Banned Founder Speaks on behalf of SAFI at monthly Film Forum

Jose Banuelos was asked to participate in the first San Antonio Film Forum 2010 on Tuesday, May 25th at the Downtown Central Library. The topic is “Getting Your Film into the Festival”.

Jose Banuelos along with Erik Bosse (Josiah Youth Media Festival), Adam Rocha (San Antonio Film Festival), Manuel Solis (CineFestival), Jose Banuelos (SAL Film Fest), and Vince Koegle (Texandance Film Festival) speak about their selection process and what festivals are looking for when they program their events.

The forum is free and held the fourth Tuesday of every month at the Downtown Central Library auditorium (600 Soledad, on first floor), from 7 to 8 p.m. Come early and network with other film-friendly folks, starting at 6:30 p.m. Parking is available in the library parking garage for a small fee.

The forum is hosted by the San Antonio Film Commission and moderated by Nikki Young of Prima Donna Productions, www.primadonnaproductions.com For information, contact janetv@filmsanantonio.com or visit www.filmsanantonio.com

To hear the podcast of this Film Forum please click here.





Banned Founder Named Chairman of San Antonio Film Institute:

Jose Banuelos was named the new Chairman of the San Antonio Film Institute (SAFI) in late March 2010. The first order of business is to continue the traditions started by founders
Dar and Andy Miller: The Summer Remake Challenge (August) and The San Antonio Film Festival (October).
Then will continue its updated mission: "To Showcase and Empower all levels of productions that occurs in the great city of San Antonio;" and its vision of "Films Made in San Antonio, by San Antonians, for the rest of the world. Strictly San Antonian."

San Antonio Film Institute (SAFI) is 501 (c) 3 Association dedicating to serving San Antonio filmmakers and their audiences. SAFI was granted nonprofit status in 2007 and is governed by a board of directors and operates through these and other volunteers. For its first two years, the primary function of SAFI has been to produce the San Antonio Local Film Festival (SAL). SAL is a yearly film showcase that provides an opportunity to support local filmmakers by providing cash awards, educational opportunities, and a screening for the city of San Antonio and supporters of Independent film.

You can find SAFI at www.sanantoniofilminstitute.org or on facebook





Nikki N' Nessa Screens at the 32nd annual Cinefestival

Click on the link above to view the program

And The Winners Are...

THE BANNED ENTERTAINMENT TEAM CELEBRATED THEIR AUDIENCE AWARD AT THE SAN ANTONIO 48 HOUR FILM EXPERIENCE FOR THE FILM NIKKI 'N NESSA (PICTURED ABOVE). READ THE ARTICLE HERE.

 

 


 

 

 
         

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