CREATIVE CONFERENCE
In-person and virtual panels, workshops, and in-depth conversations with industry experts from Atlanta to Los Angeles and New York
For 15 years, the Atlanta Film Festival has curated a robust lineup of educational programming, known as the Creative Conference, as part of our annual film festival. The 2025 Creative Conference offered 37 in-person panels, workshops, and discussions, as well as 9 virtual panels and in-depth conversations with industry experts from around the country. These industry experts included attending filmmakers, film festival programmers, community organizations, scholars, and professionals working in film, television, gaming, finance, and distribution.
The Creative Conference serves to educate, entertain, engage, and enlighten festival-goers by pulling back the curtain on film and television production, giving audiences a behind-the-scenes look at how projects get made. While covering a wide range of topics, our programming focuses on craft, collaboration, community building, and the future of filmmaking.
2026 Creative Conference
