Production Title: The Incineration of Margaret Bixby
Studio/Independent/Student: Student
Project Type: Short
Project Format: Super 16mm/ HD
Production Company: Starhammer
Location: Houston
Start Date: March 20, 2008
Schedule: 4 days (Sunday 3/23/08 no shoot due to Easter holiday.)
Wrap Date: March 24,2008
Producer: Tommy Button & Will Colby
Director: Tommy Button
Writer: Tommy Button
Synopsis: Painting […]

Actors and crew needed for a spooky short film, Faithful Departed, shooting in San Antonio in February.
This is a non-paid job, but meals and copy/credit will be provided.
CAST NEEDED:
Julio- age range 20-26. Tall, dark, handsome. Very intense, single-minded. obsessive. Think Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights. Spanish speaking.
CREW NEEDED:
DP
Gaffer
Grip
Boom operator
Makeup artist
Actors please include a headshot and resume […]

Texas director Chris Eska is in Minneapolis to show his film “August Evening” to local moviemakers.
Nominated for a 2008 Independent Spirit Award, Eska’s film is up for the Cassavetes Award for Best Film (budget under $500k) and first-timer Pedro Castaneda is nominated for Best Actor alongside Oscar nominees Philip Seymour Hoffman and Don Cheadle.
August Evening […]

UT undergraduate film student casting for a scene from the feature film “Donnie Darko” for a directing workshop class.
SHOOTING SCHEDULE:
2-3 evening rehearsals - (Feb. 5th – 13th)
In Class Scene Work - Thursday, February 14th, 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
1-Day Shoot - sometime between February 15th – 17th

CASTING:
DONNIE - high school adolescent. He struggles with a […]

UT Student casting scene from “Office Space” for Directing Workshop Class (RTF344)
Production Title (Working Title): Excerpt from “Office Space”
Studio/Independent/Student: Student
Location: Austin
SHOOTING SCHEDULE:
Monday Feb 4th : 7-10 pm @ PAR 8A — Auditions
Wednesday Feb 6th : 8-9 pm @ BUR 128 — Call Backs
Thursday Feb 7th : 9-10 pm @ CMA A3.108 — Rehearsal 1
Sunday […]

University of Texas Student producing and directing scene from the film “Back to the Future” as an exercise for my Directing Workshop class.
SHOOTING SCHEDULE:
- 2 evening rehearsals between February 3rd-February 6th
-In Class Scene Rehearsal: Tuesday, February 5th, 2:30-3:30PM
- 1 Half-Day shoot between February 6th-13th
CASTING:
MARTY (18-26) - Caucasian. A bold, outgoing high school teenager. Has a […]

The Texas Black Film Festival Opens in Dallas with Hurricane Katrina Documentary shot by 8th Graders.
TEXAS BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
STUDIO MOVIE GRILL - ADDISON
January 31st through February 2nd
The Texas Black Film Festival will host 3 full days of entertaining and insightful films, workshops, and events. Programmed for family entertainment and inspired by the African-American […]

Directing a scene from Black Snake Moan for U.T. Film Class, no compensation, but good acting opportunity.
CASTING:
Lazarus (45-60)- An older, southern, God-fearing man with a personal goal to better the soul of a foul young woman he finds passed out on the street.
Rae (18-24) - A young, trashy but beautiful, woman who initially wants nothing […]

“Dig” Casting Call.

This is an inspiring film that will be aiming for lots of festivals. It will provide a great opportunity to showcase your talent and abilities.
Working Title: “Dig”
Type: Independent Feature
Format: 16mm Film
Production Company: Belyeu Vision Productions
Location: Pawnee, Kenedy, Austin (Texas)
Start Date: June 2, 2008
Schedule: 3 weeks
Wrap Date: […]

SXSW Film Panelists 2008

Check out the most recent list of SXSW Film Panelists confirmed for 2008:
Agnes Varnum - Doc It Out
Alison Willmore - IFC
Amy Dotson - IFP
Andrew Garrison - Third Ward, TX
Anne del Castillo - American Documentary/POV
Benjamin Cotner - Paramount Vantage
Brent Hoff - Wholphin DVD
Bryan Poyser - Austin Film Society
Celia Maysles - Wild […]