CALL FOR ENTRIES: 9th ANNUAL CINE CUAUHTEMOC PAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL 2008.
Deadline: April 1, 2008
Cine Cuauhtemoc Pan American Film Festival, is a Chicano-Latino film festival, is a project of Museo Guadalupe Aztlan. The film festival was founded in 1999, and the home base is the University of Houston-Downtown.
The festival’s most [...]

SXSW Accomplishes Historic Movie Deal

By Randee Dawn
AUSTIN, Texas (Hollywood Reporter) - When it kicked off March 7, the South by Southwest Film Festival wasn’t necessarily in line for a watershed moment. The easygoing, jeans-and-beer atmosphere, which will come to an end Saturday, made for a casual set of films, interactive panels, a trade show and [...]

2008 SXSW Film Festival Winners - Texas Style

Well, the Jury is in and it’s official…we have some winners. Let’s all congratulate Directors Matthew Campbell and Wesley Broenz. They both had entries in the Texas High School Short Film Competition and both walked away with an award.
Texas High School Competition:
Special Jury Award - [...]

2008 SXSW ShortFilmTexas Team Update.

Well, I’ve spent many an hour at the Austin Convention Center this week. I attended several different SXSW Film Panels and think I learned quite lot. Drank a lot of coffee too. Even overheard some REALLY excited kids greet each other in the hallway like this “Jean Luc?! [...]

Volunteers Need for Cine Las Americas Film Festival in Austin.

Cine Las Americas is currently recruiting qualified individuals to serve as volunteers during the 11th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. The film festival would not be possible without the great group of people that gather every year to fill important seasonal staff positions before and [...]

The Alamo Drafthouse and the Rolling Roadshow present: Friday Night Frights.
FEAR FEST 2
Event Venue: The Westin Park Central
Special Event Screenings
March 7th, 6pm - 2am
As part of Fear Fest 2 taking place in Dallas, Texas (March 7-9), the Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow is screening some horror classics with many of the cast/crew on hand.
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2008 Austin Film Festival CALL FOR READERS!
The Austin Film Festival is looking for readers for the 2008 Screenplay and Teleplay Competitions. The AFF Screenplay Competition is specifically designed to provide screenplays deserving recognition in a market with agents, narrative film and producers.
As a reader you are not only a vital part of the festival but [...]

“August Evening” wins 2008 Cassavetes Award at Independent Spirit Awards.

Congratulations to writer/director Chris Eska and the entire filmmaking team of “August Evening” for winning the John Cassavetes Award at the 2008 Indpendent Spirit Awards.
The Cassavetes Award is bestowed upon feature films with a budget of under $500,000.
August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named [...]

AFI DALLAS announces fifteen films to be screened.

AFI DALLAS 2008 International Film Festival Presented by Target, Founding Sponsor Victory Park is pleased to announce fifteen films that will screen at this year’s festival. The film festival runs from March 27 – April 6.
Announced films include:
The Last Lullaby
Director: Jeffrey Goodman
Cast: Tom Sizemore, Sasha Alexander, [...]

If you are not planning on being in Austin, Texas March 7th, you should reconsider your plans.
The 15th annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference & Festival has announced the complete lineup of feature films slated to screen in Austin March 7th to the 15th - and you should be there.
Why, you ask.  Because, SXSW [...]