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Houston Public Library Presents the “Reel Teen Film Festival” Call for Entries

January 07, 2009 By: Chris Weidner Category: Film Festivals, Houston, News No Comments →

Reel Teen Film Festival Call for Entries in Houston, Texas.

About The Film Festival:
The Houston Public Library is hosting a Teen Film Festival. Houston-area Teens, ages 13-18, will have a chance to showcase their original works to an audience.
Film Submissions Accepted:

Feature/Narrative - 4 minutes or less
Music Videos, Broadcasts, Animation (short) - 2 minutes or [...]

Open Call for 2009 M.A.L.I. Women’s Film and Performance Arts Festival

January 01, 2009 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Film Festivals, News No Comments →

M.A.L.I. WOMEN’S FILM & PERFORMANCE ARTS FESTIVAL OPEN CALL

About The Festival:
Running for it’s 9th year, The 2009 M.A.L.I. WOMEN’S FILM AND PERFORMANCE ARTS FESTIVAL is having an open call for women musicians, filmmakers, dancers, spoken word artists (with music), writers and workshop presenters, to submit their work.
This festival is wholly focused on the contributions of [...]

2009 Texas Filmmakers Showcase Call For Entries

December 20, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Film Festivals, Houston, TX Film Community No Comments →

Call For Entries for 2009 Texas Filmmakers Showcase.

The 2009 Texas Filmmakers Showcase is calling filmmakers to submit their short films to the Houston Film Commission’s Texas Filmmakers Showcase 2009.  Deadline is March 6, 2009.
They are accepting short film projects under 40-minutes made by a current Texas resident in the following categories:

Narrative
Documentary
Animation
Experimental
Music Videos

Selected projects will [...]

Texas Filmmakers and Lightning Bear Productions Sponsors Pimp My Short Contest

December 10, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Dallas/Fort Worth, Film Festivals No Comments →

Texas Filmmakers and Lightning Bear Productions Sponsors Pimp My Short Contest.

Film Competition Details:
Pimp My Short is a juried short film competition. Five short films will be selected from all submissions and screened on February 18, 2009. The winning short film will receive full HD production support from Lightning Bear Productions toward a 30-minute version of [...]

31st CineFestival San Antonio Call for Entries

November 20, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Film Festivals, News, San Antonio No Comments →

31st CineFestival in San Antonio Call for Entries.

The nation’s oldest Latino film festival,CineFestival en San Antonio, is seeking films for its 31th anniversary celebration, which will take place from February 5-8, 2009 at the historic Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio, Texas. The theme for this year’s festival is “New World Onda: Building a [...]

Ft. Worth’s The Lone Star International Film Festival Winners Announced

November 17, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Dallas/Fort Worth, Film Festivals, News No Comments →

The Lone Star International Film Festival Winners.

The 2nd annual Lone Star International Film Festival (LSIFF) and the winners have been announced.
Igor Volshin’s Nirvana, a stark and surreal drama about a nurse who moves from Moscow to St. Petersburg, where she falls in with two junkies, took the trophy for Best Narrative Feature, while [...]

The Houston Arts Society (HCAS) to Present “Preview” of Cinema and Media Arts Festival

November 12, 2008 By: Shawn Hunter Category: Film Festivals, Houston No Comments →

The Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) will present a “preview” Cinema and Media Arts Festival November 20 thru 23, 2008. The featured guests, whose acclaimed and influential productions cross over boundaries of feature filmmaking, video art, and interactive new media, are emblematic of the kind of media artists HCAS will celebrate at the annual Festival.
Films [...]

The Lone Star International Film Festival Kicks Off November 12 with Christine Jeff’s “Sunshine Cleaning”

November 11, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Dallas/Fort Worth, Film Festivals No Comments →

The Lone Star International Film Festival Kicks Off November 12 with Director Christine Jeff’s “Sunshine Cleaning.”

About The Festival:
The Lone Star International Film Festival kicks off its 5-day festival on Wednesday, November 12th. In truly unique and Texas fashion, Lone Star has partnered with the Russian Academy of Motion Picture Arts to bring five Russian films [...]

Early 2009 SXSW Film Conference & Festival Entry Deadline Nov. 14th

November 09, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Austin, Film Festivals No Comments →

Early SXSW Film Conference & Festival Entry Deadline Nov. 14th.

SXSW Film Festival
DEADLINE: Fri Nov 14 (Early)
COST: $25 for shorts, $35 for features
It’s hard to believe but it’s already time to start submitting your films for South by Southwest 2009.  SXSW considers any and all categories of filmmaking, from Narrative to Documentary, Experimental to Music Video, [...]

Support Texas Filmmakers at the 2008 Dallas Video Festival

November 07, 2008 By: Chris Weidner Category: Dallas/Fort Worth, Film Festivals, News No Comments →

Dallas / Ft. Worth Filmmakers Showcased at 2008 Dallas Video Fest.

DALLAS VIDEO FESTIVAL 2008
Angelika Film Center
Dallas, Texas
November 6-9
Congratulations to the Dallas/Fort Worrth filmmakers that have films/videos showcased in the festival!  With films titles such as “My Mom Smokes Weed” and “What to do if Hitler is Pissed,” you’re sure to be both entertained and enlightened.
Below [...]