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About Covey

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Not Just Movies and Popcorn

Covey means family. In our region, a covey of quail is highly coveted and protected. It is because of our desire to support the children in our area that the name Covey Film Festival was selected. All proceeds from the Covey Film Festival benefit the Thomasville Community Resource Center which serves over 500 children in the region, providing after-school academic support along with summer enrichment programs. These children are the future and we are a part of their family.

The Covey Film Festival's mission is to promote independent films and filmmakers to the Red Hills Region of Southwest Georgia and North Florida. We screen films that relate to nature, community and caring—all representative of the great conservation efforts of the region. This marks our sixth year and we are excited to see the increased interest and participation.

The Covey Film Festival Is...

Education

Learn about filmmaking from professionals 

Engage with a filmmaker or actor

Learn how to audition, write a screenplay, and understand the process of filmmaking 

Screen a film and then listen to panel discussions about topics raised in the film 

Engage in a table read of an authentic Hollywood script for TV
or film 

Learn what gamers, animators, media artists, and special effects designers really do 

Discuss what employment opportunities exist in the film world and how to obtain the education and skills for these jobs

Screenings

Independent films from national and international festivals 

Documentaries about topics in social issues, conservation, and family concerns 

Shorts by up-and-coming filmmakers as well as those already established 

Animated films for children (and for those of us who still love
watching them)

View inclusive films

Regional premieres of new and
national releases 

Films made by local, professional filmmakers
and students

Films made in Georgia
and North Florida 

Community Networking

Attend Covey’s Annual Gala with special guests in the film world 

Learn what local filmmakers
are doing here 

Engage with faculty of area
film schools 

Attend premieres 

Attend other social events before or after film screenings

See films with our community partners who add expertise to film content

Year-Round

Pop-up screenings 

Opportunities to meet actors who may be in town 

Films for children and students in area non-profits

Invitations to attend FSU College of Motion Picture Arts events

Have coffee with film afficianados to share films you want to see
or have seen

Films for those adults in nursing homes or assisted living facilities

Connect with others to learn more about film

Meet film-makers who are filming here to discuss their work

Become involved in Covey’s Advisory Committee

Engage in the work of Thomasville Community Resource Center (TCRC) which benefits from the Festival

TCRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair Tina McBride
Secretary Almeda Simpson
Treasurer Brenda Crowe
Development Committee Chair Terri Vismale-Morris
Program Committee Chair Debra Abrams
Board Members
Kathy Vignos  .  Cara Hankinson  .  Dr. Bettie Stafford
Emeritus Sharon Maxwell Ferguson Emeritus Jane Fonda

2025 COVEY COMMITTEE

Jane Fonda  Honorary Chair
Sharon Maxwell-Ferguson  Chair Covey Committee
Angela Shelley  TCRC Interim Executive Director
Nancy Tinker • Rick Ivey • Vann Middleton
Brian Wiebler • Katie Chastain • Ann Albritton
Kathy Vignos • Sandi Shaw • Tina McBride • Cara Hankinson
Leslie Ballenger • Doby Flowers •  Terri Vismale-Morris • Paul Cohen

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