Lexington's   film   festival

Filmslang is a film festival based in Lexington, Kentucky dedicated to showcasing bold and fiercely independent films by filmmakers from Kentucky and her border states. Each fall Filmslang screens new narrative, student, documentary, animated and experimental films from emerging and established filmmakers. Co-sponsored by the Lexington Public Library and the Lexington Film League, the seventh annual Filmslang will take place October 6 – 9, 2016 at the 140 seat, state-of-the-art Farish Theater in downtown Lexington. Filmslang’s mission is to highlight and foster the work of regional filmmakers and provide the thriving city of Lexington (population: 320,000) with four days of innovative and entertaining storytelling. Filmmakers from Kentucky and the following states are eligible to submit to Filmslang 2016: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.