FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: The West Village/Magnolia Theater red carpets and Mike Peters of The Alarm!
Mike Peters of The Alarm, the inspirational founder of the rock band, at the West
FILM SERIES NEWS: Sarah Moshman’s THE EMPOWERMENT PROJECT Opens Studio Movie Grill as Celebrates Women Onscreen and Takes a Serious Look at Issues Facing Them with SHARED STORIES Film & Panels Series (April 28-May 5)
Studio Movie Grill’s Senior Director of Outreach, Lynne McQuaker, says, “We are so excited to bring this celebration of women on screen and behind the camera to Studio Movie Grill and to partner with local non-profits who provide needed resources and give women the power to grow and heal.”
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Craig Elrod ‘s MUSTANG ISLAND battles it out with the High School filmmakers for supremacy of DIFF’s 4th red carpet!
MUSTANG ISLAND (including the second appearance by Macon Blair and Lee Eddy – who both also appear in the children’s film, INTO THE WHO KNOWS!) shared the Dallas International Film Festival red carpet at the Dallas City Performance Hall on Sunday, April 2nd with a virtual army of local high school filmmakers..
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Jameson Brooks ’s BOMB CITY leads the 2017 Dallas International Film Festival Announces Award Winners
The Dallas Film Society announced the award winners for the 11th edition of the Dallas International Film Festival at the annual Dallas Film Society Honors Gala Presented by the Arthur E. Benjamin Foundation held at The Highland Dallas (5300 E. Mockingbird) on Friday, April 7. C.A. Gabriel and Renée Felice Smith’s THE RELATIONTRIP took home the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize and Jonathan Olshefski’s QUEST was awarded the Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize.
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: No April Fools! Brett Haley of THE HERO, Felix the Fox and INTO THE WHO KNOWS! took over DIFF’s red carpet on Saturday, April 1st
The Dallas International Film Festival featured Brett Haley, the director of THE HERO, on the red carpet, Saturday, April 1st at the Dallas City Performance Hall. But without his star, Sam Elliot, to protect him. Felix the Fox and the cast and crew and kids from INTO THE WHO KNOWS! took the whole thing over. Also joining on the carpet were 44 PAGES, A BAD IDEA GONE WRONG, CITY OF JOY, Katharine Houghton of GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER, THE RELATIONTRIP, THE SECRET LIFE OF LANCE LETSCHER, SUNSHINE AND RAIN, and SWEET, SWEET LONELY GIRL.
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: BOOM! Jamie Brooks ‘s BOMB CITY blows up Dallas International Film Festival red carpet on Friday, March 31st
The Dallas International Film Festival featured the cast and crew from BOMB CITY on the red carpet, Friday, March 31st at the Dallas City Performance Hall. Apparently all of Texas worked on the film because the group shot was one of the largest DIFF has ever had. Also joining on the carpet were THE BIG SPOON, BILL’S RECORDS, DEALT, END OF THE EARTH, and PROXY. A full house and a full carpet!
Film Festival News: Red Carpet Photos from the Dallas International Film Festival's Opening Night Gala Presentation of BONNIE AND CLYDE
The Dallas International Film Festival’s 50th Anniversary Gala Presentation of BONNIE AND CLYDE at the Dallas City Performance Hall on Thursday, March 30, was as exciting as it gets with two Academy Award-winners in the house, and the entire cast and crew for BOMB CITY on hand, set to make its world premiere the next evening…
FESTIVAL NEWS: Justin Harwood ’s High Road leads HollyWeb Festival Award Winners with High Road and Doomsday each taking two awards
The “Blue Carpet” Closing Night Awards Ceremony was hosted by Noemi Gonzalez (“East Los High,” PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES), and Jim Mahoney (“Wilfred”), with top awards going to; Justin Harwood’s High Road for Best Series; Benoit Lach’s Fluffy Marky for Best International Series; Elsie Bollinger and Sally Bollinger’s Bright Summer Night for Best Drama; and Morgan Waters, Brooks Gray’s The Amazing Gayl Pile for Best Comedy; and Sonja O’Hara and Jaspal Binning’s Doomsday for Best Pilot.
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: The Tallgrass International Film Festival adds new DoXX Spotlight Competition – for female-directed documentaries
To be eligible for the DOXX Spotlight, films must be women-directed, feature-length documentaries (male/female co-directing teams are not eligible) and not have any traditional distribution deal (theatrical or VOD) at the time of the film festival in October.
FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Honoring Robert Benton: The Red Carpet Photos from Dallas Film Society’s ART OF FILM event
Three-time Academy Award winner Robert Benton was the guest of honor with one of the film’s iconic stars, Faye Dunaway (due to be feted the very next night) in attendance to celebrate with Benton as he received the Dallas Star Award and discussed his incredible writing and filmmaking career.