Yes, you could venture out to snowy Utah for Sundance, or you could instead spend a pleasantly cinematic weekend in Mount Dora for the Central Florida Film Festival.
Over three days this week, the Fest takes over Epic Theatres with a packed slate of celluloid worthies — around 185, all told. They’ve even got a theater fully dedicated to shorts all three days — animated, horror and otherwise — alongside features and documentaries, filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions, networking events and audience choice awards.
Central Florida Film Festival, Friday-Sunday, Jan. 23-25, Epic Theatres Mount Dora, 2300 Spring Harbor Blvd., Mount Dora, cenflo.us, $10-$85.
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