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Film
& Video Related Announcements
CASTING CALL:Cine mogul is seeking cast for student
short film “angeLica” to be shot in
Houston beginning March 5th for four days. Character Breakdowns:Alex Jensen, 32 Year old business executive; angeLica, 23 year old, covered in tattoos; Police officer;
junky mother – 55 year old; Junky boyfeiend
– 38 year old. Roles are
Non-Paid (Snacks/Film Credit/DVD provided). Audition Date: February 10, 2012, 10:00
A.m. – 7:00 p.m. at 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N. Houston, TX 77034. Email your
casting submissions to: casting@angelicathefilm.com or audition online at http://audish.com/Production-986 More info: http://www.angelicathefilm.com
CASTING CALL/CREW CALL:Independent short film is seeking cast/crew for a
late January-early February production in the Houston area. Logline:A broke, depressed college student becomes a most
unlikely hero. Character Breakdown:Jake Gillis (20-25): great grandson of Babyface Nelson; sincere, anxious, lack motivation; Banker
(30’s):nerdy, insecure, dislike young adults probably due to past; Larry
Gillis (50’s): Jake’s father; tough, vigorous voice, like a bad
mother; Spike (mid 30’s): rough, thuggish, or at least what appears on
the outside; Travis Gillis (15-18): Jake’s younger brother, jock,
promiscuous; Chelsea (19-25): Jake’s girlfriend, rich girl, spoiled; Also
need a Male Baby (few months old) and Mother to appear for a very brief
scene. Roles are NON-PAID, film
credit and meals provided. No In
Person audition required, for consideration please email photos/resume/online
reels to badmotherfcker92@gmail.com
WORKSHOP:Mack Performing Arts Collective (MPAC, a
501 c3 non profit) presents an acting workshop 9 a.m.
– noon with a panel discussion 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. entitled
“African Americans in Performing Arts” . The MPAC special guest and acting
workshop instructor is TV star Golden Brooks from
“Girlfriends”. This is
a charitable engagement to raise funds and awareness of MPAC’s programs. Event is set for Saturday, February 4th,
2012 at Midtown Arts Center (3414 LaBranch,
77004). Suggested donation is fifty
dollars/forty dollars. For further
information and a registration form please contact Jalene
Mack at 713-661-6225 or houstonmpac@gmail.com
WORKSHOP:Meet the instructors of Lone Star Actors
Studios and get valuable information on film and commercial acting. Plus, “Ask the Masters” Eleese Lester and Chris Rivera will answer all those
questions you’ve been dying to have answered. Lone Star Actors Studios
continues to conduct Film Acting and other film related classes for all ages on
a continuous basis. All workshops
held at 1535 West Loop South, Ste, 100. 77027, except for Voice Acting. For further information on workshops,
classes, instructors, times and dates visit their website at www.lonestaractorsstudio.com
or call Eleese Lester 713-502-8120, eleeselester@comcast.net or Chris Rivera at 361-649-8495, thechris_show@yahoo.com Private coaching is available from
the instructors.
FILM FESTIVAL:The Houston Film Commission is accepting
DVD/Digital entries for the 2012 Texas Filmmakers Showcase. In most cases, any short film under 40
minutes made in Texas qualifies.
FREE to enter, deadline is April 1, 2012. For more information please visit the
Showcase link at http://houstonfilmcommission.com
FILM FESTIVAL:WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video
Festival is accepting entries for the 45th Annual WorldFest Festival-April 13th – 22nd,
2012. For further information and
entry instructions visit www.worldfest.org http://www.worldfest.org
or 713-965-9955. Entries are
still open! The 45th
Annual WorldFest-Houston Intl. Film Festival has just
2 remaining opening for full-staff interns. This is a volunteer, full-time
assignment form now through May 15th. Office work, computer
work, Word, Excel, InDesign Publishing and web research. Great benefits, VIP festival passes,
Parties, Receptions, meet Intl. filmmakers from all over the world. Great working conditions, great team
assignment, movies for lunch, free staff luncheons on Fridays, with discussions
and films. Mon.-Fri, 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m., Festival is April 13-22, 2012.
Festival offices in SW Houston at 9898 Bissonnet
at the SW Freeway – Call Kathleen at 713-965-9955 or contact her at Kathleen@worldfest.org
mailto:Kathleen@worldfest.org mailtokathleen@worldfest.org mailto:kathleen@worldfest.org See our website for more info on the
45th WorldFest http://www.worldfest.org
http://www.worldfest.org
FILM FESTIVAL:The 5th Annual Boomtown Film
and Music Festival in Beaumont, TX, February 24th – 25th,
is seeking film submissions.
Categories: Narrative feature/short, Documentary feature/short,
Experimental/Music video feature/short, High School feature/short narrative,
High School feature/short doc., High School Experimental feature/short. There is NO FEE for entry and the
submission deadline is January 1st, 2012. Complete submission information is at http://boomtownfestival.com/submissions
FILM FESTIVAL:The Oak Cliff Film Festival is now accepting submissions for brave and independent filmmaking of all stripes. The festival is led by Aviation Cinemas, Inc., The team who took over the historic Texas Theatre in December 2010, and will take place June 14-17, 2012. Early Deadline: Jan. 30, 2012, Regular Deadline: April 6, 2012, Late Deadline: April 20, 2012. For further information visit http://www.filmoakcliff.com
ACTING CLASSES:Ambition Acting Studio is now in its second
year developing talent of tomorrow.
2011 brought work with Comedian/Youtube
sensations Billy Sorrells and Phil Wade, TV
personality Courtney Cameron, Recording artist Just Brittany, and more. To register contact ambitionent27@gmail.com or call Joseph
Elmore at 818-476-6612.
Trailer to a recent feature film:SPEED-DATING-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKChvo0uE8Y
ACTING CLASSES:Next Actor Studio continues to conduct
on-camera acting classes and voice acting classes for all ages along with
Stanislavski Method Acting Workshops, Filmmaking, screenwriting and editing
workshops for adults on a continuous basis. For further information about the
classes and the studio, visit http://www.nextactor.com or contact nextactor@yahoo.com or call 713-532-2867.
For information about production in
the rest of the state, you may wish to visit the Texas
Film Commission
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