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The 2013 800 lb. Film Festival

May 14, 2013
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The 2013 800 lb. Film Festival

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’s puro San Anto Halloween

October 22, 2012
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Halloween Rod

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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SA Film Festival winners announced

June 24, 2012
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SA Film Festival

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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‘Bible Storyland’ at the SA Film Festival

June 22, 2012
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Bible Storyland

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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Girl in a Coma on “Jammin’” and jammin’ at CineFestival

February 16, 2012
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Girl in a Coma on “Jammin’” and jammin’ at CineFestival

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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SA’s 2011 48 Hour Film Experience winners announced

December 14, 2011
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SA’s 2011 48 Hour Film Experience winners announced

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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SA Film Fest submission deadline coming soon

February 17, 2011
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SA Film Fest submission deadline coming soon

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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