August 16–20, 2023 | The Clarence Brown Film Festival celebrated the legacy of Knoxville's Clarence Brown, one of Hollywood’s most highly regarded directors. Both local and international experts gathered in Knoxville to explore Brown's work through film screenings, talks, tours, and more.
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The Library and East Tennessee History Center recognize the key partnerships and generous supporters who made the Festival possible, including the Clarence Brown Theatre, Tennessee Theatre, University of Tennessee Libraries, Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Knoxville History Project, Stowers Family Foundation, Knoxville Film Office, WBIR, Jane L. Pettway Foundation, and The Mildred Haines and William Elijah Morris Lecture Endowment.
Farran Smith Nehme, Chuck Maland, and Gwenda Young presented a lunch-and-learn panel discussion of Brown's films.
Farran Smith Nehme presented a lunch-and-learn discussion about Classic and Pre-Code Hollywood.
Clarence Brown biographer Gwenda Young, shown here with retired UT professor Chuck Maland, actor Claude Jarman, and Knoxville historian Jack Neely, presented the Festival's keynote address.
Clarence Brown Theatre held an opening reception to officially kick off the festival and honor its namesake's legacy. Artistic Director Ken Martin pictured.
The Clarence Brown Theatre screened National Velvet to an outdoor crowd. Directed by Brown, National Velvet was a breakthrough film for a 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor.
Popcorn and ice cream treats were served to guests!
Families, students, and VIPs enjoyed the outdoor screening of National Velvet on the plaza of the Clarence Brown Theatre on the University of Tennessee campus.
Families, students, and VIPs enjoyed the outdoor screening of National Velvet on the plaza of the Clarence Brown Theatre on the University of Tennessee campus.
All ages enjoyed the family-friendly outdoor movie and popcorn!
The outdoor film screening was a family- and pet-friendly event!
Assistant Director for Marketing and Communications, Mary Pom Claiborne, led the Planning Committee that developed the Festival.