About the Festival
The tenth annual Patriot-News Artsfest Film Festival will once again prove to delight the crowds with invited guest filmmakers, unique local and international films, and many film-related activities.

This year's highlight includes a special lecture by filmmaker and independent spirit John Waters. 
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Past filmmakers in attendance include Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction, Swimming with Sharks, The Doors), Richard Edson (Stranger Than Paradise, Do The Right Thing), Mark Borchardt (American Movie, Coven), David Redmon (Mardi Gras: Made in China), Mark Eaton and John Swarr (Joe Kid on a Sting-Ray: The History of BMX), Helen Stickler (Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator), Kelly Baker (Bird Dog), Sean Baker (Four Letter Words), and many others.

All films are adjudicated by a panel of local filmmakers and film experts, awarding films for excellence in the categories of documentary, animation, experimental, local film, and narrative. Awards will be given out at the festival Awards Ceremony on Sunday, May 25th, 2008.
 

 
Questions? Contact info@artsfestfilmfest.com
 
Artsfest Film Festival, May 23 - 26, 2008
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
Harrisburg, PA
All screenings are free. Donations accepted.
View schedule of films and events.

 


Festival Highlights