Bayou City Film News

You are cordially invited to this month's TXMPA Central Texas Meeting/Mixer, this Sunday 7/25 at The Highball, featuring actors Madison Burge ("Becky Sproles") and Angela Rawna ("Regina Howard") of NBC's FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. Please join us for this fun, free industry event, and encourage your friends and colleagues to attend as well. (You can RSVP and spread the word via our Facebook page.) This month we're teaming up with our friends at SAG to spotlight Texas talent who have beaten the odds and broken through on primetime network television. In addition, we'll be celebrating the four Emmy nominations for FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and 15 Emmy nominations for HBO'S TEMPLE GRANDIN, as well as the start of production of ABC's MY GENERATION this month, so if you've worked on any of those please come so we can applaud you. And finally, we'll be raising a glass to our beloved FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, which wraps its fifth season this week.

Film Festival Strategies and Secrets for Indie Filmmakers with Chris Holland So you've made a film and now you're wanting to submit it to film festivals. But which festivals do you submit to? How do you get your film accepted? And once it is accepted, how do you get bottoms in the seats at your screening(s)? All these questions and more will be answered at SWAMP's July salon with guest speaker Christopher Holland, the author of "Film Festival Secr...ets: A Handbook for Independent Filmmakers." (Find it at www.filmfestivalsecrets.com.) Following his time on staff at the Austin Film Festival and at indie film distributor B-Side, Chris currently works as the Director of Festival Operations for the independent film non-profit IFP (www.ifp.org). Chris will navigate you through the film festival world to offer insights and secrets to help you determine the best path for your film. WHEN: July 27, 2010 (6:30 - 8:30pm) WHERE: Deans Montrose, 315 Fairview Street, Hou...

You are cordially invited to the world premiere of the new feature film, "A Gangland Love Story", (formerly "Elbows & Vogues") by Houston filmmaker, Greg Carter. Your attendance is requested and all pertinent information is listed below. Please RSVP notating the number of your party, including yourself, to me at shangtoni777@yahoo.com CALLING ALL LOVERS, LOW-RIDERS AND MOVIEGOERS, The new feature film, "A Gangland Love Story" by Houston filmmaker Greg Carter is off to the races. The film debuted on Warner (VOD) Video on Demand and Avail TVN on June 22, 2010 and is available through August 21, 2010. The DVD is set a July 20th nationwide release and will be available at Blockbuster, NetFlix, Best Buy, Wal-mart and Amazon.com The World Premiere is scheduled for July 20th, 2010 at the River Oaks Theatre, 2009 West Gray St., Houston, TX 77019. This 21st century fable of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" will begin @ 7:30 pm The p...