We are thrilled to announce that tickets for the First Annual Charleston Food Film Festival are now on sale!  Click here to get your tickets now!

The Food Film Festival - the only film festival in the world where guests get to taste what they see on the screen – will debut in Charleston this spring with two events showcasing more than 15 food films!  In Charleston, we will present a “Best of” exhibition of favorite food films from around the globe, along with the world premiere of a film about Lowcountry shrimping from Festival Director and Travel Channel Host George Motz.  More event details below:

Edible Adventure #007:
International Meal of Mystery
Friday, May 10th
Tickets: $50 / $65VIP
VIP Festival-Wide Pass: $135
Join us for the 7th chapter of our national Edible Adventure series. Experience our one-of-a-kind international food film menu, featuring Chef Amanda Cohen from NYC’s Dirt Candy, cocktails by The Cocktail Club, desserts from Caroline’s Cakes and Top Pot Doughnuts plus live Canadian maple syrup taffy making.  And to top it all off, world ramen superstar Chef Keizo Shimamoto in from Japan for one night only to dish up his ramen.  Click here for more details.

Hot Southern Shorts!
A Menu of Short Food Films from the South
Saturday, May 11th
Tickets: $60 / $75VIP
VIP Festival-Wide Pass: $135
Join us for a food-film menu of mouth-watering short films from the south, including the World Premiere of George Motz’s new film about Lowcountry shrimping and an all-you-can-eat Lowcountry Shrimp Boil. Plus dishes, drinks and treats from The Grocery, Hominy Grill, WildFlour Pastry, Southern Sisters, Amalfi’s, Mickle’s Pickles, and more.   Click here for more details.

Watch the trailer for Mama Sugar’s Sweet Potato Cobbler!

Did you see the Premiere of Festival Director George Motz’ new show Burger Land on The Travel Channel last Monday? If you missed it, below are a few clips to tide you over until the next show plus the latest press!

Be sure to tune in and catch George and more Burger Land on Monday, April 23rd on The Travel Channel at 10pm!

Plus more at:

• Huffington Post

• ABC 7 Chicago

• Houston Chronicle

Where it all began…

FIND A GREAT BURGER WITH GEORGE’S BURGER GPS….

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Saturday Night, May 11, 2013
At The GrowFood Carolina Warehouse

Taste What You See on the Screen!

CLICK HERE FOR WAIT LIST!

Join us for a food-film menu of mouth-watering short films from the south, including the World Premiere of George Motz’s new film about Lowcountry shrimping and an all-you-can-eat Lowcountry Shrimp Boil.

VIP Pre-party Featuring dishes from Chef Kevin Johnson and The Grocery

Tickets: $60 / VIP $75
Doors open at 7:00 pm
VIP pre-party at 6:30 pm
All tickets include film screening seating, food and beverage service.

Early event details below. More information to be added.

The Films

• The World Premiere of a new Lowcountry shrimping film by George Motz! Plus…
• Food Porn, Dir. Charles Grantham
  Larry Cauldwell takes food porn to the next level… depending on your point of view, this may or may not be a good thing.
• Hot Wet Goobers, Dir. Joe York
  Meet the Hardy Family, of Hardy Farms in Hawkins- ville, Georgia. They operate a family peanut farm, and are known all over South Georgia for their boiled green peanut stands.
• Mama Sugar’s Sweet Potato Cobbler,
  Dir. Keeley Steenson.
• Mama Sugar, matriarch of the Sugar Shack Trailblazers and country cooking extraordinaire, shares a lost recipe from her youth in East Texas – sweet potato cobbler. Watch the Trailer
• Mickle’s Pickle, Dir. Nathan Wills
• Mickle’s Pickle tells the story of a small town pickle shop, its eccentric owner, and the theft of the store’s beloved icon. Watch the Trailer
• Mr. Okra, Dir. T.G. Herrington
• A portrait of a man who sells produce from his rolling farmstand in new Orleans. Watch the Trailer
• XXX, Dir. Joe Pacheo and Stavros Stavropoulos
• Crazy, sexy, canimation set to Klezmer music

The Foods

• Hominy Grill’s Robert Stehling makes a dish inspired by Mr. Okra
• Sweet Potato Cobbler by Lauren Mitterer and WildFlour Pastry
• Shrimp Fra’Diavolo from Amalfi’s
• A selection of small batch pickles from Mickle’s Pickles
• Followed by an all-you-can-eat Lowcountry Shrimp Boil!

Watch the trailer for Mickle’s Pickles

Friday Night, May 10, 2013
At GrowFood Carolina Warehouse

Taste What You See on the Screen!
Join us for the 7th chapter of our national Edible Adventure series. Experience our one-of-a-kind international food film menu, featuring Chef Amanda Cohen from NYC’s Dirt Candy, live Canadian maple syrup taffy making, and world ramen superstar Chef Keizo Shimamoto in from Japan for one night only to dish up his ramen.

VIP party with tastes from Amanda Cohen and Dirt Candy NYC
After-party featuring Chef Keizo Shimamoto’s Ramen Experience

Tickets: $50 / VIP $65
Doors open at 7:00 pm
VIP pre-party at 6:30 pm
All tickets include film screening seating, food and beverage service

Early event details below. More information to be added.

The Films

• Artisan Baker, Dir. Una Morera
• The Benevolent Baker: Doughnuts, Dir. Scott Pitts
• Pastry Paris, Dir. Joel Herm, Prod. Susan Hochbaum
• Ramen Dreams, Dir. Michael McAteer Watch the Trailer
• Sugar Shack, Dir. James Boo & Ian Parker  Watch the Trailer
• Vegetable: Friend or Foe? Dir. Grady Hendrix
• What’s ‘Virgin’ Mean, Dir. Michael Davies
• XXX, Dir. Joe Pacheo and Stavros Stavropoulos
• Zergut, Dirs. Natasha Subramaniam & Alisa Lapidus.  Watch the Trailer

The Foods

• Keizo Shimamoto’s Ramen Experience…Direct from Japan!
• Vegetarian Delicacies from Dirt Candy NYC
• French Pastries by The Art Institute and The Local Palate
• A special dish from Xiao Bao Biscuit
• Artisanal Bread from Udi’s, Denver, CO
• Maple Syrup Taffy from Sucrerie de la Montagne, Quebec, Canada
• Hand-forged Doughnuts from Top Pot Doughnuts, Seattle, WA
• And more!

Watch the trailer for Sugar Shack!

Mickle’s Pickle Trailer from A Beautiful Friendship on Vimeo.