The Grand Film Festival is February 15th, all day long.

As luck would have it ... something remotely edgy, and I'm in Lexington all weekend for the craft writing symposium.

Straight from DNA's agitprop feed, here's the Grand Film Festival synopsis. In the eventuality of a cash bar, we'll try to plant better beer.

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This February the Arts Council of Southern Indiana moves into film with the Grand Film Festival. The festival highlights the native filmmakers and the educational programs offered by local colleges and universities.

Kohdy Woods, former ACSI intern and a filmmaker from Bellarmine University, will offer “The Julias Story” about the journey of an African immigrant as well as “The Search for Barney Bright” about the famous Louisville sculptor. A shining example from the Purdue College of Technology comes the animated short “I M Possible.” Filmmakers Prasad Kamalakar Narse, Muunuu Nainaa headed a visual effects team that included Brandon Clements. They utilized sophisticated computers in Savannah, Georgia to process their images and achieved Disney quality effects. Other student films are from Indiana University Southeast, Ivy Tech, and Hanover College.

The festival also offers professional work, including music videos. Local singers and songwriters: the Louisville Crashers, Meadow Ryan, Jacob Resch and James Strong. All of these artists were recently featured on Deck the Falls, a CD of new original music produced by the Arts Council. Ryan received multiple awards in Chattanooga for the song “Come Home” featured on the CD. Brent Humes and Solid Light offer films about successful immigrants and their struggles and triumphs. Filmmaker ‘Point’ and Timothy Hall document the disappearing Rap music scene in Louisville’s West End in the Film Overlooked. Filmmakers Phillip Collins and Daniel Frank premiered New Albany: City by the River last December to a crowd of over 300 people. The documentary is a history of New Albany and its revitalization over the last decade.

The Grand Film Festival will be held at the Historic Grand Theater located at 138 E. Market Street in New Albany. The Festival begins at 1:00pm and will end at 11:00pm. An all day Film Festival pass is $5 per person. For additional information visit www.artscouncilsi.org