Bayou City Film News

Healing Magdalene is a 96 minute film intended to generate global awareness about the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in an effort to evoke universal change. This practice must be eliminated in order for the feminine to rise to full-capacity, and, thereby, balance the energy among the genders—an equilibrium essential for humanity to realize its greatest potential. The film challenges the viewer to ask whether or not our lives are truly significant and whether or not our actions truly do make a difference. One candle will light a dark space; a multitude will turn darkness to light. http://www.valvisions.org/film-info.htm

Op-Ed by Michelle Mower Texas has been a huge part of the movie industry almost as long as motion picture has existed. The very first motion picture to ever win an Academy Award was shot in Texas. Native Houstonian Howard Hughes was a major driving force behind the early growth of the industry in Texas. I'm sure many of you remember when films like "Terms of Endearment" and "Urban Cowboy" were made in Houston in the 80's. Not only did it give our city a source of pride when we saw "our town" on the big screen, but these films brought millions of dollars to our local economy and employed hundreds of tradesmen, artisans and other production professionals. It also brought a lot of revenue to small businesses like catering companies (to feed dozens of cast and crew people daily), lumber companies (to build sets), rental companies for camera equipment, lighting equipment, generators, etc., and even benefited individuals and families who were able to l...

  Killing Mr. Right - I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE meets AMERICAN PSYCHO. Convinced her roommate’s new fiancé is the man who abducted and raped her, a young law student, suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, takes justice into her own hands as she exacts revenge... but does she have the right man? Elizabeth Jackson and Kerry Beyer star in this disturbing revenge thriller that pushes the limits of sadism, giving a whole new meaning to the phrase “cruel and unusual punishment.”

    Mickey Leland: A Man For All… The Mickey Leland Story: A Documentary Film (in the making) illustrates how an individual, not born to greatness, managed to uplift and deliver hope to others simply by his personal commitment. Tragically, it was on a famine-relief mission to an Ethiopian refugee camp that Mickey’s life came to a shocking and untimely end. His plane crashed into a mountain during a severe rainstorm just miles from his destination. His vision of a hunger-free world has yet to be realized, but his example serves as an inspiration. The Mickey Leland Story is a documentary film dedicated to Leland’s legacy of sharing food with the hungry, hope for the hopeless and love with the whole of humanity. 

We are excited to announce our keynote speaker at this year’s Business of Film Conference will be Ted Hope, acclaimed producer (“21 Grams”), film curator, blogger and CEO of Fandor.     http://swamp.org  

16th Annual Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival  September 20 & 21, 2014 We are proud to announce the 2014 Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival (GCFVF) will be held in the Greater Bay Area of Houston, Texas.   The submission deadline is CLOSED. Awards/Dinner Tickets: Coming up Saturday, September 20th WE present our black tie “Best of” awards and dinner at the NASA Hilton (Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake Hotel). YOU don’t want to miss this. Only 180 Tickets will be sold for this exclusive event (and, tickets are going pretty fast). This year we are offering VIP Sponsorship Tickets: a table for 8 (includes dinner, meeting the Celebrity Guest and movie passes) all for $480. We also offer Individual dinner tickets, one with Movie passes for $65 and the other without movie passes for $55. You can get the tickets by clicking on this link: http://www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com/ event-tickets / Screening/Movie Tickets After you party-hardy, head to...