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Nashville Film Festival Joins Americana Music Association to Present “Americana on Film”..

10th annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville to include premiere screenings of Radney Foster documentary and Austin City Limits 35th anniversary show..

Nashville Film Festival (NaFF), will partner with the Americana Music Association (AMA) to present two premiere screenings during the 10th annual America Music Festival and Conference, September 16-19, 2009 in Nashville.

“Americana on Film” will take place at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Ford Theatre and include screenings of Behind The Confessions: Radney Foster’s Revival on Thursday, September 17 from 12:00-2 p.m. with Foster in attendance, and the Southeast Premiere of 35 Years of Austin City Limits: Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel, Saturday, September 19, 1:30-3:00 p.m. with Austin City Limits producer Terry Lickona in attendance.

The screenings are free to Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum members, anyone attending the museum that day (Museum Admission Ticket is $19.99) and Americana Music Association Festival and Conference registrants with badges. As part of the NaFF/AMA partnership, The AMA is extending its membership discount to NaFF members: $100 off the current $450 full price of conference registration.  To get the NaFF discount rate, NaFF members must call Americana Music Association to register. To become a NaFF member, visit nashvillefilmfestival.org. A complete list of showcases, workshop and panels is available at americanamusic.org.

“Whether it’s our Music Films/Music City competition or numerous music showcases during our April festival, Nashville Film Festival has continually celebrated music and film,” said Sallie Mayne, NaFF executive director. “This partnership is a natural extension and will give us a chance to share more directly with the music community the mutual respect we have for artistic integrity.”

“Americana artists are some of the most creative around and their work crosses mediums,” says AMA Executive Director Jed Hilly.  It’s a natural fit and part of our ongoing mission of spreading the gospel of Americana Music far and wide.”

Behind The Confessions: Radney Foster’s Revival, to screen Thursday, September 17 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Ford Theatre, is a story about spiritual renewal and the making of Foster’s current studio album, Revival.  Directed by Sundance Award-winning director Jeff Horny, and featuring appearances by Keith Urban, Jack Ingram, Joe Ely, Vince Gill, and others, Behind The Confessions is a reminder of the strength of the human spirit and the healing power of music

35 Years of Austin City Limits: Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel, to screen Saturday, September 19, 1:30-3:00 p.m. at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Ford Theatre, invites attendees to join Lickona, producer of Austin City Limits, in a discussion of the incredible 35 year journey of the longest running music program in the history of television. Lickona will discuss the highlights and challenges of producing this show since 1976 and introduce the Southeast Premiere of the 35th anniversary performance with Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel.

The America Music Festival and Conference takes place September 16-19, 2009 in Nashville and includes 100 artists over 4 nights in 5 clubs as well as three days of informative workshops and panels. Scheduled artists include Asleep at the Wheel, Sam Bush, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Will Hoge,  Raul Malo, Marty Stuart, Those Darlins and many more. Workshop and panel topics include “David vs. Goliath? The Battle Between the Music Industry and the National Association of Broadcasters;” A is For Americana: Building the next generation of Americana Fans;” and “Hook Line and Sync-er: Licensing for TV and Film.”