The Whole Shootin’ Match This is a rare opportunity to see a truly landmark independent film in venue other than PBS. Check it out and you won’t be sorry! Screen Door Film, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN’ MATCH WHEN: Fri May 22, 7 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM) WHERE: Jones Auditorium, St. Edward’s University (3001 S. [...]

It hasn’t taken long for the poop to hit the fan over the new entertainment tax incentive program recently passed by the Texas legislature. As you may have read or heard, a film production company named Entertainment 7 has been at the Cannes Film Festival touting their upcoming production about the Branch Davidian debacle. That [...]

I received an email a couple of days ago and forgot to post this information. Sorry Jamie. Check out the Two-week Turnaround Tour web site at the link below. This looks like something that the Austin filmmaking community will embrace: My name is Jamie Blankenship. I am working on a community filmmaking project called the [...]

I’ll be reading the role of Tom, Terry’s dad in TERRY by Brian Schwarz this coming Friday, 5/8/09 at the Austin Film Society Studio. Here’s some more information on the series and on this reading: All readings free and open to the public. Discussion to follow readings. UTFI READING SERIES: Spring 2009 Co-sponsored by The [...]

SXSW 2009 has come and gone and I was able to see only a couple of films this year. Now that there’s a little time to breathe I’ll post some thoughts on those two films. First up is THE 2 BOBS. To be sure I’m well beyond the demographic that THE 2 BOBS targets, 15-25 [...]

Just a reminder of today’s SAG event at 501 Studios: Don’t Become Media Roadkill This SRO event returns to Austin to speak of all things Screen Actors Guild. Keep your career in the fast lane and off the shoulder. Get all the info you need for your next film, webisode, video game, commercial, industrial or [...]

TXMPA Lobby Day 2009 was a long day that began with a 7:30 AM rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol. What a sight! Hundreds of film industry professionals and business people who benefit from a thriving film industry, many dressed in red, answered the call of the TXMPA and showed up for lobby [...]

DATE: Wednesday, March 4th TIME: 7:15am LOCATION: The South Steps of the Capitol Building WARDROBE: Wear Red. Look nice. AGENDA: · 7:15am – CALL TIME! Be on the South Steps of the Capitol Building in your snazzy red outfits! There will be a table set up where you can get information, pick up a Rally [...]

Self-described ‘working class actor’ John Cygan offers his take on the deal that AFTRA signed and why SAG should not agree to that same deal. What do you think?

The following is a list of POTENTIAL SAG signatory film productions that may shoot in Texas and Louisiana. This list is published in the interest of tracking the level of film production coming to Texas under the current 5% film incentive program. Note that Texas has 11 potential signatory projects listed and Louisiana has 14. [...]