The inaugural Arcosanti International-Documentary Film Carnivale will take place April 26-28, 2019. Its mission is to celebrate the art of documentary cinema and enrich the community by presenting an annual world-class film carnivale with art exhibitions, educational workshops, panels and outreach programs, an open air mercado, local music, culinary delights from cultures around the world, Arizona craft beer and wine tastings and a masquerade ball all held in the magical, otherworldly desert town of Arcosanti. With its creation comes Arizona’s only ALL documentary film festival. While the Arcosanti International Film Carnivale accepts documentary short and feature films on every topic, the festival has a special wing for films on Native American culture, organic living, art, design, architecture, fashion, music, sustainability, conservation and social issues.
You many wonder why the event is called a carnivale and not a festival. The founders were inspired to create an event that touched on elements of an Italian Carnivale with a twist to create an Italian-Southwest inspired Film Carnivale held in the high desert of Arizona. This festival definitely draws inspiration from the Cannes Film Festival, Mardi Gras, and the Carnevale Di Venezia. One fun element we are excited about is Cakeosanti- a judged cake competition where restaurants and bakeries compete to create the most tasty and fantastical carnivale inspired cake. Guests with passes will be able to choose the audience choice award while judges will chose the winners.
The Arcosanti International Film Carnivale is the baby sister festival to the Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival. You may consider submitting your documentary films to both festivals. They are both equally unique destination film festivals with each possessing their own interesting flair and personality. The Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival was chosen by Moviemaker Magazine as one of the 25 coolests film festivals in the world. https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/festivals/the-coolest-film-festivals-in-the-world-2017/ jeromefilmfestival.com
For the inaugural event we are looking to create a retrospective highlighting footage and photos shot from the inception of Arcosanti through now. If you have footage that you would like to be shared in the retrospective, please email arcosantifilmcarnivale@gmail. We are so excited to create a beautiful montage.
The trophies will be created at Arcosanti by designers who are creating pieces raw and true in spirit to the bells created by Paolo Soleri. We could not be more honored