WorldFest Houston

Mid-stride at WorldFest-Houston with Day Five, Tuesday, April 10 the exciting film line-up continues to unspool! This year is another great cornucopia for true film buffs offering several compelling World Premieres from over 70 Indie features; the Fourteenth Annual Italian Panorama with a comedic flair and great diversity; a fine contingency of films from India, South Africa, The Philippines; and much more! Now posted on the WorldFest-Houston website (www.worldfest.org) designed by Lopez Negrete are trailers, times, and ticketing. WorldFest-Houston extends through Saturday, April 14, and all screenings will be at the Memorial City Cinemark (310 Memorial Way).

The first half of the fest was jam-packed with everything you want in a film festival: fabulous parties, incredible films, and celebrity sightings. The festival kicked-off with Tim Disney in attendance for the world premiere of William, which was well-received by audience members. Bruno Chatelin, Head of https://filmfestivals.com/ jetted in from Paris bringing his bubbly élan and his camera of course! Eric Roberts supported his film Lone Star Deception (produced by Houstonian Ed DeZevallos) and received a WorldFest-Houston Lifetime achievement award for excellence in film. Billy Zane’s flight was rerouted to Austin due to the Sunday storm, so he drove in for the WorldFest premiere of Finding Harmony. American film critic Joe Leydon hosted a special pop-up seminar that featured a conversation with Kevin Sorbo (Director of Miracle in East Texas), Steve De Jarnatt (Director of Miracle Mile), and Richard Krevolin (Director of Attachments).

UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS

WorldFest still has lots of fun planned for the final five days of the film festival. Bob and Marys, an Italian comedy directed by Francesco Prisco, will be shown at a special screening at the Italian Cultural and Community Center with director in attendance on Friday, April 12, 2019 at 7pm along with its original screening at Cinemark April 10, 2019 at 7pm. She is the Ocean (directed by Inna Blokhina) is a brilliant documentary that features some amazing women and their love of the sea including Ocean Ramsey, the spellcaster of sharks, Anna Bader, the 6-time European champion in cliff diving, and Keala Kennelly, who spent half of her life in the top 5 best female surfers in the world. The festival is also thrilled to be screening The River Within (directed by Ivan Botha; a South African adventure trekking the rapids), Underneath the Same Moon (directed by Bob Wasson; a search for second chance at love) and the sci-fi winner at FantaSport, Wen Ren’s The Last Sunrise, which has already seen much festival acclaim. And don’t forget to check out the China program with some great directors here too!

SCREENINGS & EVENT LOCATIONS

Directors are attending 89% of films at WorldFest and will be available to talk to you about their films.

With the WorldFest-Houston juries just finalizing their Best Actor/Actress deliberations, the festival is proud to announce the nominees for the 2019 Remi Awards honoring the best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, and best supporting actress plus the Rising Star nominees. The Remi Awards will be presented to the winners at our Awards Ceremony, April 13, 2019 at The Westin Memorial City Hotel (945 Gessner Road).

BEST ACTOR NOMINEES

Best Actress Nominees

Laura Morante, Italy (Bob & Marys)

Jennifer Dale, Canada (Into Invisible Light)

Sara Ball, USA (Underneath the Same Moon)

Lynn Mancinelli, USA (The Price for Silence)

Holliday Grainger, UK, (Tell it to the Bees)

Best Actor Nominees

Eddie Garcia The Philippines (Rainbow’s Sunset)

Justin Berti, USA (Frontera)

Raymond Bagatsing, The Philippines (Quezon’s Game)

Joseph Wycoff, New Zealand, (No Turning Back)

Sanjar Madi, Kazahkstan (Paris Song)

Best Supporting Actress Nominees

Aparna Brielle, USA (ism)

Linda Bradshaw, USA (Nana’s Secret Recipe)

Jasneet Kooner, India (The Pickup Artist)

Snow, Li Zhixue, China (Gathering)

Angela Fontana, Italy (Lucania)

Best Supporting Actor Nominees

Cameron Defaria, USA (ism)

Armand Aucamp, S. Africa, (The River Within)

Darrin Henson, USA (The Last Astronaut)

Matt Bush, USA (The Wake of Light)

Mike Starr, USA (Offstage Elements)

Rising Star Nominees

Male: Gregor Selkirk, UK (Tell it to the Bees),

Zishan Rong, China (Dawning), Kenken Nuyad, The Philippines (School Service)

Female: Tayler Buck USA, (Princess of the Row), Autumn Patterson, USA (Another Day in Paradise), Madeline Paige Patterson, USA (Another Day in Paradise)

Master/Class Sessions

Also of note is our Master Class/ Seminar schedule (all seminars at The Westin Hotel 945 Gessner Rd. Houston, TX 77024 --- open to public and tickets starting at $50 per seminar)

Thursday, April 11^th  

9:00 AM “A Career in Filmmaking 101” Erik Calderon, owner of FLMC Films (this seminar is free with student ID)

10:00 AM – “So You Want to Make a Movie?” Nick Nicholson national film critic

1:00 PM - “Cut to the Dog” Multi-award winner director, Shawn Welling

3:00 PM - “The Dos, The Don’ts and the Better Nots of writing a Screenplay” Norman Ray Fitts, a 25-year veteran with 2 published novels and more than 60 screenplays

Friday, April 12^th

9:00 AM – “Living and Working as a Filmmaker” Jenny Waldo, filmmaker and instructor at Houston Community College (this seminar is free with student ID)

10:00 AM - “It’s a Marathon, not a Sprint…” Leigh Murray, executive producer of features and TV films

1:00 PM - “Producing in the Trenches ~Tips and Tricks for Indie Film Producers” Jon C. Scheide - Producer, Writer, and Director with 20+ years in the entertainment industry

3:00 PM - “How to Create a Successful and Award Winning Film Festival Strategy” - Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith of The Film Festival Doctor

Saturday, April 13^th

10:00 AM - “Conversation with Hal Hartley”, moderated by Joe Leydon

1:00 PM - “Conversation with NASA Houston Cinematographer John Streeter”

3:00 PM Indie Filmmakers Forum Moderated by Multi-Award WorldFest Remi winner, Jon Scheide. Ten feature film directors from the 2019 WorldFest Official Selection program will share their experiences on how they completed their award-winning film.

More info with trailers, schedule, and ticketing at:  http://www.worldfest.org