For the past decade, the Chattanooga Film Festival has been bringing together genre fans from all over the world to take in its specialty screenings, premieres, live podcast recordings, and parties, and for its 11th iteration (coming to Chattanooga this June!), they’re pulling out all the stops: a special trip into the Twilight Zone with Anne Serling, a 60th anniversary screening of Russ Meyer’s Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, secret screenings, and more.
But don’t take our word for it. Let’s hear what this press release has to say…
Acclaimed genre film festival The Chattanooga Film Festival’s organizers have unveiled the first details of their upcoming 11th edition, which will take place from June 21-28, 2024.
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.
Now, about that trip to the Twilight Zone…
Highlighting the programming of the festival’s 11th edition is a salute 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 Twilight Zone‘s 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.
In-theater screenings of classic episodes and a birthday party for Rod Serling, presided over by his daughter, Anne? Sounds unmissable to this Zone nerd! But, wait, there’s more…
Other exciting 2024 offerings sure to please the eclectic tastes of the festival’s loyal audience include a special 60TH Anniversary Screening of Russ Meyer’s endlessly cool cult classic FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL KILL.
Also on hand is NY TIMES BESTSELLING author/screenwriter Adam Cesare, who’ll be guest programming a secret screening and signing copies of his popular CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD novels.
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 or via the following link: https://chattfilmfest.eventive.org/welcome
You heard the press release head on over to the CFF’s main page via the links above, snag yourself a badge, and get ready to for the return of the “summer camp for cinephiles” this June! Stay tuned for more on this year’s Chattanooga Film Festival as further updates roll in.
