The Atlanta Film Festival is coming to a close this weekend, but that doesn’t mean its influence on the local film scene is about to diminish.
The film fest has announced a new, year- round partnership with the Plaza Theater, Atlanta’s longest running independent movie theater. The film fest is taking over the day-to-day operations of the theater, best known for screenings of obscure sci-fi and horror films and midnight showings of the Rocky Horry Picture Show.
Film Fest Executive Director Chris Escobar insists the Plaza won’t lose its personality.
“Because they have such a small staff there’s times where there’s nothing going on at the Plaza, where’s its dark,” said Escobar. “We hope to add more to the programming and lend some o f our expertise and continue to make the Plaza Theater a place where you can go to see and experience things that wouldn’t happen anywhere else.”
The theater is currently operated as a nonprofit, but its owners have struggled to pay the bills since purchasing the building in 2006.
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