The Florida Film Festival will be held Friday April 6th-Sunday April 15th , 2018 at the Enzian theater in Maitland. They have a number of great events with some spectacular food, chefs and restaurants involved. They also are showing a food related movies.

http://www.floridafilmfestival.com/

The highlight for food lovers is the opening night party.

Opening Night Party:
https://www.floridafilmfestival.com/parties/opening-night-party/

Friday, April 6th
6PM–1AM

Celebrate opening night of the 2018 Florida Film Festival with a thrilling premiere of American Animals and meet the film’s star Blake Jenner. After the movie, sample food and cocktails from your favorite local spots—a moveable feast where you can mingle and celebrate with all the folks who will be your new best friends for the next ten days. Eat, drink, be merry, and discuss all the films you cannot wait to see at the festival ahead. This legendary party launches a non-stop, fun-filled, ten-day celebration of Film, Food, and Friends.

Participating restaurants, bars, and select vendors include

Arthur’s Catering
Bubbalou’s Bodacious BBQ
Cuisiniers
Diageo
Eden Bar
Enzian Theater
Firefly Restaurant & Bar
Hawkers
Hourglass Brewing
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Rosen Shingle Creek
Roque Pub
The Sausage Shack
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Terrapin Beer Co.
Ten10 Brewing Company
Tito’s Vodka

6PM: Champagne reception for film guests
6:45PM: Welcome
7PM: American Animals followed by a conversation with Blake Jenner
8:30PM: Party starts for “Party Only” ticket holders

Another event related to food during the film festival is:

Locally Fresh!

Sun, April 8th 11:00AM - 2:30PM Enzian & Eden Bar

https://www.floridafilmfestival.com/parties/locally-fresh/

Locally Fresh! Scrumptious Cinema

11AM-12:30PM

$12
Feed all your senses! Central Florida foodies partner-up with local filmmakers at this utterly unique (and mouth-watering) event—a festival favorite! Filmmakers dig into the stock and trade of what makes Central Florida delicious. Watch their documentaries, accompanied by cooking demonstrations and sumptuous samples. A feast for the eyes and the taste buds.

Locally Fresh! Farmers Market
Noon-2:30PM
FREE
Lawn at Eden Bar
After Locally Fresh! Scrumptious Cinema, the lawn at Eden Bar transforms into a Farmers Market, filled with local products fresh from the field. Get to know Central Florida’s finest farmers and vendors, and don’t miss this delicious opportunity to take some local goodies home for your own feast.

Sip and Savor: Cocktail Tasting

Wednesday, April 11
6:00PM–8:00PM
Location: Eden Bar

Free and open to the public
Join festival friends to sample a fun selection of craft cocktails. A sip or two of something new—flavors and concoctions all provided by our friends at Diageo!

Movies

Here are a few of the movies that are food related:

Food Films

Ramen Heads

https://www.ramenheadsfilm.com/
https://www.floridafilmfestival.com/films/ramen-heads/
Sun, 4-8, 1:45 pm

Directed by: Koki Shigeno
Japan, 2017, 93m
Japanese

We all lived on instant ramen in college, and today we might aspire to a bowl of David Chang’s Momofuku Ramen. But what do we really know? Ramen Heads, Koki Shigeno’s passionate deep dive into the fanatical culture behind the Japanese working man’s meal, is a revelation. Shigeno’s film centers on the “King of Ramen,” Tomito Osamu, who has kept this most prestigious title for three years. The charming chef and inspired director share the world of ramen, the philosophy, the history, the sacred broth, the “slurpability” of the noodles, the tiny shops, the many styles, the lineage and passion of fellow chefs, and the heart and soul of lives dedicated to an exquisite-yet-humble dish. Ultimately, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his tiny restaurant, Tomito collaborates with two other top ramen chefs on a super broth. The pressure is high, the camaraderie is inspiring, and you will join us in wishing you could taste the result.

Japan, 2017, 93m, NR, Directed by Koki Shigeno

Back to Burgundy

https://www.floridafilmfestival.com/films/back-to-burgundy/ Sat, 4-7, 1:30 pm

Directed by: Cédric Klapisch
France, 2017, 113m
French/English/Spanish

After ten years abroad, a peripatetic eldest son returns to visit his dying father. His mysterious life away from his sister (now running the family vineyard) and brother (married with overbearing in-laws) unfolds while they work together to keep the estate. Life, death, and taxes; fathers and sons; and the rhythms of seasons and harvests are entwined in this vineyard tale. For years director Cedric Klapisch visited his friend Jean-Marc Roulot—an actor, Meursault grower, and star Burgundy wine-maker who plays the family’s manager and serves as technical consultant to the film. The result is authentic and illuminating. The end-of-the-harvest party scenes alone are worth the price of admission. This beautiful, earthy drama is an intimate look into a disappearing lifestyle. There are fewer and fewer small family-held domains in Burgundy. Several have sold recently as astronomical growth in land value and unaffordable inheritance taxes threaten a bucolic way of life.

France, 2017, 113m, NR, Directed by Cédric Klapisch