Among the 36 new features, four of the films announced are world premieres. This year is no exception with a special screening of “Finding Frances,” the much discussed series finale to the Comedy Central series “11 films, including Olivier Meyrou’s “Celebration,” about legendary fashion house Yves Saint Laurent, will make the U.S. The True Life Fund is presented by the Crossing (a Missouri church group) and is supported by the Bertha Foundation. True/False includes films by local and international filmmakers, with thousands of films being sent in each year for consideration. The students watch buskers and a festival film (listed below, by year), and students are encouraged to participate in a Q&A with the filmmaker. True/False Film Fest and Ragtag Cinema are programs of the True/False was started by Paul Sturtz and David Wilson (who also founded the The first True/False Film Festival in 2004 sold 4,200 tickets and the fest has since experienced rapid growth, increasing attendance by 25% or more in all but two years through its first decade.Over the years, the festival has expanded its presentation of other arts, including music and decorative art.In 2019, the festival received thousands of submissions and sold over 54,000 tickets, bringing thousands of people to mid-Missouri from around the world. “Midnight in Paris,” the directorial feature debut from Roni Moore and James Blagden, follows the Flint Northern High School’s senior class of 2012 as the Michigan students prepare for prom. All rights reserved. Students deserve the tools to think consciously about the ways their world is presented to them and the ways they present their world. ©2018 True/False Film Fest Columbia, MO 65201 USA 573-442-TRUE (8783) The True/False name and logo are registered trademarks The True/False Film Fest offers a single award. The 2019 schedule will be announced at 5pm CST Saturday, Feb. 9.Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft.Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox Since 2007, the True/False Film Fest has also featured the True Life Fund, a fundraising program which goes to demonstrate that documentaries can create change by offering tangible assistance to the real-life subjects of a new non-fiction film each year. Camp True/False brings high school students with varying interests insider access to the fest for a weekend of exciting films, music, art, conversations and workshops with a diverse crew of exceptional guests and local hosts. Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. Afterward, 200 self-selected students attend interactive artist workshops and join in the anyone-can-join March March parade. All Columbia Public Schools participate, as well as 10 out-of-town schools (4 of those, out-of-state). Participating students get a chance to meet the founders of the festival and meet with directors of the films showing at the festival in a private, personal manner. History. ©2018 True/False Film Fest Columbia, MO 65201 USA 573-442-TRUE (8783) The True/False name and logo are registered trademarks The organizers of the True/False Film Fest, taking place in Columbia, Missouri, on February 28 to March 3, are announcing their lineup exclusively to IndieWire.The 36 feature films … The primary goals are to increase the presence of film in core classrooms, help teachers and students learn to read film as text, and to cultivate and enhance critical thinking skills as teachers and students practice analyzing new media. Brazil-based filmmaker Maíra Bühler will screen “Let it Burn,” described as a tender portrait of addicts housed in a converted hotel in São Paulo’s notorious Cracolândia neighborhood. The Educational Screenings are a special screening for local high school sophomores as a field trip to watch one film from the festival for free. The program champions the belief that as students catapult into a world of ever-changing media, distribution platforms, and news outlets, the skills to be thoughtful, critical consumers of media must grow. Premiere at this year’s True/False. Students from Saint Louis, Jefferson City, North Carolina, New Mexico, and more attended the 4 day camp. The True Vision Award is given annually to the filmmaker, or filmmakers, whose work shows a dedication to the creative advancement of the art of nonfiction filmmaking. Each winner is presented with an original bronze sculpture, created by nationally known Columbia artist Larry Young. The fund further acknowledges that documentary filmmakers and festivals thrive because of the stories provided by people of often limited means.

If you’re looking for engrossing, fact-based films to get caught up in, check out some of the best based-on-a-true-story movies of 2019. In early 2016, Columbia Public Schools, Ragtag Film Society, and the Columbia Public Schools Foundation announced a new, landmark multi-year partnership that brings together film, the CPS curriculum, and teacher training.