Jonnie Stapleton

Bill Paxton Featured: The Oxford Film Festival Adds Local Films, Panels, a Special Guest, and a Gonzo 80s Sci-Fi Film Featuring in His First Role

By John Wildman 7 years ago

The 2019 Oxford Film Festival (February 6-10) announced a special screening of Tom Huckabee and Kent Smith’s TAKING TIGER MOUNTAIN REVISITED, a gonzo futuristic film project co-written by William S. Burroughs and starring Bill Paxton in his first role, and made in the late 70s/early 80s, and recently updated by Huckabee. Steve Young, the subject of Dava Whisenant’s award-winning documentary, BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY is now slated to attend the screening of that film, and the film lineups for the Oxford Community Film Night, Family Film Festival, UM Film & Theatre Shorts, Louisiana and Memphis Film Prize Shorts program, and Filmmaker Panels were also announced.

Jonnie Stapleton ‘s FUNKY BUTT wines big! Louisiana Film Prize 2018 presents $50,000 check to winner of this year’s competition

By John Wildman 7 years ago

“This was, by far, our most exciting year – more films entered in the competition, continued growth in the overall quality of filmmaking, and with a majority of female filmmakers among the 20 finalists,” said Gregory Kallenberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Film Prize Foundation. “It was also a year with our largest audience and our closest vote, so Jonnie Stapleton and his cast and crew from ‘Funky Butt’ should be very, very proud of this win.”

FILM FESTIVAL PHOTO GALLERY: GLORIA’s Camille Schmoutz highlighted among The 2018 Louisiana Film Prize’s filmmakers were also competing for attention on the Red Carpet this weekend

By John Wildman 7 years ago

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!

THE GUEST COLUMN: Gregory Kallenberg on the Genesis, the Rarity, and the Real (Big) Money Opportunity that is the Louisiana Film Prize

By Gregory Kallenberg 9 years ago

as a final attempt to sway you to make a film or, in the least, come to Shreveport in October, please know why this competition was created. It was created for you, the filmmaker. I deeply wanted to give you a reason to practice your art and your passion. I wanted to give you a goal to strive for and for that goal to yield the creation of a film you would be proud of. To me, there are fewer and fewer places that celebrate your work in a way you deserve, and, to me, there is no better place — dare I say it? — on the planet to do this besides the Film Prize!