2023 Columbus Film Festival gets underway

Posted: Apr 26, 2023 / 10:00 AM EDT

Updated: Apr 26, 2023 / 09:43 AM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Film Festival that will span 10 different locations over the next five days is kicking off Thursday.

The festival will take place from Apr. 26-30 and will include screenings of more than a dozen films as the festival reverts back to a traditional, submission-based event. “I couldn’t be prouder of the films and filmmakers who will be part of this year’s Cinema Columbus Film Festival,” shared festival coordinator Molly Kreuzman. “And I know our city will welcome them with open arms!”

The festival will begin Wednesday night at the Lincoln Theatre with a screening of Hargrove, a 2022 documentary about jazz trumpet legend Roy Hargrove and his final tour in Europe. Short films, world premieres, special events, and filmmaker appearances will also be apart of the festival.

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2023 Columbus Film Festival Schedule

April 26

6 p.m. – Hargrove: An Evening of Music, Film & Community (Lincoln Theatre)

April 27

4 p.m. – Duranguito (Drexel Theatre)

5 p.m. – The Power & Purpose of Our Veterans’ Stories (Gateway Film Center)

7 p.m. – Local Short Films (Drexel Theatre)

7 p.m. – Elisabeth Subrin: Three Films (Wexner Center for the Arts)

8 p.m. – Quicksand (Gateway Film Center)

April 28

1 p.m. – Perhaps What I Fear Does Not Exist (Drexel Theatre)

1 p.m. – MID WEST (Gateway Film Center)

1 p.m. – Fashion Reimagined (Columbus Museum of Art)

4 p.m. – Stay Awake (Drexel Theatre)

4 p.m. – Local Short Films (Gateway Film Center)

7 p.m. – We Are The Troopers (McConnell Arts Center)

7 p.m. – Anchorage (Gateway Film Center)

7 p.m. – B Side: For Taylor (Drexel Theatre)

7:30 p.m. – Call Me Dancer (Wexner Center for the Arts)

9 p.m. – Obstacle Corpse (Studio 35 Cinema)

April 29

10 a.m. and 1 p.m. – New York International Children’s Film Festival: Kid Flicks (McConnell Arts Center and Drexel Theatre)

10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 4 p.m. – New York International Children’s Film Festival: Celebrating Black Stories (Columbus College of Art & Design, Lincoln Theatre, and Drexel Theatre)

12 p.m. – New York International Children’s Film Festival: ¡Hola Cine! (Columbus College of Art & Design)

2 p.m. – ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (We Will Speak) (Columbus College of Art & Design)

7 p.m. – Waiting for the Light to Change (Gateway Film Center)

7 p.m. – Documentary Shorts (Drexel Theatre)

8 p.m. – The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes (Palace Theatre)

9 p.m. – Only the Good Survive (Studio 35 Cinema)