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2019 Carson City Jukebox International Film Festival lineup announced

Event Date: 
August 20, 2019 (All day)

The 2019 Jukebox International Film Festival will be August 20-22 at the Bob Boldrick Theater inside the Carson City Community Center.

Organizers of the film festival announced their full schedule on Monday, July 29. It can also be seen on their website here.

The festival features narrative and documentary features and short films, music videos, meet and greet opportunities, question and answer sessions, a filmmakers forum panel and more.

Anyone can come and watch all the movies for free! That's right, free! JIFF will have fee-based workshops and panel discussions featuring the visiting filmmakers to round out their programming.

JIFF has films and filmmakers coming from Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Austria, Germany, Spain, Republic of Estonia, England, Ireland, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

Jukebox International Film Festival is operated by Wired Wednesday Digital Arts Association. This year, they are presenting the festival in conjunction with Jazz & Beyond and the Carson City Classic Cinema Club.

JIFF is the festival that specializes in music-themed films and videos.

For more information, write to jukeboxiff@gmail.com or call Darla at (775) 830-7939.

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