2 Big Events for Filmmakers

Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Workshop

When: Saturday, May 16th at 3:00 - 4:30pm

Where: McAllen Chamber of Commerce
1200 Ash Ave
McAllen, TX 78541

Cost: Free

Since 1996, the Austin Film Society's Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund has supported Texas filmmakers by giving out $930,000 in cash, goods and services to 265 film and video projects. The deadline for the 2009 cycle is June 1st and if you are a filmmaker who has resided in Texas for at least one year, you are eligible to apply for up to $15,000 in funding for your project.

At this workshop, the Austin Film Society's Director of Artist Services, Bryan Poyser, will take you through the application process step-by-step.

www.austinfilm.org

Texas Film Round-Up offers Free Digitalization Program for RGV residents

The Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) brings its new statewide traveling educational program, the Texas Film Round-Up, to the Cine El Rey in McAllen on Friday, May 15th from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m Working to preserve Texas-related film and video, TAMI will be on-site at all locations to offer free film and video digitization, to screen unique footage of the Rio Grande Valley, and to display their traveling exhibit, Preserving Memories: Texas’ Moving Image Legacy.

The cornerstone of the Texas Film Round-Up is TAMI’s free digitization program, which is available to anyone with Texas-related film or video who is willing to contribute an electronic copy of their materials to TAMI’s online library: www.texasarchive.org/library. Donors can drop off their film and video at each Round-Up location. After digitization is complete, TAMI will return the originals to contributors, along with two DVD copies of their materials and information on how to keep those materials safe. TAMI will bring their digitization equipment to all locations to demonstrate the process.

The Texas Film Round-Up kicks off on Friday night in McAllen with a screening at the Cine El Rey Theater. The evening will feature a series of border-themed films including shorts from the archive of the CineSol Film Festival, and highlights from TAMI’s archival collection. Screening starts at 8 p.m.

The Texas Archive of the Moving Image is an independent non-profit organization founded in 2002 to discover, preserve and make accessible Texas film heritage. The Texas Film Round-up is offered in partnership with the Office of the Governor’s Texas Film Commission.

More information on the Texas Film Round-Up can be found at www.texasfilmroundup.org or by contacting TAMI at (512) 485-3073 or round-up@texasarchive.org.

May 15, 2009
Cine El Rey
311 South 17th St., McAllen, TX 78501
6 p.m to 11 p.m.
8 p.m. – Featured Screening

For more information, contact:
Annabell Cortina
956-682-2871
acortina@mcallencvb.com