Macon Film Festival Inc

“CASH CONTRIBUTION: 8,400”

“Expenses advertising and promotion 25,833 office expense 1,309 information technology 1,676 interest expense 657 insurance expense 1,524 festival expenses 22,836 total 53,835”

“Accounts receivable 12,741 9,623 other receivables 8,000 12,843 prepaid expenses and deferred charges 1,098 1,248 equipment 3,849 3,849 less accumulated depreciation 3,849 3,849 total 21,839 23,714”

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 32,570 30,684 mortgage and other notes payable 24,192 23,566”

“Surrounded by a rich musical and southern culture, the macon film festival celebrates independent film while promoting filmmaking for entertainment, inspiration, education, and economic development. Through the work of the macon film festival, it is our vision for central georgia to become a destination for film.”

“In august of 2024 the macon film festival celebrated 19 years of showcasing independent films and filmmakers in macon, georgia. The festival partnered with the fire starters film festival to kick off the festival for the international premiere screening of the groundbreaking documentary, red fever, directed by catherine bainbridge and neil diamond at the douglass theatre with special guest director neil diamond in attendance. Also based in macon, the fire starters film festival focuses on showcasing film and visual art made by indigenous filmmakers, with a particular emphasis on the muscogee (creek) nation experience. The festival's official selection screenings began friday morning at the douglass theatre, the museum of arts and sciences, and the georgia sports hall of fame, with theatre macon as an additional screening venue throughout the festival weekend. The grand opera house served as festival hq and the location of filmmaker and free-to-the-public workshops with mercer music at capricorn as an additional workshop location in downtown, macon. The planetarium at the museum of arts & sciences served as the location of friday's special fulldome screening event; complete with an open bar and food. The festival partnered with the museum to host the night of immersive showcase in their newly renovated planetarium. Saturday evening featured a special screening of the atlanta journal constitution's award winning 90's hip-hop documentary the south got something to say at the douglass theatre with the documentary's director, ryon horne, and the film's writer, byron horne, in attendance at the screening and for a q&a following the film. The horne brothers were joined by a panel of ajc contributors including the news outlets editor-in-chief leroy chapman jr. The festival closed with a special screening of the first two episodes from the acclaimed hbo max series stax: soulsville, u.s.a., directed and produced by jamila wignot, who was in attendance at the festival. Following the festival dates in august, macon film festival parterened with newtown macon to host several outdoor screenings in an ongoing series, classics at the bibb, made possible by the generous support of the downtown challenge fund of the community foundation of central georgia, peyton anderson foundation, and knight foundation. This free community screening series will return in fall 2025. The festival board of directors were excited to once again have the opportunity to showcase festival screenings, workshops, networking sessions and parties in multiple venues throughout macon. Just under 100 independent films were featured throughout the festival weekend and close to thirty films were represented by visiting filmmakers during the festival. Many films featured had between 1 - 4 representatives who made the trip to macon. Festival attendance numbers are estimated at 1,011 audience members.”