The Chattanooga Film Festival returns for its eleventh year, unleashing another summer camp for cinephiles from June 21-28, 2024. For this outing, the acclaimed fest is venturing into “The Twilight Zone.”
As it did in its 10th edition, the festival will be presented in a hybrid format, with in-person and virtual programming available. The festival’s in-person dates, June 21-24, will again be staged at Chattanooga’s historic haunted hotel, The Read House. Along with its dates, CFF also teased a handful of films and special events 2024 attendees can look forward to and put 2024 all-access VIP badges on sale with special Early Bird pricing and discounts in effect until March 20.
Anchoring this year’s festival is a tribute to the influential anthology sci-fi/horror series “The Twilight Zone” and the fascinating life and career of its legendary creator Rod Serling. Presiding over this salute is Rod’s daughter, author Anne Serling, who’ll be attending. Anne joins the CFF team, along with “Twilight Zone” historian/author Mark Dawidziak, for a screening of some classic episodes, along with a panel discussion on the series’ legacy and lasting influence, and a special 100th birthday celebration for Rod Serling at the gorgeous Chattanooga Whiskey Event Hall.
“Serling and The Twilight Zone’s influence will be felt in eerie ways throughout this year’s festival,” festival director Chris Dortch II said.
While the festival is gearing up to announce their lineup of programming, CFF teases a special 60th Anniversary Screening of Russ Meyer‘s insanely cool cult classic Faster Pussycat Kill Kill. Also in attendance will be author/screenwriter Adam Cesare, who’ll be guest programming a secret screening and signing copies of his popular Clown in a Cornfield novels. Will Cesare’s secret screening pick be a slasher? Tune in and find out!
These events, along with more than 30 other features and dozens of short films, live podcasts, and the fest’s now infamous nightly secret screening series, The Red Eye, are sure to please longtime fans and newcomers who can access the festival’s virtual offerings from anywhere in the U.S. Fans can take advantage of the festival’s generous Early Bird discounts for one month only by visiting the festivals site at chattfilmfest.org.
Expect to hear more on what’s in store for Chattanooga Film Festival 2024 soon.