Bayou City Film News

Motion United is a new film festival that seeks to create a revival in the independent film festival world. We have created a festival that has dedicated itself to the independent filmmaker and the films they make. There are three aspects that set Motion United apart, the first being a non-political selection process that guarantees a transparent and fair selection process no matter the amount of money behind the film, the second being the refusal to allow the awards to be diluted and maintaining a prestige for the winners of our awards, and finally giving back as much as filmmakers give to be in the festival by dedicating a large percentage of festival budget in order to give unique awards, cash prizes, and other perks for filmmakers to reward their hard work and creativity. We welcome you to our website and we sincerely hope you take the time to read more about our festival and please help us make a festival that truly honors you and your films. Jason Konopisos - Founder / Director...

Dust off your cameras and round up your friends - the 48 Hour Film Project is back in Houston for another frenzied weekend of filmmaking fun. Teams of filmmakers will race the clock to create an original film in just 48 hours. All creative activity - writing, filming, editing - must be done within this time frame. At the start of the competition teams will draw genres and be assigned elements that must appear in their film - after that it's up to them. The 48HFP will return to Houston the weekend of June 4-6 and entries will screen at Studio Movie Grill June 8-10. The top film will receive $500 and compete with other winners from around the world for great prizes and inclusion on the official 48HFP Best of 2010 DVD. Join us as SWAMP hosts the Houston 48HFP at their monthly salon. Houston 48HFP Producer - Laura Schlecht - will be on hand to talk about the project and answer any questions you may have. A selection of films from previous years will also be shown. Films To S...

WorldFest-Houston, the third longest-running International Film Festival in North America, and oldest Indie Film Festival in the World, celebrated the conclusion of its 10-day run of films, fun and fanfare in its 43rd annual independent film showcase with an increase in overall audience attendance of 24 percent over 2009 attendance. Kicking off WorldFest's Opening Night festivities on Friday, April 9, was the Texas premiere of Derrick Borte's popular, The Joneses (actors Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Lauren Hutton & Gary Cole) with producer, Doug Mankoff in person to intro the film and have a Q&A. Mankoff, a WorldFest alumnus and Remi award winner, was in Houston at the AMC Dunvale Theatre to intro this slick dark comedy that Demi Moore backed. Italy's Avati brothers, Pupi and Antonio, were also at WorldFest to personally accept a Career Achievement Award from WorldFest Founding Director Hunter Todd on Opening Night. WorldFest also this year celebrated its fifth...

The Texas Motion Picture Alliance cordially invites you to a very special event. Please join us and the cast and crew of the critically-acclaimed (and proudly Texas-made) FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS for a Season Premiere Screening & Party, celebrating the impending broadcast debut of Season 4 on NBC (May 7), and the series' return to production for Season 5. The festivities kick off 5pm next Sunday, April 25, with a cast-and-crew screening of the 4th season premiere episode, "East of Dillon", at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar on the big screen in HD, followed by a Q&A. Afterwards, join the cast and crew for the season premiere party at The Highball with food, drinks and live music by Austin favorite John Pointer. Tickets are only $25 for TXMPA members (join/renew now at txmpa.org), $35 for the general public, and are ON SALE NOW at... http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=7362 Seating is extremely limited, and we expect this event to sell out, so buy your t...

Omar Kaczmarczyk has been working in film distribution for over 40 years, and his company Longtail, LLC is blazing a trail in digital distribution both domestically and internationally. This workshop is a MUST for filmmakers who want their films seen! How do you manifest the semantics of success and cultivate an awareness of your development process? He redefines film "marketing" while helping to shape and explore the first steps of the storyteller's journey. Omar will share personal insights, stories, and solutions for how the artist can focus, define and set goals and just how to get it. Topics of discussion include: Creating realistic business plans Developing projects for digital distribution Financing Co-production process Global distribution and marketing ABOUT OMAR KACZMARCZYK Omar Kaczmarczyk, LongTale's founder and managing director, originated the concept of segmented rights sales for movies that is now the industry standard. Today, he and his tea...

This is the trailer for one of the films that will be screened at this years Worldfest-Houston. Corey Seymours film askes the question “What does a man experience when he’s reaching his last breath? Is he in heaven or hell?” Worldfest Houston is from 4/9 thru 4/18.

WIFT Houston needs your help on the morning of Friday April 16th. Local talk show, Great Day Houston, is giving us an opportunity to tape a 30-second message to promote our upcoming event, a Conversation With Editors & Publishers of Indie Slate Film & Video Magazine. In order for us to schedule this taping, we need to guarantee that we will fill 15 seats in the audience on the morning of April 16. Arrival time is at 8 am at KHOU Channel 11. The address for KHOU is 1945 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX 77019. Free parking is available on the street, but please obey signs. Late arrivals will not be guaranteed a seat. The show asks that our group contain no children under 8 years of age. The live show is followed by promo taping. Following the show's promo taping, our group will record our 30-second promo. We will have one person designated to speak for the group, and we will be free to leave by 10:30 am. Because we're limiting the number to 15, we'll want a list of tho...