Dallas’ film festival community did something never before seen anywhere else in the country when 22 film festivals joined forces last weekend to offer up films from each film festival that either were award-winners, major hits from a previous edition of their fest, or simply demonstrated the programming style and taste of the film festival.
On a warm October evening in South Florida, the 2018 Naples International Film Festival hit its stride with a full day and night of screenings at the beautiful Silverspot theaters and gave the red carpet treatment to all of its filmmakers, including beloved character actor Brian Cox, who was at the fest with his film, THE ETRUSCAN SMILE. Palm trees literally swayed in the distance as the directors and stars got there photos taken and talked to the press before heading inside to catch another movie.
The Naples International Film Festival kicked things off in high style at the Artis-Naples Hayes Hall with red carpet arrivals prior to the Opening Night Gala screening of Nick Kelly’s crowd pleaser, THE DRUMMER AND THE KEEPER.
The 2018 Louisiana Film Prize includes filmmakers from 20 film finalists competing for a $50,000 grand prize. Well, that competitive spirit could also be found on the red carpet as everyone turned out for the Shreveport photographers and video crews looking to catch the next big winner(s) at this year’s fest!
On June 14th, Studio Movie Grill rolled out the orange…yes, the orange carpet as they utilized a theme built around THE INCREDIBLES 2 to honor groundbreaking educator Lisa Schmidt of Creative Solutions and Big Thought. Co-Hosted by WFAA’s Alisha Laventure and featuring Incredibles cos-players, a giant golden ticket, free popcorn for attendees to enjoy and an audience of co-workers, colleagues, supporters, well-wishers, and of course – students, that filled two theaters, the third SMG Opening Hearts and Minds Award was a spectacular and oftentimes, emotional event.
On Wednesday, May 23rd, Studio Movie Grill and the Dallas Comedy House teamed up with Poo-Pourri and Comedy Dynamics for the exclusive Dallas premiere of Aaron Feldman’s funny documentary, THE POOP TALK MOVIE. Comedians and the film’s producers (who also make an appearance in the film), Jason and Randy Sklar were on hand to talk about the making of the film and then made a special appearance at the after party and comedy show at the Dallas Comedy House to add their patented wry and offbeat humor to the proceedings to the thrill of the standing room only crowd.
The 2018 EarthxFilm festival kicked off its sprawling week and a half of screenings and events with a presentation of THE HUMAN ELEMENT and DITCH THE VAN at Dallas’s Angelika Theatre with photographer James Balog, representing the former, and musician Ben Sollee on hand representing the latter,on Friday, April 13, followed by a special screening of RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE at the Texas Theare with a very special guest – Nooty the Nutria. Friday night also included some student filmmakers from EarthxFilm’s online film competition having their first red carpet rock star moments.
