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MEXICAN MOON Opening Night for Hico, Texas’ Billy the Kid Film Festival 2021 rolls out film lineup

have continued the Billy the Kid Film Festival’s mission to connect audiences and film lovers with filmmakers with a Hico/Hill Country flavor as they have done since the inception of the film festival. This year is also cause for celebration as BTKFF returns to Main Street for screenings and events including an appearance by comedy legend and Billy the Kid Film Festival Ambassador Ruth Buzzi. BTKFF’s Closing night party, red carpet and awards will be at the Historic Hico Jail (208 S. Pecan).

Lane Michael Stanley’s Addict Named Hal leads awards for Big Bear Film Summit 2021 wraps celebratory 2nd year and first in-person outing with filmmaker awards

Co-Founders Gabriel Horn and Michael P Hanson, said, “As filmmakers AND film fans ourselves, it was a thrill to see this this weekend instantly become a joyous coming together of the people who make the films with the people who love the films. Big Bear once again lived up to its reputation as a place that embraces the moviemaking spirit, with a rustic setting that is beloved by the people that make those movies. Our award winners exemplified that spirit, both with their wonderful films and with how they immediately felt at home in this amazing locale. We absolutely expect to see several of them returning to make their next films here.”

Lane Michael Stanley’s Addict Named Hal Opens Big Bear Film Summit 2021 for in-person return in June after last year’s virtual debut

BBFS CEO Gabriel Horn, added, “So many people – not just filmmakers and others in the film industry – have a new hope right now as we work our way back from the pandemic, so we thought it would be a great theme for this year’s edition of the Big Bear Film Summit. However, a constant is the quality of the films we have selected for BBFS. Only this year we will have the great pleasure of hosting our attending filmmakers and film fans against the backdrop of this gorgeous and historically Hollywood-friendly area.”

Sri Charan’s HALF & HALF: Local Dallas production has sneak preview screening

Sri Charan’s HALF & HALF, a dialogue-free comedy shot and produced in Dallas, Texas, had a sneak preview screening for cast and crew members on Saturday, April 10 at the Angelika Theater in Plano. The independent film shot during the pandemic will hit the regional film festival circuit starting this summer as it looks to take its inventive comic story of a homeless man who makes a connection with an abused wife thanks to a supermarket sweepstakes contest to family audiences across the country.