DOCUTAH OPENS 2014 SEASON

St. George, Utah - DOCUTAH opened the 2014 season with a call for entries on December 10, 2013. Festival organizers are thrilled to report that 59 films have been submitted in the first month. “The DOCUTAH buzz is spreading among documentary filmmakers”, says Festival Executive Director, Christina Schultz. “We’ve had many inquiries from filmmakers since we opened and many of them are explaining that DOCUTAH is a festival not to be missed.”

More than 60 filmmakers and VIP guests accompanied their films during the 2013 festival and that number is expected to increase in 2014 as the festival celebrates year number five. Filmmakers who have been a part of the first four years will be invited back to participate in the festival and enjoy films and the great outdoors of southern Utah. Lani Puriri, DOCUTAH Operations Manager says, “The community and visiting guests can expect an anniversary celebration full of international flare and exuberant fun.”

In its first five years of operation DOCUTAH has received many accolades including the most recent nomination as one of the “25 coolest film festivals in the world” by the international industry trade publication Movie Maker Magazine. The DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival originated at Dixie State University in 2010 and has since put southern Utah on the map, hosting this event that attracts professional, amateur and student filmmakers each fall. Since its inception, more than 1,400 films have been submitted from 60 world countries. Dates for the 2014 Film Festival are September 2-6 followed by Mesquite Best of Fest September 10- 12. Films will screen at various big-screen locations throughout southern Utah and southern Nevada. Festival attendees come for the films, stay for the scenery and depart having experienced inspiration.

DOCUTAH provides an opportunity to envision the world through documentary film. For more information about DOCUTAH and the film festival visit www.docutah.com.