Central Florida film festival updates
One Central Florida film festival is set to start virtually next month and another already underway has added screenings. Here’s what you need to know about the two local events.
South Asian Film Festival
Enzian Theater and the Asian Cultural Society will present the 26th annual South Asian Film Festival, which takes place virtually Oct. 10-11 this year.
“In these difficult times, we are extremely proud to be able to still celebrate the 26th anniversary of this important event on the Central Florida cultural calendar,” said Enzian’s programming director Matthew Curtis and Jasbir Mehta, the Asian Cultural Association’s executive director, in a press release. “And despite this year’s lineup being available for home-viewing only, it’s exciting that fans of South Asian cinema statewide will now be able to participate in the festival and experience these outstanding new films.”
The annual event showcases diverse images of the Indian subcontinent, its culture and heritage through acclaimed independent films worldwide. This year’s festival presents two features (“Made in Bangladesh” and “Jallikattu”) and a program of five short films (Chhota Cinema: New Indian Shorts 2020) that can be streamed only in Florida via mobile devices, tablets, computers or the Eventive app for Roku and Apple TV.
Films will be available 12 a.m. Oct. 10 until 11:59 p.m. Oct. 11. Access to individual offerings costs $10, while a pass that grants access to the entire virtual fest costs $25. For more information, go to watch.eventive.org/safforlando.
Global Peace Film Festival
The 18th annual Global Peace Film Festival, which kicked off mostly virtually on Sept. 21, has announced the addition of several inperson film screenings.
■ “Us Kids” — Enzian Theater will present a free screening of the coming-ofage story 7:30-11 p.m. (site opens at 7 p.m.) at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park,1061W. Comstock Ave. in Winter Park. While there is no charge, tickets must be reserved in advance at eventbrite.com, as space is limited.
■ “Into Light” — Orlando Museum of Art (2416 N. Mills Ave. in Orlando) is showing the short film by Julie Bayer Salzman in the auditorium on a continuous loop during regular hours throughout the festival. Admission is not required to see it in the auditorium.
■ “Hidden Secrets of Florida Springs” — Orlando Science Center (777 E. Princeton St. in Orlando) is showing the movie created by local filmmaker Bob Giguere at the Discovery Stage on level four throughout the festival. Museum admission ($21 for adults, $15 for ages 2-11, $19 for students and ages 55 and older and free for ages 2 and younger) is required to see the film.
■ “Marching Forward” — Orange County Regional History Center (65 E. Central Blvd. in Orlando) is showing local filmmaker Lisa Mills’s movie hourly throughout the fest. Museum admission ($8 for adults; $7 for students, military and ages 55 and up; $6 for ages
5-12; and free for ages 4 and younger) is required to see the film.
■ Other previously announced in-person opportunities include gas mask art exhibit “Bombshell: Masquerading Warfare” (which runs through Oct. 11 at CityArts, 39 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando; peacefilmfest.org/ cityarts) and the Mygration Short Film Contest, which will be shown at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. today at Enzian Theater (1300 Orlando Ave. in Maitland; $10 tickets; peacefilmfest.org/mygration-shortsenzian).
The Global Peace Film Festival launched on International Day of Peace (Sept. 21) and concludes at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 4. The more than 20 films presented throughout the event highlight themes such as civil rights, environmental justice, ethics, human rights, immigration, music, social justice, voting, wellness, wildlife and more. To view the full lineup, go to peacefilmfest.org/ program.
A separate selection of short films is available for free at peacefilmfest.org/online-film-festival.
Film screenings cost $5 each. The festival also offers a five-ticket, 10-ticket and White Dove pass (all movies) options for $20, $40 and $100, respectively. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to peacefilmfest.org.