The Cobb International Film Festival is a collaboration between Long Shot Productions, East Coast Talent Agency, Cobb Travel & Tourism and The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre.

Held in the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre on beautiful Marietta Square in Marietta, Georgia each year, this festival is a meeting place for filmmakers and people who are interested in the world in all its variety and  different approaches to life.  The festival offers filmmakers a platform to introduce their work and discuss topics shown in the film as well as the filmmaking process to encourage and create dialogue between people.

The Festival accepts feature-length films, short films and documentary films of all lengths from filmmakers at all different levels.

In 2016, the Cobb International Film Festival began a partnership with Film Racing and includes the Screenings and Awards Program for the international finalists of the 100 Hour Film Race as part of the festival.

The Cobb International Film Festival has partnered with Vet Tix and donates full-festival passes for them to pass on to members of the US Armed Forces.  Vet Tix provides tickets to events which reduce stress, strengthen family bonds, build life-long memories and encourage service members and veterans to stay engaged with local communities and American life. We support our troops by honoring their service and providing positive family and life experiences, during and after their years of service to our country.

Schedule of Events

August 1, 2024

10:15 - Festival Open/Welcome
10:25 - Peter's Plan
10:45 - Under the Hawthorn Tree
11:00 - Healthy Harry's
11:30 - That Summer
12:00 - Look At Me
13:30 - About a Bowshot Away
13:45 - Black Girls & Fairytales
14:00 - Script
14:10 - Game, Set, Death!
14:30 - A Love Like Mine
14:50 - New Year, New Me
14:55 - Perfect
15:00 - Guest With Benefits
15:20 - Frequency
15:30 - Children Of The Pines
17:00 - Sober Up
17:20 - Janitor 988
17:25 - Late Sleeper
17:30 - Pillow Talk
17:40 - Dirt Circus
18:00 - Broken Vows
18:10 - Probable Cause
18:30 - Love Potion
19:00 - Consequences
20:00 - Vile
20:15 - Destructive Sleep Apnea
20:30 - Culture Talk on the Radio
21:00 - ABC's: Always Be Smiling
21:30 - Piercing the Veil
21:40 - 4 Little Angels

August 2, 2024

09:55 - Day Two Open/Welcome
10:00 - Buddy
10:10 - Rapstab
10:30 - Shirley
11:40 - Burglars
12:00 - Totaled
12:15 - The O.G.s
12:30 - Inshallah
13:00 - Harmonics and Heartstrings - The Power and Glory of Bollywood Music
13:30 - Twin Flame Hotel
15:00 - The Devil's Got My Arms
15:15 - Too Serious
15:30 - Telek
15:35 - Bob
15:45 - Pretty Liar Man
16:00 - The Worst Love Story Ever
17:00 - EVENT - Photos on the Red Carpet with Chandler Riggs ("Carl" from The Walking Dead") - Main Lobby - Concurrent with Films
17:15 - No Shame Theater
17:30 - Scars of an Angel
17:45 - See You Soon
18:00 - Presentation - Chandler Riggs - "Being a Child Actor and the Challenges of Transitioning to Adult Actor (Main Theater Stage)
19:00 - Breakup Season
20:15 - Boot Hill
21:00 - Bad Night for Babysitting
21:15 - What Happens in the Woods
21:45 - Landlord

August 3, 2024

09:55 - Day Three Open/Welcome
10:00 - The Cure
10:15 - The Oak Tree
10:30 - What To Say Anymore
11:00 - Third Life Crisis
11:10 - Call
11:15 - Two Paths: The Psychology of a Freelancer -vs- a Full-Time Employee
11:30 - River Rats
11:40 - Beyond the Glass
11:45 - Elegy
12:00 - Breakout Session - Meet and Greet the Casting Directors - George Pierre and Chad Darnell - 2nd Floor - Concurrent with Films
12:00 - That Place You Hate
12:10 - The Boy from Lookout Mountain
12:15 - It's Almost the End of the World, Probably
12:30 - The Space Between
13:00 - My First Breath
13:40 - Boy's Things
14:00 - Presentation - Emmy Award Winning Casting Director Chase Paris (Main Theater Stage)
15:00 - Introductory
15:15 - Because I Love You
15:30 - Where There Is Youth, There Is Life
16:00 - Breakout Session - Meet with an Agent (for Actors seeking rePresentation) - Second Floor Lounge - Concurrent with Films
16:00 - The Pact
16:30 - Hammered: A Fond Farewell to the Rusty Nail
16:50 - Flag Act
17:00 - Presentation - Jesse Malinowski from Get Scene - "Preparing for and Shooting Your Audition Tape" (Main Theater Stage)
18:00 - Free Lover
18:30 - Bounty
18:50 - Hot Tub High
19:00 - Left One Alive
20:30 - You'll See Me Again
20:40 - Beautiful Catastrophe
20:55 - Why Direct?
21:00 - The Awkward Date
21:15 - Deceased

August 4, 2024

09:55 - Day Four Open/Welcome
10:00 - AAi-Ron
10:10 - My Friend Matty
10:20 - Open With Strangers: A Short Documentary
10:30 - Presentation - Zele Avradopolous - The Business Side of Acting (for working actors) - [Theater Main Stage]
10:30 - Breakout Session - Meet with an Agent (for Actors seeking rePresentation) - 4th Floor
11:30 - The Red Egg
11:40 - Apocalypse: Written by a Nice Year Old
12:00 - Presentation - Casting Director Brian Beegle - "Commercials and Film - The Similarities in Casting and Acting for Both" (Main Theater Stage)
13:00 - The Martini Shot
14:30 - Room for None
14:55 - Hammer
15:15 - 100 Hour Film Race Films - Top Fifteen International Finalists and Local Non-Finalist Films
18:15 - Red Carpet
19:00 - Awards Program

Date:
August 1-4, 2024

Location:
Earl Smith Strand Theatre,
117 North Park Square,
Marietta, GA 30060

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