Come out and celebrate this local legend. Longtime area resident, filmmaker and bestselling author, Elmore Leonard, will be honored in this three-day festival with contests, screenings and grand gala.
The festival kicks off Thursday with panel discussions starting at 7 pm, followed by an awards ceremony for winners of the festival's screenplay and teen short story contest.
Friday includes a 7:30 pm screening of "Fire in the Hole," the pilot of FX's "Justified" - a TV series based off a character created by Leonard, Raylan Givens. The panel discussion, "How to Take a Screenplay to a Movie/TV Series," follows at 8:30 pm.
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Saturday wraps up the festival with a gala honoring Leonard. Gala events include a dinner, live music, a documentary and testimonials to Leonard by his guests.
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