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AFF entries deserve Charlotte berths
According to the official press release for the 2007 Asheville Film Festival, 93 films were screened over the course of the event which was held Nov. 8-11 at various downtown venues in the beautiful western North Carolina city. And considering that only one movie was shown Thursday during the opening night gala and only three were screened Sunday (not including the award winners and the "buzz films," all enjoying repeat performances), that means 89 movies were crammed into five theaters over the course of Friday and Saturday. Couple that with the various filmmaking sessions and panel discussions taking place in the late-morning and early-afternoon hours, and that's more than enough to keep movie lovers on a celluloid high for the weekend and beyond.
During my stay, I caught 14 of the tides on display. Some are high-profile independent features that should open in Charlotte within the next two or three montfis. Others are smaller pictures - documentaries, shorts and student films - that are worthy of being picked up by one of the...