Bayou City Film News

I had a chance to stop by Houston city hall recently. I have to admit I hadn't been down there in quite a few years. It was my first ever visit to the city of Houston's visitors center. I went for a test screening for a local filmmakers work and had no idea the in the visitors center is a small 48 seat screening room. While I can't talk about the film here, the screening room itself was a nice surprise. More Houston filmmakers should utilize this space to screen their projects in order to get feedback during the post production faze. Click on the Houston Film Commission link below for more info.

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 44th annual independent film showcase with an increase in overall audience attendance of 15 percent over 2010 attendance, despite the economic turndown. Kicking off WorldFest's Opening Night festivities on Friday, April 8, was the Texas premiere of Chad Waterhouse and Ankush Kholi's poignant road film EXODUS FALL (Jesse James, Rosanna Arquette) with producer, Michael Baumgarten and both directors on hand to present their film. WorldFest also this year celebrated its Sixth annual Panorama Italia in collaboration with Albert di Mauro, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, CA. (IIC), featuring Laura Luchetti's FEBBRE DA FIENO and three other independently produced Italian films. Closing weekend festivities April 16 & April 17 included a G...

The Southwest Alternate Media Project presents a salon the last Tuesday of each month featuring a topic of interest to local filmmakers. The April salon will feature the Houston 48HFP. There will be a brief presenation about the project and see Highlights of the Houston 48HFP 2010 - Part 2. The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hour...s. On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. Then it will screen at a local theater. Show your support of the local arts community and see what your fellow filmmakers can accomplish in a single weekend. This is also the perfect time to get answers to any 48 hour film questions you have as well as meet potential teammates for the 2011 tour. Films to Screen (listed alphabetically) "10/40 Investigators" by Dead Horses (Mockumentary)...

For more information on filming in Houston, click on the Houston Film Commission link below.

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St. Nick is the story of a brother and sister on the run. He's eleven, she's eight. They've left their home for some unknown reason, and are living in the woods, hiding in barns and sheds, doing what they can to survive. As the bitter Texas winter sets in, they strike up residence in an abandoned country house and, for a brief, happy period, manage to escape the harsh realities of their circumstances. Written, directed & edited by David Lowery (in attendance) Starring Tucker Sears, Savanna Sears, Barlow Jacobs, E. Andrew Sensenig, Laura Stone, and Mara Lee Miller Produced by James M. Johnston Executive Produced by Adam Donaghey (in attendance Southwest Alternate Media Project Friday, May 6th @ 7PM Rice University Media Center Tickets: $7 - General Public $6 - SWAMP Members, Seniors and Students 

We hope some of you if not all who see this post can particpate at the following: TEST SCREENING: Test audience needed for independent feature film. If you enjoy movies like THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and the films of Stan Brakhage (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104132), then you arewanted to give your opinion. Attendees must complete an anonymous questionnaire. The FREE screening is at the Visitors Information Center Theater (901 Bagby, http://goo.gl/Z8EK), on Wednesday, April 27th from 8:00PM - 10:00PM. Limited seating. To RSVP: texastestscreening@gmail.com