Louisiana Film Prize

Lorna Street Dopson’s UNTITLED POST-BABY PROJECT! Louisiana Film Prize gives $25,000 Grand Prize – first woman filmmaker to win the big check

By John Wildman 5 years ago

“Due to the extreme challenges brought about by the pandemic, this year forced both our competing filmmakers and our entire Film Prize staff to find another gear – which they all did. It was inspiring to see the creativity, innovation, and absolute refusal to yield to the difficulties that were laid out for everyone involved in our Film Prize world,” said Gregory Kallenberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Film Prize Foundation. “And the result was unleashing this juggernaut of entertaining cinema and promising filmmakers on the world.”

Founder Gregory Kallenberg of Louisiana Film Prize announces record breaking first weekend of worldwide views

By John Wildman 5 years ago

Gregory Kallenberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Film Prize Foundation, said, “While we had high hopes this year, knowing we were unleashing the one-of-a-kind Film Prize experience on the world in a greater fashion than we ever have before, we never expected these kind of numbers. And we haven’t even reached our half-way point!”

2020 Louisiana Film Prize finalists’ posters preview the competition that starts tomorrow for $25,000

By John Wildman 5 years ago

After all of that, one of the coolest things is getting a poster for that same film. It’s a reaffirmation that the film actually exists and it’s a quick hint at what the film is about, what the filmmaker’s style is about, an opportunity to lure someone into the theater to see the film or click on it to watch it online, because it gives them a clue as to what they can expect when they see the film.

2020 Louisiana Film Prize announces 20 finalists vying for $25,000 Grand Prize in October

By John Wildman 6 years ago

“The Louisiana Film Prize and the winning cash prize has become an ever-growing international draw for burgeoning indie filmmakers around the world. Not even a global pandemic could slow down the enthusiasm and participation for this year’s Film Prize,” said Gregory Kallenberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Film Prize Foundation. “This year will be special because people from around the world will be experience this one-of-a-kind event.”

Mindy Bledsoe’s THE IN-BETWEEN Opens Oxford Film Festival’s 10th Weekly Virtual Fest ; OFF to the DRIVE IN delivers the scares with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

By John Wildman 6 years ago

Executive Director Melanie Addington said. “ARMY OF LOVERS IN THE HOLY LAND and ELLA FITZGERALD: JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS are inspiring documentaries that are a vivid reminder of why art can change the world. Between that and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, which is one of the all-time drive-in classics, to the weekly virtual festival continuing with award winning films such as THE IN-BETWEEN, last year’s winners and top finishers from the Memphis and Louisiana Film Prize competitions, and THE EVENING HOUR, which played at Sundance, this is an action-packed week.”

Gregory Kallenberg from Louisiana Film Prize Announces Call for Entries for 2020 Film Competition/Festival with largest grand prize for a short film in the world

By John Wildman 6 years ago

“There was so much excitement surrounding the competition in 2019 that we wanted to open registration immediately to capitalize on that energy,” said Gregory Kallenberg, founder and executive director of the Film Prize Foundation. “With finalists last year coming from across the country, as well as Australia and London, we also want to ensure that filmmakers have as much time as possible to complete their films.”

James Harlon Palmer ‘s ANNIVERSARY: The 2019 Louisiana Film Prize’s Big $50K Winner is a home-grown musical

By John Wildman 6 years ago

“This year was marked by epic growth – more films entered in the competition, another steep climb in audience numbers, our first competing finalists coming from another country, a wider range of genres and styles, and more,” said Gregory Kallenberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Film Prize Foundation. “This record setting year was not only a banner year for the Film Prize, it was also a banner year for independent filmmaking at its highest level.”

FILMS GONE WILD: 10 Film Festival Programmers to Watch

By John Wildman 7 years ago

In the meantime, now that I have probably exhausted everyone’s patience by blathering on and ranting like an old man carrying a crumpled paper bag and out of date newspaper outside a deli, here is a quick list of ten people that I work with and for that I would suggest filmmakers, film industry types, and people reading the movie industry tea leaves SHOULD be paying attention to: