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2012 TEXAS FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE WINNERS

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The Houston Film Commission released this years winners list for the annual Texas Filmmakers Showcase. "Cinnamon" by Timothy Edwards - Austin TX "Into The South" by Micah Robert Barber - Austin TX "Mentiroso" by Will Shipley - San Antonio TX "Once It Started It Could Not End Otherwise" by Kelly Sears - Galveston TX "The Order Of Things" by Chris Spisak - Houston TX "The Whale" by Jaime Chapin - Denton TX "Z And Beau" by Carlyn Hudson - Austin TX The selected projects for the 2012 Texas Filmmakers Showcase premiering at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday June 24th, 2012. The Texas Filmmakers Showcase is a special screening event consisting of the best of Texas short films and videos under 40 minutes in length, presented to studio executives, agents and producers in the Hollywood film community. The filmmakers whose projects are selected to participate will be flown from Texas to Los Ang...

SWAMP BRINGS USC FILM SCHOOL'S BRUCE BLOCK TO HOUSTON FOR SEMINAR

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With over thirty years experience in the technical, visual and production aspects of film, television, CGI and traditional photography, a career that encompasses every type of film/video production including feature films, television series, animation, video games, documentaries, commercials, visual effects, and Imax films, Bruce Block is truly one of the Masters of Film. Mr. Block teaches at USC's School of Cinematic Arts and at AFI. His Hollywood credits include HOW DO YOU KNOW (2010), THE HOLIDAY (2006), SPANGLISH (2004), SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (2003), WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000), AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1997), and PRETTY IN PINK (1986). He consults on projects for companies such as Disney Animation Studio, Dreamworks Animation Studio, EA Games, Google, Hasbro Toys, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Lucasfilm Ltd., Nickelodeon, Pixar... So what is Visual Structure? Just as a writer is concerned with story structure, a moviemaker must be concerned with visual structure. Vi...

"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU" SCREENS @ AMC 30 JUNE 14, 2012

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The Houston-based entertainment production companies, T-CAT Films, AMBITION Entertainment and iBELIEVE Enterprises, are currently in preparation for a June Movie Premiere at AMC 30 - Dunvale for the feature film “Because I Love You”, a crime drama that will keep you on edge. To include an Official After Party at the Drake. The crime drama “Because I Love You” is helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Joseph A. Elmore Jr. With over 10 years in the industry, Elmore, an award winning Writer/Director began his film career as a screenwriter. His first feature was the award winning Docu-Drama "Water's Rising," released on DVD in April, 2007. Joseph followed up with the romantic comedy, “Speed Dating”, which won the 2010 audience choice award in the Pan African Film Festival. Serving as Executive Producers are Theta Catalon, Erick Edmonds and Tonyai Palmer. They are producing the crime drama alongside Elmore and Barry Strickland. “Because I Love You” stars “Half & Ha...

3RD ANNUAL ASK THE AGENTS MAY 18TH, 2012

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL   ASK THE AGENTS, MANAGERS, AND CASTING DIRECTORS Page Parkes Talent and WIFT Houston provide you with the chance to hear from LA and NY professionals to tell you how it really is in the business, and even how things have changed since our discussion in May 2011. About the Panelists BOB LUKE has been a professional acting coach and casting consultant for film, TV, and stage projects across the country, and a personal manager on both coasts. "The Cosby Show," Ron Howard films, Mel Gibson, Meryl Streep, and Wes Craven, and NY soaps are on his coaching list. Luke has worked with several of the voices in the live action feature "Racing Stripes," including Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Pantoliano, and Mandy Moore. He has discovered and guided many to stardom, including supermodels, professional athletes, and numerous Miss USA's. His clients have won awards from the Daytime Emmy to the Oscar. ROBERT HAAS has been a top age...