DPA Member News: StormStock pleased to be associated with Oscar nominee “The Tree of Life”

January 24, 2012

 

ARLINGTON, Texas  – Oscar nominees for Best Picture 2011 were recently announced and include the Texas-shot movie “The Tree of Life” which stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.  During production, Prairie Pictures producer and cinematographer Martin Lisius worked with the film’s producer Sarah Green and director Terrence Malick to help visually recreate the deadly 1953 Waco, Texas tornado.  StormStock imagery shot by Lisius on 35mm, including tornadoes, storm clouds and lightning, was selected to combine with locations filmed by the production in Austin.  

Prairie Pictures is a member of the Dallas Producers Association. www.dallasproducers.org

About StormStock: StormStock is a collection of dramatic weather footage shot on premium formats and is licensed to producers worldwide for use in theatrical features, commercials and television programs.  Footage can be viewed, licensed and downloaded from www.stormstock.com . 

The Clock is Ticking... ICFD7

It Came From Dallas - The Magnificent 7th!

Thursday, February 23, 2012
7:30 PM  (doors open at 6:30)
Studio Movie Grill (Dallas)
Royal Lane @ Hwy 75

Please go to www.itcamefromdallas.com, click on the Become A Sponsor link and look at the various sponsorship packages. There are some attractive incentives at all levels. Please note that Sustaining and Supporting sponsor levels include URL hyperlinks for your business on the footers of all DPA Listserv emails. Depending on level, this translates to those sponsors having the opportunity to reach more than 1200 readers with each message posted on the DPA Listserv.

Complete details are available on the It Came From Dallas website. Everything you need to apply and pay on-line to be a sponsor is there for you. It’s easy.

You'll also see a list of those companies and individuals who have stepped up to be sponsors for this year's show.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me @ 847-281-7144.

Thanks for your time and I look forward to seeing you on February 23rd.

Bob Dauber,
Chairperson
It Came From Dallas – The Magnificent 7th

SAG Awards benefit for TXMPA Sun. Jan 29th

Celebrate the SAG Awards with the Texas Film Community

WHERE: Austin, Dallas and Houston
WHEN: Sunday, January 29, 2012

5:30 p.m. - Preshow Mixer
6:00 p.m. - Red Carpet
7-9:00 p.m. - LIVE Broadcast

Lights! Camera! Action! Join industry professionals from across Texas as we unite Sunday, January 29 to watch the 18th Annual SAG Awards with TXMPA. This is the second year TXMPA welcomes the public for a viewing party and celebration of the thousands working in the media industries in Texas.

Dress for the occasion and prepare to mingle with industry professionals from all sectors of the Texas media industry. The event features food, drinks, "pick the winner" contests, door prizes plus surprise guests throughout the night. Austin, Dallas and Houston will stream their parties online, demonstrating our statewide reach. Last year, viewing parties welcomed 400+ professionals and raised over $9,000 for the organization. Let's make this year bigger and better!

For tickets and locations visit www.txmpa.org

A special thanks to our co-hosts, sponsors and venues:
AFTRA Texas
Austin Actors Conservatory
Austin Film Society
Dallas Producers Association
Lakewood Theater
Linda McAlister Talent
ND @ 501 Studios
Mack's Yasgur Productions
Screen Actors Guild—Texas Branches
Spiderwood Studios
Spontaneous Films
Studio Movie Grill City Centre
Women In Film—Dallas
41 Entertainment

Thin Line Film Fest: February 10 - 20, 2012

Thin Line Film Fest: February 10 - 20, 2012 in Denton, TX

Thin Line Film Fest is an international documentary film festival held in Denton, Texas - just north of the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex. The fifth annual festival is February 10-20, 2012. That's 11 days! Submissions this year were up 50% and that meant we could program more quality films than ever before.

In competition there are 21 Feature films and 43 Short films. There are 8 Special Presentations and there will be 10 docu-race films for a grand total of 82 documentaries which will screen over 11 days in downtown Denton, Texas.

Another first in 2012 is the Docu-Denton 7K, a documentary video race in which teams have approximately 7,000 minutes to make a short documentary on a randomly drawn topic! Anyone can participate and each documentary will be shown on Feb 18th at the Campus Theatre.

We've also added a venue: The Square Donut Theater! We're converting the 2nd floor of Denton Square Donuts to a high-quality theatrical venue. Grab a glass of wine and enjoy a world premiere documentary in the square donut.

http://www.thinlinefilmfest.com

Texas Black Film Festival Feb 1-4

Sixth annual festival: Feb 1-4, 2012 at Studio Movie Grill-Dallas

The Texas Black Film Festival will host three (3) full days of entertaining and insightful films, workshops, and events. Programmed for family entertainment and inspired by the African-American experience, this festival will provide film makers an opportunity to reach audiences with films seldom recognized through major theatrical release.

http://www.texasblackfilmfestival.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Texas-Black-Film-Festival-Official/170807930861