FOR RELEASE October 1, 2013
Tallahassee, FL- Locally-owned, non-profit Tallahassee Film Society (TFS) is excited to receive a $5,000 from the City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency. After submitting an application, the grant was awarded to the Tallahassee Film Society for the purpose of revitalizing the local Frenchtown/Southside area. By initiating a monthly film series at the All-Saints Cinema, the Tallahassee Film Society will do just that.
The All-Saints Cinema, at the local Amtrak Station, will be the host of the proposed film series. The series will focus on classic Science-Fiction films that may not have been on the ‘big screen’. Films will be selected by a volunteer committee, and will feature such films as Alien” (1979) and “Forbidden Planet” (1955). 140 patrons are expected at the bimonthly screenings for each film. The series screenings are both free and available to the public. Viewing dates can be found in TFS newsletters, social media, flyers and online calendars.
"The Tallahassee Film Society (TFS) is enthusiastic about this new film series supported by the Southside CRA. Science fiction films, both classic and current, have the ability to reach a broad spectrum of viewers and give a whole new audience an appreciation of these timeless film gems shown on the big screen," said John Fraser, president of TFS.
The year-long Science Fiction Film Series will begin October 1st, 2013 and will show its concluding film September 2014.
About the Grant
According to Sherri Baker of the Community Redevelopment Agency, the CRA staff “as part of the proposed FY 2014 budget…has proposed setting aside $70,000 to help fund special events and/or promotional activities within both the Greater Frenchtown/Southside Community Redevelopment Area and the Downtown District Community Redevelopment Area ($35,000 for each redevelopment area). The purpose of the program is to provide support to special events that promote the goals and objectives of the Greater Frenchtown/Southside Community Redevelopment Plan or the Downtown District Community Redevelopment Plan.”
About Tallahassee Film Society and All Saints Cinema
The Tallahassee Film Society has a passion for documentaries, independent and specialty films and wishes to share that with the Capital city. The Tallahassee Film Society, currently in its 14 year, works to giving it’s members the opportunity to see domestic and foreign films that ordinarily may not have had a local market. The TFS has over 600 active members in the Tallahassee area.
Tallahassee Film Society opened the All-Saints Cinema in 2005 as the only art cinema in the area. The All-Saints Cinema has 75 seats, red velvet curtains and an old-fashioned pop-corn machine to connect the audience with the selected films.
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The Tallahassee Film Society received a $5,000 grant and requested a press release to announce their achievement. There were many components to the grant and the TFS’s future plans, all of which required equal attention.