Bayou City Film News

 Here's a link to Sundance Institute's grant program. https://www.sundance.org/apply/

  This years annual event takes place in September at a new location. They have also expanded the event to four days. For more information or to register for this years event visit:  cinemahtx.org/hmc

 YouTube link to the Garden Oak event. https://youtu.be/IVxKRGb9i3c

  Houston born filmmaker Wes Anderson being honored on this past Friday night at the Garden Oaks Theater benefit. Also in the photo is Houston Film Commission Executive Director Alfred Cervantes, (far right)

  Weekend Movie Night Alert! Be sure to catch PB Talent's Aaron Valentine, Mika Ireland, Tanner Ellis, and Abid Khan in the new Amazon Prime movie 40 Dates & 40 Nights!

Houston filmmaker Lakisha lemons recently released the trailer for her feature film "Rent Free" Here's the link  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJogq3g7_Ks

  Mark Your Calendars  

  Teams will be out this weekend from Friday thru Sunday creating their projects for this year's competition. Good luck to all of this year's participants.

  Just last year: $1 in = $28 out. 13.8M attendees. Every Houston council district reached. Public arts funding builds more than the arts—it builds the city. For more information, click on the link below.  https://buff.ly/XaQC03Q

  Paramount Animation has announced an untitled Dan Trachtenberg animated comedy horror based on the graphic novel ‘Freddy The 13th’ by Yehudi Mercado. The logline for the new movie adaptation reads: “a family vacation turns into a nightmare when fun Uncle Freddy accidentally kills the Boogeyman and takes on his powers.” More details here: https://deadline.com/.../dan-trachtenberg-yehudi-mercado.../  

  Hollywood filmmaker and Houston native returns to Houston for a benefit to save one this city's last arthouse theaters. The Garden Oaks Theater has faced demolition recently, but the community is stepping up to save it. You can be a part of its survival. Reserve your seat using the link in our bio or at arthousehtx.org  

  Apply to our 2027 Annual Grants! Support for Organizations (SO), Support for Artists and Creative Individuals (SACI), and Festival Grants (FG) programs are here! Visit our website to learn more and apply: https://buff.ly/wrj1khb Applications for all three programs will close on July 24 at 11:59 p.m. CST.

  Submissions to the 2027 Houston Latino Film Festival are now open! Submit your project by August 31st, 2026 to beat the Early Bird Deadline and save on entry fees. To submit, visit: filmfreeway.com/houstonlatinofilmfestival All genres are welcome... feature, short, documentary, experimental, animation, etc. If your film amplifies our community’s spirit, we want to see it! Head over to our FilmFreeway page for full guidelines and to submit your project. Submission fees are waived for Houston area filmmakers

After a star turn playing Quincy Jones in the feature film Michael, Houston native Kendrick Sampson costars as Malcom X in the feature film "Killing Castro". The stars Al Pacino. Here's a clip from the film.  https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1316670233/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk  

 

Check out this IG post from filmmaker Courtney Glaude   https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZGhoyKu9Si/?hl=en

  Watch Weekend Getaway on Tubi: https://link.tubi.tv/iiyPowCey3b

  The Big Break Screenwriting Contest Final Deadline is June 8th. Enter now: https://hubs.ly/Q049D2dw0

 

 

 Another Q&A from this years Houston Latino Film Festival. The feature film was Jano and Dafi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcE0URRdRDo

  Aurora Picture Show's EXTREMELY SHORTS Film Festival 2026 features short films of all kinds from around the world (all 3 minutes or shorter.) For information about screenings and streaming, visit https://www.aurorapictureshow.org https://www.facebook.com/reel/

Here is part of the Q&A of the feature film "American Pachuco" during last year's 2026 Houston Latino Film Festival. This was the second appearance by Cheech Marin, who also stop by in 2025 for the screening of the feature film, "The Long Game". You can see more of the Q&A by clicking on the link in a previous post for the Bayou City Film News YouTube page. https://youtu.be/SzQObUNX7WE 

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