DENIM & PEARLS: OPENING FILMMAKER CREATIVE FES NIGHT SCREENING & PARTY ROUNDTABLE OPEN TO FILMMAKERS, SPONSORS AND OPEN TO FILMMAKERS ONLY VIPS ONLY - BADGES REQUIRED Saturday 9/9 • 8:30AM-10:00AM Screening • Thursday 9/7 • 6:30PM-7:30PM The Inn on Front Street Shearer Hall @ Mitchell Community College 317 W Front St • Statesville NC TIV 500 W Broad St • Statesville NC A facilitated discussion where FBFF Party • Thursday 9/7 • 7:30PM-10:00PM filmmakers can share a dialogue around the Statesville Woman’s Club creative process of filmmaking. This year the 515 W End Ave • Statesville NC focus will be “perspectives” and bringing your AL E The films are only half the fun at Full Bloom, idea to reality. We hope a discussion around as the festival is as known for its parties as it the struggles hidden in these steps will serve is for its film screenings. Join us for a curated to educate, strengthen, direct and inspire selection of films followed by a little grillin’ our group. Breakfast provided by The Inn on & chillin’ as we launch the 2023 festival into Front Street. action! Enjoy some NC Pork BBQ, cold drinks, RED CARPET EVENT & SCREENING V and other fixings (including vegan options) that E will satisfy any moviegoer’s appetite. Guests Red Carpet • Saturday 9/9 • 5:30PM-6:00PM are encouraged to dress up in your favorite Screening • Saturday 9/9 • 6:00PM-8:00PM N denim with pearls and break out your boots! Shearer Hall @ Mitchell Community College VIP MEET AND GREET 500 W Broad St • Statesville, NC T Walk the red carpet followed by the screening OPEN TO FILMMAKERS, SPONSORS AND of BRIDGE TO THE OTHER SIDE, a feature S VIPS ONLY - BADGES REQUIRED film by director KT Curran about a woman’s Friday 9/8 • 3:30PM-5:00PM grief and self-destruction, and her journey to Lee Dellinger Fine Art overcome that grief by helping to save people 120 W Broad St • Statesville, NC struggling with mental illness. A Q&A session with the filmmaker will follow the screening. A casual gathering for filmmakers, sponsors THE BUBBLY & THE BEAUTIFUL: and VIP’s. Beverages and light hors d’oeuvres FILM AWARDS provided by 220 Cafe. OPEN TO FILMMAKERS, SPONSORS AND RED CARPET EVENT VIPS ONLY - BADGES REQUIRED & SCREENING Saturday 9/9 • 8:00PM-10:30PM Red Carpet • Friday 9/8 • 5:30PM-6:00PM Statesville Woman’s Club Screening • Friday 9/8 • 6:00PM-7:30PM 515 W End Ave • Statesville, NC Shearer Hall @ Mitchell Community College Celebrate with filmmakers and sponsors as 500 W Broad St • Statesville, NC we raise a glass of bubbly and announce the Walk the red carpet followed by the screening winning films of this year’s festival. Men are of TUPUNGATO: EMPATHY IN DEATH, a encouraged to wear a tuxedo or dark suit, documentary by director Rafael Pease about and women wear evening or cocktail attire. his journey to the peak of Volcano Tupungato Just wear your most beautiful look - OR NOT! and his fight for conservation in Chile. This will be a fun, intimate evening honoring the magic of this year’s films. Dinner and ROCK ‘N ROLL WITH ROCKIE drinks will abound. LYNNE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Friday 9/8 • 7:30PM-10:00PM FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE Iredell Arts Council Wednesday 9/6 • 12:00PM-6:00PM 203 S Meeting St Thursday 9/7 • 11:00AM-5:00PM Statesville, NC Friday 9/8 • 8:00AM-4:00PM Join us at the Old Jail for Saturday 9/9 • 8:00AM-4:00PM a night of rock ‘n roll by Lake Mountain Coffee Iredell’s own Rockie Lynne. 100 W Broad Street • Statesville NC Rockie is a nationally known music artist with a documentary in this year’s Pick up your badge or purchase tickets festival showing both Friday and Saturday at our mobile box office (and grab a afternoon. You don’t want to miss that or this delicious cup of coffee while you’re at it). rockin’ party! Food trucks, cold drinks, and a specialty cocktail with a Full Bloom Film Festival keepsake glass available for purchase. 99 This event is rain or shine.