The Global Peace Film Festival
September 17 - 21, 2008
(Orlando, FL - June 2008) – Mark your calendars for one of Orlando’s most significant cultural events, the Global Peace Film Festival, held September 17 – 21, 2008. This acclaimed series celebrates movies and documentaries that set out to make a difference in the world.
With a mission to educate and inspire through the art of film, the Global Peace Film Festival uses the power of the medium to move people beyond their political, geographic and personal boundaries to embrace peace. Patrons will have the opportunity to enjoy a variety of independent films from a multitude of countries; all exploring issues of faith, nonviolence, reconciliation and the environment to overcome the impasses against realizing peace and healing – both spiritual and physical.
Films of all types - feature films, documentaries, comedies, dramas, animation, short films, foreign films, local films and more - are included in Orlando’s Global Peace Film Festival.
Film screenings will take place at select venues throughout Orlando
and Winter Park. This year, the Festival returns to Rollins College,
with screenings in the Bush and SunTrust Auditoriums, and the Orlando
Science Center, where films focusing on the environment will be featured.
New venues this year are the Winter Park Library and Gallery at Avalon
Island in downtown Orlando, sponsored by ArtistsRegistry.com. The café
at the Gallery at Avalon Island will be open before and after screenings
for filmgoers to enjoy music and light food and beverages.
A complete listing of films and the schedule for the Global Peace Film Festival with film screenings, panel discussions, times and locations will be available in August.