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First Frame Film Academy Expands from the Dominican Republic to Chattanooga

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New two-day youth filmmaking camp connects visual storytelling, creative collaboration, and community health awareness. CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — First Frame Film Academy is expanding its youth filmmaking initiative to Chattanooga with a two-day camp sponsored by the Chattanooga STEAM and Health Career Academy , C ommon Spirit Memorial Hospital , and the Urban League of Greater Chattanooga . Open to students in grades 8–10 , the camp will take place November 14–15, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day . Space is limited. The Chattanooga launch builds on the academy’s inaugural five-day intensive held July 13–17, 2026 , in Las Terrenas, Samaná, Dominican Republic . That program introduced young creatives to the complete filmmaking process through hands-on workshops, collaborative learning, and guided creative development. The July intensive explored five filmmaking stages: development, pre-production, production, post-production, and marketing and distribution. Students explored ...
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Black. Brown. Beyond Borders. Ethnic Identity Across Countries, Continents, and Cultures.

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Ent-Tech (Innovation & Discovery Expo) brought Je Suis Noires to Georgia State University, continuing an Alma Film Festival conversation across cultures, countries, and generations. Georgia State University hosted a special screening of Je Suis Noires , directed by Rachel M’Bon and Juliana Fanjul , followed by a global cultural conversation as part of the Alma Film Festival’s Ent-Tech (Innovation & Discovery Expo). Special guest Tallulah Patricia , founder of AfroSwissters , joined us from Zurich, Switzerland. The conversation was intimate, marked by a level of transparency and honesty we don’t often experience in public spaces. Presented and sponsored by Georgia State University’s Honors College , the event received support from the Department of Africana Studies , the Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies , and the Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora . Special thanks go to Dean Sarah Cook of the Honors College and Dr. Jonathan Gayles for brin...
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An Emerging Partnership with Samala Cronin of Australia’s First Nations Community

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ALMA FILM FESTIVAL - PARTNERSHIP LOADING We’re excited to be developing a new partnership with Samala Cronin and her fashion design house, Mumred , whose work celebrates her First Nations culture in Australia. Spending time with Samala and her community has been a wonderful opportunity to listen, learn, and appreciate the beauty and individuality of their cultural traditions. Her fashion has a signature all its own, offering a window into stories and creative expressions that deserve greater visibility around the world. Our engagement with Samala affirms once again what we’ve recognized across the Global South, particularly, and in other parts of the world as well: there is a Renaissance of Reclamation . People are taking control of their narratives and building systems that embrace a more authentic, more accurate, and more complete representation of their humanity. Together, we’re developing activities and programming that will connect our communities—expanding our presence within he...
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“My Father’s Dream” Featured at the Alma Film Festival’s Ent-Tech Atlanta Opening Night

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The Alma Experience brings theatre, wine, fashion, music, and technology-infused improv to Castleberry Hill on September 30 ATLANTA, GA — The Alma Film Festival will present My Father’s Dream , a short play by Anthony R. Page and S. Denise Couba, during The Alma Experience: Opening Night on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. The evening takes place at Palate Atlanta Tasting Room, 339 Nelson St SW , in Atlanta’s historic Castleberry Hill neighborhood, as part of the Ent-Tech Atlanta Innovation & Discovery Expo . Set in the summer of 1967, My Father’s Dream unfolds in the kitchen of a widowed Atlanta mother. As one daughter fights to reopen her late father’s restaurant and her brother is drawn toward a more radical response to the changing world around him, the family confronts grief, generational responsibility, and competing visions of the future. At its heart, the play asks what it costs—and what it takes—to keep a dream alive. Presented by Blue Bistro Theatre , the p...
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The Alma Experience Returns October 3 with “Adira De La Croix 6.0,” Channel Seven, and an Impact Atlanta International Magazine Cover Reveal

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The Alma Film Festival brings theatre, fashion, music, and conversation to Castleberry Hill during the Ent-Tech Atlanta Innovation & Discovery Expo ATLANTA, GA — What makes us human—and how do art, culture, and technology shape the answer? The Alma Film Festival will bring that question to the stage during The Alma Experience: Culture, Cocktails & Conversation , taking place Saturday, October 3, 2026, beginning at 6:30 p.m. , at Palate Atlanta Tasting Room, 339 Nelson St SW , in Atlanta’s historic Castleberry Hill neighborhood. Part of the Ent-Tech Atlanta Innovation & Discovery Expo , the evening combines live theatre, musical performances, fashion, improv, and a magazine cover reveal in a setting designed for conversation and connection. At its center is a return engagement of Adira De La Croix 6.0 , an Afrofuturistic drama by Anthony R. Page, presented by Blue Bistro Theatre with support from Panta Rhei , a Greek voice and movement theatre company, and the Georgia Stat...
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From Switzerland to Atlanta: Je Suis Noires Explores Black Identity and Belonging.

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Featured in Je Suis Noires, Zurich-based cultural advocate Tallulah Patricia brings her perspective on Black womanhood in Switzerland to a public screening and conversation at Georgia State University. ATLANTA — Georgia State University’s Honors College will host a free public screening and discussion of Je Suis Noires (Becoming a Black Woman) on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at noon in the university’s Speaker’s Auditorium. Traveling from Zurich, Switzerland, Tallulah Patricia , a cultural advocate featured in the documentary, will join Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Alahna Lark and Georgia State scholar Dr. Rashana Vikara Lydner for a conversation with the audience about womanhood, representation, and belonging in Switzerland and the United States. Directed by Rachel M’Bon and Juliana Fanjul , the documentary follows M’Bon’s exploration of Black womanhood in Switzerland alongside the experiences of other Black women. Their accounts confront structural racism, challenge stereotype...
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CineBlock Brings Live Demonstration and Two Featured Productions to Ent-Tech Atlanta

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The Emancipation of Limits and Sundays After Church anchor a closer look at independent entertainment financing. ATLANTA — CineBlock Films  will present a live demonstration featuring two productions it currently represents— The Emancipation of Limits and Sundays After Church —during Alma Film Festival’s Ent-Tech Innovation & Discovery Expo on Saturday, October 3, 2026. The expo takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland Street NE, with Sharif Bennett representing CineBlock. The program brings audiences into direct contact with innovators working across entertainment, technology, and storytelling. CineBlock Films helps filmmakers navigate the business behind their stories with tools for campaign setup, investor onboarding, payment processing, and tracking—connecting financing with audience participation. Their marketplace connects creators seeking financing with audiences interested in investing in entertainment projects. Its live demonstration will ...
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