For the last 16 years, students at the North East School of the Arts have been creating and screening their shorts, chosen by their peers, at the 800 lb. Film Festival. The faculty and staff of NESA’s cinema department train students through all aspects of a movie’s production, even traveling to Los Angeles to...
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Rod Guajardo, one of San Antonio’s best local filmmakers, directed and edited this video starring Mando Guerrero. The short was filmed by Ismael Rodríguez and Arturo Castro, and Guajardo also got assistance from Rosemary Guerrero and Vanessa Zepeda Guerrero. A puro San Anto Halloween. — Enrique Lopetegui
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Tags: Arturo Castro, halloween, Ismael Rodriguez, local film, Mando Guerrero, Rod Guajardo, Rosemary Guerrero, san antonio, Vanessa Zepeda Guerrero
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Our congrats to local filmmaker Sam Lerma, who won the Best San Antonio Filmmaker prize at the San Antonio Film Festival for his short Lilia. Here’s the complete list of jury winners: 1. SAFILM Grand Prize Portion (2012) Dir. Gisberg Bermúdez 2. Jury Prize Best Performance David Diaan for Mossadegh (2012) 3. Jury Prize Best Narrative...
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Tags: Alonso Alvarez, Andrea Nix, Bruno Bichir, Damian Horan, David Diaan, film, Gisberg Bermudez, local film, Maqui Gaona, Michael Zachary Huber, Sam Lerma, san antonio film festival, Sean Fine
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If you feel clueless about what you just saw on this trailer, don’t feel bad: I felt the exact same way. I couldn’t figure out what the movie was about. Was it Disney? Was it about a man’s obsession? Obsession with what? All I knew is that its director, Stephanie Hubbard, and her main...
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Tags: Bible Storyland, Disneyland, film, Harvey Jordan, local film, movies, san antonio film festival, Stephanie Hubbard, Walt Disney
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Girl in a Coma will be opening the 2012 edition of CineFestival with a double treat: the screening of the early Jammin' documentary (directed by Jim Mendiola, the festival's curator, during the early stages of GIAC's career) and a concert at the Plaza Guadalupe (1327 Guadalupe) on Saturday, February 25.
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Tags: CineFestival, Enrique Lopetegui, Girl in a Coma, Jammin', Jenn Alva, Jim Mendiola, local film, local music, Music, Nina Diaz, Phanie Diaz
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With a fun, packed party at Sunset Stations' The Depot last night, the winners of the 2011 48 Hour Film Experience were announced.
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Tags: 48 Hour Film Experience, Come of Age, Drought of Essentials, Harvest, Hypnosis, Isaac Rodriguez, Jamye Cox, local film, Love After, Mark Cantu, Nicolas Nadeau, Pablo Veliz, Veronica Hernandez
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A partial list of our favorite moments in the 2011 48 Hour Film Experience.
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Tags: 48 Hour Film Experience, Amanda Farmer, Come of Age, Cooper Barnstrom, Drought of Essentials, Enrique Lopetegui, film, Film Blanc, Frank R. Robles, Girls Reading Books, Hypnosis, Johnny Quattlebaum, Justin Riley, Kimberly Suta, local film, Love After, Mark Cantu, Nicolas Nadeau, Pablo Veliz, Pete Barnstrom, Ralph Lopez, Relationshit, Rod Guajardo, Ruben Rodriguez, T.J. Jones, Taylor James Johnson, The Best Gift, Veronica Hernandez, Zombocalypse 3-D
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Sweltering June may seem far, far away from our recent sleet storm and still-threatening cold snaps, but for local filmmakers who would like a shot at summertime fame, time is running out. February 25 is the last day for submissions to the San Antonio Film Festival, held at Instituto Cultural de Mexico en San...
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Tags: Instituto Cultural de Mexico en San Antonio, local film, san antonio film festival
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