Bayou City Film News

Special Guest Barry Coffing Finding the right music to score a film can be one of the most daunting tasks for an independent filmmaker.The songs you want are often too expensive to license. Many filmmakers are forced to buy royalty free music that sounds generic and does little to enhance the film. Hollywood music supervisor Barry Coffing has created a website to help filmmakers find quality music for their productions. www.musicsupervisor.com is your online resource for finding all genres of music for film and television. Come to this salon to meet Barry and found out about this new, easy to use resource for filmmakers. ABOUT BARRY COFFING:Barry Coffing, founder of Uprising Entertainment & Music Supervisor.com, is a versatile producer, songwriter, composer, singer and film/TV music professional. His songs have charted around the world, and include the #1 hit "How Do You Talk to an Angel." Artists recording his songs include: Randy Travis, Michael McDonald, Cyndi Lauper,...

TXMPA Wrap Party ‘08 December 6, 2008 Pasadena Convention Center, Campbell Hall 7902 Fairmont Parkway Pasadena, Texas 77507 6pm to 12am Let’s Wrap Up Incentives in 2009! www.txmpa.org This will be the Best Holiday Mixer for Film, Television and Gamers in the State! Over 3000 statewide invites have gone out to Producers, Writers, Directors, Actors, Game Producers, Graphic Artists, Sound and Post Companies, and Working Crew (ADs/Grip/Electric/Wardrobe/Hair/Make-up/Transpo/Travel/Production Assistants). Not to mention all our Vendors, Suppliers, Supporters and Film Festival Folks, too! The bottom line, if you work for, with, near or want to be a part of the Film, Television or Gaming Industry in Texas…or if you’ve already been working hard, all year, writing, developing, pitching, producing, crewing, printing, posting or selling anything related to our industry…this is your wrap party! Come have fun with us and celebrate the efforts and successes of the work done in 2008. Click here to b...

Tickets and Sponsorships Purchase online, by phone, or mail your check to: Spay-Neuter Assistance Program, Inc. P.O. Box 70286 - Houston, TX 77270 Please make checks payable to "SNAP, Inc." http://www.snapus.org/gala

The Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) will present a "preview" Cinema and Media Arts Festival November 20 thru 23, 2008. The featured guests, whose acclaimed and influential productions cross over boundaries of feature filmmaking, video art, and interactive new media, are emblematic of the kind of media artists HCAS will celebrate at the annual Festival. In 2009 the Cinema And Media Arts Festival will grow to be a week long festival with concurrent events throughout Houston. Expect a wide array of live events integrating cinema, music, and performance, outdoor projections, interactive installations in galleries, and Internet designed and generated movies, as well as theatrical presentations of international films and videos. Films to be screened: Thursday, November 20 at 2:30 p.m.Screening and Conversation with Alex RiveraRice Media Center, Rice University Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m.Screening of "Sleep Dealer" and Conversation with Filmmaker Alex Rivera Rive...

WorldFest began in August 1961, as Cinema Arts, an International Film Society. It began screening Independent, foreign & art films. It became an officially competitive International Film Festival Seven years later, in April 1968, and has been in continuous operation since. It is one of the original three film festivals in North America, with San Francisco and New York as the first two events. Following WorldFest was Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, and Seattle. Then Sundance and SXSW, Toronto and Tribeca. Now there are more than 1,000 USA film festivals of various types, levels and quality, most being simply non-competitive screening events! WorldFest is international, competitive and invites filmmakers worldwide. The 42nd Annual WorldFest offers International Competition in; Features, Shorts, TV production, TV commercials, unproduced Screenplays & Teleplays, Experimental, Student, Documentary, Business & Industry, New Media, and Music Videos. WorldFest is the largest film &...

The show is a high energy and heartwarming musical about friendship, love, generosity and faith. Encompassing a multitude of music genres, costumes, and choreography. The show dates are November 14th, 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. The Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 pm and Sunday's at 3:00 pm. Admission is $10 and children five and under $5. For tickets or more information, please call (713)316-9800. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone or at the door prior to each performance. When & Where 11525 Todd Street Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77055

Hi Friends & Filmmakers, This is the big one! The 2008 Texas Filmmakers Showcase screening atthe Museum of Fine Arts Houston this Saturday 11/1 at 7PM. As afilmmaker/cineast, I hope you can join us for this diverse collectionof the best of Texas-made short films of the year. There is somethingfor everyone in this lineup that has been screened in Los Angeles andrecently as an Official Selection of the Austin Film Festival: http://www.houstonfilmcommission.com/showcase.htm Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions and I hope to seeyou there... Alfred Cervantes Houston Film Commission 713-437-5249 Directmyspace.com/houstonfilmcommission