Daily updates from the first annual AFI DALLAS International Film Festival presented by Target, founding sponsor Victory Park, March 22 to April 1, 2007 
Monday, April 23, 2007
AFI DALLAS CEO/Creative Director Michael Cain Hosts AFI DALLAS International Film Festival Awards Ceremony
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Friday, April 13, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Thursday, April 5, 2007
AFI DALLAS Photos from WireImage
WireImage offers photographic coverage of the 2007 AFI DALLAS International Film Festival presented by Target, founding sponsor Victory Park.
- 3/22 "Music Within"
- 3/23 "Night of the White Pants"
- 3/24 "Inland Empire"
- 3/27 "Bella"
- 3/28 "Park"
- 3/29 "Hot Fuzz"
- 3/31 "Away From Her"
- 3/31 Closing Night Party at the "W"
- 4/1 Awards Brunch at the Ghost Bar
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
AFI DALLAS Galleries: Ricki Lake
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Cast and Crew of PARK at AFI DALLAS Red Carpet on Hudson Photographic
Cast and Crew of PARK at AFI DALLAS Red Carpet on Hudson Photographic
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AFI DALLAS Photos from FilmMagic.com
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- 2007-03-22-The Majestic Theatre
- 2007-03-23-Victory
- 2007-03-24-MAGNOLIA and W Hotel
- 2007-03-27-AMC Northpark 15
- 2007-03-28-Magnolia
- 2007-03-29-
- 2007-04-01- Ghost bar
Monday, April 2, 2007
Complete Archive: Daily News Print Editions
Contents of the AFI DALLAS Daily News print editions, circulated to venues and theatres throughout the city:
- March 23 Daily News Print Edition
- March 24 Daily News Print Edition
- March 25 Daily News Print Edition
- March 26 Daily News Print Edition
- March 27 Daily News Print Edition
- March 28 Daily News Print Edition
- March 29 Daily News Print Edition
- March 30 Daily News Print Edition
Complete Archive: Daily Email Newsletters
Daily email newsletters for the 2007 AFI DALLAS International Film Festival:
- Day 1, Thursday March 22
- Day 2, Friday March 23
- Day 3, Saturday March 24
- Day 4, Sunday March 25
- Day 5, Monday March 26
- Day 6, Tuesday March 27
- Day 7, Wednesday March 28
- Day 8, Thursday March 29
- Day 9, Friday March 30
- Day 10, Saturday March 31
- Day 11, Sunday April 1
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury
The AFI DALLAS International Film Festival presented its 2007 film awards at a Closing Night ceremony March 31, 2007. Several awards were determined by jury.
- NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION JURY: The Narrative Feature Competition set out to discover the best of today's filmmaking, presenting 11 groundbreaking feature films, which will compete for a $25,000 Target Filmmaker Award. Jury members included:
- Elvis Mitchell (journalist and film critic)
- C. Thomas Howell (actor)
- Cynthia Hargrave (producer)
- DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION JURY: The Documentary Competition set out to discover the best and brightest of today's creative voices, presenting 10 groundbreaking documentaries, which will compete for a $25,000 Target Filmmaker Award. Jury members included:
- L.M. Kit Carson (writer, director and producer)
- Christian Gaines (AFI Festivals Director).
- TEXAS COMPETITION JURY: The Texas Competition sought to encourage and promote Texas filmmaking by showing both short and feature films produced and shot in Texas. Jury members included:
- Tim McCanlies (director and writer)
- Robert Loggia (actor)
- Tom Huckabee (writer and producer)
- ANIMATION COMPETITION JURY: The Animation Competition featured films that explore the many potential avenues and media utilized in film animation today. Jury members included:
- Reel FX Studios
- Paul Maxwell (artist)
- STUDENT COMPETITION JURY: The Student Competition showcased the best from up-and-coming filmmakers across the world, including both short and feature length films created by high school and college students. Jury members included:
- Rick Worland (Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Cinema-Television, SMU)
- Carolyn Macartney (Assistant Professor, SMU)
- Kevin Heffernan (Associate Professor, SMU)
- Greg Mansur (Instructor of Radio-TV-Film, TCU)
- David Whillock (Professor of Film, TCU)
- SHORTS COMPETITION JURY: The Shorts Competition presented the most innovative films from around the world that push the edge of traditional storytelling in 30 minutes or less. Jury members included:
- Jeremy Coon (producer)
- Lane Kneedler (AFI FEST Programmer).
indieWIRE: Awards at AFI DALLAS
From the April 1, 2007, indieWIRE:
Stephen Agro's "Shut Up And Shoot Me" won the $25,000 Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature at the inaugural AFI DALLAS International Film Festival and Socheata Poeuv's "New Year Baby" won the $25,000 Target Filmmaker Award for Best Documentary (with Grace Phan's "Where The Sun Rises" receiving a special mention) as the film festival came to a close in Texas this weekend.AFIDALLAS.org | FILMS | TICKETS | PRESS | SPONSORS | VENUES
Rob Stewart's documentary "Sharkwater" won the HDNet Award for the best feature shot in HD, including a $10,000 cash prize. Eric Chaikin's "A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar" won the Texas Competition and Alyson Shelton's "Eye of Understanding" won a special jury award, Alex Weil's "One Rat Short" won the animation competition and Calvin Reeder's "Little Farm" won in the shorts category, with a special mention for Lilah Vandenburgh's "Bitch."
The festival concluded on Saturday with the closing night gala screening of Sarah Polley's "Away From Her" and Polley received the Dallas Star Award. [Eugene Hernandez]
Scenes from Closing Weekend
Morgan Freeman and Jean Picker Firstenberg (Hudson Photographic)
- Morgan Freeman Interview [8 images]
- 10 Items or Less - Q&A with Morgan Freeman [29 images]
- Morgan Freeman receives award from Sen. Royce West [5 images]
- Inwood Theater Red Carpet [21 images]
- Closing Night Screening - Away from Her - Sarah Polley Award [17 images]
Next up for Dallas Cinema
Next up for Dallas Cinema: USA Film Festival starts April 19th. www.usafilmfestival.com. Support Dallas Cinema.
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Sunday, April 1, 2007
AFI DALLAS Announces Film Award Winners
The AFI DALLAS International Film Festival presented by Target, founding sponsor Victory Park, announces its 2007 award winners.
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- Target Filmmaker Award ($25,000) in Narrative Feature Competition: SHUT UP AND SHOOT ME (encore April 1, 6:00pm, Magnolia)
- Target Filmmaker Award ($25,000) in International Documentary Competition: NEW YEAR BABY (encore April 1, 7:00pm, Angelika)
- Best HD Feature presented by HDNet: SHARKWATER
- Audience Award for Narrative Feature: MUSIC WITHIN (encore April 1, 4:00pm, Magnolia)
- Audience Award for Documentary: DARIUS GOES WEST: THE ROLL OF HIS LIFE (encore April 1, 6:30pm, The Magnolia)
- Audience Award for Shorts: THE LITTLE GORILLA (encore April 1, 6:15pm, Magnolia)
- Grand Jury Prize, Texas Competition: A LAWYER WALKS INTO A BAR
- Special Jury Prize, Texas Competition: EVE OF UNDERSTANDING
- Grand Jury Prize, Animation Competition: ONE RAT SHORT (encore April 1, 6:15pm, Magnolia)
- Grand Jury Prize, Student Competition: REDEMPTION MADDIE (encore April 1, 6:15pm, Magnolia)
- Grand Jury Prize, Short Competition: LITTLE FARM (encore April 1, 6:15pm, Magnolia)
- Honorable Jury Mention, Shorts: BITCH
- Special Jury Mention, Documentary: WHERE THE SUN RISES
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Red Carpet Photos from Pegasus News
John P. Meyer of Pegasus News posts 22 photos from an AFI DALLAS red carpet at The Magnolia, and this note:"Man, I was sure glad they moved the red carpet inside last night (Friday) - otherwise we might have ended up with a slew of sopping wet celebrities, along with photographers shooting from inside of plastic trash bags to keep their expensive photo gear dry."
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Coverage Roundup: From Fort Worth
The view from the Forth Worth Star-Telegram:
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"AFI DALLAS proved to be a triumph of public relations: For the past month, I couldn't drive to work without encountering a large billboard for the festival at University Drive and I-30. In Dallas, billboards and posters have been ubiquitous since January. Festival organizers also did a great job of enticing the local media, which treated the opening-night event as if it were the Cannes Film Festival and the Oscars combined."Fort Worth's Lone Star Film Society plans to launch the Lone Star International Film Festival in conjunction with Fort Worth Sister Cities in November 2007.
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Looking Back: Eve of Understanding
The filmmmakers behind Eve of Understanding, which screened as part of the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival, post 10 photos of their red carpet experience here. "Thanks to John Wildman pictured above with Jen & Alyson for all his fantastic PR efforts - the entire festival staff has been an amazing press machine."
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Video: Ricki Lake at AFI DALLAS
Dallas Voice: Ricki Lake at AFI DALLAS on Vimeo
Dallas Voice talks with Ricki Lake, star of PARK, and Dana Jackson, producer of PARK, at the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival. Watch the video here. Visit Dallas Voice here.
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AFI DALLAS Schedule: Sunday April 1
Click here for April 1 schedule and tickets to the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival presented by Target, founding sponsor Victory Park.
The Magnolia - 3699 McKinney Ave. [Map]
1:00p El Mechanico Loco
2:00p Kurt Cobain: About a Son
3:00p The Bracelet of Bordeaux
3:30p Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
4:00p Audience Award Winner - Narrative Feature - Music Within
6:00p Target Award Winnner - Narrative Feature - Shut Up and Shoot Me
6:15p Short Film Winners (Little Farm, The Little Gorilla, Redemption Maddie, One Rat Short)
6:30p Audience Award Winner - Documentary - Darius Goes West: The Roll of His Life
Angelika Film Center - 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln. [Map]
12:00n Family Shorts
1:30p Red Road
2:00p Little Heroes
4:00p Gilles
4:15p Drama/MEX
7:00p Blind Dating
7:00p Target Award Winner - Documentary - New Year Baby
9:00p Beings (preceded by Coming to Town)
9:00p Third Ward, TX (preceded by When They Could Fly)
Victory Plaza - AFI 100... Series - 3090 Olive St. [Map]
12:15p It's a Wonderful Life
3:15p On the Waterfront
6:00p Casablanca
8:30p Citizen Kane
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The Magnolia - 3699 McKinney Ave. [Map]
1:00p El Mechanico Loco
2:00p Kurt Cobain: About a Son
3:00p The Bracelet of Bordeaux
3:30p Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
4:00p Audience Award Winner - Narrative Feature - Music Within
6:00p Target Award Winnner - Narrative Feature - Shut Up and Shoot Me
6:15p Short Film Winners (Little Farm, The Little Gorilla, Redemption Maddie, One Rat Short)
6:30p Audience Award Winner - Documentary - Darius Goes West: The Roll of His Life
Angelika Film Center - 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln. [Map]
12:00n Family Shorts
1:30p Red Road
2:00p Little Heroes
4:00p Gilles
4:15p Drama/MEX
7:00p Blind Dating
7:00p Target Award Winner - Documentary - New Year Baby
9:00p Beings (preceded by Coming to Town)
9:00p Third Ward, TX (preceded by When They Could Fly)
Victory Plaza - AFI 100... Series - 3090 Olive St. [Map]
12:15p It's a Wonderful Life
3:15p On the Waterfront
6:00p Casablanca
8:30p Citizen Kane
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Coverage Roundup: April 1
Round of latest AFI DALLAS International Film Festival coverage from the Dallas Morning News:
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 | Duo has success's number Dallas Morning News - Part of that alchemy is the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival, which concludes tonight. Victory helped sponsor the festival, which used the plaza, ... |
| AFI NOTEBOOK Dallas Morning News - Modern media mogul Todd Wagner was the main attraction of AFI DALLAS' Saturday talk show slate at the Nasher Sculpture Center. ... |
| N9NE Group serving up fun in Victory Park Dallas Morning News - Part of that alchemy is the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival, which concludes tonight. Victory helped sponsor the festival, which used the plaza, ... |
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Looking Back: A Filmmaker's Last Day
Final impressions of the 2007 AFI DALLAS International Film Festival from filmmaker Phil Abetacola (THE CHASE) in words and pictures on his personal blog:
"Overall, the films have been very good, or at least very well done, and the people have been wonderful. When I say this, I don’t just mean the filmmakers, but also the staff.AFIDALLAS.org | FILMS | TICKETS | PRESS | SPONSORS | VENUES
Now thinking of this does bring into my mind something James said a day ago. He said, 'they really have it down, this illusion that this festival is all about us.'
Now when James says 'us' he doesn’t mean it editorially as in filmmakers in general, but 'us' as in James and myself.
When we walk in to any sponsored event, get into any shuttle, which are all Lexus by the way, and when we need to eat or drink, it's all provided and it’s always for us, specifically for us."
Looking Back: 'Fest's a Winner'
Looking back at the 2007 AFI DALLAS International Film Festival with Robert Wilonsky, Dallas Observer, on the Unfair Park blog:
"Sounds like the fest's a winner, at least with theater managers who say their 'plexes have been full-up for most screenings. Shawn Mahan, general manager at the Magnolia Theater, says he expected attendance to be 'up and down, and, for the most part, it's been up'; lines have wrapped around the building for some screenings, a pattern oft repeated over at the Angelika (least, that's what my folks have said, and they’ve been damned near every day)."AFIDALLAS.org | FILMS | TICKETS | PRESS | SPONSORS | VENUES
More Staff Photos
Click here for photos of the hard-working staff and volunteers of the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival.
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