The Fairhope Film Festival organizers are excited to announce details for this year’s festival. The lineup includes 30 films ranging from shorts to award-winning feature films, November 7 through 10, 2024.

Film enthusiasts can immerse themselves in four days of screenings at Coastal Alabama Community College Fairhope Campus, Fairhope Public Library, University of South Alabama Baldwin County Campus and the Fairhope Film Festival Theater.

The festival kicks off Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 5 p.m., with the screening of the Opening Night Film, which will be immediately followed by the Opening Night Party at The Balcony in Fairhope.

Every morning from 9 to 10 a.m., industry professionals will pop into the Book Cellar at Page and Palette for Coffee Talks. Stop into Latte Da for a coffee, enjoy a complimentary pastry in the Book Cellar and engage with filmmakers, industry insiders and more. The daily event is free to attend, and all are welcome.

The Red Carpet Party, Saturday, November 9, will celebrate all things film. The entertaining event will take place at the Eastern Shore Art Center and will feature delicious food and great music from Kenny on the Keys, who is described as “a pocket full of talent matched with decades of experience.”

The Fairhope 48 for Future Filmmakers’, a new addition to the festival in 2023, encouraged budding high school filmmakers in Baldwin and Mobile counties. This year, the competition is open to all residents in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Participants receive a list of ‘Fairhope Elements,’ which must be depicted somewhere throughout the completed short film. After a shotgun start, a time limit of 48 hours is allotted to produce, record, edit and deliver the finished piece. The completed shorts will be judged and exhibited at a dedicated awards function at the end of the weekend. More details will be announced on the Fairhope Film Festival website in the coming weeks.

“I think movies are the ultimate art,” said Mary Riser, Fairhope Film Festival director. “Movies have everything: music, choreography, motion, acting, scripts, set and scenery. Film is the complete artistic package.”

The complete lineup for the 2024 Fairhope Film Festival will be announced October 21, 2024.