The fourth louisiana film prize was the largest by far in terms of attendance, filmmaker entries, and number of venues. We cant wait to see where our submissions come from for 2020. Louisiana film prize announces top 20 finalists by kenley hargett august 9, 2019 at 10. As we announced the official selections for the film.
There are 21 films this year, 20 chosen from more than 125 films entered, plus one guest film from the louisiana film prize festival. Your guide to prize fests film, music, fashion, food, and comedy events, oct. The louisiana film prize is a film festival like no other. Minden native in film prize top 20 minden pressherald.
The largest cash prize for a short film in the world. The festival a citywide extravaganza feting a competition among 20 short films by directors from across the country also includes a music prize. Each of the top 20 films will compete at the prize fest festival weekend october 57 which are determined via a rare combination of voting from audience and film and industry judges. The winner of the sixth annual louisiana film prize was announced sunday during the short film competitions.
How to prize fest in shreveportbossier, louisiana texas. Austin alward is known for his work on logan 2017, selfless 2015 and underwater 2020. When allies dad cant afford to pay for her to attend juilliard summer school, she decides to raise the money by selling her most precious asset. Registration open for the film prize and film prize jr. Winner of 6th annual louisiana film prize announced by october 9, 2017 at 11. One of the biggest film festivals in the region, the louisiana film prize festival, just wrapped up its. The seratones, a shreveportbased rock group and previous winner of louisiana music prize 20, are scheduled to headline indie extravaganza on saturday, oct. The ninth is a 2014 american short film written and directed by corey hammett and j. So get those creative juices flowing and maybe well see you on the red carpet for film prize or film prize jr.
He is a 2005 graduate of northwestern state in theatre. Louisiana film prize and prize fest are proud to present a live stream of the film prize 2019 teal slate 10 short films that competed in last years contest and festival. One of the biggest film festivals in the region, the louisiana film prize festival, just wrapped up its fourth year. Vaden in a scene from anniversary, the winner of the 2019 louisiana film prize. Northwestern state alumnus wins louisiana film prize. Cheer on the chefs as they make scrumptious original dishes before your eyes. This year, 125 filmmakers from across the country came to northwest louisiana to make a.
The awardwinning louisiana film prize is a competition where filmmakers must create a short film 515 minutes and the production must be shot in northwest louisiana. In front of a soldout crowd, executive director gregory kallenberg announced the 20 finalists for the fourth annual louisiana film prize. The screenings of the top 20 film finalists were friday and saturday, but for the filmmakers the work began in january at the kickoff of the short film competition. Minden native to show american pride at louisiana film. Group from directors benjamin allen, claire cai, meghan wells, jack mullinkosson, and haley saunders. Amongst the top 20 films at this weekends 8 th annual louisiana film prize in shreveport a variety of themes emerged that embraced humanity at its best and its worst.
In 2019 a fashion prize was added to the lineup of events. From erica callais, executive assistant at millennium studios, shreveport, louisiana. With maddie nichols, cam owen, joe ochterbeck, michael sieve. Northwestern state alumnus james harlon palmer won the 2019 louisiana film prize this past weekend in shreveport. Information on the louisiana film prize is available at. Winner of 6th annual louisiana film prize announced. Louisiana film prize announces 20 winning finalists. Minden native cam owen is making a name for himself as a producer and actor with the film american virgin, a 15minute short film that has made the top 20 in this years louisiana film prize festival. The ninth was created for the 2014 louisiana film prize after j. Owen, a 2006 graduate of minden high school, says hes excited and honored the film hes worked so hard on made it to the top 20. Nsu alumni john chambers was director of photography and courtney shay young was choreographer and appeared in the film. Conceived in 2012 as a small town film festival, prize fest has expanded and morphed over the last five years into the ultimate. The louisiana food prize is one part of the trifecta of louisiana prize fest, with cooking events interspersed among louisiana film prize screenings and live concerts that make up the louisiana music prize.
Alumnus james palmer wins louisiana film prize capa. Thousands of people from across the country flocked to shreveport this weekend. Nsu alumnus james palmer wins louisiana film prize. Dance at the edge of the stage to the sounds of some of the most talented emerging musicians in the south. Winners of louisiana film prize festival 2015 take home. This allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors. Louisiana film prize announces finalists marketwatch. Owen received the judges award in 2015 for his short film america virgin.
This article originally appeared on shreveport times. A hopeful crowd of indie moviemakers raised a traditional shot of tequila toasting the 2014 louisiana film prize in shreveport on aug. The ninth follows the story of edward vitz, a fictional jewishamerican sculptor who is working on his ninth and final piece. The louisiana film prize is kicking off its eighth year with a celebration tonight at the robinson film center. One of the largest cash prizes for a short film in the world.