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The 14th annual Fort Myers Film Festival runs May 22-26, 2024. Over the course of the five-day festival, more than 90 films in a broad spectrum of genres will be screened, including the unconventional love story film “In Fidelity,” starring “Saturday Night Live” alum Chris Parnell. We’ll talk with Parnell about the film and get a broader preview of this year’s festival offerings from Fort Myers Film Festival founder Eric Raddatz.

The 13th annual Fort Myers Film Festival includes a screening of the short documentary “Warriors: The BERNIE MAC Disease,” about the famed comedian’s decades-long struggle with sarcoidosis. The film aims to raise awareness about the often-misdiagnosed disease. It was produced by Fort Myers resident Steve Hilfiker, whose own battle with cardiac sarcoidosis required a heart transplant.

The Fort Myers Film Festival returns for it’s 13th year May 17-21 and will include screenings of 79 international and independent films in five categories as well as a red-carpet gala, Q&As with filmmakers, a cosplay competition and a closing-night award ceremony. We’ll get a preview with film festival founder Eric Raddatz. We’ll also hear from director Sasha Levinson whose short film “Yachts on the Rocks” will have its world premiere at the festival, and Steve Hilficker who produced the short film “Warriors: The Bernie Mac Disease,” which will be featured.

Filmmaker, director, producer, photographer, and “Godfather of the music video” Chuck Statler joins the show ahead of a film screen and Q&A at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery to talk about his pre-MTV era music video work, particularly with the seminal new wave band Devo.

We’ll explore the 13th Annual Naples International Film Festival which runs Oct. 21-24 with Artis-Naples Executive Vice President David Filner and two filmmakers whose work will be screened.

Florida wildlife and nature is a bountiful subject for photographers, filmmakers, environmentalists and artists, alike. Elam Stoltzfus is an environmental…