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Welcome to the second year of EcoFocus Film Festival! EcoFocus is a celebration of environmental films in Athens, Georgia. Our mission is to screen a diversity of high-quality films that promote discussion and inspire audiences into awareness and action on behalf of the environment. EcoFocus seeks to push the usual boundaries of "environmental" by screening diverse films that explore meanings and possibilities for what it is to be alive on our planet today. We hope that you enjoy the film line-up this year, whether you attend the feature-length films, the top films from the EcoFocus Environmental Short Film Competition, or all of the above. EcoFocus is designed for a broad audience; anyone who enjoys great movies will enjoy EcoFocus.

EcoFocus Film Festival 2009 Short Film Competition Awards

* Four films are honored for this category. The intent behind this category is to recognize filmmakers who have chosen to make quality films about creative and innovative people who are working to make a difference in how humans live in - and have an impact upon - the environment. We felt that these films reflect something we wanted to highlight at EcoFocus – people who are inspiring us by pushing forward environmental causes, and filmmakers are who doing an excellent job of telling their stories.

** The intent of this category is to honor a film that pushes the boundaries of what one might consider an “eco” or “environmental” film.

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Festival Overview

EcoFocus opens on Friday, October 2nd and runs through October 30. Most events will take place at Ciné in downtown Athens. Each Friday in October, two to three new feature-length films will be introduced and screened for a week. Films from the Short Film Competition will run in three blocks throughout the entire festival. In addition to screenings at Ciné, there will also be several events on the University of Georgia campus. Our final awards night and party will be held on Sunday, October 25th at Hotel Indigo.

Venues

• Ciné, 234 W. Hancock Ave., Athens
• UGA Campus: Tate Center Theater and Ecology Auditorium
• Hotel Indigo, 500 College Ave., Athens

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