay-mation (Snapshots). All of the films were shot for next to nothing, money-wise, with the most expensive reported film, The Street Cleaner, boasting a robust $4,000 budget. Other films were produced on similar multi-hundred and multi-thousand dollar budgets, such as James Magglioca’s Ricky Cooper at $500, and Burying Daniel’s $200. Hoopla, which was filmed on the director’s friend’s property and featuring very little props, cost all of $50.
Including the Mason Dixon screenings, 18 Georgia films were shown at this year’s Dixie, and many considered the state’s showing to be a sign of positive things to come for Georgia’s film industry. “There are more films coming from the Southeast region, more so than 5 years ago even. It isn’t New York or L.A. or Chicago, but there’s talent here,” said Ricky Cooper lead Chris Burns. But Burns does see room for improvement, citing the festival’s format in which most of the festival’s local films were screened together in bunches, rather than throughout the festival. “It’s like you’re at the kid’s table,” said Burns, expressing his desire to see local films interspersed throughout festivals, allowing local films to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with non-local productions.
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