Fifteen Georgia films will be among the offerings at the 5th annual Rome International Film Festival. The festival began Thursday and will feature a total of about 140 films during its four-day run. That will include 20 international films. Creative director Harry Musselwhite said the point of a film festival is to give people access to films they wouldn't regularly see at the local multiplex. The categories of films at the festival include narrative, documentary, animation and experimental, both feature and short lengths. Films will be shown at Rome City Auditorium, Forum Civic Center, Hairstory Salon, Heritage Hall, Forrest Park Ballroom and Magretta Hall.
